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  1. Dance school turns 50PremiumRockingham dance school celebrates milestone anniversary

  2. Photography competitionPremiumAmateur photographer beats the best

  3. RSPCA Community Action DayPremiumRSPCA WA to host free pet health checks in Cooloongup

  4. Bulk-billingPremiumSecret Harbour Medical Centre now offers 100% bulk-billing

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Artworks on the theme of ‘tender’ feature in a new exhibition.

Art exhibitionPremiumOil painting exhibition in Rockingham

A trio of artists are sharing a tender moment at the Rockingham Arts Centre.

Ava Berryman

City of Rockingham mayor Deb Hamblin on Mundijong Road.

‘Reduce crash risk’CommentsMajor WA road finally reopens after four-month closure

The opening has ended months of diversion for traffic.

Ava Berryman

The new Churchill Park Play Space is now open on the Rockingham foreshore.

New playgroundPremiumRockingham foreshore play space transformed

Rockingham Foreshore’s two former playgrounds have been transformed into one larger, more accessible, heritage-themed destination play space.

Ava Berryman

Koorliny Arts Centre wins Presenter of the Year at the 2025 Pinnacle Awards

Arts awardPremiumPinnacle of success for Koorliny

Koorliny Arts Centre has won Presenter of the Year alongside Arts Margaret River at the 2025 Pinnacle Awards last week.

Ava Berryman

Baldivis sheep farmer Tony Ward's dog Boss is up for the award of hardest working dog in Australia.

Canine competitionPremiumWA’s hardest working dog

Australia’s top canines are set to battle for the title of Australia’s hardest working dog.

Ava Berryman

People's Choice Award winner Jayda Brown

Local artistPremiumPeople’s choice award winner crowned

An artwork celebrating the beauty and diversity of First Nations skin tones has been awarded the people’s choice award at the 2025 City of Rockingham Art Prize.

Ava Berryman

Wellard Village Primary School students learn to code through Scitech program

Scitech programPremiumPremiumWellard Village Primary School get tech savvy

Wellard Village Primary School is working with Scitech to prepare students for the future by using tiny technology to unlock big ideas.

Kwinana Marketplace’s new mural by artist Hope.

Kwinana muralPremiumPremiumKwinana Marketplace’s new mural

Perth muralist Hope has transformed the walls of Kwinana Marketplace shopping centre with a vivid series of seven portraits representing the community at the heart of Kwinana’s industries.

Police officers at the newly opened Baldivis station.

PoliceCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Valued asset’: $25 million Baldivis police station now open

A new police station in Baldivis covering the suburbs of Baldivis, Secret Harbour, Golden Bay, Karnup, Keralup and Singleton opened on Monday.

Waikiki and Safety Bay teens are part of the Australian team competing in 2025 Asian Skate Games.

Hockey tournamentPremiumLocal talent headed to South Korea

Kwinana Scorpion Roller Hockey Club members Xander Hill and Reuben Moseley have been selected to represent team Australia at the 2025 Asian Skate Games.

Ava Berryman

A woman was caught on the phone while driving over the alcohol limit without a licence.

CourtPremiumDrink-driver caught on phone and without licence

A woman has pleaded guilty to using a mobile phone and exceeding the legal alcohol limit while driving with no authority to drive.

Ava Berryman

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There was even an appointed security guard present. 

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Secret home casino operating in Perth uncovered by police

There were 18 people crammed into the dining room of a house — including a Crown Casino employee — when officers burst in. 

Jessica Page

On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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Injured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Caitlin Vinci

Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

Sean Smith and Simone Grogan

The case went to the Fair Work Commission after the fired worker claimed wrongful dismissal, but the matter was kept under wraps because the conciliation conference was confidential.

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Non-binary battle as worker fired for calling colleague ‘he’

A 63-year-old Perth man has been sacked from his high-paying job after he called a non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’.

Ben Harvey

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Patients were put at risk of contracting potentially deadly Legionnaires’ disease at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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Patients at risk of deadly disease at Sir Charles Gairdner

Vulnerable patients were unknowingly put at risk of contracting potentially deadly legionnaires’ disease at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital through contaminated water.

Charlton Hart and Hannah Cross

Premier Roger Cook.

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Labor can’t ignore WA’s hospital crisis forever

Roger Cook has reassured West Aussies that serious infrastructure failures within one of WA’s biggest hospitals is nothing to worry about. How much longer can the Government pretend that everything is fine?

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PremiumGovernment ball returns a century after dancefloor murder

It is a little known piece of Perth history that 100 years ago Government House was the scene of a grizzly killing when a glamorous young woman shot her former fiance in the middle of a charity ball.

On July 15, Christopher Desmond, 72, was riding through Albania on his motorbike when tragedy struck.

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CommentsPremiumInjured Perth dad stranded in European hospital after crash

A tiny detail in his policy with a well-known insurance company means he has been abandoned overseas with broken bones in his feet, hands, leg and spine.

Justin Langer has quit the board of Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources.

MiningCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAnd that’s out! Justin Langer quits Mineral Resources board

The Former Test cricketer’s resignation from the board will take effect from Wednesday.

Regional News

Just Home Margaret River chair Ned Reilly says the State Government has a misperception of Margaret River as "a playground for affluent investors and holidaymakers".

serious misperceptionPremiumCommitment to housing crisis questioned

Local voices have taken WA’s Homelessness Week as a chance to call on the State Government to treat the Margaret River region’s housing crisis more urgently.

Warren Hately

Zhen Cao, Miya Li, Cen Zhang and Andrew Zhang at the The Kids Research Institute Australia STEM Festival in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday.

STEM festivalPremiumInspirational and educational new children’s festival

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia visited Kalgoorlie-Boulder for the first time to lead hands-on STEM workshops designed to inspire and enlighten the next generation.

Jessica Antoniou

Suzanne Caren is MercyCare’s general manager of youth, wellbeing and accommodation.

Preventing homelessness PremiumAdditional homelessness support in town

A leading WA not-for-profit dedicated to tackling homelessness, particularly in the regions, now has its Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation facility operating in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Jessica Antoniou

Busselton Swimming Club achieved stand-out results at the WA Short Course Championships.

SwimmingPremiumPremiumBusselton Swimming Club shine at Short Course Championships

Busselton Swimming Club came out of the WA Short Course Championships earlier this month as the State’s best performed regional club.

Cate Jennings on ABC Radio Perth.

Morning radio PremiumPremiumRadio Geraldton announces new mornings host

The latest station to hit the airwaves in Geraldton has a new morning host and listeners may recognise her voice.

Guess who ,,, is and isn't running for Greater Geraldton council in this October's local government elections?

Local pollPremiumPremiumEx-mayor puts hand up, existing councillors reveal decisions

Former Greater Geraldton mayor Shane Van Styn has revealed he will run at the October 18 local government elections in a bid to get back on council.

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Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies usually pegged to sovereign currencies or even gold, making them more stable compared to other crypto assets. 

CNBC newsCommentsThe global crypto wave is catching on in Asia

Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalise the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC.

Anniek Bao

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMicrosoft tops $US4tr, joining Nvidia in exclusive club

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

Ari Levy and Jordan Novet

Elon Musk’s Tesla sold its crypto at one of the worst possible times.

CNBC newsComments‘Won’t sell’: Musk, Tesla’s multi-billion-dollar crypto miss

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla missed on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, but another miss was buried in its investor deck.

Ari Levy

Tesla’s slump this year is partly due to backlash against the company in the US and Europe, after Musk spent heavily to help re-elect President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsMusk warns of a ‘few rough quarters’ for Tesla as sales dive

Elon Musk has warned Tesla faces “a few rough quarters” after the company reported a 16 per cent decline in automotive revenue as sales fell for a second-straight quarter and again trailed analysts’ estimates.

Lora Kolodny

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Councillor Ben Lawver has been a councillor since 2021.

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumFremantle councillor throws hat in the ring for mayoral race

Fremantle councillor Ben Lawver has announced his intention to run for mayor of Fremantle setting up a battle with incumbent mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge.

Oliver Lane

Acting inspector Jeremy Davies addressed he media on Saturday before Tashi Dewa was found safe on Sunday.

WA NewsMissing man found alive after days of searching

Police confirmed the missing 26-year-old man had been found.

Oliver Lane

Seb Foufas was killed after the white Isuzu ute he was a passenger in lost control and rolled in the mudflats next to Old Yanchep Road, Pinjar.

Courts & justicePremiumPremiumTeenager jailed after mate was killed in car rollover

A teenager has been jailed for more than two years over the death of his friend, who was hanging outside of his ute when it rolled while doing doughnuts in the northern suburbs earlier this year.

The City of Mandurah and Stirling ranked in the top 10.

Verdict is inCommentsCommentsREVEALED: WA area with the best-rated council in the country

Western Australia made up half of the country’s best-rated councils. SEE THE LIST

A 30-year-old man died from his injuries at the scene.

WA NewsCops seek help from public over fatal crash in Perth’s north

Police are appealing for information after a man was hit and killed by a car in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese toured the Resources Technology Showcase at PCEC on Sunday.

Resources Technology ShowcaseCamera IconPremiumSEE THE PICS: Albo visits Perth’s resources showcase

Anthony Albanese says WA’s resources and mining sector is at the ‘front and centre’ of the future of a more productive and dynamic Australian economy.

Charlton Hart