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

  2. Rockingham ratesModest rate rise leaves Rockingham with budget shortfall

  3. Art competitionPremiumRockingham Art Prize winners

  4. Council decisionsPremiumSand pit plans knocked back

  5. Comedy showPremiumLife’s a circus, then you do comedy

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! CommentsPeel 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. 

Rachel Fenner

City of Rockingham building

Local GovernmentComments‘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. 

Rachel Fenner

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. 

The jetty proposed for Kennedy Bay.

Local governmentCommentsCommentsReason 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. 

The Rockingham Theatre Company is offering youth classes.

Youth theatreRockingham Theatre Company’s new youth group

Rockingham Theatre Company has started a youth theatre group for kids aged 7-17 to express themselves through performance.

Ava Berryman

An artist’s impression of the eight-storey tower approved by Kwinana council.

High hopesMotion carried on Wellard’s eight-storey building

Approval has been granted for work to start on Wellard’s tallest building, an eight-storey tower rising from a carpark lot alongside a train station and tavern.

Ava Berryman

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Shaydan Riley was driving home from work when he collided with a truck and a ute in Aldersyde on Tuesday.

WA NewsPremiumTributes flow for ‘loving dad’ killed in Wheatbelt crash

The 30-year-old man who died in a horror three-vehicle crash in the Wheatbelt is being remembered as a ‘loving’ father of three with a ‘big personality’.

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

The 58-year-old Mongol took to the ring in Thailand on Saturday night, winning his first professional fight in the opening round.

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Troy Mercanti knocks out opponent in first boxing match

Veteran bikie Troy Mercanti is putting three decades of underworld muscle to work as a professional boxer in Thailand.

Ben Harvey

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Shaydan Riley was driving home from work when he collided with a truck and a ute in Aldersyde on Tuesday.

WA NewsPremiumTributes flow for ‘loving dad’ killed in Wheatbelt crash

The 30-year-old man who died in a horror three-vehicle crash in the Wheatbelt is being remembered as a ‘loving’ father of three with a ‘big personality’.

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

Chris Masten and Dom Sheed with the premiership cup in 2018.

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CommentsPremiumGood mate Masten on why so many feel the need for Sheed

As West Coast farewell another premiership Eagle in Dom Sheed, long-time teammate and close friend Chris Masten has revealed why Sheed is so much more than just one kick.

Dom Sheed of the Eagles and team mates celebrate winning the 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final match between the West Coast Eagles and the Collingwood Magpies at the in 2018.

AFLCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHow Dom Sheed went from Kalgoorlie kid to AFL hero

Dom Sheed is happy to be remembered for one kick, but the retiring West Coast Eagle has achieved so much more.

Alan McKail leaves court.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumDalkeith pergola scrap ends in partial victory for neighbour

Judge calls for ‘sensible exchange’ after corporate jetsetter Mladen Ninkov wins injunction over Dalkeith neighbour Alan McKail’s new motorised patio.

Regional News

Shire of Coolgardie president Malcolm Cullen and Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley.

BOUNDARY DISCUSSIONSPremiumShire of Coolgardie digs in heels on ‘boundary adjustment’

The Shire of Coolgardie has dug in its heels about the need for a “boundary adjustment” after a meeting this week with the local government minister and City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Carwyn Monck

Teagan Holdaway has launched Oil & Spice After Dark.

Oil & Spice After DarkPremiumLocal cafe to expand with new fine-dining dinner experience

A new dining experience is set to launch in the heart of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, offering guests an intimate evening to enjoy dishes cooked by a five-star chef.

Jessica Antoniou

A new tourism attraction in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands at the site of one of the most haunting chapters in maritime history – the Batavia mutiny of 1629.

Dark chapterBeacon Island trail unveils Batavia’s dark history

A fresh window into Australia’s maritime past has opened on one of the Abrolhos’ most significant islands, offering tourists a dramatic glimpse into shipwrecks, mutiny, and the area’s striking beauty.

Josephine Hingst

The Shire of Menzies has been granted $80,000 to reline the town dam.

Menzies water PremiumPremiumFunds to upgrade water storage in Menzies

The Shire of Menzies has been granted $80,000 to reline the town dam and install water tanks through a government community water program.

There will be plenty for children to do these school holidays.

School holidaysPremiumPremiumUltimate guide to keep families occupied during holidays

Parents struggling to find things to do these school holidays need look no further than the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s ultimate guide to keeping the whole family occupied.

Members of the Goldfields Aboriginal Business Chamber team include Rowena Leslie, Terry Gordan, Melissa Tombs, Shaun Atkinson, and Rachael Henze.

Connecting communitiesPremiumPremiumDigital skills on the rise in the community

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder Aboriginal organisation has won a grant for a program encouraging communities to improve digital literacy skills and embrace new technologies.

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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

Top oil CEOs have sounded the alarm as Israel-Iran strikes escalate.

Middle EastCommentsTop oil execs sound alarm over Israel-Iran escalation

The CEOs of TotalEnergies, Shell, and EnQuest have warned that further attacks on critical energy infrastructure could have serious consequences for global supply and prices.

Sam Meredith

Global investors may be underpricing the impact of a conflict between Israel and Iran, market watchers warned on Monday.

CNBC newsCommentsInvestors shrug off Israel-Iran conflict at their peril

Despite the continued fighting — with hundreds reported dead — global stock markets have sustained positive momentum.

Chloe Taylor

The Insta360 One R displayed in a container of water at the Insta360 booth during CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8, 2020.

CNBC newsCommentsTrade war not stopping China’s push deeper into the US

Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the US as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.

Evelyn Cheng

WA News

Eileen Bond, the former wife of the late Alan Bond.

WA NewsCommentsBond’s ‘devastated’ children break silence on tragic death

The children of Eileen Bond — the first wife of the late Alan Bond — have paid tribute to their mother after she died on Wednesday night, four days after suffering a stroke.

Ben Harvey

On July 10 there will be an open-air screening of the much-loved musical, Bran Nue Dae.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumMusical at Perth amphitheatre celebrates NAIDOC Week

The musical Bran Nue Dae has been an inspirational influence on generations of Australians, so what better way to bring people together to celebrate 50 years of NAIDOC Week.

Sandra Jackson

Reagan Ainslie Chown (left) killed WA Police Constable Anthony Woods (right).

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PremiumFIFO worker who killed ‘larger-than-life’ WA cop learns fate

Reagan Ainslie Chown — the meth-fuelled car thief who killed a young constable in the line of duty — has been sentenced.

Eileen Bond has died. Pictured right with Alan Bond in 1987.

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CommentsPerth icon Eileen Bond dies aged 87

Eileen Bond, the first wife of the late Alan Bond, has died from heart complications.

Shaydan Riley was driving home from work when he collided with a truck and a ute in Aldersyde on Tuesday.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumTributes flow for ‘loving dad’ killed in Wheatbelt crash

The 30-year-old man who died in a horror three-vehicle crash in the Wheatbelt is being remembered as a ‘loving’ father of three with a ‘big personality’.

Attorney-General Tony Buti will on Thursday confirm that legislation is being developed to hold the Church more accountable for abuse committed by priests under its supervision.

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Buti’s bid to hold Church accountable for sex-abuser priests

The WA Government will legislate to make it easier for victims of historic child sex abuse to pursue the Catholic Church.

Kate Emery