Perth Hills

Bike v treeFiery crash puts Easter road toll at three

Police are seeking witnesses to a crash in the Perth Hills in which a 31-year-old motorcyclist died.

Sarah Steger

Workplace complaintMcGowan says MP accused of bullying is a ‘decent man’

The WA Premier was on the defensive after it was revealed a Labor MP had been accused of bullying a female former staffer.

Peter Law

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Hills MP denies bullying allegations by former staff

The Department of Premier and Cabinet has held talks with Kalamunda Labor MP Matthew Hughes about bullying allegations following a formal complaint by a female former staffer.

Sarah Brookes

Bushfire warning‘Unpredictable’ bushfire burning in Perth hills

Mundaring residents have been warned about an out-of-control and unpredictable bushfire that could threaten lives and homes.

Brianna Dugan

‘No witch hunt’Call for independent review into Wooroloo fire

The peak body for the State’s volunteer firefighting brigades has urged the Government to commit to an independent review of the horrific Wooroloo bushfire.

Charlotte Elton

Picture galleryTilden Park residents return to scenes of devastation

Tilden Park residents have been allowed to return to their bushfire-ravaged community after a week from hell — but the scenes that greeted them have been nothing short of devastating. SEE THE PICTURES

Michael Wilson

Battleground updateTilden Park residents to return to razed homes

People from the fire-devastated region will be allowed back to their homes to see what remains of their properties, WA’s top firefighter has confirmed.

Shannon Hampton

Community angerBullsbrook fury over firebug’s ‘sheer stupidity’

As smoke lingers in the hills around East Bullsbrook after a suspiciously lit fire broke out yesterday, a bitter taste remains for residents ‘baffled’ by the ‘sheer stupidity’ of the arsonist.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Animals injuredWooroloo bushfire a ‘war zone’ for wildlife

Heartbreaking images of animals injured in the Wooroloo bushfire have continued to emerge.

Shannon Hampton

Vehicle spottedSecond blaze ‘suspicious’ as fireys stretched to limit

A second fire in Bullsbrook yesterday that further stretched Perth’s already busy firefighters has been slammed as ‘deplorable’.

Phill Hickey and Shannon Hampton

Help is at handWA digs deep to help in bushfire crisis

Donations have come flooding in for the communities devastated by one of WA’s worst-ever bushfire disasters.

Kate Purnell

Bushfire catastropheRetreat owner vows to rebuild dream after horror blaze

A new health and wellness retreat demolished by this week’s fires in Gidgegannup has left its creator Damian Donoghue facing a costly and painstaking rebuild.

Steve Butler

Hills disasterHomes lost in Wooroloo bushfires rises to 81

The State Government has announced emergency funding to those who have lost their homes.

Kate Ryan

RECAPDFES ‘pretty confident’ no more homes will be lost

DFES Deputy Commissioner Craig Waters is optimistic that the number of homes destroyed – 81 — would be the final figure as ‘long as nothing else comes under threat’. RECAP TODAY’S UPDATES.

‘It’s heartbreaking’First pics from hellfire ground zero as locals return

Tilden Park residents have returned to find their homes in ruins from the monster bushfire that tore through Perth’s east. Daryna Zadvirna spoke to the locals as they surveyed the devastating damage.

Daryna Zadvirna

Fire fightMore homes feared lost as fireys bed in for tough night

Emergency crews have told those living in Bullsbrook’s Shady Hills to evacuate as they prepare for another night working to contain a blaze they expect will destroy more homes in Perth’s north-east.

Kate Ryan

Devastating bushfire‘We can’t do much more’: Blaze closes in on Bullsbrook

Resident in Bullsbrook’s Shady Hills Estate are scrambling to evacuate as the monster bushfire that started in Wooroloo rages towards them.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Rumours quashed‘No evidence’ huge bushfire started by criminals

The WA Police arson squad says there is no evidence that suggests a ‘criminal act’ sparked the mammoth bushfire threatening lives and homes in Perth’s east.

Phil Hickey

Bushfire adviceThousands of Perth homes on alert over fire threat

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has issued a bushfire advice – the lowest warning level – to cover a raft of Perth suburbs as the fire threat spreads.

Shannon Hampton

$1000 eachFeds set up disaster payments for bushfire affected

The Federal Government announced the measures today as fire fighters in WA continue to battle blazes in the face of worsening conditions, declaring “the Australian people are here to support you”.

Sarah Ison

DevastationWooroloo blaze ‘comparable’ to Parkerville fires

The devastation left in the wake of a bushfire burning out of control in the Perth hills is expected to be ‘comparable’ to the Parkerville bushfires in 2014, a senior firefighter says.

Shannon Hampton

Devastating blazeAsh falls from sky in Perth CBD as bushfire rages

Ash is raining down on Perth more than 30kms west of where a raging inferno has claimed as many as 30 homes.

Ben McClellan

More details revealedWheelie bin murder victim met alleged killer in jail

Convicted drug dealer Dinh Lam Nguyen, whose body was found in a wheelie bin in Glen Brook Dam on Monday, met his alleged killer Todd Nathan Kiernan in jail while serving three years for meth dealing.

Brianna Dugan, Phil Hickey & Sarah Steger

Accused speaksWheelie bin victim ‘killed five days before body found’

Police believe the convicted drug dealer found dead in a wheelie bin in the Perth hills may have been killed five days before his body was discovered, it’s been revealed in court.

Phil Hickey & Sarah Steger