A childcare centre in Eaton is among 14 from around the State to receive funding aimed at attracting and retaining staff in regional WA, as shortages grip the State.
Jacinta Cantatore
Bunbury guard Cameron Gliddon says he is going to Auckland to make the Sky Sport NZ Breakers a playoff team once again.
Luke McPherson
A new citizen science project that uses an app to collate data could help a vulnerable South West turtle species escape extinction by allowing keen volunteers to become ‘turtle trackers’.
Kasper Johansen
From a long-awaited debut to participating in a losing streak-breaking performance to narrow losses, there was plenty of action among the South West’s AFL stars this weekend.
Carly Laden
Major Crash detectives calling for witness to come forward after a serious crash near Australind in the early hours of Sunday left a 23-year-old man with serious injuries.
The West Australian Football Commission have confirmed they are investigating South Bunbury following a series of off-field issues at the South West Football League powerhouse over the last two months.
At Hands Oval, the ladder-leading Tigers flexed their muscles against the winless Eagles to win 20.10 (130) to 6.3 (39).
Donnybrook took the points at the weekend with a 31-point win over Eaton, but their own inaccurate kicking held the Dons back from an utter inhalation of the Boomers.
Carey Park downed Dunsborough by 67 points at home at the weekend, with key forwards Karinda Farrant and Kate Fielding kicking three goals each.
A South West family is elated after a ‘precision medicine’ pill shrank their little girl’s aggressive brain tumour, with her renowned oncologist at Perth Children’s Hospital describing it as ‘life changing’.
A Bunbury school bus driver who ‘groomed’ a teenager on SnapChat, offered to be her Sugar Daddy, and paid her for sex, has been jailed.
Emily Moulton
WA’s ambulance ramping nightmare has reached the regions after a baby was made to wait for care at Bunbury Regional Hospital, despite being transported under priority one conditions, leaving staff deeply upset.
Josh Zimmerman
A new video series from The West Australian explores the rise and fall of Wildcats superstar Kendal ‘Tiny’ Pinder. Former teammates, coaches and his son reveal what went on behind the scenes. WATCH IT IN FULL
Daryna Zadvirna
We’ve been overwhelmed with candidates to be our Citizen Food Critic. Now we need your help to prune the Top 10 down to a final five. Watch the videos and vote for your favourite.
Simon Collins
The son of a leading Perth surgeon has been allowed to continue his training as an intern in a public hospital despite being accused of sexually assaulting a fellow medical student at a boozy celebration.
Shannon Hampton
A “talented artist” defecated in her hands and wrote on a cell wall in faeces after being arrested for carrying a knife and slapping an IGA employee after stealing from the shop
Tegan Guthrie
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder will receive funding from the State Government to help attract and retain more childcare workers
Amber Lilley
A man who repeatedly punched a “sleazy” man out the front of a pub because he was behaving inappropriately towards his sister has been spared the conviction appearing on his record
Two young children and a 50-year-old man are in hospital with serious injuries after their car crashed into a tree in Kondinin.
More than a dozen fire appliances rushed to the South32 building on St Georges Terrace after a fire broke out in an elevator on Monday morning.
A three-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in the driveway of an apartment complex.
Hamish Spence
Vegan activist Tash Peterson has vowed to leave WA once again after being banned from every pub and restaurant in the State.
The family of a five-year-old girl critically injured in a horror crash last month have made the heart-wrenching decision to turn off her life support.
A three-year-old boy has been seriously hurt after being hit by a car at an apartment complex.
WA Police is desperately trying to enhance its recruitment efforts after more than 60 officers quit last month — almost twice the normal rate.
Phil Hickey
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