The State Government has dismissed a proposal to install video cameras in vehicles used for driving assessments in Bunbury in response to the city’s dismal success rate among learner drivers.
Jakeb WaddellSouth West Editor
Staff Reporters
A Margaret River man has been barred from making any contact with the children that were in his care, after being jailed for engaging in sexual conduct with them.
Carly Laden
Collie-Preston MLA Jodie Hanns has thrown her support behind a South West community group in its fight to decrease the speed limit on a notorious stretch of Bussell Highway.
Ailish Delaney
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics under way, Margaret River’s Aran Zalewski’s quest for gold with the Kookaburras has been showing promising signs.
Collie has found itself at the centre of a scientific discovery, after university graduates developed a new concrete material with waste generated from coal burnt at the town’s power stations.
After a fierce contest, Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault Lions and Bunbury Bulldogs have found themselves playing out a draw for the second time this season, this time 39-39.
There’s a young midfielder getting around Brunswick Oval this season with the nickname “Mr Hayward”, and it’s not either of the two blokes who have won the medal before.
Jackson Barrett
Award-winning comedic hypnotist Matt Hale is set to preform at Bunbury Regional Arts Centre next month with his show “Bonkers!”
South West police are calling for information to help locate a 27-year-old man believed to be last seen in Collie yesterday.
South West residents are being urged to prepare for flooding and dangerous winds in parts of the region as wet weather continues.
Australia’s arts industry is calling for help as it finds itself reeling from continuous COVID hits.
Sharp ears may have heard some sharpshooting last weekend as a local reserve infantry battalion held their range practice to prepare for their required qualification shoot.
Kasper Johansen
Prominent Perth businessman John Poynton has revealed details of a pact he signed with James Packer after the billionaire stepped away from his gambling empire.
Tim Clarke
In the midst of an epic Olympic gold rush in Tokyo on Wednesday, flame-haired Annabelle McIntyre became the first WA rower to win an Olympic gold medal.
Steve Butler
The toughest category to judge due to the number of exceptional drops, particularly in the shiraz and pinot noir varieties.
Ray Jordan
Flood water levels rose at the search area over the weekend due to heavy rainfall.
Tom Shanahan
Mick Sheehy is highly regarded across the northern Australian cattle industry, having worked throughout the supply chain across WA, the NT and Indonesia.
Jenne Brammer
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy’s local manager is looking forward to continuing his work in a thriving resources sector with Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s future looking bright
Amber Lilley
Rodney Badal appeared via video link from Bidyadanga to South Hedland Magistrates Court last week and pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman and subsequently breaching bail conditions.
The bench’s decision to grant CFMEU Mining and Energy their appeal against the agreement, which would have reduced breaks and other entitlements for staff.
Gold’s bullish run started before the onset of the long-running COVID-19 pandemic and there has been little to suggest the commodity is about to crash.
WA building materials giant BGC claims two former senior executives were at the centre of a scam where its builders’ supplies arm paid inflated prices for steel products.
Neale Prior
Mark McGowan has accused the Prime Minister of ignoring those hurting in WA while taking another swipe at NSW’s failure to crush the deadly Delta strain.
Josh Zimmerman
The number of hours ambulances spent ramped outside WA hospitals last month has hit a record high. It comes as unions slam the government for placing frontline workers in a ‘perilous position.’
The alignment of two new bridges that would replace the 83-year-old Fremantle Traffic Bridge have been unveiled. The announcement was attended by protesters who oppose the controversial project.
Returning to the family nest may be a daunting prospect for some but a growing number of people in Perth are opting to house children, parents and grandchildren under the same roof.
A 37-year-old road worker is fighting for life after being struck by a car in Silver Sands overnight.
Sarah Steger
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