The City of Rockingham has officially launched its FOGO kerbside collection, joining more than 20 other local governments in WA to roll out the three-bin system.
Ava Berryman
Rachel Fenner
Port Kennedy local Irene Lamb took home the Excellence in the Workplace Award at the 2025 VisAbility Awards for her work as a dance coach for individuals with low or no vision.
Thieves are stripping safety from streets as the theft of millions of dollars worth of copper cabling contributes to lights out in the suburbs.
The Peel region is becoming a prime location to drink some excellent beers after local brewers were recognised at the Perth Royal Beer Awards last week.
A controversial policy that allowed City of Rockingham councillors to use ratepayer funds to pursue defamation cases has been overturned.
Rockingham tour guide Monique Boucher won the FACET Golden Guide Award at the recent Perth Airport WA Tourism Conference dinner in Fremantle.
An Indian restaurant has been slapped with a fine over a filthy kitchen and dodgy hygiene practices.
After giving the initial sign-off to the $7 million Kennedy Bay jetty, the City of Rockingham is now recommending a halt to proceedings.
Rockingham Theatre Company has started a youth theatre group for kids aged 7-17 to express themselves through performance.
Approval has been granted for work to start on Wellard’s tallest building, an eight-storey tower rising from a carpark lot alongside a train station and tavern.
The City of Rockingham backed the development of 33 townhouses in the centre of the city at last week’s meeting, but councillors got down in the weeds over street trees.
The City of Rockingham estimates that more than 12,500 tonnes of organic waste will be diverted from landfill each year with the roll-out of FOGO.
Builder BGC is taking legal action to overturn orders by the WA Building Commissioner that they remediate homes damaged by multiple pipe bursts.
John Flint
The Energy Minister has left the door open for a new gas-fired power station in WA to back up renewables, as the government moves to shut down Synergy’s coal-fired power stations by 2030.
Joe Spagnolo
Almost 200 incidents of WA students caught with prohibited weapons have been reported in the past four years.
Bethany Hiatt
Labor MP Kate Doust is speaking out to warn others after she was targeted by ‘parasite’ scam artists following a crash that left her with broken ribs.
Jessica Page
The pedestrian hit and killed by a Transperth bus outside RAC Arena 10 days ago has been identified as a caring friend who ‘was a light in every room’ as well as a loyal employee.
Caitlin Vinci
The Premier says he is more convinced than ever, that the much touted $368 billion AUKUS defence agreement will go ahead after high-level talks in the UK this week.
The gates flooded with pops of colour as fans rocked up in epic costumes including Xena Warrior Princess, an NCR Ranger from Fallout, and characters from manga series Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch.
New figures have showed just how much cash is earned in Perth’s wealthy western suburbs as Western Australia’s powerhouse economy pays dividends.
Residents have been warned to stay on the lookout after a popular trail in Perth’s south-east was turned into a potentially deadly trap for riders and bushwalkers.
WA’s free influenza vaccination program has been extended to the end of July as case numbers rise ahead of peak season.
Isabella Davis
Hedland Senior High School was alive with creativity as students took to the stage — and the gallery walls — for the school’s much-anticipated biannual arts showcase.
Madelin Hayes
The Country Women’s Association of WA held their annual State Conference in Albany this week, with more than 200 members attending from a range of branches.
Jacki Elezovich
Bunbury mountain bike rider Connor Wright has the world - or the mountain tops - at his feet as he prepares to mount an Olympic challenge.
Richmond premiership player Josh Caddy kicked three goals on his return to footy, running out for Royals in the Great Southern Football League on Saturday.
Hireable e-scooters will continue be available in Busselton after a proposal for their removal failed to gain momentum.
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
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
Despite the continued fighting — with hundreds reported dead — global stock markets have sustained positive momentum.
Chloe Taylor
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
Six members of a Perth run club will be turning pain into purpose as they run 400 kilometres to Bluff Knoll in a bid to raise money for multiple sclerosis research.
Claire Sadler
West Aussies are being urged to check their Lotto numbers after a ticket purchased in Perth’s north scooped up more than $1 million.
Fraser Williams
School holidays can feel like groundhog day when there are long days to fill and whining children to entertain, so here are 10 fabulously fun days out that won’t break the bank.
Tenants of a house on Middleton Road said they are both uninjured but shaken after a car rammed through the front of their house late on Sunday night, the shocking end to a car theft incident.
Emergency Services Minister Paul Papalia has slammed time-wasting triple-0 callers as ‘just stupid’ after it was revealed thousands of people were calling the emergency hotline with idiotic requests.
Veteran bikie Troy Mercanti is putting three decades of underworld muscle to work as a professional boxer in Thailand.
Ben Harvey
