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  1. FootballPremiumSWFL: Bulldogs one win away from unbeaten season

  2. FootballPremiumSWFL: Lions’ reserves and colts through to grand final

  3. FootballPremiumSWFL: Bulldogs beat Panthers to keep season alive

  4. HousingPremiumHuge area of land for homes up for grabs in the South West

  5. FISHINGPremiumHarvey councillors voted to re-visit fish cleaning station

Orange Sky volunteers Kylie Baggetta and Wendy McIntosh with the washing machines.

ORANGE SKY PremiumOrange Sky Australia celebrates one year in Bunbury

Doors Wide Open in Bunbury celebrated its one year anniversary of working with Orange Sky Australia, helping those doing it tough in access cleans clothes and great conversation.

Rose Patane

Bruce Dilley and Frank Pisconeri from Waroona Men's Shed, with winners of the competition Evie, 18 months, and Hudson, 3 with the two cows Fairy Floss and Bubblegum.

BUBBLEGUM AND FAIRYFLOSSPremiumYoung Waroona locals name newest additions

Young brother and sister from Waroona have had their suggested names selected as the new names for two of Waroona’s brightest coloured cows

Rose Patane

Shire of Harvey President Michelle Campbell, Heritage Council of WA Chair Darren Foster, Ben Small MP and Consul of Italy in Perth Sergio Federico Nicolaci opening the Harvey Heritage Festival 2025.

HERITAGE AND CULTUREPremiumHarvey Heritage Festival launches new shire projects

Harvey’s inaugural Heritage Festival was held at the weekend, with its official opening ceremony marking the opening of new and revised shire heritage projects

Rose Patane

Police Minister Reece Whitby.

OFFICER SHORTAGE PremiumConcerns for lack of police presence in Australind

A lack of police in Australind is leaving residents feeling unsafe with the Shire of Harvey meeting with State Government ministers to advocate for a boost in officer numbers. 

Rose Patane

A blue swimmer crab.

FishingCommentsCrabbing ban: Spring is for crab love, not crab boil

From Monday, the annual three-month blue swimmer crab ban comes into effect from Perth down to the South West. 

Rachel Fenner

Mia, 7, Skyla-Lee, 12, and Sophia Wigmore, 9 are working together to help raise money for Telethon.

TELETHONPremiumAustralind sisters working together for Telethon

Sisters from the South West are raising money for Telethon, selling a range of homemade and customised gifts

Rose Patane

Stolen goods.

Stolen GoodsPolice recover stolen tools with hope to find owners

Detectives from Bunbury rapid high harm offender response team are hoping to reunite stolen items with their rightful owners

Keaton Staszewski-Hose stars in South West Opera Company's Carmen.

SHOWING SOON PremiumPremiumFrom the State’s biggest theatres to home again

A little encouragement from teachers at Harvey Primary School lead Keaton Staszewski-Hose to a life on the stage. 

Busselton Courthouse.

DISTRICT COURT PremiumPremiumJudge slams ‘thuggish and deplorable’ actions of Bunbury man

A district court judge has slammed the “thuggish and deplorable” actions of a man who forced his way in to a stranger’s home and brutally bashed the man his ex-partner was seeing.

Gabi Ghasseb. Michelle Steck and Jaysen Miguel.

LOCAL ELECTIONS PremiumMeeting records revealed for three Bunbury mayor hopefuls

With three elected members running in the City of Bunbury mayoral race, the South Western Times can reveal their attendance record since the start of the 2024-25 financial year. 

Amber Lilley

Gabi Ghasseb. Michelle Steck and Jaysen Miguel.

LOCAL ELECTIONS PremiumThree horse race for top City of Bunbury council job

City of Bunbury mayor Jaysen Miguel has put his hand up for the top job once again ahead of October’s local government elections. 

Amber Lilley

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Attorney General Tony Buti will intervene in the long-running legal case against BGC. Inset: One of the defective Iplex pipes.

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Fresh twist in BGC saga as customers receive lifeline

Hundreds of WA customers living in new homes prone to leaks and flooding due to faulty piping have received some welcome news ahead of a State Administrative Tribunal hearing.

John Flint

Angela Margaret Rainbow leaves Perth Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumIdentity of Perth therapist accused of $7m fraud revealed

The owner of an occupational therapy business accused of an invoice scam that siphoned millions of taxpayer money meant to be used to help veterans has failed in a bid to suppress her identity.

Caleb Runciman

Barry Wayne Lawrence pictured outside Perth Magistrates Court this week.

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Fears over ‘bikie links’ of child worker accused

Disturbing allegations have emerged about a Department of Communities employee charged with sex offences involving a teenager in his care as it was revealed police also raised concerns he had bikie connections.

Caleb Runciman

Internal affairs investigators are probing two separate scandals at a city bar where the officers had gathered.

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WA police jobs on the line after depravity at staff party

Two WA police officers are fighting for their jobs and one is receiving counselling after a booze-soaked staff party ended with a sexual assault and a vile act of public indecency.

Ben Harvey

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Angela Margaret Rainbow leaves Perth Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumIdentity of Perth therapist accused of $7m fraud revealed

The owner of an occupational therapy business accused of an invoice scam that siphoned millions of taxpayer money meant to be used to help veterans has failed in a bid to suppress her identity.

Caleb Runciman

Karen Anne Webb pleaded guilty to 17 charges of stealing as a servant on Thursday.

Courts & JusticePremiumMt Barker clerk admits to stealing $156k from her workplace

The clerk of a Mt Barker business has admitted to stealing more than $150,000 from her workplace over a two-year period, after details were revealed in her first court appearance on Thursday. 

Melissa Sheil

In 2022 people living on and around Clements Place and were told PFAS likely to have originated from Jandakot Airport, had contaminated their groundwater. 

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth properties ‘unsellable’ due to undrinkable tap water

Perth residents who say they are trapped with ‘unsellable’ rural properties because of contaminated groundwater want their land fast-tracked for residential development.

Dr Rhys Bellinge, an obstetrician, gynaecologist and fertility doctor from Perth, who has been charged with manslaughter and dangerous driving over a fatal car crash in Dalkeith.

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PremiumDay in the life of rich doctor imprisoned in WA’s worst unit

Rhys Bellinge, the rich-lister obstetrician who killed a woman in a drunken car crash in Dalkieth, is living in a prison unit known as Fraggle Rock because it is home to the State’s worst paedophiles.

Roger Cook has defended his government’s decision not to tell the public about the long-running contamination.

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CommentsPremiumTests show PCH drinking water contaminated with toxic metal

The drinking water at Perth Children’s Hospital was contaminated with lead as recently as last year. The shock test results and remediation were kept quiet, until now.

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Major crash detectives are seeking help from the public after a fatal crash in the Wheatbelt.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDriver killed in horror rollover in Wheatbelt

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash in Newdegate this morning.

Hannah Cross

Jockey Tash Faithfull has been suspended after causing rider Holly Watson to fall in the Coolgardie Cup.

RacingPremiumTop jockey suspended in wake of Coolgardie Cup fall

Prominent WA jockey Tash Faithfull has copped a 26-day suspension for causing rival rider Holly Watson to fall at the 200m mark in the $100,000 Coolgardie Cup at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on Sunday.

Ernie Manning

A man alleged to have used a 3-D printer to create firearm parts, and who is claimed to have threatened a teenage girl, has been granted bail.

Courts and crimePremiumAlleged 3-D printed weapon manufacturer granted bail

A Coolgardie man who is accused of 3-D printing firearm parts and threatening to kill a teenage girl has been released on bail.

Jessica Antoniou

Speakers Jade Lewis, Kirsty Dellar and Valeria Mazza at the Yellow Ribbon Project’s HER Community event in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Thursday.

R U OK? DayPremiumPremiumWomen supporting women

For R U OK? Day, women in the Goldfields have united to check in on one another and feel empowered.

DPIRD says aerial culling of deer is humane, despite claims to the contrary by the Australian Deer Association.

Shooting debatePremiumPremiumInvasive Species Council calls out aerial culling criticism

Australia’s leading invasive species experts have called out criticism which called the State Government’s aerial culling practice inhumane. 

Simon and Nikita Biggs have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help them meet ever-increasing medical costs.

Kidney diseasePremiumPremiumFamily seek support for kidney disease fight

A family who had to leave Kalgoorlie-Boulder when a medical diagnosis turned their world upside down are hoping to raise awareness of diabetes and kidney failure. 

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Sebastian Siemiatkowski, chief executive officer and co-founder of Klarna Holding AB, center, and Michael Moritz, chairman of Klarna Bank AB, center right, during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.

CNBC newsCommentsCBA-backed BNPL provider Klarna soars on US debut

Klarna competes in the buy now, pay later market with Affirm and Block’s Afterpay business.

Ryan Browne

New safety measures will become the standard of all Air India flights.

World NewsCommentsDeadly crash spurs Air India's ‘new normal’

Air India has pledged a renewed focus on safety after Flight 171’s fatal crash, the deadliest aviation disaster in a decade.

Leslie Josephs

Wegovy producer Novo Nordisk is taking the axe to 9000 jobs.

CNBC newsCommentsWeight loss jab giant to cut 9000 jobs

A pharmaceutical giant that produces one of the most popular weight loss jabs has announced it is cutting 11 per cent of its global workforce.

Katrina Bishop

Macron hit with fresh crisis after Bayrou’s budget plan fails.

World PoliticsCommentsMacron to appoint fifth PM after Bayrou ousted

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s government has collapsed in a no-confidence vote over spending cuts, leaving President Emmanuel Macron scrambling to appoint yet another leader.

Holly Ellyatt

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Robert Stephen James Elphick faces multiple sex charges.

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Accused WA child rapist freed on home detention

An Albany man accused of raping two 14-year-old girls in exchange for alcohol and engaging them in prostitution agreements has been freed on home detention bail and denied all charges.

Melissa Sheil

Scam social media ad selling tickets to lantern events that do not exist.

NewsPremiumScam ads luring Aussies to bogus events

Aussies have been warned about scam social media ads and websites selling tickets to bogus lantern events that don’t exist.

Emma Kirk

Pictured is Neale Fong speaking at a CEDA event on Tuesday afternoon.

state politicsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA Health’s fixer given new role as CAHS’ top dog

A leadership shake-up has been revealed at WA’s Child and Adolescent Health Service, with an experienced health executive appointed to sort out WA’s hospital maintenance backlog taking the reins of the body.

A 19-year-old man has been charged over a frenzied alleged knife attack that killed an 81-year-old man and injured his elderly wife in their northern suburbs home on Monday.

Court & JusticeVideoPremiumPremiumMan jailed for murdering Greenwood dad, trying to kill wife

A young man who was invited into his friend’s home by an elderly man, only for the teenager to stab the 81-year-old to death with his own kitchen knife, has been jailed for life.

Community Development and Justice Standing Committee, chaired by Nationals MP Peter Rundle, will report back to parliament in December.

State politics CommentsCommentsWA government considering requiring regos for e-rideables

E-rideable users could soon be forced to register their vehicle like a car, transport officials have revealed.

Pasifique Zawadi Niyonyishi, 21, has been sentenced in the WA Supreme Court over the murder and attempted murder of his friend's foster parents at their Greenwood home in March 2024. Nine News

CourtPremiumMan killed friend’s foster dad after tiff

A man who murdered his friend’s foster dad so he would “feel lifelong pain” has been sentenced to life in prison.

Emma Kirk