Committee succeeds in bid to expand festival commemorating Irish escape from Fremantle Prison via Rockingham on the Catalpa.
Liam Murphy
Laura Pond
Crafts, a therapy dog hangout and silent disco are among a variety of free activities hosted by the City of Rockingham to celebrate International Day of People with Disability.
A Rockingham historian’s push to protect a dilapidated hotel from being demolished has been rejected by WA’s Heritage Council.
Kasey Gratton
Last week’s sweltering heatwave isn’t expected to ruin Christmas for families planning to take home and decorate a ‘real’ Christmas tree this weekend.
Students from Baldivis junior and senior schools have banded together to cook up a storm for people experiencing financial hardship.
Dredging at Rockingham’s popular Bent Street navigation channel and the Tern Bank sandbar are scheduled for completion this month.
Tyra Peters
A local woman who escaped three abusive relationships shares her story of survival to help raise awareness for this year's 16 Days in WA campaign.
The Baldivis and Districts Men’s Shed’s future remains in limbo, as their search for a permanent new home continues.
Families are set to benefit from the opening of a new childcare centre in Wellard.
Kwinana councillors are set to decide whether to support a daycare centre planned for a growing Anketell suburb, with city officers concerned it is too close to a major transport route.
First Nations students in Mandurah and Rockingham are set to shine brighter thanks to a mentoring program.
Under the Local Government Act, councils can sell ratepayers’ properties to collect outstanding rates — but one Peel area has taken advantage by attempting to sell 50 homes over the past five years.
A horrific road rage incident in Broome has left a grandmother and her two young grandchildren “traumatised” as the trio’s car was rammed multiple times and the grandmother was doused with vinegar cider.
Cain Andrews and Katya Minns
Violent crime in Broome seems out of place in a holiday haven supposed to be the diamond in WA’s tourism crown. So are the reports a true reflection of the Kimberley town? Caleb Runciman flew north to find out.
Caleb Runciman
A Mirrabooka high school teacher will remain behind bars for at least a month after he was arrested on school grounds and accused of trying to “procure a person believed to be under 13 for sexual activity”.
Lauren Price
West Coast’s new recruits - including No.1 pick Harley Reid - faced added pressure at training on Friday, with incoming chief executive Don Pyke and their families watching on from the sidelines.
Samantha Rogers
Celebrity chef Matt Moran and WA’s own Brendan Pratt are set to cook up a storm with the stunning backdrop of Rottnest Island’s Parakeet Bay.
Simon Collins
A merger between oil and gas players Woodside Energy with Santos could create a mega-player with a market cap of up to $80b.
Matt Mckenzie, Simone Grogan, Adrian Rauso and Adrian Lowe
A Scarborough father has been left with more questions than answers after his four-year-old son’s leg was broken in an incident with a garbage truck.
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Two brothers — including an Australian Ninja Warrior star — have paid tribute to their ‘little bro’ after he died in a snorkelling accident off the Albany coast.
A West Australian speedway racer accused of killing two motorists in a head-on crash in the US has fired his defence lawyer and petitioned a northern California court to replace his attorney.
Conor Powell
Albany’s Wellington & Reeves have made a significant donation of $3000 to the St Vincent de Paul branch. The funds donated by the real estate agency come from proceeds of sales made in the month of November.
Georgia Campion
The $122.7 million upgrade of Geraldton Health Campus has finally progressed to the next stage, with a contractor awarded the tender to build it.
The City of Greater Geraldton is making it easier to recycle empty drink containers, with collection baskets set up at eight locations along the foreshore.
Local leaders have slammed a call from police’s top brass calling for the same harsh Carnarvon-style liquor restrictions for 25 regional communities across WA, including five Mid West towns.
The AI startup, which Musk announced in July, seeks to ‘understand the true nature of the universe’, according to its website.
Daniel Newell
Supply-chain dysfunction, rising interest rates and protectionism are making life tough.
The Economist
Nearly 2500 fossil fuel lobbyists are estimated to have been granted access to the COP28 climate conference, according to an analysis from advocacy groups, reflecting a sharp increase from last year.
Sam Meredith
A fight over the future of fossil fuels has been thrust into the global spotlight at the COP28 climate summit.
The Liberals are sounding out former journalist, Turnbull staffer and Afghanistan veteran Matt Moran to run for preselection in the Federal seat of Moore against incumbent Ian Goodenough.
Katina Curtis
A 42-year-old man has admitted indecently filming a young girl without her knowledge.
Former WA politician Alannah MacTiernan smashed her face and broke three ribs when Emirates flight EK421 plunged during severe turbulence.
A $100m development set to inject more than 200 residencies and commercial space into the heart of Fremantle has sailed through a State planning meeting.
A man has been charged after indecently filming young girls and women without their knowledge at a park in Perth’s north.
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