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  1. Five straightPremiumWanderers win top of the table clash

  2. ASSOCIATION CHAMPSKatanning juniors chance to impress at Championships

  3. lakeside clubPremiumGrand plan for Piesse Park cafe and learning hub

  4. Dominant displayGnowangerup hold Jerramungup scoreless in OFA

  5. dreamscapeWeird art expo set to perplex crowds in Lake Grace

Expo all-goWA Sheep and Sale Expo given green light

One of WA’s major sheep show and sale expos has been given the green light to go ahead with organisers confident it will follow last year’s successful event.

FIRST VICTORYPremiumBulldogs claim maiden scalp of season

Wagin recorded their first victory of the 2021 Upper Great Southern Football League season with a terrific come-from-behind triumph against Wickepin on Sunday

Taj Stubber

GSDC medalAward-winner backs saltbush seedlings

Cranbrook farmer Ian Walsh has shared how winning the Great Southern Development Commission medal in 2019 has helped his salinity trial, ahead of the announcement of the 2021 medal winner next week.

Shannon Smith

taking the leadPremiumKSHS principal welcomed into new-look executive

Newly appointed Katanning Senior High School acting principal Denise Robinson has been welcomed into a relatively new-look leadership team following principal Carolyn Cook’s secondment.

Tom Shanahan

spiritual placePremiumAboriginal heritage listing on agenda for Creek

A body of water running through the centre of a Great Southern country town is being assessed for a potential listing under the Aboriginal Heritage Act.

Tom Shanahan

Serious crashFour people seriously injured in Williams crash

A 44-year-old male and 42-year-old female had to be extricated from their vehicle and then airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries after their car hit a tree near Williams

Cameron Newbold

Unbeaten startPremiumPremiumTop of the table Wanderers make it four straight

Katanning Wanderers marched to another impressive victory, downing Boddington 14.20 (104) to 2.6 (18) in blustery, wet and wintry conditions on Sunday to remain on top of the ladder.

Feeling inspiredLocal teens have big plans to pursue university studies

Two Katanning Senior High School students have looked to their mothers for inspiration to pursue university studies after an educational leadership program at UWA.

Visitation soarsPremiumPremiumBluff Knoll hits new high

Visitation to Bluff Knoll has climbed to new heights with the opening of a new walk trail one year ago.

Winning streakPremiumFive straight wins for defending premiers

Gnowangerup’s sparkling early-season form continued in the Ongerup Football Association on Saturday as they coasted to a big win over Newdegate in round six

Cameron Newbold

road to recoveryPremiumIndigenous leader opens up about ice struggle

South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council director Laurence Riley has shared his personal story of methamphetamine abuse to influence the conversation around drug prevention.

Tom Shanahan

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PART ONEVideoPremiumEric Edgar Cooke: WA’s worst killer, in his own words

The West has been given permission by WA’s Supreme Court to broadcast — for a limited time — the most extensive excerpts of the recording of Eric Edgar Cooke’s trial ever heard in public. LISTEN NOW.

Tim Clarke

Eric Edgar Cooke audio filesVideoPremiumCooke recalls details only a guilty man could know

In part two, WA’s worst killer confesses to shooting lovers Rowena Reeves and Nicholas August in 1963. Rowena revealed she bore the scar of the bullet wound until her death.

Tim Clarke and Joseph Catanzaro

Eric Edgar Cooke audio filesVideoPremium‘I stepped back, aimed the rifle and shot him, sir’

In part three, Cooke reveals how he shot Swanbourne rower Brian Weir. He survived, but Brian’s brother says he was never the same — ‘it was murder’.

Tim Clarke

Regional News

Drug drivingPremium‘Selfish act’ that killed a local hero

An unlicensed driver who killed a Mt Barker legend shortly after snorting methamphetamine at a petrol station has faced the fury of a judge.

Shannon Hampton

Line drawnPremiumWomen jailed for ‘family feud’ attack

Feuding families have been put on notice by an Albany magistrate after two women were sent to prison for a drunken group assault sparked by family tensions.

Kellie Balaam

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Albany defends $10k ‘COVID’ payment for councillors

Local councillors at a major regional centre are under fire for handing themselves a combined $10,000 payment after sacrificing part of their allowances last year.

Michael Traill

Not guiltyPremiumPremiumEx-student not guilty of East Kimberley College fire

A former East Kimberley College student has described his relief after being cleared of criminal involvement in a fire that burnt down a Kununurra school building two years ago.

Eye in the skyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumNew police drones to hit the North West skies

Four officers from both the Pilbara and Kimberley districts completed their training this week with each district allocated two drones to deploy locally when they are required.

Outback educationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumIndigenous educators gather for remote Kimberley forum

Staff from town and remote community schools made the trip to the Kimberley’s first Aboriginal educators’ conference at the Dampier Peninsula community over four days from May 17

WA News

2021 honour rollCommentsTelethon chair Richard Goyder named top West Aussie

Richard Goyder is 2021’s West Australian of the Year for his commitment to philanthropy. Now he has called on West Australians to embrace passion and tolerance — and move towards reconciliation.

Kate Emery and Brianna Dugan

Have your sayCommentsTell us how you would sell Perth to the world

Got a great idea for Perth? Think you know how to sell it to the world? Tell us what it is and we’ll make sure it gets heard by the movers and shakers ahead of the crucial ‘Brand Perth’ summit.

Charlotte Elton

Skills shortagePremiumPremiumBusinesses boost apprentice programs to fill skill gaps

A growing number of WA businesses are ramping up their apprenticeship programs to combat skill shortages, with about a third of those surveyed intending to take on more trainees.

CBH electionsPremiumPremiumWally Newman fails in attempt to return to CBH board

Former CBH chairman Wally Newman has been unsuccessful in his bid to return to the board he walked away from 14 months ago amid controversy.

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The West Australian exclusive
COVID-19 vaccinationsCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumAged care vaccine refusal hinders WA roll-out

Nearly one-fifth of WA aged care residents have either refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or missed out on jabs administered by the Federal Government’s in-reach clinics, The West can reveal.

Most wantedVideoCops reveal incredible vision of Perth foot chase

A State-wide manhunt is under way for a man who police allege smashed his way through a glass window and several homes in Como, attacking officers and two elderly women in his violent escape.

Sarah Steger