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  1. ‘Get tested’ CommentsBunbury COVID cluster grows to seven, six in one family

  2. SEE THE LISTNEW EXPOSURE SITES: Perth pool listed as area of concern

  3. Latest updateCommentsFirst community spread in regional WA among 13 new cases

  4. Covid-19Mystery Covid case rocks tourist hotspot

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Football Premium Jetta set for Perth Football League

Hopes of one of Bunbury’s greatest footballers returning to the South West to play in 2022 have been quashed with the news Lewis Jetta will play in the Perth Football League this year. 

Samantha Rogers and Jackson Barrett

arson hunt Fears fires deliberately lit in South West

Bridgetown police have put out a call for public information after a number of suspicious fires were lit in the South West early Sunday morning.

Sarah Steger

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FIRST LOOK: Plans for $200m Smiths Beach village revealed

It’s one of the biggest commercial projects the South West has seen in a decade - including 61 holiday homes, a 65-room hotel, 36 camping spots and a retail centre on pristine beachside land.

Taylar Amonini

Check-in timePremiumPublic to have its say on $118m Gnarabup resort proposal

The private development would see a $118 million five-star hotel erected at the townsite, containing 121 rooms, as well as a pool, spa, gym, function centre, restaurant and bar. 

Jakeb Waddell

SW Masks upPremiumSW embraces ‘new normal’ following snap mask mandate

The South West is coming to terms with the new normal following a snap mask mandate as COVID exposure sites were identified in the region.

Amy Johnston

Scenic Blast Stakes Warwick and Lane in frame

Myalup rider Lucy Warwick will guide Luke Fernie’s six-year-old Outrageous 

Justin Fris

Cluster growsAll you need to know about Bunbury’s COVID cluster

Bunbury has recorded nine new COVID cases stemming from a cluster at a lithium plant in Kemerton, while a popular pub has been added to a growing list of South West exposure sites.

Raring to goPremiumPremiumTopliss confident of country week momentum continuing

Colts skipper Josh Topliss is optimistic several of his teammates will be able to extend their impressive country week form.

Big night PremiumPremiumSWAS awards night

Members of the local business community are preparing to crown this year’s sports stars.

United CommunityQunninup community united in opposition to mining

About 50 members from the Qunninup area turned out at a Quinninup Community Association meeting to voice opposition to potential mining exploration.

Ben Loughran

‘Genuine fear’CommentsPremium‘Disgrace’: Union slams handling of COVID-19 plant outbreak

AMWU WA state secretary Steve McCartney has lashed the handling of a COVID-19 outbreak at a South West lithium hydroxide plant, saying hundreds of potentially infected workers were ‘completely in the dark’.

Josh Zimmerman

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How WA’s most vulnerable children are being badly let down

Leaked documents have exposed how the WA Department of Communities is failing to meet crucial targets including those relating to child safety investigations.

Annabel Hennessy

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Lloyd Rayney caught up in Fringe show ‘joke’ saga

Comedian and actor Peter Rowsthorn has defended his teenage daughter Frankie, after she was castigated online for telling a joke involving former lawyer Lloyd Rayney — while he was in the audience.

Tim Clarke

DIVISIVE TOPICPremiumFour West Aussies reveal what Australia Day means to them

As January 26 approaches, influencer Fallon Gregory acknowledges it is a divisive date and is overwhelmed with mixed feelings

Rhianna Mitchell

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‘Genuine fear’CommentsPremium‘Disgrace’: Union slams handling of COVID-19 plant outbreak

AMWU WA state secretary Steve McCartney has lashed the handling of a COVID-19 outbreak at a South West lithium hydroxide plant, saying hundreds of potentially infected workers were ‘completely in the dark’.

Josh Zimmerman

National honoursPremiumWarmun artist appointed Officer of the Order of Australia

Warmun’s Lena Nyadbi has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for her distinguished service to the visual arts.

Stephanie Sinclair

car crash warningPremiumSouth West road fatality sparks police safety warning

Serious crashes spark police plea for drivers to take more care

Taylar Amonini

Behind the wheelVideoPremiumPremiumWA boy charged over ugly ‘burnout hit and run’ in Caraban

A 15-year-old has been charged by police after allegedly ploughing into a man in his 60s when doing burnouts on a rural property north of Perth, with the victim recording the moment he was struck.

AthleticsPremiumPremiumElla Batten qualifies to represent WA in heptathlon

Just one sport was never going to be enough for Geraldton’s Ella Batten, so she’s chosen all of them — the 15-year-old has taken a State silver in heptathlon and is in line to represent WA.

Crime crisisPremiumPremiumWorkers shun Hedland over youth crime ‘s...hole’ reputation

Concerned business owners in Hedland came together on Thursday evening to discuss the town’s increase in youth crime with police officers and the Town of Port Hedland.

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RATs dealCommentsGovernment finally signs deal for local rapid antigen tests

A deal has been signed to purchase rapid antigen tests from a Perth-based supplier after it emerged tens of millions of kits were being sent to the Eastern States.

Peter Law

Australia DayVideoWhat you need to know ahead of Perth’s Skyworks spectacular

Australia Day Skyworks will proceed as scheduled after WA recorded 24 new COVID-19 cases overnight. Here’s your guide to Perth’s celebrations in 2022.

Bryce Luff

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Pub, nightclub among new COVID exposure sites

Eight new locations have been added to the list of potential COVID-19 exposure sites, including popular tourist hotspots.  

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CommentsBunbury outbreak grows to 17 amid 24 new infections

WA has recorded 24 new COVID cases overnight, with a Wheatbelt case and a mystery case among the new infections overnight.

HonourTop award in Cleo Smith case

The detective who led the search for Cleo Smith, the probe into a bikie assassination and solved the Claremont serial killer case has been given an award.

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Press conference recap: Premier reveals dozens of new cases

WA has recorded 24 new COVID cases overnight, with the virus now confirmed to have spread to the Wheatbelt. WATCH HIS PRESS CONFERENCE HERE.

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