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  1. Collie Big BatteryPremiumBig battery plans for WA’s historic energy centre

  2. Bulldogs@DonsPremiumBulldogs keen to deliver

  3. Serious allegationsPremiumMan charged for assaulting partner in iso in front of kids

  4. Federal electionLiberal election pledge for South West network connectivity

  5. Bush LegendsCommentsPremiumThe perfectly ugly Balingup scarecrow everyone remembers

SWFL 2022PremiumSouth Bunbury and AMR face off in Saturday night blockbuster

Hands Oval is set to be the stage for a Saturday night blockbuster when premiership fancies South Bunbury host reigning premiers Augusta-Margaret River.

Carly Laden

Vehicle fireCar set alight in quiet residential Bunbury street

Police are urging witnesses to come forward after a car was set on fire in a residential street in Usher in the early hours of Monday.

Jacinta Cantatore

WANL 2022PremiumJets look to bounce back against Sharks

After suffering the biggest loss of their season so far, the Souwest Jets will be looking to bounce back in a big way when they take on the East Freo Sharks.

Carly Laden

SWNFL 2022PremiumTop-of-the table clash to headline SWNFL round nine

A look at this weekend’s match-ups for round nine of the 2022 South West Netball Football League season.

Carly Laden

Elements up the hillPremiumDownpour could determine result

A low pressure weather system appears likely to park itself over the Collie Recreation Ground during Sunday’s league clash.

Justin Fris

Bowser painSouth West petrol prices set to exceed $2 per litre

South West petrol prices will continue rising, according to the State’s fuel pricing watchdog, the halving of the fuel excise providing little relief for motorists.

Jacinta Cantatore

fan-favouritePremiumPremiumAussie Folk sensation returns to South West in national tour

An Australian folk-favourite is returning to Western Australia’s South West region for his upcoming tour, admitting it’s where he ‘feels most comfortable’.

Collie Big BatteryPremiumPremiumBig battery plans for WA’s historic energy centre

The company behind Tesla’s big battery in South Australia has revealed it is in the initial concept stages of plans to make Collie the location of an even bigger battery.

hockey PremiumPremiumExies ready to build on form

Exies coach Chris Wyatt says his side is ready to turn some promising results against heavyweights of the South West Hockey League into wins as his side prepares for Marist.

FootballPremiumHawks depth on display in reserves

There is no greater sign of the depth of Augusta-Margaret River than the current SWFL reserves ladder, while colts reigning premiers Carey Park make strong start to defending their flag.

Luke McPherson

Elements up the hillPremiumDownpour could determine result

A low pressure weather system appears likely to park itself over the Collie Recreation Ground during Sunday’s league clash.

Justin Fris

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ongoing tensions PremiumCops explore whether ‘rival bikies’ behind home invasion

Simmering tensions between rival bikies is being probed by gang crime squad detectives as a possible motive behind an attempted home invasion near the Perth Hills on Tuesday night.

Phil Hickey

Relaxed rules CommentsPremiumBali boost as COVID restrictions ease for holiday-makers

Vaccinated travellers to Indonesia - including WA’s favourite overseas holiday destination Bali - will no longer be required to present a negative COVID-19 test upon entering the country.

Geoffrey Thomas

‘Concerning’ moveCommentsPremiumActiv bombshell: Hundreds of disabled people to lose jobs

WA’s biggest disability service provider is closing large-scale industrial work sites it has run for 70 years, likely leaving hundreds without employment along with support staff.

Rebecca Le May

Regional News

Bail refusedPremiumBail refused for Australind man convicted of family violence

A 24-year-old Australind man awaiting sentencing for a number of family violence offences, including choking his then-partner on two occasions on the same day, has been refused bail.

Carly Laden

Serious allegationsPremiumMan charged for assaulting partner in iso in front of kids

An Australind man who was isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19 has been accused of assaulting and strangling his partner in front of young children.

Carly Laden

Collie Big BatteryPremiumBig battery plans for WA’s historic energy centre

The company behind Tesla’s big battery in South Australia has revealed it is in the initial concept stages of plans to make Collie the location of an even bigger battery.

Jacinta Cantatore

RugbyPremiumPremiumRugby WA seek to grow the game in the Mid West

It’s been a big week for rugby in Geraldton, with Rugby WA and the Classic Wallabies putting on skills sessions at primary schools and high schools around town as they promote the game in the Mid West.

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The West Australian exclusive
St John WA crisisCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPremiumFix ambulance mess now, demands grieving WA family

The daughter of a Geraldton woman who died while waiting for an ambulance has declared ‘action needs to be taken immediately’ as pressure grows on St John WA chief executive Michelle Fyfe.

NDIS funding changesPremiumPremiumActiv Kalgoorlie is closing its doors

Activ’s Kalgoorlie Employment Services will close down as a results of NDIS funding changes, with the move aiming to provide more personalised support and training for people with disability.

WA News

PoliticsPremiumBig move to prevent Juukan Gorge repeat

A “long overdue” proposed law would seek to prevent the kind of destruction seen at Juukan Gorge from ever happening again.

Anton Nilsson

FatalTesla involved in fatal crash

A cyclist has died five days after being involved in a fatal crash with a Tesla.

Hamish Spence

Industrial dispute PremiumPremiumEx-cop ‘no longer eligible’ for union boss job: Commission

The former boss of the WA Police Union Harry Arnott has failed in his bid to win his job back, after WA’s Industrial Relations Commission revealed he was no longer a police officer.

Face to faceCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘In shock’: Perth man’s wild encounter with Swan River shark

A 20-year-old man has recounted his incredible brush with a massive bull shark in Matilda Bay on Thursday morning - but has vowed to jump back in the water as early as Friday.

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The West Australian exclusive
Ten minutes awayCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPremiumSt John WA paramedic not deployed as Georgina Wild was dying

St John WA had a qualified paramedic stationed at Joondalup Health Campus at the time Georgina Wild dialled triple zero complaining of chest pains – but never deployed them to assist the 80-year-old woman.

Family’s hell continuesPremiumHayley Dodd’s killer makes second bid to clear his name

The man twice convicted of killing Hayley Dodd has returned to WA’s highest court in a second bid to clear his name, maintaining claims an earring found in the investigation did not belong to the missing teen.

Shannon Hampton