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Savers will get slugged before mortgage holders get any rate relief. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

FINANCESting in the tail of RBA’s latest rate cut

Savers face immediate cuts to their rates, as major banks and financial institutions react to the Reserve Bank’s latest move.

Cameron Micallef

Centr A fitness app founded by Chris Hemsworth. Supplied

newsPremiumHemsworth fitness app lays off staff

Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth’s fitness app has closed its Aussie office, leaving staff out of work as operations shift to the United States.

Andrew Hedgman

Wine Show of WA's award winners at the 2024 show at Albany Entertainment Centre.

Gala awards Wine Show of WA returns to Albany to recognise top tastes

WA’s top wines and winemakers are set to return to Albany for this year’s Wine Show of WA in October, with entries now open for the industry’s top awards. 

Jacki Elezovich

Dr John Mateljan

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Accused WA doctor pleads not guilty to assaulting patients

A Geraldton doctor has pleaded not guilty to three charges alleging he indecently assaulted three women at two Mid West medical facilities between 2013 and 2024.

Josephine Hingst & Kate Campbell

Aileen McCaul, a counsellor at Breast Cancer Care WA, with Rae Hartley.

Purple Bra dayAlbany breast cancer survivor backs Purple Bra Day appeal

Albany breast cancer survivor Rae Hartley is encouraging local people to get involved with IGA Purple Bra Day, the annual fundraiser for Breast Cancer Care WA.

Claire Middleton

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said reforms to working with children checks could take up to 12 months. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NEWSPremiumHuge call on childcare ‘ban’ reform

Urgent reforms on working with children checks - including a “banned in one, banned in all” approach - could take up to a year to fix, with the delay slammed as “unsatisfactory”.

Nathan Schmidt

Two men were allegedly caught on camera dousing the front of a Penrith home in petrol on Thursday night. Supplied / 2GB Sydney

BREAKINGPremiumWild arson attack caught on camera

Chilling CCTV has captured the moment two masked attackers set the front of a Penrith home on fire in an alleged midnight attack.

Blake Antrobus

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NEWSPremiumDesperate plea to find missing fisherman

Devastated friends of a fisherman missing for days have offered a hefty reward to find him, as authorities continue their desperate search at sea.

Blair Jackson

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River says the change in the system makes it less easy to track some Airbnbs now they no longer require local government approval.

ratings reformPremiumState Government dismisses concerns about Airbnb ratings

The WA Government has dismissed talk that its Statewide registry for short-stay accommodation might be short-changing local ratepayers.

Warren Hately

Allanooka Springs Road.

Road to improvementLocal roads to benefit from State Govt upgrades

Multiple roads in the Mid West are set to undergo upgrades after the State Government extended the Regional Road Safety Program to local government roads for the first time.

Josephine Hingst

Grace Robyn Forrest McDonald has pleaded guilty to rampaging through Kalgoorlie-Boulder streets in a stolen road train.

Courts & Justice PremiumWoman admits to road train theft

A 25-year-old woman has admitted to stealing a triple road train and driving recklessly through Kalgoorlie-Boulder streets earlier this year.

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse

Courts & Justice PremiumHome detention for robbery accused

A man accused of restraining another man in a sleeper hold until he passed out before leaving him in the middle of the road, as well as a violent home robbery, has been released on the strictest form of bail. 

Tegan Guthrie

Family and domestic violence reports to Mid West-Gascoyne police have soared by more than 200 per cent in the past decade.

FDV crisisPremiumDomestic violence reports in Mid West soar 200 per cent

Reports of family and domestic violence offences to Mid West-Gascoyne police have skyrocketed by more than 200 per cent over the past decade as the scourge hits epidemic levels.

Josephine Hingst

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

Ocean Heroes Australia in Geraldton. Participant Jaxon Jenkins

Surfing PremiumSurfing on the spectrum for ocean lovers

A charity is returning to Geraldton to help improve the wellbeing of those on the autism spectrum through surfing.

Stuart Quinn

Joe Cocker sang about it. The Beatles sang about it. How true it is that life is better With a Little Help From My Friends.

What I SeePremiumFamily, friends the levers that can help us get through life

The success we achieve in combating the maze of life often rests with the levers we have at our disposal to pull in order to assist us. 

Peter Fiorenza

Millie Gerreyn with the ball for Lightning.

NetballPremiumKazuals topple Lightning as netball season nears climax

Round 14 of the Geraldton netball season saw Kazuals’ senior side continue their unbeaten run, comfortably accounting for Lightning 59–38. 

Derek Goforth

Leonardo AW139 helicopter. Aircrewman Garth Fitzgerald, Emergency Services Minister Paul Papalia and Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm.

Rescue ChoppersPremiumMid West ‘left out’ of next-gen rescue chopper rollout

The State Government has defended its decision not to base one of three new next-generation rescue helicopters in the Mid West, a move the Opposition has labelled “diabolical”.

Stuart Quinn

The Bunbury 515 Army Cadet Unit acted as the catafalque party during last year’s event in Manjimup.

Vietnam Veterans’ DayPremiumVietnam Veterans’ Day coming to Busselton next week

Busselton is preparing to host RSL representatives from across the South West for a special morning service to mark Vietnam Veterans Day next Monday.

Craig Duncan

Artist renderings of a proposed rural holiday resort planned for Caves Road Wilyabrup from planning documents supplied to the city. 

Planned resortPremiumCape Lodge resort looks to major redevelopment

A South West resort is in line for a major redevelopment which would included 31 new units, a wellness spa and art trail on a 16-hectare property. 

Amber Lilley and Craig Duncan

Smiths Beach.

Parliament PremiumSmiths Beach has Upper House questioning State planning body

A highly controversial South West development has sparked members of the Upper House to call into question the integrity of the State’s major planning bodies. 

Craig Duncan

Mat Wundenberg addresses the group.

BasketballDon’t let the Bucc stop here

The Geraldton Buccaneers have a do-or-die task in front of them this Friday night as they play host to the Goldfields Giants in the semifinals of the NBL1 West 2025 season.

Luke Lawson

GNFL.Jaylen Parsons

Football PremiumMid West shootout: Bulldogs host the Royals

The main event of round 16 in the GNFL — the penultimate round of the regular season — promises to be the battle between Towns and Chapman Valley and their respective goal-kicking stars.

Luke Lawson

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