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  1. EnergyPremiumWorkers in Dandaragan put pressure on local services

  2. Makes & BakesPremiumYoung creatives bake up some impressive makes for markets

  3. EmergencySchool evacuated as bushfire closed in before threat eased

  4. Road tollPremiumWitness appeal after man, 24, killed in Mid West rollover

  5. BasketballPremiumLaunch event sees basketball season tip off in style

The Geraldton team who contested the Belt Up State Country T20 Cup.

CricketPremiumGeraldton outclassed in final after playing well in T20 Cup

Geraldton performed well at home before being outplayed in the final of the Belt Up State Country T20 Cup over the weekend.

Victor Tanti

Shannan Dunn at at Glenfield Beach where he rescued Mel Ismail.

Shark attackPremiumShark attack hero struggles to find peace in the ocean

Shannan Dunn, who rushed in to rescue firefighter Mel Ismail following a shark attack at Glenfield Beach, admits that hopping on his board and surfing a wave no longer brings him the same peace it once did.

Sienna Seychell

The Blessing of the Fleet at Fisherman's Wharf in Geraldton last year.

Set sailPremiumGeraldton’s Blessing of the Fleet returns on Sunday

Geraldton will be celebrating the city’s maritime history and community links this weekend, with the traditional Blessing of the Fleet returning to the water. 

Sally Q Davies

Evolve Physio's Sally McKenzie and Bella Hainan.

Women’s healthPremiumFree forum to shine spotlight on menopause, perimenopause

Mid West women are encouraged to come along to a free community event to help bust myths about perimenopause and menopause.

Kate Campbell

Shane McGovern, Peter Fleay, mayor Jerry Clune, Minister John Carey and Sandra Carr MLC.

HousingPremiumMinister blasts ‘out of touch’ criticism of housing project

Critics of the council leading the $4.7 million Olive Street housing project are “out of touch” with modern realities facing local governments, according to Housing Minister John Carey.

Sienna Seychell

Coco the dog in foster care.

CourtsPremiumWoman fined, banned over cruelty case of emaciated dog

A Geraldton woman who allowed her dog to starve into an emaciated state has been slapped with a lifetime ban on owning a pet as well as a $6000 fine.

Kate Campbell

Savannah Blick, 8, at the Kids’ Makes & Bakes Markets.

Makes & BakesPremiumPremiumYoung creatives bake up some impressive makes for markets

Geraldton’s youngest entrepreneurs took centre stage on Saturday morning as the Kids’ Makes & Bakes Markets returned to Rocks Laneway

The Geraldton team who contested the Belt Up State Country T20 Cup.

CricketPremiumPremiumGeraldton outclassed in final after playing well in T20 Cup

Geraldton performed well at home before being outplayed in the final of the Belt Up State Country T20 Cup over the weekend.

Inaugural members Richard Porter, Don Rolston and Sue Graham cut the Probus anniversary cake.

Happy birthdayPremiumPremiumGeraldton Probus club celebrates national 50th anniversary

The Probus Club of Geraldton recently seized a golden opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club nationwide.

DPIRD has confirmed the species and size of shark that attacked Mel Ismail at Geraldton's Glenfield Beach last month,

Shark researchPremiumShark species, size that attacked Geraldton surfer confirmed

A month after Geraldton surfer Mel Ismail lost his lower right leg after being mauled by a shark, authorities have confirmed the size and species of the apex predator that attacked him.

Sally Q Davies

Scorched ground at the scene of the fire in Strathalbyn.

EmergencySchool evacuated as bushfire closed in before threat eased

Residents in the Geraldton suburb of Strathalbyn had a scare on Tuesday morning when a bushfire came close to their homes while the local school was forced to evacuate and close for the day.

Sally Q Davies & Sienna Seychell

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The WA Government is exploring a three-way university merger.

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Deloitte’s WA uni merger report littered with AI errors

The document, which supports a WA Government push for a merger of three universities, includes references with incorrectly titled research papers and wrong publication dates.

Sean Smith

Major crash are investigating the Ogilvie fatality.

Road tollPremiumWitness appeal after man, 24, killed in Mid West rollover

A 24-year-old man who was a passenger has been killed following a single vehicle rollover north of Geraldton on Monday morning.

Kate Campbell

Curtin’s vice-chancellor, Professor Harlene Hayne, has slammed the Cook Government’s plans for a uni merger.

STATE POLITICSPremium‘Mega-university’ proposal slammed by Curtin

Curtin’s vice-chancellor is putting up a fight against the State Government’s controversial plan to merge three WA public universities into a mega institution.

Caleb Runciman

Leslie "Lethal Les" Grantham is pictured with family at the Perth District Court today. Michael Wilson

CRIMEPremiumBombshell revelation as bikie turned influencer sent to jail

The former bikie enforcer known as “Lethal Les” — who was tortured and excommunicated by the Comanchero gang — has been jailed over a five-year-old money laundering charge.

Caleb Runciman

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Sam Wood is being held at Wolston Correctional Centre under a safety order following his arrest.

Fitness guruInside Sam Wood’s high-security jail housing notorious crims

It’s the correctional facility home to some of the country’s most feared rapists and murderers. It’s now also the residence of fitness guru Sam Wood.

Zach Margolius

A registered teacher has been charged over an elaborate hydroponic cannabis set-up.

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PICTURED: WA teacher accused of drug crimes identified

The 40-year-old fronted Perth Magistrates Court on Friday where prosecutors revealed shocking details about what officers discovered during a raid on a Dianella property.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Evensen

Nicola Forrest is founder of Coaxial.

FinancePremiumPremiumNicola Forrest’s record-breaking $500m-plus donation

Australia’s second-richest woman will put more than $500m into her own philanthropic vehicle Coaxial to help address “devastation” in communities across the country.

Boral maintenance planner Jess Larcombe and concrete truck driver Karma Phuntsho.

DefencePremiumPremiumNaval base construction threatens WA’s mining workforce

WA is facing an unprecedented shortage of tradies as the monster naval rearmament project at Henderson sucks up workers and triggers a bidding war between defence contractors and resources giants.

Ben Harvey at the Perth Royal Show.

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BEN HARVEY: $13 Dagwood dogs and $35 parking. Welcome to the Perth Royal Show.

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David Mundy and Adam Voges teamed up for East Fremantle Cricket Club on Saturday.

CricketPremiumHow WA sporting icons fared in local cricket team-up

WA cricket legend Adam Voges and former Fremantle star David Mundy had an unexpected team-up in local cricket on Saturday — but the pair might have been denied the chance to bat together by Voges’ teenage son.

Josh Kempton

Inaugural members Richard Porter, Don Rolston and Sue Graham cut the Probus anniversary cake.

Happy birthdayPremiumGeraldton Probus club celebrates national 50th anniversary

The Probus Club of Geraldton recently seized a golden opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club nationwide.

Kate Campbell

Projections from Linda Tegg on the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum.

ArtsPremiumCarnarvon residency leads to exploration of satellite art

Carnarvon’s space communication has made its way to Perth, with art inspired by the region’s satellite trails appearing in Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts’s new exhibition Circular Economies

Sally Davies

Regional Development Australia Goldfields Esperance chief executive Sharon Henderson.

Professional developmentPremiumPremiumProfessional development program returns to regions

A professional development program has returned to the Goldfields with free workshops and training aimed at strengthening regional businesses and digital confidence.

Kaye Bolger receives her memento from Hancock Prospecting’s Lauren Melville after her induction into the Swimming WA Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame PremiumPremiumSwimming WA Hall of Fame recognition for top Albany official

Albany Swimming Club’s Kaye Bolger has been inducted into Swimming WA’s Hall of Fame in recognition of her three decades of officiating

A Busselton carer who kept playing her late father’s favourite numbers has landed a $2.22 million Saturday Lotto windfall — giving the family a second generation of jackpot winners.

LottoLate dad’s lucky Lotto numbers deliver amazing $2m jackpot

A Busselton carer who kept playing her late father’s favourite numbers has landed a $2.22 million Saturday Lotto windfall — giving the family a second generation of jackpot winners.

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The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

CNBC newsPremium2029 starts a global tipping point, and it’s not the climate

The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

Elsa Ohlen

The conversation is reflective of a broken job market because it shows how “the power dynamic is so, so, so skewed toward the employer,” Gavin says.

CNBC newsPremiumIced coffee debate reflects ‘everything wrong with hiring’

Would you reject a job candidate who brought an iced coffee to an interview? Your answer may not matter: Either way, someone on the internet thinks you’re wrong. And a career expert says she’s over it.

Sophie Caldwell

Sam Altman, chief executive and co-founder of OpenAI, left, and Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms, during a state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the White House last week.

CNBC newsPremiumDebt-hungry AI firms face higher risks as bond yields spike

The AI infrastructure buildout, which has already reached historic levels, is about to get even more expensive.

Kif Leswing, Isabel O’Brien and Seema Moody

The app represents a major push by CEO Mark Zuckerberg into the AI agent market.

CNBC newsPremiumMeta’s Muse AI agent downloads are surging

Meta’s Muse AI personal agent tool has only been out for nearly two weeks, and it’s topping the app store charts.

Jonathan Vanian

WA News

New details have surfaced revealing the life Perth man Simon Carman lived in Thailand in the months leading up to the alleged horrific murder of a Thai teenager.

World NewsVideoShock details emerge of Perth man’s life before Thai arrest

New details have surfaced revealing the life Perth man Simon Carman lived in Thailand in the months leading up to the alleged horrific murder of a Thai teenager. 

Fraser Williams

Recovery at Genesis Belmont has just opened in Perth's east.

Health is wealth!New wellness and recovery hub opens in Perth’s east

It’s the latest in a long line of recent recovery centres popping up across Perth.

Zach Margolius

A former education assistant at a Great Southern school has appeared in court.

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PremiumGreat Southern education assistant denies child sex charges

A former education assistant at a Great Southern school has denied allegations she had sex with and indecently dealt with an underage child multiple times earlier this year.

Tom Murfett was piloting his self-made RV-6A aircraft with his mate, Rod, when it plunged into a private airfield near Muchea shortly after take-off about 10.20am on Sunday.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumPICTURED: WA pilot injured in self-made plane crash

The wife of a pilot who survived a freak plane crash north-east of Perth has thanked emergency services for their response, saying things ‘could have ended very differently’.

Gold medallion recipient Dylan Bennett.

bravery awardsPremiumPremiumTeen who saved collapsed boy’s life earns award for bravery

The heroic actions of an Albany teenager who sprung into action to save the life of boy collapsed in cardiac arrest has earned a bravery gong, thanks to first-aid training completed only months before.

BHP expects about 300 operational roles will go from its Pilbara-based sites at South Flank, Mining Area C, Newman and Jimblebar. Supplied BHP

BusinessPremiumAussie mining giant cuts hundreds of jobs

Mining giant BHP is slashing hundreds of jobs from Western Australia’s iron ore mines.

Emma Kirk