Police are investigating a shocking assault in Perth’s south last week that resulted in the victim being hospitalised.
Hannah Cross
Tyra Peters
Homegrown talent Alex Masibaka has finally had his chance to play rugby union on the national stage after making his debut with the Western Force.
Kwinana councillor and proud Noongar man Barry Winmar has sparked a massive donation to The Smith Family in recognition of his cultural contribution to council events.
Part of Medina’s Harry McGuigan Park is set to be renamed in recognition of its cultural and historical significance to Kwinana’s Aboriginal families.
Local Kwinana young people have let their creativity shine through with the latest beautification project at Orelia Primary School.
Shoalwater’s new Mersey Point granite seawall has come together after the final 100m of the old seawall was recently removed and replaced.
In welcome news for pedestrians and cyclists, the City of Rockingham has obtained a $325,000 grant to put towards stage one of a shared path along Rae Road.
Telissa Ryder
A program that encourages young people to read to furry, four-legged audience members has received a welcome funding boost from the City of Kwinana.
Harcourts Rockingham staff will be walking from Mandurah to Rockingham to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research.
Residents in a Perth suburb have been given notice to remove rose bushes from verges, after they were ruled a public safety hazard, following a complaint from a member of the public.
More than half a million eligible Aussies have already cast their vote ahead of the Federal election on May 21 since pre-polling opened on Monday.
A Cooloongup man has admitted in court to a violent assault on his 69-year-old mother last year.
Police have hosed down fears a tit-for-tat bikie war is brewing in Perth – instead saying that internal squabbles over drug debts could be behind three terrifying armed incidents this week.
Tim Clarke
The head of WA’s biggest teacher training institution has resigned after academics accused senior leaders of pressuring them to change grades so that failing students would pass.
Bethany Hiatt
The McGowan government may intervene to save Activ workshops from closing, saying the sites employing more than 700 people with disability ‘need to stay open’.
Rebecca Le May and Josh Zimmerman
Images have emerged of a tornado ripping through one small regional locality in Western Australia, demolishing trees in its path.
Daniela Pizzirani
A 62-year-old man has died after the aircraft he was flying in the State’s South West crashed shortly after take off.
Jacinta Cantatore
Workers in WA’s resources sector are set to be hit with a new universal FIFO booze policy to be rolled out for all mining and gas sites.
Caitlyn Rintoul
The Shire of Broome is inviting community members to air their grievances and contribute ideas through the community scorecard survey, helping to shape the town’s priority list.
Shadow WA energy minister David Honey says it is “simply unacceptable” Kalgoorlie-Boulder has such frequent and prolonged blackouts.
Grain Producers Australia has labelled Labor’s Federal election victory an opportunity to “engage constructively in renewed discussions” on key policy priorities for the Australian grains industry.
A Perth couple have copped hefty fines for leaving their dog to suffer with a broken leg for several weeks, an injury so severe the limb had to be amputated.
Kellie Balaam
Police have swooped on a 15-year-old boy after a man was stabbed trying to get a young boy’s bicycle back in Perth’s southern suburbs.
Sarah Steger
Mark McGowan received an extraordinary outpouring of support from West Aussies for his takedown of Peter Dutton, with the Liberal leader in waiting labelled a ‘pure danger’ and ‘more dislikeable than ScoMo’.
WA Health is urging West Australians to be mindful of the recent emergence of monkeypox, the rare viral infection being detected in the eastern states.
Minor flooding has caused damage to some houses in Perth’s south-eastern suburbs after Monday’s deluge, with emergency services warning of worse to come.
Booze limits and a push for non-alcoholic drinks at FIFO accommodation sites will be introduced in WA amid sexual harassment and assault reports.
Angie Raphael
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