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  1. New SuperintendentGreat Southern’s new top cop outlines aims

  2. Grain eventMeet to tackle rain study for high yields

  3. Step closerStrong start delivers Boxwood an upset win

  4. UPPERS WRAPPremiumPadwick fires to get Panthers across the line

  5. PLEASING SIGNSJuniors back on the court

STATE WINHouse shines under lights in Country win

Gnowangerup’s Fraser House was part of a WA Country men’s football team that eclipsed Perth Football League by three points in a thrilling contest on Friday night

Taj Stubber

WAFL WRAPThree-goal haul for key forward in WAFL return

Wrap of the best performing Great Southern Football League and Ongerup Football Association players in the WAFL

Taj Stubber

Farm rescueGreat Southern farmers rescued from flooding

Emergency services received a call about 2.15pm about farmers stranded on two separate properties which had been cut off by flood waters.

Tom Shanahan

Grave fearsPremiumItem of clothing from missing man found in flood search

Police hold grave fears for Katanning man Ajit Khan, 34, who is understood not to be a strong swimmer.

Tom Shanahan & Sarah Stager

Dangerous conditionsFrantic search continues for owner of submerged car

Police hold grave fears for 34-year-old Ajit Khan, who is understood to not be a strong swimmer.

Sarah Steger

Missing MotoristSearch for Katanning man after car found submerged

Police and State Emergency Service crews are searching for a motorist after their car was found in flood waters on Tuesday on Ballagin Road in Piesseville, near Wagin

Tom Shanahan

Cruel blow‘Devastated’ Squibb ruled out of Olympics with injury

WA defender Penny Squibb forced to withdraw from Hockeyroos team for Olympics due to quad injury.

MASSIVE MOVEPremiumPremiumHouse’s shock WAFL transfer

Star Gnowangerup forward Timm House will play the remainder of the 2021 season with WAFL club Claremont after the shock move was confirmed this week

NETBALL RETURNSKatanning Netball Association returned on the weekend

Players returned to the court in the Katanning Netball Association last Saturday after a two-week break

SPECIAL VICTORYPremiumEmotional Wanderers win

Katanning Wanderers remain on top of the Upper Great Southern Football League ladder after recording a special 39-point victory against Wagin on Saturday

Andrew Pritchard & Taj Stubber

Hall’s not lostPremiumKatanning Town Hall the beating heart of the region

Katanning Town Hall has been the centre of everything happening in the Great Southern region for the past 120 years.

Tom Shanahan

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Perth casino probePremiumPoynton reveals secret $50K deal with Packer

Prominent Perth businessman John Poynton has revealed details of a pact he signed with James Packer after the billionaire stepped away from his gambling empire.

Tim Clarke

‘Great Eight’CommentsPremiumMcIntyre is WA rowing’s first golden girl

In the midst of an epic Olympic gold rush in Tokyo on Wednesday, flame-haired Annabelle McIntyre became the first WA rower to win an Olympic gold medal.

Steve Butler

Top 100 RedsPremiumTop 100 Reds: $25 to $40 wines

The toughest category to judge due to the number of exceptional drops, particularly in the shiraz and pinot noir varieties.

Ray Jordan

Regional News

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Mum ‘feared worst’ as son burnt by Broome beach firepit

Liam Rogers, 8, was rushed to hospital after stepping on a smouldering fire which had been covered in sand instead of extinguished with water

Sam Jones

PROJECT MILESTONEPremiumCelebration for Collie’s newest venture

Collie’s new medicinal cannabis facility turns its first sod to celebrate the start of the projected 12-month construction period.

Amy Johnston

Drug crackdownCommentsFourteen charged in East Kimberley drug crackdown

Fourteen people have been charged as part of a police crackdown on the transportation of illegal drugs and firearms into the East Kimberley.

Stephanie Sinclair

Serious injuriesVideoCommentsCommentsShark attack victim in ‘good spirits’

A man in his 30s who was attacked by a lemon shark while on a fishing charter off a remote Pilbara island is in a stable condition in Royal Perth Hospital.

Behind barsPremiumPremiumJail for molesting ‘father figure’

A Margaret River man has been barred from making any contact with the children that were in his care, after being jailed for engaging in sexual conduct with them.

Aiming highCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumKimberley miner reveals ambitious employment target

Kimberley Mineral Sands chief executive Stuart Pether revealed the miner had signed a coexistence agreement to share benefits of the Thunderbird mine with traditional owners

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Shark RiderVideoShark attack victim calls himself ‘the shark rider’

The 32-year-old has an interesting history with the feared ocean predators.

Michael Traill

Stricken vesselCrew from COVID-stricken ship taken to quarantine

Six crew members from the COVID-stricken MV Darya Krishna have been transferred to hotel quarantine.

Josh Zimmerman

Hopeful localCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Hope for Subi’ as new business opens on Hay St

While some businesses are fleeing Hay Street as an ongoing spat continues between a developer and the City of Subiaco over a row of dilapidated buildings, the manager of a new 3D digital dentures clinic remains hopeful while setting up shop along the strip.

Shocking AttackPremiumPremiumEx-cop applauds Subi jogger’s brave counter-attack

A former police officer has hailed a Perth jogger’s courageous fight for freedom after a predator grabbed her by the neck and pulled her to the ground in Subiaco last week.

Disaster recoveryCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumRecord relief to rebuild Cyclone Seroja devastation

New housing for temporary workers in the Mid West is part of the record $104.5 million injection to get the community back on its feet and rebuild the damage done by Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja.

Gen X unvaxxedCommentsLess than a third in their 40s have had jab

The 40-49-year old age group have been eligible for the Pfizer vaccine since June 10. Yet new data reveals the vast majority of WA’s Gen Xers haven’t had a single dose.

Charlotte Elton