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Beach upgradesShoalwater beach upgrades start

Transformation of Shoalwater beach gets underway.

Jake Dietsch

Blood donationLifeblood in plasma plea

The Rockingham Lifeblood has a ‘plasma day’ on Saturday.

Jake Dietsch

Food charityLocal nan feeds thousands

Feed it Forward founder rewarded for hunger-busting efforts.

Indigo Lemay-Conway

Heritage innRockingham inn becomes a heritage building

Rockingham’s Chesterfield Inn has been recognised for its role in the region’s pioneering history, listed as a heritage building last week

Holly Thompson

Roundabout in circlesLocals beg city to give way

Waikiki roadworks have become a neighbourhood “nightmare”, with increased traffic issues and a give-way line on a roundabout put directly in front of one resident’s driveway.

Holly Thompson

Jailhouse bashingPremiumAccused bikie basher fronts court over ‘violent attack’

George Joel Thomsen, a 40-year-old inmate at Casuarina Prison, has fronted court over an alleged jailhouse bashing that knocked out Rebels bikie member Jason Kemp.

Jake Dietsch & Daryna Zadvirna

ArtLocal artists shine in Connection exhibit

The winners of this year’s Art Awards have been revealed.

Little penguinsPenguin petition garners community support

About 5,000 people have now signed the petition, which is aimed at getting more help for the little penguins on Penguin Island.

Coastal Bravery AwardsSecret Harbour duo win bravery award

Two young lifesavers have been recognised for coming to the aid of a group struggling to say afloat at Secret Harbour Beach.

Man arrestedLaser hits police helicopter over Rockingham

A man who allegedly pointed a laser at a police helicopter south of Perth last night has been arrested.

RAPApproval means Reconciliation plan is a reality

The last hurdle has been cleared for the City of Rockingham’s Reconciliation Action Plan after Reconciliation Australia formally endorsed it.

Jake Dietsch

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PART ONEVideoPremiumEric Edgar Cooke: WA’s worst killer, in his own words

The West has been given permission by WA’s Supreme Court to broadcast — for a limited time — the most extensive excerpts of the recording of Eric Edgar Cooke’s trial ever heard in public. LISTEN NOW.

Tim Clarke

Eric Edgar Cooke audio filesVideoPremiumCooke recalls details only a guilty man could know

In part two, WA’s worst killer confesses to shooting lovers Rowena Reeves and Nicholas August in 1963. Rowena revealed she bore the scar of the bullet wound until her death.

Tim Clarke and Joseph Catanzaro

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

Regional News

Drug drivingPremium‘Selfish act’ that killed a local hero

An unlicensed driver who killed a Mt Barker legend shortly after snorting methamphetamine at a petrol station has faced the fury of a judge.

Shannon Hampton

Line drawnPremiumWomen jailed for ‘family feud’ attack

Feuding families have been put on notice by an Albany magistrate after two women were sent to prison for a drunken group assault sparked by family tensions.

Kellie Balaam

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Albany defends $10k ‘COVID’ payment for councillors

Local councillors at a major regional centre are under fire for handing themselves a combined $10,000 payment after sacrificing part of their allowances last year.

Michael Traill

Not guiltyPremiumPremiumEx-student not guilty of East Kimberley College fire

A former East Kimberley College student has described his relief after being cleared of criminal involvement in a fire that burnt down a Kununurra school building two years ago.

Eye in the skyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumNew police drones to hit the North West skies

Four officers from both the Pilbara and Kimberley districts completed their training this week with each district allocated two drones to deploy locally when they are required.

Outback educationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumIndigenous educators gather for remote Kimberley forum

Staff from town and remote community schools made the trip to the Kimberley’s first Aboriginal educators’ conference at the Dampier Peninsula community over four days from May 17

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2021 honour rollCommentsTelethon chair Richard Goyder named top West Aussie

Richard Goyder is 2021’s West Australian of the Year for his commitment to philanthropy. Now he has called on West Australians to embrace passion and tolerance — and move towards reconciliation.

Kate Emery and Brianna Dugan

Have your sayCommentsTell us how you would sell Perth to the world

Got a great idea for Perth? Think you know how to sell it to the world? Tell us what it is and we’ll make sure it gets heard by the movers and shakers ahead of the crucial ‘Brand Perth’ summit.

Charlotte Elton

Skills shortagePremiumPremiumBusinesses boost apprentice programs to fill skill gaps

A growing number of WA businesses are ramping up their apprenticeship programs to combat skill shortages, with about a third of those surveyed intending to take on more trainees.

CBH electionsPremiumPremiumWally Newman fails in attempt to return to CBH board

Former CBH chairman Wally Newman has been unsuccessful in his bid to return to the board he walked away from 14 months ago amid controversy.

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CommentsPremiumAged care vaccine refusal hinders WA roll-out

Nearly one-fifth of WA aged care residents have either refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or missed out on jabs administered by the Federal Government’s in-reach clinics, The West can reveal.

Most wantedVideoCops reveal incredible vision of Perth foot chase

A State-wide manhunt is under way for a man who police allege smashed his way through a glass window and several homes in Como, attacking officers and two elderly women in his violent escape.

Sarah Steger