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  3. Rylington Park PremiumShire sheds light on Rylington’s ‘missing’ sheep

  4. Mountain BikingPremiumNannup’s 6m Trail Town transformation reaches finish line

  5. SwimmingPremiumFree swim days floated in Bridgetown pool shake-up

Anna Czerkasow and Elaine Steele put the finishing touches on the display ahead of the annual Spring Exhibition in Pemberton.

Spring exhibition PremiumPemberton artists turn ideas into ‘Alchemy’

Pemberton Arts Group is putting the finishing touches on its 23rd annual Spring Exhibition, with almost 50 artists set to transform the Pemberton Sports Club.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

SFFC acting chair Monica Radomiljac, Tyler Radomiljac, Dr Arthur Wilson, Jennifer Riseley, Ewan Eatts and SFFC general manager Laura Bolitho.

Food Council PremiumSouthern Forests Food Council faces uncertain future

The future of one of the Southern Forests’ key food and agriculture organisations is uncertain after the State Government decided not to continue its operational funding beyond this year. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Concerns are growing for the availability of agricultural workers due to changes to the Federal Government’s visa processing priorities.

Federal Politics PremiumWarning over visa processing priorities changes for regions

Opposition leaders are joining a chorus of concern over changes to the Federal Government’s visa processing priorities, claiming the South West will be hit hard by rural workforce changes. 

Craig Duncan

Volunteers tackle rubbish and marine debris during a previous Yeagarup Beach clean-up near Pemberton.

EnvironmentVolunteers called on for Yeagarup coast clean up

Volunteers are again being called on to tackle marine debris along Pemberton’s remote coastline next month. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The Manjimup AquaCentre pool.

AquaCentre PremiumManjimup residents set to dunk shire president this Saturday

Manjimup residents will get the chance to put their shire president in the drink this Saturday as the Regional AquaCentre celebrates its 20th birthday. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The 2025 Seven Gravel Race in Nannup.

CyclingPremiumWorld championships a decade in the making for Nannup

Bringing the UCI Gravel World Championships to Nannup has been almost a decade in the making.

Jack Penniment

Competitors riding through the forest during the Seven gravel race in Nannup earlier this year.

CyclingPremiumPremiumGravel World Championships set to take over South West

Nannup is set to become the centre of the cycling world this weekend as the 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships bring hundreds of riders and thousands of spectators to the South West.

Kojonup celebrate on the final siren.

FootballPremiumPremiumKojonup turn last year’s finals heartbreak into premiership

Kojonup’s undefeated 2026 season is an achievement the playing group will look back on with immense pride after completing one of the most dominant campaigns in the Lower South West Football League

The Shire of Nannup council building

CouncilPremiumPremiumNannup shire audit reveals governance gaps

The Shire of Nannup has acknowledged a series of governance and compliance issues, including failing to publish councillor payment information dating back to 2020 and falling behind on mandatory reviews.

Bridgetown police are investigating suspicious fires in Glenlynn early Monday morning.

PolicePremiumPolice hunt firebug after early-morning blazes in Glenlynn

Bridgetown police are investigating a series of deliberately lit fires in Glenlynn early on Monday morning. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Jo and Michael Kaye, with their children Sierra and Xavier, are the family behind Postcode 6255 Pizza in Bridgetown.

Card surcharge PremiumCard fee change bites Southern Forests businesses

A Bridgetown pizza pop-up has increased prices across its entire menu after being forced to absorb card-processing fees, as local businesses count the cost of new surcharge rules. 

Ryan Johnson and Serian Lockwood-Jones

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Rio Tinto’s Pilbara catering is under the microscope after a salmonella outbreak.

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Rio Tinto workers fall ill amid major salmonella outbreak

FIFO caterer Sodexo is again under pressure after scores of workers at Rio Tinto’s Pilbara mine camps fell ill amid a major salmonella outbreak.

Adrian Rauso

Jim Penn, a retired fisheries scientist with more than 40 years of experience in stock assessment in WA and overseas, is calling for an independent reassessment of the white shark population

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Expert exposes scary truth about great white sharks off WA

The State’s former chief fisheries scientist warns WA’s great white shark population has been dramatically underestimated for decades, and there could be up to 10,000 of the predators along our coastline.

Amy Cavender

A handful of WA business heavyweights who are senior members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been dragged into a defamation case involving an excommunicated Mormon.

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WA business titans face Mormon church’s defamation lawsuit

A handful of WA business heavyweights who are senior members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been dragged into a defamation case involving an excommunicated Mormon.

Ben Harvey

The West Australian has compiled its annual list of WA’s best-paid executives, with the pay packet of one little-known CEO streets ahead of the usual corporate rich-listers.

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Cha-ching! Little-known WA CEO amasses a $24m pay packet

SEE THE FULL LIST: The West Australian has compiled its annual list of WA’s best-paid ASX executives, with the pay packet of one little-known CEO streets ahead of the usual corporate rich-listers.

Sean Smith

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Boral maintenance planner Jess Larcombe and concrete truck driver Karma Phuntsho.

DefencePremiumNaval base construction threatens WA’s mining workforce

WA is facing an unprecedented shortage of tradies as the monster naval rearmament project at Henderson sucks up workers and triggers a bidding war between defence contractors and resources giants.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey at the Perth Royal Show.

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Are you f***ing serious? The Royal Show has lost the plot

BEN HARVEY: $13 Dagwood dogs and $35 parking. Welcome to the Perth Royal Show.

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The Supreme Court of WA. Supplied

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumLove triangle ends in brutal murder of WA woman, court told

Grisly details of the final moments of Tara Marie Morrison’s life were revealed in the WA Supreme Court where James Anthony Sorgiovanni, 29, and Hannah Louise Glover, 30, stood trial accused of murder.

Perth mum, Angela McAllister, 40, died suddenly from brain aneurysm on Friday.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumPerth family shattered after mum-of-two unexpectedly dies

A young Perth family’s world has been turned upside down after a devoted mother-of-two died suddenly at the age of just 40.

Harley Reid has clapped back at Fremantle fans after the Dockers’ heartbreaking grand final loss to Brisbane .

AFLVideoEagles’ Reid gets last laugh after Dockers’ GF heartache

Harley Reid has clapped back at Fremantle fans after the Dockers’ heartbreaking grand final loss to Brisbane.

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A man threatened to burn a day care centre to the ground.

Courts & justicePremiumMan jailed after threats to burn down Kalgoorlie day care

A man has been jailed after he threatened a Kalgoorlie-Boulder day care owner out the front of the centre and said he would burn the building to the ground.

Isabella Davis

The Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & justicePremiumCoolgardie man assaulted woman asleep in bed with husband

A Coolgardie man who indecently assaulted a woman while she was asleep in bed with her husband has been denied bail.

Isabella Davis

Graham Thomson was inducted into the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Walk of Fame in August.

ObituaryPremiumBeloved ‘Tomo’ a visionary who always acted with love

A man whose unwavering dedication to the community was dwarfed only by his love for family is being remembered as a visionary, statesman and scallywag whose “enormous love” always led to action. 

Tegan Guthrie

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help to name the Eastern Goldfields Senior High School students in this photo.

History mystery PremiumPremiumCan you help historical society crack this mystery?

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help in adding names to the faces in this image.

Thousands of WA recreational fishers can once again hit the south coast in search of one of the State’s most prized seafoods, with the popular abalone season open.

FishingWA’s popular fishing season is back - but know the rules!

It’s one of WA’s most popular recreational fishing seasons — and it’s officially back.

Corrective Services Minister Tony Buti said the new court security model would free up police officers.

Regional courtsPremiumPremiumCourt security duties to be shifted off regional police

Courts in WA will start to shift security and custody duties to the Sheriff’s Office, in a move to reduce pressure on regional police.

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The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

CNBC newsPremium2029 starts a global tipping point, and it’s not the climate

The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

Elsa Ohlen

The conversation is reflective of a broken job market because it shows how “the power dynamic is so, so, so skewed toward the employer,” Gavin says.

CNBC newsPremiumIced coffee debate reflects ‘everything wrong with hiring’

Would you reject a job candidate who brought an iced coffee to an interview? Your answer may not matter: Either way, someone on the internet thinks you’re wrong. And a career expert says she’s over it.

Sophie Caldwell

Sam Altman, chief executive and co-founder of OpenAI, left, and Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms, during a state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the White House last week.

CNBC newsPremiumDebt-hungry AI firms face higher risks as bond yields spike

The AI infrastructure buildout, which has already reached historic levels, is about to get even more expensive.

Kif Leswing, Isabel O’Brien and Seema Moody

The app represents a major push by CEO Mark Zuckerberg into the AI agent market.

CNBC newsPremiumMeta’s Muse AI agent downloads are surging

Meta’s Muse AI personal agent tool has only been out for nearly two weeks, and it’s topping the app store charts.

Jonathan Vanian

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The 42nd Chief of the Australian Army Lieutenant General Susan Coyle AM CSC DSM.

DefencePremiumThe changing face of warfare and why mateship isn’t enough

It has been 85 years since WA’s only PM, John Curtin, was sworn into office as WWII raged. On this timely anniversary, the former journalist’s home state is again at the centre of Australia’s defence talks.

Andrew Greene

HMAS Parramatta is moved towards the lift during the Ships undocking at the BAE Systems shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia.

WA NewsPremiumWhy nuclear submarines can’t arrive at Henderson yet

Without somewhere to lift a nuclear submarine out of the water, the first Virginia-class boat can’t come. Henderson’s dock is on the clock.

Brendan Nicholson

Rockingham is becoming the biggest naval centre in the southern hemisphere, and HII’s Eric Chewning has the seaside town in his sights.

DefencePremiumPremiumAll compasses point to Rockingham as city rides defence wave

Rockingham is becoming the biggest naval centre in the southern hemisphere, and HII’s Eric Chewning has the seaside town in his sights.

Austin Appelbee and his mother Joanne Appelbee both recieved awards.

WA NewsHero teen Austin Appelbee awarded prestigious bravery award

Heroic teenager Austin Appelbee has been given WA’s most prestigious bravery award after his remarkable act of courage made headlines around the globe.

Jim Penn, a retired fisheries scientist with more than 40 years of experience in stock assessment in WA and overseas, is calling for an independent reassessment of the white shark population

VOTE NOWHAVE YOUR SAY: Would you support a great white shark cull?

Following three fatal shark attacks in WA this year, and a possible 10,000 great white sharks lurking off the coast, would you support a cull? Vote below

Shark netting at the iconic Cottesloe Beach was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, allowing swimmers to take to the ocean without fear of sharks.

Local GovernmentPremiumCottesloe shark barrier installation delayed despite attacks

Cottesloe Beach’s shark barrier won’t be in the water this week as planned despite increased shark activity around Perth’s beaches, with its installation for summer delayed by five days.

Oliver Lane