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  1. Public pleaCommentsHunt for carjack victim after bungled robbery

  2. Animal neglectedAllegedly starving dog rescued by RSPCA

  3. Volunteer ServiceBaldivis couple awarded for 75 years of volunteer work.

  4. Old letterLetter from 1972 found in Kwinana library book

  5. 50th AnniversaryNorth Parmelia Primary celebrate 50th anniversary

HeartbreakingCream left without his mate after alpaca mauled by dog

Death of alpaca, Cookies, leaves his soulmate Cream alone.

Indigo Lemay-Conway

Prison stayJail time for a good cause

The Department of Justice director general will spend a night behind bars at Casuarina Prison.

Jake Dietsch

Hospital muralGrandma’s epic swim funds hospital murals

Four new murals have been unveiled at the Rockingham paediatric ward last week.

Indigo Lemay-Conway

Concussion CupConcussion Cup is a footy first to raise awareness

The Perth Football League’s round 9 Baldivis home game at 2.40pm, June 12, will raise awareness for concussions.

Jake Dietsch

New schoolBaldivis school officially opened

The $17 million Pine View Primary School has officially opened in the area.

Holly Thompson

Buddy BenchBuddy Bench proves to help primary students

Hillman Primary School has run the Buddy Bench project since 2015 and has seen students make use of it for various reasons.

Holly Thompson

Mental HealthWoman calls for better mental health support

A Rockingham woman has called for better mental health services after being left in limbo for months

Youth ParliamentYouth parliament participants represent region

Vanessa Bourne will represent the seat of Baldivis, while Haeden Miles will represent Kwinana next month.

Scary incidentTeen girl’s lucky escape after being hit by car

A teenage girl was lucky to escape with only minor injuries when she was hit by a car on a busy highway south of Perth this morning.

Virus crisis avertedVideoKwinana ship crew member tests negative after scare

The crew member aboard the Allegra ship — who tested positive to COVID-19 yesterday — has now tested negative to the virus.

Charlotte Elton

Social media attacksToxic social media dividing council

Rockingham council members have spoken out about their issues with social media posts attacking their intelligence, age and more.

Holly Thompson

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Eric Edgar Cooke audio filesVideoPremium‘I stepped back, aimed the rifle and shot him, sir’

In part three, Cooke reveals how he shot Swanbourne rower Brian Weir. He survived, but Brian’s brother says he was never the same — ‘it was murder’.

Tim Clarke

Lights, no actionPremiumStar-struck WA still waiting for its big screen break

INSIDER: Hollywood is spending millions to film in Australia and avoid the pandemic, so why hasn’t WA seen any of the cash?

Ben O'Shea

Not done yetCommentsPremiumFlag shapers & move makers: Hurn looms as large as ever

After All-Australian campaigns in 2018 and 2019, Shannon Hurn understandably regressed back toward the mean last year. But rather than being a sign of things to come, Hurn’s bounce back has been eye-catching.

Chris Robinson

Regional News

Sea rescueCommentsPremium‘Biggest mistake I made’: Kayaker’s capsize close call

A kayaker who came close to freezing to death after he capsized off the Safety Bay coastline yesterday has thanked the brave rescuers who saved him from a watery grave.

Holly Thompson

Stepping downCommentsPremiumYawuru boss resigns as ‘transformation’ begins

In a statement released late Friday, Nyamba Buru Yawuru announced chief executive Susan Bergersen had stepped down from her tole on June 4.

Tom Zaunmayr

‘Needed continuity’Young boy who took life had 30 caseworkers

A coronial inquest into the suicide of a young boy has been told he had 30 caseworkers assigned to him in just over a decade and ‘needed a sense of continuity.’

Grace Hendry

Guilty pleaPremiumPremiumWoman pleads guilty to attack on Albany grandmother

The grandmother said she was chased along the street with blood streaming down her face before she took refuge in a neighbour’s home

family angerPremiumPremiumTaxi driver accused of machete attack pleads not guilty

A former taxi driver faced fury from his alleged victim’s family outside court yesterday after pleading not guilty to slicing a passenger’s throat and leaving him on a Beresford Street.

‘Vile’ behaviourPremiumPremiumJail for 45 breaches of FVRO in ‘vile’ case

“The content highlights the foul type of language towards someone who has come for protection of the court,” Magistrate Dianne Scadden said.

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Scouring scenePremiumPolice investigate after body found on Yanchep road

Police remain in Yanchep this morning as they try to piece together how a body came to be found on a major road. A number of locals have arrived on the scene as word spreads of the tragic discovery.

Phil Hickey

Turf war?PremiumFirebomb attack on new Perth bikie clubhouse

A suspected firebomb attack has been launched on the Wellard headquarters of a motorcycle club with links to a notorious New Zealand gang — believed to be trying to establish a chapter in Perth.

Joey Catanzaro and Michael Traill

Shock discoveryPremiumPremiumBody found on road in Yanchep

Homicide detectives and forensic officers are investigating after a man’s body was found on the side of the road in Yanchep.

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CommentsPremiumWanted: 33,000 workers for WA mines

The WA mining sector will be short of 33,000 workers by the second half of 2023 without reforms to encourage interstate and international migration.

Hunt for $100MPremiumPremiumPolice take betting whiz kid’s tech in latest raid

Police have seized mobile phones and computers belonging to betting whiz kid Chris Brown in raids for bankruptcy trustees hunting more than $100 million of purported winnings.

Seven figuresCommentsPremiumPerth’s new surprise millionaire suburbs

The housing boom has propelled nearly a dozen new suburbs into the million-dollar club, with Booragoon among the surprise entries to tick over the milestone median price.

Kim Macdonald