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  1. dreamtime basketballPremiumClontarf spirit on display at basketball carnival

  2. off the gridLandcare volunteer named as a finalist for GSDC medal

  3. Monkey aroundMonkey business at new St Patrick’s playground

  4. Serious incidentsPremiumMen rescued after serious crashes near Bremer Bay

  5. burglary dropPremiumTambellup crime on the decline

COVID JABPremiumGreat Southern rollout of vaccines takes shape

Katanning residents were able to get their COVID jab last week as part of the WA Department of Health’s regional rollout of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines.

Tom Shanahan

First lossPremiumWanderers suffer first loss of 2021 season

Reigning premiers Williams handed Katanning their first loss of the 2021 Upper Great Southern Football League season on Sunday

Taj Stubber

Title triumphKatanning’s title success at association champs

An 15-and-under Katanning Netball Association team have tasted success at the Fuel to Go and Play Association Championships in Perth at the weekend.

Tina Briscoe

honouring country rootsPremium‘Proud Tambellup boy’ Richard Goyder the toast of WA

Tambellup’s own Richard Goyder has shown that anything is possible for those in the Great Southern by being named as this years Western Australian of the Year.

Tom Shanahan, John Flint & Kate Emery

Special fixtureFooty stars square off for important cause

Two former AFL greats will face-off this month in one of the most anticipated WA Country Football League matches of 2021 — all under the umbrella of regional men’s health

SHANNON VERHAGEN

New top copNew top cop takes the reins at Wagin station

Experienced regional police officer Sergeant Simon Bickers is relishing the challenge of being the new top cop in Wagin

Cameron Newbold

Five straightPremiumPremiumWanderers win top of the table clash

Katanning Wanderers are the only unbeaten team in the Upper Great Southern Football League after a comprehensive 44-point win over Brookton-Pingelly in the top of the table clash on Sunday

ASSOCIATION CHAMPSKatanning juniors chance to impress at Championships

The Katanning Netball Association had a smashing final round before the long weekend ahead, but not all players will get a weekend off to rest

lakeside clubPremiumPremiumGrand plan for Piesse Park cafe and learning hub

Katanning’s Piesse Park is set for a lakeside cafe and learning centre thanks to a local volunteer environmental group taking ownership of the project.

Dominant displayGnowangerup hold Jerramungup scoreless in OFA

Ladder leaders Gnowangerup held rivals Jerramungup scoreless in their round seven Ongerup Football Association fixture in Gnowangerup on Saturday

Cameron Newbold

dreamscapeWeird art expo set to perplex crowds in Lake Grace

Vandan McKezzie’s Weird Art exhibition is set to premier to a confused crowd in Lake Grace this week as he has deliberately designed his artwork to not make sense.

Tom Shanahan

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‘just doing my job’CommentsPremiumPraise for life’s work fighting muscular dystrophy

Perth researchers Sue Fletcher and Steve Wilton have dedicated their lives to creating a new treatment for a fatal muscle-wasting disease. Now they have received Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Angela Pownall

Queen’s Birthday HonoursCommentsPremiumHow a life-shattering night led to life of advocacy

After her ex-husband broke into her home and shot her children and himself, Ann O’Neill refused to be defeated. Instead, she made it her mission to help other trauma victims pick up the pieces.

Bethany Hiatt

Bush legendsVideoCommentsPremiumThe woman teaching the world about Kimberley magic

After facing some difficult times in her life, Bec Sampi became one of few Aboriginal women to find a calling as a head tour guide. Now, she passes on her wisdom about the ancient land to visitors.

Steve Butler

Regional News

WATCH THE VISIONVideoPremiumPrison CCTV shows WA’s biggest ever jailbreak unfold

The amazing prison images were released by the Supreme Court after the most high profile of the escapees, who was the last to be caught after 40 hours on the run, was sentenced over the 2018 breakout.

Shannon Hampton

Body identifiedCommentsPremium‘No evidence of criminality’ in Margaret River death

The identity of the woman found dead in Margaret River on Monday has been revealed, with police adding they had ‘no evidence of criminality’ in relation to her death.

Phil Hickey

Walking freeVideoPremium‘Better luck next time’: WA prison escapee goads cops

The last man arrested after the biggest jailbreak in WA history — spending 40 hours as the State’s most wanted man — has offered police a provocative remark as he walked out of court.

Shannon Hampton

Crippling blowVideoPremiumPremiumMandurah line closure to take ‘astronomical’ toll

The shutdown of the Mandurah line after Christmas will take an ‘astronomical’ toll on local tourism, according to the Peel region’s peak business body.

‘Slippery Pommy c..t’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumDrink-driver’s police rant costs him thousands

A Bridgetown man will have to pay thousands of dollars in fines after hurling insults at a police officer because of his English accent.

That’s a cartonVideoCommentsComments4WD owners save hire car from Broome waters

Two lifted and kitted out Landcruisers have gone full throttle to save a rental car swallowed by Cable Beach’s waves.

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People in 50s deserve Pfizer vaccine: WA’s new top doc

WA should go against national guidelines and make the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine available to people in their 50s, the incoming president of the Australian Medical Association WA says.

Peter Law

Walkley AwardsCommentsThe West’s young stars pick up major accolades

The West Australian’s Annabel Hennessy and Briana Fiore were tonight recognised among Australia’s best young reporters at the prestigious Walkley Awards.

Exposure sitesCommentsCommentsWarning for WA as NSW records two local COVID cases

People who have recently entered WA from New South Wales, and visited locations where a COVID-infected pair had been, are being urged to isolate.

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CommentsPremiumPolly’s son wants AFL to outlaw accidental head knocks

The son of West Australian football legend Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer says it’s time for the AFL to take responsibility out of the hands of players for their own protection.

Boiling overCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMcGowan ‘drunk on power’: Davies fumes over CCC call

Opposition Leader Mia Davies has lashed WA Premier Mark McGowan during a heated parliamentary debate tied to the WA Government’s bid to reinstall John McKechnie as Corruption and Crime Commissioner.

Public pleaCommentsHunt for carjack victim after bungled robbery

Police are trying to track down a woman who was carjacked during a bungled daylight burglary in Waikiki on Tuesday.

Holly Thompson