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  1. POURING DOWNPremiumSuper soaker in Busselton leaves caravan park with new pool

  2. WA newsPremiumMotorbike rider dead after horror crash with truck

  3. Young LeadersPremiumBunbury boy honoured for shaping young minds

  4. FootballPremiumHBL win inaugural SWFL Wheelchair League grand final

  5. FootballPremiumAFL Watch: Binningup’s Hall earns Rising Star nomination

Thrombolites in Yalgorup National Park.

Environment PremiumVulnerable ecological communities unrecognised across WA

Hundreds of WA’s most vulnerable ecological communities are unrecognised and unprotected according to a damming Report from the State’s Auditor General. 

Craig Duncan

Daisy Ridley in We Bury the Dead, one of the films in this year’s CinefestOZ Film Festival.

Film FestivalPremiumAustralia’s best feature films on show in the South West

The 2025 CinefestOZ Film Festival will be making its way through Busselton, Bunbury and Margaret River from August 30 to September 7, showcasing four Australian films, all in the running to win $100,000. 

Craig Duncan

The shire of Boyup Brook has moved to get a historic train back on tracks, voting to bring the 70-year-old locomotive to the centre of town.

History on trackPremiumCouncil move to get historic train back on tracks

The Shire of Boyup Brook has moved to get a historic train back on tracks, voting to bring a 70 year old locomotive to the centre of town.

Craig Duncan

The CWA conference had 200 members gather from across the State.

Annual conference PremiumCWA State Conference brings together WA’s regional women

The Country Women’s Association of WA State Conference held this year in Albany, brought fond memories of years gone by and a taste of the future for members. 

Jacki Elezovich

DICE will be headlining this year’s Shelter the Storm event at Shelter Brewing.

Cabin FeverPremiumCabin Fever Festival announces live music lineup

Cabin Fever has dropped the line-up for their live music events across the Margaret River and Busselton regions, with beats, brews and good times on offer. 

Daniel Hocking

Peel celebrate after winning the Country Championships colts division one title.

Country championshipsCommentsPremiumPeel retain colts title with grand final win over South West

Peel have extended their dominance over the colts division of football’s country championships, defeating South West by 26 points in the division one grand final

Josh Kempton

Dr Cathryn Milligan.

health concernsPremiumPremiumFears Bunbury Hospital ‘dangerously busy’

A local doctor has led the charge to argue systemic problems at Bunbury Hospital are a result of WA Labor “decimating” the South West health sector and failing to invest in critically-important local services.

Recently retired Australian Medical Association president Dr Michael Page and incoming president Dr Kyle Hoath speaking to the media outside Parliament after last month’s Budget.

health mattersPremiumPremiumAmbulance ramping reflects ‘healthcare system in distress’

A failure to invest in staffing was partly to blame for Bunbury Hospital’s terrible new ambulance ramping figures, according to one of the State’s top medicos.

The Dawesville Channel is a man-made channel between the Peel-Harvey Estuary and the Indian Ocean at Dawesville.

Healthy Estuaries PremiumPremiumHealthy estuaries get major funding boost

Community groups will receive a share of almost $10 million funding to assist in their work protecting the State’s most at-risk waterways. 

Jack Robinson’s world championship dreams are set to go on the line.

SurfingPremiumRobbo’s world championship dreams on the line

Margaret River’s Jack Robinson’s dreams of breaking through for his first world championship in 2025 will go on the line in the final two events of the World Surf League’s Championship Tour.

Josh Kempton

House prices and rents are booming in the Busselton shire.

Real estatePremiumBusselton property prices booming in past year

The City of Busselton has been named one of the most expensive regional areas in WA to rent or buy, with median rent and house prices increasing by over 10 per cent since last year.

Daniel Hocking

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Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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Three people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Caitlin Vinci

Education Minister Sabine Winton.

state politicsCommentsPremiumMinister reassures WA parents after horrific sex abuse case

Education Minister Sabine Winton has ordered the State’s Education and Care Regulatory Unit to conduct a snap review of WA’s childcare system.

Jessica Page

Aerial urban suburban cityscape landscape view in Perth Western Australia Rafael Ben-Ari

Housing marketCommentsPremiumPerth in property marathon as median price jumps to new peak

Perth’s median dwelling price has jumped $65,000 over the past year, with anticipated interest rate cuts set to further buoy the market.

Kim Macdonald

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WA Police continue to have welfare concerns for 26-year-old woman Carolina Wilga, who hasn't been heard from since Sunday, 29 June 2025.

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Missing backpacker’s van found abandoned in remote WA

Police have found the van belonging to a missing German backpacker who vanished in the Wheatbelt — but the young woman was not with the vehicle.

Caleb Runciman

Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

Fremantle are playing many tall forwards.

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CommentsPremiumDockers must change forward structure and break Serong tag

If the Dockers wish to play two rucks, they cannot have Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss, Pat Voss and the Luke Jackson-Sean Darcy combo as forwards, writes Xavier Ellis.

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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CommentsPremiumThree people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Business owner Andrew Donnelly and business associate Shane Carlson leave Joondalup Court on Friday after facing charges.

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PremiumLegal strife piles up for embattled ex-Eagle

Former West Coast Eagle Andrew Donnelly has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he failed to comply with requirements under WA’s workers’ compensation laws.

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Recently retired Australian Medical Association president Dr Michael Page and incoming president Dr Kyle Hoath speaking to the media outside Parliament after last month’s Budget.

health mattersPremiumAmbulance ramping reflects ‘healthcare system in distress’

A failure to invest in staffing was partly to blame for Bunbury Hospital’s terrible new ambulance ramping figures, according to one of the State’s top medicos.

Warren Hately

Police on the scene.

CrimePremiumMajor crash officers investigate after woman dies in Albany

Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of an injured woman on Hardie Road in Spencer Park last night.

Jessica Evensen

A 73-year-old man has died in a crash in the South West.

Road TollPremiumTwo deaths in South West roads in under a week

Two deaths on South West roads in under a week have contributed to WA’s horrific road toll of 113 death - the highest recorded in a decade.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Page

Sylvia Jacobs with great grandson Regan Clinch, 3, at the NAIDOC Big Breakfast at GRAMS.

NAIDOC WeekPremiumPremiumCommunity unites to celebrate NAIDOC’s golden 50th

Geraldton has come out to celebrate a golden anniversary this week, as NAIDOC marks its 50th year with a week full of community events and activities honouring heritage and the next generation.

Marco Daquino and Damiano Suadoni opened the South West Bottega on Friday evening.

Italian bottegaPremiumPremiumNew store brings Italian menu and vintage finds into Vasse

The South West Bottega opened their doors on Friday evening, with new owners Marco Daquino and Damiano Suadoni hoping to bring the best of Italian cuisine in the new space.

Homelessness advocates Jane Anderson and Ingrid Hilario.

HomelessnessPremiumPremiumNo solution for homelessness despite Budget boom

Even with WA boasting a $2.5 billion surplus in this year’s State Budget, advocates say homelessness has only gotten worse with the matter firing up a debate in Parliament last week.

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The company often sells its Labubu dolls in a blind box to buyers who don’t know what character is inside until they open it.

CNBC newsCommentsLabubu-maker unfazed by ‘blind box’ crackdown

Beijing may have warned against “blind box” toys, but analysts are betting that Pop Mart International — the company behind Labubu dolls — will remain one of China’s hottest consumer brands this year.

Anniek Bao and Lim Hui Jie

Trump has made his priorities on energy production clear. The US will rely on oil, gas, coal and nuclear to meet its growing energy needs, the president said last weekend, bashing wind and solar power.

CNBC newsCommentsTrump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends long-standing federal support for solar and wind power, while creating a friendly environment for oil, gas and coal production.

Spencer Kimball

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

CNBC newsCommentsUK in dire straits after minister’s tears rattle markets

All eyes are now on the UK’s ruling Labour Party for any sign of further political fractures that could rattle Britain’s economic stability.

Holly Ellyatt

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump.

BusinessCommentsTrump scolds ‘stupid’ Fed after it holds key rate steady

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year.

Jeff Cox

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News. Fashion designers are frustrated after their original designs are being copied. (L-R) Paris Lindsay from Mon Ete Swim, Hannah Jones from Signed + Sealed, Nina Wallace from Knitwit the Label, Michelle teles from deconduarte.

Dupe dilemmaCommentsOnline rivals knocking off Perth labels’ original designs

Perth business owners share what it’s like to have larger online retailers duplicate their designs and sell them at a lesser price with no consequences.

Caitlin Vinci

News. Apprentice electrician James Kriskovich 20yo at Electrical Group Training in Balcatta. Images to go with a story about the CCIWA calling for education reforms because they say too many kids are leaving school without the skills to be job ready. Jackson Flindell

WA NewsCommentsYoung leaver has spark amid cohorts falter

As students leave school not ‘job ready’ one student has shown a spark in the workforce.

Bethany Hiatt

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CommentsPremiumEx cop responds to horror road toll as wife fights for life

A former cop whose wife was left clinging to life in hospital after a catastrophic multi-car crash this week has condemned police and politicians for failing to prioritise stemming WA’s shameful road toll.

Third-year electrical apprentice James Kriskovich, 20, is a notable exception to employers’ concerns about school leavers’ job readiness.

EducationCommentsCommentsBusinesses claim kids leaving WA schools not ‘job ready’

Frustrated businesses have warned WA’s high schools are turning out more graduates who lack the basic skills and knowledge to make them ‘job ready,’ putting the State’s future economic prosperity at risk.

Kristi McVee, former police officer turned educator.

WA NewsThe 10 questions parents should ask their childcare centre

Parents all over Australia are asking the same question after horrific allegations of sexual assault in childcare centres emerged last week.  How can I keep my child safe? 

Carolina Wilga, her friends Gioia Bezemer, Jules Briand, Miranda are pictured right.

WA NewsEmotional welcome home for German backpacker

German backpacker Carolina Wilga is in for a warm welcome home from her friends who say they can’t wait to throw their arms around her before going for a feed at the pub.

Caitlin Vinci