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  1. Long and happy marriagePremiumLocal couple’s 70 year anniversary

  2. Local musicPremiumKwinana kids creating lullaby of legacy

  3. FOGO a goPremiumFOGO officially a go in City of Rockingham

  4. Rockingham ratesModest rate rise leaves Rockingham with budget shortfall

  5. Art competitionPremiumRockingham Art Prize winners

A proposed sand extraction operation on an Orton Road site has been refused.

Council decisionsPremiumSand pit plans knocked back

The Metro Outer Development Assessment Panel has finally made a decision on a proposed sand extraction site in Casuarina after deferring the matter three times previously.

Ava Berryman

Comedy stars Nikki Justice and Andrew Hamilton are performing in Rockingham for the first time

Comedy showPremiumLife’s a circus, then you do comedy

Comedy queen Nikki Justice is returning to Rockingham this weekend to perform with partner Andrew Hamilton in their origin story show nicknamed The Bonnie and Clyde Tour.

Ava Berryman

Laura Firth with daughter Max and husband Steve.

Running for a reasonPremiumMarathon effort to help kids

Rockingham mum Laura Firth is taking part in another year of Bravehearts’ 777 Marathon, starting in Perth on June 30.

Ava Berryman

On My Feet founder Keegan Crage celebrates 10 years of the charity

Homeless and HopefulPremiumOn My Feet charity’s 10-year anniversary

On My Feet charity founder Keegan Crage is celebrating the organisation’s 10th anniversary with a new book telling the inspirational stories of Australians’ experiences with homelessness.

Ava Berryman

Disabilities Services Minister Hannah Beazley, Irene Lamb and VisAbility CEO Anna Presser.

2025 VisAbility AwardsPremiumPort Kennedy woman recognised at 2025 VisAbility Awards

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.

Ava Berryman

Streetlights in Dawesville have been dark for months.

Dark timesCommentsMajor WA roads left in the dark as copper cabling stolen

Thieves are stripping safety from streets as the theft of millions of dollars worth of copper cabling contributes to lights out in the suburbs. 

Rachel Fenner

The team from King Road Brewing.

Drink up! CommentsCommentsPeel region showcasing the best of beers at awards

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. 

City of Rockingham building

Local GovernmentCommentsComments‘Gross use of public funds’: WA council curbs legal policy

A controversial policy that allowed City of Rockingham councillors to use ratepayer funds to pursue defamation cases has been overturned. 

Monique Boucher (left) receiving her award.

Best on tourCommentsCommentsHidden deTours host gets moment in spotlight

Rockingham tour guide Monique Boucher won the FACET Golden Guide Award at the recent Perth Airport WA Tourism Conference dinner in Fremantle. 

Swadesh attracts frequent good reviews from locals who praise the “delicious flavours”.

CourtFilthy Indian restaurant south of Perth hit with $40k fine

An Indian restaurant has been slapped with a fine over a filthy kitchen and dodgy hygiene practices. 

Rachel Fenner

The jetty proposed for Kennedy Bay.

Local governmentCommentsReason council wants $7 million jetty build to be halted

After giving the initial sign-off to the $7 million Kennedy Bay jetty, the City of Rockingham is now recommending a halt to proceedings. 

Rachel Fenner

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Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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Three people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Caitlin Vinci

Education Minister Sabine Winton.

state politicsCommentsPremiumMinister reassures WA parents after horrific sex abuse case

Education Minister Sabine Winton has ordered the State’s Education and Care Regulatory Unit to conduct a snap review of WA’s childcare system.

Jessica Page

Aerial urban suburban cityscape landscape view in Perth Western Australia Rafael Ben-Ari

Housing marketCommentsPremiumPerth in property marathon as median price jumps to new peak

Perth’s median dwelling price has jumped $65,000 over the past year, with anticipated interest rate cuts set to further buoy the market.

Kim Macdonald

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WA Police continue to have welfare concerns for 26-year-old woman Carolina Wilga, who hasn't been heard from since Sunday, 29 June 2025.

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Missing backpacker’s van found abandoned in remote WA

Police have found the van belonging to a missing German backpacker who vanished in the Wheatbelt — but the young woman was not with the vehicle.

Caleb Runciman

Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

Fremantle are playing many tall forwards.

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CommentsPremiumDockers must change forward structure and break Serong tag

If the Dockers wish to play two rucks, they cannot have Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss, Pat Voss and the Luke Jackson-Sean Darcy combo as forwards, writes Xavier Ellis.

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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CommentsPremiumThree people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Business owner Andrew Donnelly and business associate Shane Carlson leave Joondalup Court on Friday after facing charges.

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PremiumLegal strife piles up for embattled ex-Eagle

Former West Coast Eagle Andrew Donnelly has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he failed to comply with requirements under WA’s workers’ compensation laws.

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Recently retired Australian Medical Association president Dr Michael Page and incoming president Dr Kyle Hoath speaking to the media outside Parliament after last month’s Budget.

health mattersPremiumAmbulance ramping reflects ‘healthcare system in distress’

A failure to invest in staffing was partly to blame for Bunbury Hospital’s terrible new ambulance ramping figures, according to one of the State’s top medicos.

Warren Hately

Police on the scene.

CrimePremiumMajor crash officers investigate after woman dies in Albany

Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of an injured woman on Hardie Road in Spencer Park last night.

Jessica Evensen

A 73-year-old man has died in a crash in the South West.

Road TollPremiumTwo deaths in South West roads in under a week

Two deaths on South West roads in under a week have contributed to WA’s horrific road toll of 113 death - the highest recorded in a decade.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Page

Sylvia Jacobs with great grandson Regan Clinch, 3, at the NAIDOC Big Breakfast at GRAMS.

NAIDOC WeekPremiumPremiumCommunity unites to celebrate NAIDOC’s golden 50th

Geraldton has come out to celebrate a golden anniversary this week, as NAIDOC marks its 50th year with a week full of community events and activities honouring heritage and the next generation.

Marco Daquino and Damiano Suadoni opened the South West Bottega on Friday evening.

Italian bottegaPremiumPremiumNew store brings Italian menu and vintage finds into Vasse

The South West Bottega opened their doors on Friday evening, with new owners Marco Daquino and Damiano Suadoni hoping to bring the best of Italian cuisine in the new space.

Homelessness advocates Jane Anderson and Ingrid Hilario.

HomelessnessPremiumPremiumNo solution for homelessness despite Budget boom

Even with WA boasting a $2.5 billion surplus in this year’s State Budget, advocates say homelessness has only gotten worse with the matter firing up a debate in Parliament last week.

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The company often sells its Labubu dolls in a blind box to buyers who don’t know what character is inside until they open it.

CNBC newsCommentsLabubu-maker unfazed by ‘blind box’ crackdown

Beijing may have warned against “blind box” toys, but analysts are betting that Pop Mart International — the company behind Labubu dolls — will remain one of China’s hottest consumer brands this year.

Anniek Bao and Lim Hui Jie

Trump has made his priorities on energy production clear. The US will rely on oil, gas, coal and nuclear to meet its growing energy needs, the president said last weekend, bashing wind and solar power.

CNBC newsCommentsTrump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends long-standing federal support for solar and wind power, while creating a friendly environment for oil, gas and coal production.

Spencer Kimball

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

CNBC newsCommentsUK in dire straits after minister’s tears rattle markets

All eyes are now on the UK’s ruling Labour Party for any sign of further political fractures that could rattle Britain’s economic stability.

Holly Ellyatt

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

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Carolina Wilga has not been seen since June 29.

PoliceDesperate search for German backpacker in Wheatbelt ramps up

Police have this morning stepped up their search for Carolina Wilga — who has been missing for almost a fortnight — after finding her van abandoned in the Wheatbelt.

Jessica Evensen

Junbo Shim: tributes flow for ‘loving’ 22-year-old with a ‘cheeky smile’ killed in Forrestfield crash.

WA newsPremiumYoung FIFO worker identified as Forrestfield crash victim

The young man who died after being hit by a reckless driver fleeing police in Forrestfield has been identified as a FIFO worker with a ‘cheeky smile.’

Caitlin Vinci

Keaton-Paul Wallace leaves Fremantle Magistrates Court.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumFormer businessman charged with stalking, breaching DV order

A former Perth businessman been arrested for allegedly pursuing another to intimidate and breaching a domestic violence restraining order.

Atlantic Vanadium has been slugging it out against Shire of Mt Magnet since 2023.

MiningCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Ridiculous’: Shire fires back at AMEC after rates win

A regional WA council celebrating a Supreme Court Judge’s decision to back in a contentious rates charge has slammed the national exploration lobby’s accusation they are treating miners as ‘cash cows’.

The new method, called a CAC-DAD test, also takes into account the density and dispersion of the plaque, which was not accounted for in the previously.

WA NewsAI algorithm to help improve heart attack risk prediction

Western Australian researchers have developed an AI algorithm to better predict the risk of heart disease in a more personalised way.

Premier Roger Cook said he would wait for the review’s advice on whether to implement stricter rules on childcare centre CCTV.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumPremier hesitant to roll out CCTV in WA child care centres

Roger Cook is hesitant to mandate the rollout of CCTV in WA childcare centres until it is recommended as part of a snap review in the wake of charges against a Victorian childcare worker.

Oliver Lane