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  1. LEADING FIGUREFirst Katanning woman president becomes WALGA life member

  2. FYFE RETIREMENTCommentsPremium‘Seat in the cab’: Fyfe’s dad says he’d be welcome back home

  3. RENEWABLE BENEFITPremiumShire’s urge for renewable benefit guideline to be mandatory

  4. FootballPremiumLSWFL: Gap between top and bottom three on display

  5. SHINING BRIGHTWagin Bowling Club shines bright with $70K lighting upgrade

Olympians’ Sophie Wolfe going for goal against Broomehill’s Millicent Boetel.

finals deciderTeams ready for finals action in Katanning netball

Katanning Netball Association’s junior and senior divisions played their final round over the weekend, with mid-ladder teams fighting to secure a last-minute finals spot. 

Tina Briscoe

MAIN PIC: Gnowangerup's Fraser House handballs under pressure. TOP RIGHT: Jerramungup's Tate Barrett tackles Gnowangerup's James Dewar in the wet. BOTTOM RIGHT: Jerramungup's Riley Holden kicks.

Top of the tablePremiumFeisty Bulldogs clip Eagles’ wings in battle of the top two

Gnowangerup won the battle of the top two in the Ongerup Football Association, out-gunning Jerramungup by 22 points in an attritional round 14 contest on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Stirlings To Coast CEO Lizzie von Perger.

Funding ReactionPremiumGGA, DPIRD collaboration end sparks grower groups concerns

The end of the GGA and DPIRD collaboration has sparked a split response across the agriculture sector, with some grower groups confident GGA can stand on its own, while others are concerned about its future.

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Nat Fyfe has been one of Freo's finest.

AFLVideoComments‘The right time’: Freo legend draws curtain on superb career

Nat Fyfe has confirmed this will be his final season, with one of the game’s modern greats looking to lead Fremantle to the ‘elusive dream’ of a historic flag before bowing out.

Chris Robinson

Lake King townsite is set to receive a back-up power supply in mid 2026 developed by Western Power to improve electricity reliability during unplanned power outages.

Power boost New back-up power supply to improve Lake King reliability

Western Power’s efforts to improve reliability in rural areas continue with the announcement of a back-up power supply to ensure electricity during unplanned outages in Lake King.

Hannah Whitehead

Kukerin-Dumbleyung, Katanning Wanderers, Williams and Boddington are in a fight for the last two finals spots.

Finals fight PremiumFour teams fighting for two finals spots in last UGSFL round

The fight for the last two finals spots in the Upper Great Southern Football League competition will come down to the final round of the regular season this Sunday.

Cameron Newbold

An aerial view of the Katanning gold project site in Badgebup.

Hearing startingPremiumPremiumWardens Court to consider Katanning gold project issues

A Perth Wardens Court hearing starting on Thursday will consider compensation and surface rights issues involving freehold land associated with the Katanning gold project in the Great Southern.

Shire of Katanning deputy president Liz Guidera is honoured with WALGA life membership by WALGA president Karen Chappel.

LEADING FIGUREFirst Katanning woman president becomes WALGA life member

A local government marvel who stood as the first female president in a Great Southern shire has received deserved recognition, named a life member at the 2025 WA Local Government Association’s awards.

David Fyfe is looking forward to having his son back home.

FYFE RETIREMENTCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Seat in the cab’: Fyfe’s dad says he’d be welcome back home

When Fremantle champion Nat Fyfe hangs up his boots at the end of this season, his dad David hopes it will mean he has another driver to call on for the family trucking business in Lake Grace.

The Country Local Government’s Renewable Alliance has responded to the WA Government’s Draft Guideline on Community Benefits for Renewable Energy Projects.

RENEWABLE BENEFITPremiumShire’s urge for renewable benefit guideline to be mandatory

The head of a regional shire set to face a tidal wave of renewable projects said that though he is “extremely grateful” for the government’s draft community benefit guideline, concerns remain.

Hannah Whitehead

Bridgetown's Josh Power is tackled by Imperials' Charlie Waideman.

FootballPremiumLSWFL: Gap between top and bottom three on display

The gap between the Lower South West Football League’s top and bottom three was on full display in a one-sided penultimate round of the home and away season on Saturday.

Josh Kempton

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There was even an appointed security guard present. 

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Secret home casino operating in Perth uncovered by police

There were 18 people crammed into the dining room of a house — including a Crown Casino employee — when officers burst in. 

Jessica Page

On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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Injured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Caitlin Vinci

Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

Sean Smith and Simone Grogan

The case went to the Fair Work Commission after the fired worker claimed wrongful dismissal, but the matter was kept under wraps because the conciliation conference was confidential.

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Non-binary battle as worker fired for calling colleague ‘he’

A 63-year-old Perth man has been sacked from his high-paying job after he called a non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’.

Ben Harvey

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Patients were put at risk of contracting potentially deadly Legionnaires’ disease at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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Patients at risk of deadly disease at Sir Charles Gairdner

Vulnerable patients were unknowingly put at risk of contracting potentially deadly legionnaires’ disease at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital through contaminated water.

Charlton Hart and Hannah Cross

Premier Roger Cook.

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Labor can’t ignore WA’s hospital crisis forever

Roger Cook has reassured West Aussies that serious infrastructure failures within one of WA’s biggest hospitals is nothing to worry about. How much longer can the Government pretend that everything is fine?

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PremiumGovernment ball returns a century after dancefloor murder

It is a little known piece of Perth history that 100 years ago Government House was the scene of a grizzly killing when a glamorous young woman shot her former fiance in the middle of a charity ball.

On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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CommentsPremiumInjured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

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Just Home Margaret River chair Ned Reilly says the State Government has a misperception of Margaret River as "a playground for affluent investors and holidaymakers".

serious misperceptionPremiumCommitment to housing crisis questioned

Local voices have taken WA’s Homelessness Week as a chance to call on the State Government to treat the Margaret River region’s housing crisis more urgently.

Warren Hately

Zhen Cao, Miya Li, Cen Zhang and Andrew Zhang at the The Kids Research Institute Australia STEM Festival in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday.

STEM festivalPremiumInspirational and educational new children’s festival

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia visited Kalgoorlie-Boulder for the first time to lead hands-on STEM workshops designed to inspire and enlighten the next generation.

Jessica Antoniou

Suzanne Caren is MercyCare’s general manager of youth, wellbeing and accommodation.

Preventing homelessness PremiumAdditional homelessness support in town

A leading WA not-for-profit dedicated to tackling homelessness, particularly in the regions, now has its Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation facility operating in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Jessica Antoniou

Busselton Swimming Club achieved stand-out results at the WA Short Course Championships.

SwimmingPremiumPremiumBusselton Swimming Club shine at Short Course Championships

Busselton Swimming Club came out of the WA Short Course Championships earlier this month as the State’s best performed regional club.

Cate Jennings on ABC Radio Perth.

Morning radio PremiumPremiumRadio Geraldton announces new mornings host

The latest station to hit the airwaves in Geraldton has a new morning host and listeners may recognise her voice.

Guess who ,,, is and isn't running for Greater Geraldton council in this October's local government elections?

Local pollPremiumPremiumEx-mayor puts hand up, existing councillors reveal decisions

Former Greater Geraldton mayor Shane Van Styn has revealed he will run at the October 18 local government elections in a bid to get back on council.

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Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies usually pegged to sovereign currencies or even gold, making them more stable compared to other crypto assets. 

CNBC newsCommentsThe global crypto wave is catching on in Asia

Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalise the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC.

Anniek Bao

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMicrosoft tops $US4tr, joining Nvidia in exclusive club

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

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Elon Musk’s Tesla sold its crypto at one of the worst possible times.

CNBC newsComments‘Won’t sell’: Musk, Tesla’s multi-billion-dollar crypto miss

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla missed on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, but another miss was buried in its investor deck.

Ari Levy

Tesla’s slump this year is partly due to backlash against the company in the US and Europe, after Musk spent heavily to help re-elect President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsMusk warns of a ‘few rough quarters’ for Tesla as sales dive

Elon Musk has warned Tesla faces “a few rough quarters” after the company reported a 16 per cent decline in automotive revenue as sales fell for a second-straight quarter and again trailed analysts’ estimates.

Lora Kolodny

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Councillor Ben Lawver has been a councillor since 2021.

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumFremantle councillor throws hat in the ring for mayoral race

Fremantle councillor Ben Lawver has announced his intention to run for mayor of Fremantle setting up a battle with incumbent mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge.

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Acting inspector Jeremy Davies addressed he media on Saturday before Tashi Dewa was found safe on Sunday.

WA NewsMissing man found alive after days of searching

Police confirmed the missing 26-year-old man had been found.

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Seb Foufas was killed after the white Isuzu ute he was a passenger in lost control and rolled in the mudflats next to Old Yanchep Road, Pinjar.

Courts & justicePremiumPremiumTeenager jailed after mate was killed in car rollover

A teenager has been jailed for more than two years over the death of his friend, who was hanging outside of his ute when it rolled while doing doughnuts in the northern suburbs earlier this year.

The City of Mandurah and Stirling ranked in the top 10.

Verdict is inCommentsCommentsREVEALED: WA area with the best-rated council in the country

Western Australia made up half of the country’s best-rated councils. SEE THE LIST

A 30-year-old man died from his injuries at the scene.

WA NewsCops seek help from public over fatal crash in Perth’s north

Police are appealing for information after a man was hit and killed by a car in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese toured the Resources Technology Showcase at PCEC on Sunday.

Resources Technology ShowcaseCamera IconPremiumSEE THE PICS: Albo visits Perth’s resources showcase

Anthony Albanese says WA’s resources and mining sector is at the ‘front and centre’ of the future of a more productive and dynamic Australian economy.

Charlton Hart