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  1. Smash and grabRam raid in Manjimup’s town centre

  2. Federal electionPremiumManjimup and Busselton youth mental health election pledge

  3. log off PremiumFurther $30m for businesses as timber ban looms

  4. AFL WatchPremiumManjimup’s Pickett offered ban over bump

  5. Contract renewalPremiumSt John of God to continue providing drug counselling

Federal electionPremiumO’Connor candidates make their Federal pitch

As the Federal election draws near, we questioned the candidates for O’Connor on their plans for the electorate.

Jacinta Cantatore

Reduce and reuse to raise funds PremiumManjimup students recycling for local footy club

Taking over a recycling program for their local footy club, a group of students from the Manjimup Education Support Centre have raised more than $1000 to support the team. 

Kasper Johansen

2-2PremiumRoos bounce away from Tigers

Boyup Brook’s hopes of playing finals football at reserves level in 2022 received a boost on Sunday at Rea Park

Justin Fris

Fun RunPremiumGreenbushes Fun Run returns after two-year hiatus

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Greenbushes Fun Run and MTB again attracted a wide range of participants.

Carly Laden

soccerPremiumRovers women lose a close one

The Manjimup Rovers went down in a hard fought loss to Blackwood United in the SWSA Ladies Reserves competition at the weekend, while the men were convincingly beaten by league-leading Harvey.

Luke McPherson

Regional FDV supportPremiumDV support for Manjimup and Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Family and domestic violence victims in Manjimup and Bridgetown-Greenbushes will now have access to critical services after a donation from a private foundation to help bolster the service.

Jacinta Cantatore

Smash and grabRam raid in Manjimup’s town centre

Police are urging witnesses to a  Giblett Street ram raid to come forward to help identify the perpetrators of the reckless act.

special election PremiumPremiumElection set to fill Bridgetown-Greenbushes vacancies

The extraordinary election was triggered after president John Bookless and councillor Barbara Johnson announced their resignation from the Shire in April

2-2PremiumPremiumRoos bounce away from Tigers

Boyup Brook’s hopes of playing finals football at reserves level in 2022 received a boost on Sunday at Rea Park

soccerPremiumRovers women lose a close one

The Manjimup Rovers went down in a hard fought loss to Blackwood United in the SWSA Ladies Reserves competition at the weekend, while the men were convincingly beaten by league-leading Harvey.

Luke McPherson

Big day out! PremiumRoos do it easy

Boyup Brook kept the pressure on league leaders Deanmill.

Justin Fris

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Relaxed rules CommentsPremiumBali boost as COVID restrictions ease for holiday-makers

Vaccinated travellers to Indonesia - including WA’s favourite overseas holiday destination Bali - will no longer be required to present a negative COVID-19 test upon entering the country.

Geoffrey Thomas

‘Concerning’ moveCommentsPremiumActiv bombshell: Hundreds of disabled people to lose jobs

WA’s biggest disability service provider is closing large-scale industrial work sites it has run for 70 years, likely leaving hundreds without employment along with support staff.

Rebecca Le May

‘Difficult situation’CommentsPremiumSt John CEO speaks out on grandmother’s ‘devastating’ death

St John WA has launched a clinical inquiry into the death of an 80-year-old grandmother who died from a suspected heart attack while waiting two-and-a-half hours for paramedics to arrive. 

Brianna Dugan

Regional News

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St John WA crisisCommentsPremium
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Fix ambulance mess now, demands grieving WA family

The daughter of a Geraldton woman who died while waiting for an ambulance has declared ‘action needs to be taken immediately’ as pressure grows on St John WA chief executive Michelle Fyfe.

Josh Zimmerman

NDIS funding changesPremiumActiv Kalgoorlie is closing its doors

Activ’s Kalgoorlie Employment Services will close down as a results of NDIS funding changes, with the move aiming to provide more personalised support and training for people with disability.

Elena Morabito

Federal electionPremiumBlayney spends last week of campaign in COVID isolation

The last week of the Federal election campaign has been hampered by COVID for Ian Blayney, who has been feeding sheep instead of shaking hands in the lead-up to polling.

Phoebe Pin

Regional FDV supportPremiumPremiumDV support for Manjimup and Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Family and domestic violence victims in Manjimup and Bridgetown-Greenbushes will now have access to critical services after a donation from a private foundation to help bolster the service.

Domestic violencePremiumPremiumProposed new facilities for domestic violence victims

Liberal Member for O’Connor Rick Wilson announced on Tuesday a re-elected Morrison Government would invest $4 million into a residential facility for domestic violence victims and survivors in Leonora.

Spared jailPremiumPremiumMan who threatened partner with a bullet spared jail

A Geraldton man who punched his partner in the stomach and threatened to put a bullet in her head has been spared jail. 

WA News

‘Show us the money’PremiumLabor eyes private sector to help fund Aboriginal Centre

The WA Government may consider a segmented delivery of an Aboriginal cultural centre in Perth, admitting a matched Federal and State Labor $50 million pledge may not complete the project.

Caitlyn Rintoul

System under stressCommentsPremiumSt John chief coy on why fireys weren’t called to sub ambos

Michelle Fyfe has welcomed the McGowan Government ‘clearing the path’ for greater cooperation with DFES and police but could offer no explanation for why fireys had not been utilised to drive ambulances sooner.

Josh Zimmerman

Scathing reportCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMajor WA contact tracing flaw ‘threatened your private info’

WA’s COVID contact tracing system contained a ‘number of significant weaknesses’ that could have compromised the personal and medical information of tens of thousands of West Australians.

Bail Granted VideoPremiumPremiumBullied student faces court for alleged assault on classmate

A 14-year-old student who allegedly brandished a knife and threatened a classmate at Gilmore College has faced court.

Addressing tragedyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumCops dropped into St John WA to address ambulance crisis

Senior police and WA Health officials will be embedded in St John WA to ‘ensure the full resourcing of government’ is used to plug any future holes in the availability of ambulance services.

Blame gameCommentsPremiumJohn Poynton admits Crown catastrophe was a ‘real fail’

Ex-Crown Burswood chairman John Poynton has admitted some blame for the corporate catastrophe which has befallen the gambling giant but placed most of the responsibility on ‘governance failures’.

Tim Clarke