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  1. DRENCHED IN PINK PremiumDessert empire Pretzel to open first South West store

  2. FarmingPremiumShire call for support to upgrade controversial saleyard

  3. New place to trainPremiumSouth West gym opening doors to new facility

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    Amber Lilley    CommentsPremium
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    Regions must capitalise on Budget opportunities to thrive

  5. BasketballPremiumSlammers women’s coach heaps praise on star import

Donnybrook's Jess Verbrugge.

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Donnybrook product ‘over the moon’ after signing for Bombers

Donnybrook product Jess Verbrugge says she is “over the moon” after achieving her AFLW dream by signing on with Essendon.

Josh Kempton

Busselton’s Kai Libricky has been recognised for his work with a State Surf Life Saving Award.

Young lifesaverPremiumTeenage Busselton surf life saver wins State award

At just 17 years-old, Kai Libricky was “stoked” to win top honours for his efforts saving lives in the South West. 

Daniel Hocking

Impressions of the Gnarabup Tourism Development: Resort and Beach Village.

protest continuesPremium‘Inappropriate’: South West resort appeal stirs clash

Multiple appeals have been lodged against a contentious resort project flagged for the Gnarabup headland, including one from the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. 

Warren Hately

Vintage 2024 was a return to classic conditions.

vintage reportPremium‘Fast and furious’ vintage comes up trumps for winemakers

The wine industry was this week boasting of a return to “classic conditions” with the figures now in from vintage 2025.

Warren Hately

Respiratory Care WA is launching its first-ever children’s respiratory specialist clinic in Australind,

TelethonPremiumTelethon funding sees respiratory specialist clinic open

The South West’s first-ever children’s respiratory specialist clinic opening its doors in Australind this week thanks to Telethon funding.

Craig Duncan

City of Busselton administrative building.

PRICE HIKEPremiumHoliday homeowners targeted in rates rise

Ratepayers in the City of Busselton could be hit with a 7 per cent rates increase, with holiday homeowners earmarked to be slugged an additional 22.81 per cent.

Amber Lilley

About 150 people took the plunge into Geographe Bay during last year’s dip to raise funds for Busselton Hospice Care.

Polar plungePremiumPremiumHundreds to take morning plunge for winter solstice

A chilly Saturday morning plunge will have hundreds flocking to Geographe Bay, as the fundraising event returns for Busselton Hospice Care’s Go Blue for June campaign. 

Busselton’s Kai Libricky has been recognised for his work with a State Surf Life Saving Award.

Young lifesaverPremiumPremiumTeenage Busselton surf life saver wins State award

At just 17 years-old, Kai Libricky was “stoked” to win top honours for his efforts saving lives in the South West. 

Busselton and Manjimup Coles workers leapt into the cold ocean to raise funds for Big Freeze.

Big leapPremiumPremiumBusselton and Manjimup Coles workers take polar plunge

Choppy waves and grey skies didn’t stop a bunch of supermarket employees from jumping into the cold Busselton water for a cause on Wednesday. 

Kate Cox

Complaints committeePremiumCouncil committee for behaviour complaints on the cards

The proposal of forming a behaviour complaints committee will be raised at the City of Busselton council meeting next week with councillor Kate Cox giving notice she will move a motion on the matter.

Amber Lilley and Daniel Hocking

The public could have another say on proposed changes to where dogs can exercise.

Dog beachesPremiumBusselton dog beach exercise area amendments to be discussed

More consultation on changes to how free dogs are able to roam the beaches in the City of Busselton could be held.

Amber Lilley and Daniel Hocking

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Brandon James Weston pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing an unlicensed firearm or ammunition and possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced at Mandurah Magistrates Court.

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Bikie associate with lifetime gun ban hides ammo in undies

Police made the shocking discovery after stopping the Mandurah man while he was riding his Harley-Davidson, with a further search of his home uncovering more illegal items.

Rachel Fenner

Launch day of the first locally made WA train in 30 years at Perth Stadium Station. The C series train will roll out across Perth over the next few years.

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Train drivers slam Labor’s railcars: ‘They got it wrong’

Train drivers have slammed Labor’s locally made C-series railcars, with almost 80 per cent believing the trains should be removed from service until key issues are addressed.

Dylan Caporn

Pictured are residents Lorraine, Barbara, Mike, Wayne and Anne at the apartments.

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Sewage backups and building defects plague ‘luxury’ homes

Several seniors who bought brand new ‘luxury townhouses’ in Applecross say their million-dollar plus homes are plagued with building defects.

John Flint

Peter Fogarty, centre, with his daughter Anna and son Mark at The Lodge Wadjemup resort on Rottnest Island.

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‘Whose stupid idea was it to build a hotel on Rottnest?’

West Aussie wine entrepreneur Peter Fogarty threw son Mark and daughter Anna in the deep end to create Rottnest Island resort The Lodge Wadjemup. Think Succession, but with harmony rather than dysfunction.

Simon Collins

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The crash happened on Great Northern Highway, south of Chittering Roadhouse, about 11.10am on Saturday.

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Driver dies after horror three-vehicle crash in Chittering

A driver has died in a multi-vehicle crash after a road train, tow truck and car collided in Chittering. 

Caleb Runciman

Emergency services have responded to a serious crash believed to have involved a bus near RAC Arena. 

CrimePremiumEmergency services respond to serious crash near RAC Arena

Main Roads WA has warned motorists to avoid the area and seek an alternate route. 

Jessica Evensen

A white Holden ute — with registration 1BFC417 — was seen leaving the station before it was captured on CCTV speeding through the Rockingham hospital carpark.

CRIMEVideoPremiumPremiumCCTV shows car before injured bikie dumped at hospital

Gang crime detectives have released CCTV of a vehicle swap between bikies moments before a senior Comanchero was shot, burnt and left for dead — as police continue to hunt for the perpetrators.

Thi Thuy Hong Dinh (left) and Van Vuong Dong (right).

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CommentsPremium‘Mouldy dough, bugs in piping bags’ found at Perth bakery

A popular northern suburbs bakery once crowned for serving the best meat pie in WA has been fined $100,000 over serious food safety breaches.

The Shine Aviation plane being investigated is in the foreground.

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CommentsPremiumLocal FIFO airline caught up in safety probe

Workers at Mid West copper and gold mines are being flown on a plane that is currently the subject of a probe by the national transport safety investigator.

Regional News

City of Busselton administrative building.

Coastal protectionPremiumBusselton council approved advertising of erosion protection

A new coastal erosion protection strategy project could soon be implemented by the City of Busselton, but the public have the chance to have their say first. 

Amber Lilley and Daniel Hocking

Rocco Tomlinson, 10, Lucas Bunter, 9, Joshua Bunter, 8, Oliver Bunter, Charlotte Fairclough, Ella Cook, all 11, Jaxon Cook, 9, Arlo Fairclough, 8, and Sienna Ackland, 11.

kids for kidsPremiumSFX students raise funds for WA kids through Telethon

Year 6 students from St Francis Xavier Primary School in Geraldton are taking part in the 2025 Premier’s Telethon Challenge by Channel 7, raising funds for sick and vulnerable children.

Josephine Hingst

Flowers at the site of the crash that claimed the life of Abby Shiozaki on the Brand Highway in Wandina.

Road fatalities PremiumMid West road toll climbs with tragic young deaths

The number of lives lost on West Australian roads has surged to a decade high, with 92 deaths recorded already in 2025 - and the Mid West region is among the hardest hit.

Josephine Hingst

Butterabby Headstone

Museum of GeraldtonPremiumPremiumArt exhibition to open featuring prominent Yamaji artists

A powerful new exhibition is coming to the Museum of Geraldton at the end of June, featuring work from two prominent Yamaji artists centring around the concept of silence listening.

Respiratory Care WA is launching its first-ever children’s respiratory specialist clinic in Australind,

TelethonPremiumPremiumTelethon funding sees respiratory specialist clinic open

The South West’s first-ever children’s respiratory specialist clinic opening its doors in Australind this week thanks to Telethon funding.

The Blackwood River is a major waterway in the South West.

Water securityPremiumPremiumSouth West water supply sees shifts as climate crisis bites

Water Corporation has unveiled infrastructure changes to a major South West water supply as the climate crisis sees reduced rainfall in the region. 

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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

Top oil CEOs have sounded the alarm as Israel-Iran strikes escalate.

Middle EastCommentsTop oil execs sound alarm over Israel-Iran escalation

The CEOs of TotalEnergies, Shell, and EnQuest have warned that further attacks on critical energy infrastructure could have serious consequences for global supply and prices.

Sam Meredith

Global investors may be underpricing the impact of a conflict between Israel and Iran, market watchers warned on Monday.

CNBC newsCommentsInvestors shrug off Israel-Iran conflict at their peril

Despite the continued fighting — with hundreds reported dead — global stock markets have sustained positive momentum.

Chloe Taylor

The Insta360 One R displayed in a container of water at the Insta360 booth during CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8, 2020.

CNBC newsCommentsTrade war not stopping China’s push deeper into the US

Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the US as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.

Evelyn Cheng

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The fatal incident occurred just after 6.15pm on June 20, as the man was crossing Wellington St near the intersection with Milligan St, directly outside Perth Arena. Image: 9News

NewsPremiumMan dies after being hit by bus

A man has been fatally struck by a bus in front of dozens of horrified witnesses, just metres from a packed sporting event.

Andrew Hedgman

FB8YB7 Museum of the Terracotta Warriors, Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China

Exclusive exhibitionHundreds of Chinese relics and statues hit WA in world first

The largest display of Chinese Terracotta Warriors is being staged in Perth alongside a virtual tour of an emperor’s unopened tomb in an exclusive exhibition where never-seen-before artefacts will be on show.

Caitlin Vinci

Perth has experienced some wet weather. Picture is a dog at the Head of the River event in Champion Lakes Justin Benson-Cooper

WeatherCommentsCommentsRaining cats and dogs: Perth cops wild weekend weather

It may be raining cats and dogs this weekend, but an end to the ruff weather isn’t far off — with clear skies on the horizon from Monday.

PLC rowers celebrate their win.

SportCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerfect 10! PLC’s remarkable Head of the River feat

Presbyterian Ladies College has etched itself into history after winning the Head of the River title for an incredible tenth consecutive year.

The crash happened on Great Northern Highway, south of Chittering Roadhouse, about 11.10am on Saturday.

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Disaster and emergency
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Driver dies after horror three-vehicle crash in Chittering

A driver has died in a multi-vehicle crash after a road train, tow truck and car collided in Chittering. 

Gary and Narelle McGill with signs supporting Israel they affixed to the front gates of their Calingiri farm in the wheatbelt.

WA NewsPremium‘Never in a million years’: rise of anti-Semitism in regions

The scourge of anti-Semitism has spread as far as the remote corners of WA’s wheatbelt, with signs erected by a farmer in support of Israel defaced with obscenities and then stolen

Bethany Hiatt