Holiday home owners are being encouraged to list their Airbnb properties with management companies as the number of holiday home listings reach more than 2800 in the South West.
Oliver Lane
Suzanne Aston
The Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup will sell the original playground equipment from the Donnybrook Apple Fun Park through a tender after it was approved by council last month.
Sean Van Der Wielen
The Regional Joint Development Assessment Panel has approved Synergy’s plans for a 500 megawatt battery system just north of Collie Power Station.
14 new specialist family and domestic violence roles have been created to help bolster the efforts against family violence during what is predicted to be a major spike in reports of domestic violence.
Holly Prentice
Lovers of the nightspot have flocked to social media to post memories and photos with Mr David wanting to share good stories that came out of the nightclub.
“The partnership with Hockey WA will undoubtedly enhance their hockey skills and contribute to their overall development as athletes.”
Justin Fris
The boss of not-for-profit Motivation Foundation has big ambitions to close the gap between disengaged young adults and employment, a problem he says is costing the Australian economy $32 billion.
Cheyanne Enciso
In a shocking event, Foodbank WA’s Bunbury branch was broken into overnight resulting in 125 families missing out on food orders.
The Hawkers defeated the Billy Goats by 18 points when the two teams went head-to-head on Wednesday night.
The Braves beat Wolves by 42 points when the two teams went head-to-head for the second time this season.
Daniel Hocking
Post office sold
KIM MACDONALD
Notorious WA outlaw Dayne Brajkovich has described how he was knifed in a ‘targeted attack’ that has fuelled fears of another bikie gang war breaking out across Perth. MUST READ INTERVIEW
Troy de Ruyter and Caleb Runciman
Having met Dayne Brajkovich as part of an interview on his absorbing story from his childhood in Belmont to his rise as the sergeant-at-arms for the violent outlaw gang Hells Angels, he is a complex character.
Troy de Ruyter
A horrific road rage incident in Broome has left a grandmother and her two young grandchildren “traumatised” as the trio’s car was rammed multiple times and the grandmother was doused with vinegar cider.
Cain Andrews and Katya Minns
Violent crime in Broome seems out of place in a holiday haven supposed to be the diamond in WA’s tourism crown. So are the reports a true reflection of the Kimberley town? Caleb Runciman flew north to find out.
Caleb Runciman
A man in his 20s has died after a workplace incident at a mining maintenance company in South Boulder.
Staff reporter
Three acoustic shark monitors will soon be installed in the Swan River – but authorities are yet to tag a single adult bull shark in the estuary since Stella Berry was fatally attacked earlier this year.
Josh Zimmerman
A Disrupt Burrup Hub protester has been issued with a move-on notice after he parked a car across Mounts Bay Road and chained himself to a concrete block in the boot, causing rush-hour traffic chaos.
A child was airlifted to hospital on Sunday afternoon after he collided into a car while riding an e-scooter.
Queensland leader Annastacia Palaszczuk — the last of the COVID Premiers — has revealed she is stepping down after nine years in the role.
Under-fire police officers in the Kimberley are facing a crime wave with ‘one arm tied behind their back’ because of the State Government’s sluggish roll-out of measures to combat increasing drunken violence.
Tim Clarke
Three main highways in the Goldfields-Esperance region are under threat of closure as out-of-control bushfires continue to burn.
Neil Watkinson
After months of physical and mental preparation, 14 WA youth have just conquered one of the most gruelling treks in the world, the Kokoda Trail.
Madeleine Clark
A man who committed obscene acts in front of women as they walked their dogs at local parks has avoided further imprisonment, having already been sentenced to jail for an aggravated home burglary.
Elderly parishioners from the Goldfields Catholic community were treated to a festive lunch and local entertainment on Saturday to celebrate the Christmas season.
The Brunswick Red Cross Unit gathered last week to celebrate the milestones of two long-serving members, with one being recognised for 50 years of service.
The AI startup, which Musk announced in July, seeks to ‘understand the true nature of the universe’, according to its website.
Daniel Newell
Supply-chain dysfunction, rising interest rates and protectionism are making life tough.
The Economist
Nearly 2500 fossil fuel lobbyists are estimated to have been granted access to the COP28 climate conference, according to an analysis from advocacy groups, reflecting a sharp increase from last year.
Sam Meredith
A fight over the future of fossil fuels has been thrust into the global spotlight at the COP28 climate summit.
Nicolas Cage brought a touch of Hollywood to WA when he arrived to shoot in the State’s South-West, and now The West Australian can exclusively reveal a first look at the Academy Award winner in action.
Ben O'Shea
Most West Australians are focused on one countdown at the moment. A gentle reminder that Tuesday is just 13 days to Christmas. But there’s another countdown on the minds of every State MP — the 2025 election.
Dylan Caporn
It’s a tough gig, advocacy. It’s all around us. It’s an effort to educate others to gain public support for a cause or policy. And in most cases, what we can easily see, read, and hear informs us.
Environmental approvals for projects will be dramatically sped up through a raft of major changes as Premier Roger Cook declares ‘our system isn’t working’ and green tape is strangling WA’s aspirations.
We need the NDIS to be more about people and less about bureaucracy. In short, to make the NDIS human. My dream is that people with disability can share the Aussie dream of a fair go.
Remember that time Scott Morrison took a holiday in Hawaii while Australia was burning from bushfires?
Kimberley Caines
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