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  1. Down and dirtyPremiumScientists given leg up in studies of endangered peatland

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Bunbury-Geographe Chamber of Commerce and Industry business excellence awards night logo.

Excellence AwardsPremiumBusiness excellence awards finalists have been announced

The Bunbury Geographe Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the finalists for the 2025 Bunbury Geographe Business Excellence Awards.

Yousuf Shameel

Teams battled it out during the Bunbury Pedal Prix.

Pedal PrixPremiumBunbury Pedal Prix a success, more South West teams wanted

Students and kart-racing enthusiasts from across the State made their way to Bunbury last weekend for the much-anticipated Bunbury Pedal Prix.

Yousuf Shameel

Tributes flow for Marley, the Bunbury docks dingo.

Icon immortalised PremiumDingo at the harbour to be immortalised in statue

Bunbury’s “dingo at the harbour” Marley is to be immortalised with a bronze statue as Bunbury’s Marine Rescue launches a fundraising effort.

Craig Duncan

Shire president and Warren Donnelly Water Advisory Committee chair Donelle Buegge.

Water-wisePremiumManjimup shire president to chair Water Advisory Committee

Manjimup shire president Donelle Buegge is set to chair the Warren Donnelly Water Advisory Committee after five years of service.

Craig Duncan

Ripple Farm bees. PollyDot

BeeFestPremiumOrganisers a-buzz as plans begin for first ever bee festival

Northcliffe set to be a-buzz as organisers busy beginning planning for the region’s first ever Bee Festival set to take place next year.

Craig Duncan

Capel Shire president Doug Kitchen.

Capel BudgetPremiumCapel adopts budget for 2025-26 and youth centre wins big

The Shire of Capel council has adopted its budget for the upcoming year and the Dalyellup Multipurpose Community and Youth Centre won big, claiming $11.3 million of the $26m allocated for capital projects.

Yousuf Shameel

Sharon Hinchcliffe (artist), Danni Butson (Chef’s Long Table Charity Lunch chair), Tash Babich (DDC tourism service manager, and Maddy Carse (DDC chief executive officer).

MuralPremiumPremiumNew mural has been unveiled by the Dolphin Discovery Centre

The Dolphin Discovery Centre has unveiled its a new mural, replacing the original artwork from the centre’s 2018 opening, after wind, weather and sunlight took its toll. 

Lochlan Allen.

Mental HealthPremiumPremiumPsychology student works to improve youth mental health

A psychology student has gained invaluable real-world experience and career insights while supporting a Bunbury-based not-for-profit organisation to promote youth mental health.

Italian student Pietro Giori, 18, his host sister Chloe Steinmann, Akemi Mainit, and Sara Consolandi, all 16.

Exchange studentsPremiumPremiumItalian students loved their time in Bunbury

Two Italian students visiting Bunbury for a couple of months said it’s an experience they would never forget and suggest everyone should consider travelling to “charming Bunbury”.

The City of Bunbury.

BudgetPremiumSports infrastructure and roads big winners in budget

Hay Park and Hands Oval wins big as the City of Bunbury has adopted the 2025-26 budget with over a third of its funding allocated for capital projects going towards these two projects.

Yousuf Shameel

Bunbury was blanketed in hail this weekend as wild weather touched town in WA.

Wild weatherPremiumBunbury blanketed in hail as wild weather whacks WA

Bunbury was blanketed in hail this Sunday as wild weather whacked WA.

Caleb Runciman and Georgia Campion

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Local members of the National Socialist Network took to a road bridge above the Kwinana Freeway earlier this month. 

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Perth neo-nazis probed over Kwinana Freeway protest

A group of masked neo-nazis are being investigated by police after they staged a protest on a Perth freeway calling for ‘mass deportation’.

Caleb Runciman

Rhys Bellinge is charged with manslaughter over the death of Elizabeth Pearce (left), dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm to her Uber driver Muhammad Usman and driving under the influence in Dalkeith in February.

Courts & justice PremiumDoctor seen for first time behind bars since Dalkeith crash

Obstetrician Rhys Bellinge gave an abrupt two-word response when the magistrate spoke to him.

Caleb Runciman

The Finder survey has revealed nearly two thirds of entry-level buyers have missed out on a home they were serious about buying.

PropertyCommentsPremiumProperty market stacked against first-homebuyers

‘It feels like an endless loop of saving, shopping, inspecting, putting in an offer and missing, again and again and again.’

Kim Macdonald

Dr Tony Buti has announced a new committee to investigate university mergers.The University of Western Australia, Curtin , Edith Cowan and Murdoch Universities will all come under the microscope.

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WA universities set for major shake-up with merger plans

The Sunday Times can reveal the Cook Government has taken a significant step towards a merger in some form between WA’s four public universities.

Joe Spagnolo

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A winter storm that battered Perth on Sunday briefly shut down a Mandurah shopping centre and left IKEA’s flagship store with severe roof damage.

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REVEALED: Extent of damage caused by wild WA weather

A winter storm that battered Perth on Sunday briefly shut down a shopping centre and left IKEA’s flagship store with severe damage.

Georgia Campion and Caleb Runciman

Laurence Escalante.

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Escalante takes full ownership of VGW on buyout approval

Shareholder meetings for VGW Holdings held on Friday have approved a $5.05-a-share offer by an Escalante family company, with more than 91 per cent of shares voted cash in favour of the buyout

Sean Smith

Connie Butcher, Ebony Whitney and Dr Jael Wafula outside Vickery House in Bentley, Perth. Ross Swanborough

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CommentsPremiumScary campus incidents leave Curtin students living in fear

In one night-time incident, a student witnessed two men carrying a small axe which they then used to commit a crime.

Anthony Albanese will take his push to ban children from social media global, calling a summit of other interested world leaders in New York in September to learn from Australia’s world-leading measures.

Federal PoliticsCommentsCommentsAlbanese takes kids’ social media ban to the world stage

Anthony Albanese will take his push to ban children from social media global, calling a summit of other interested world leaders in New York in September to learn from Australia’s world-leading measures.

Cynthia Khan and Yusuf Khan

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PremiumSurprise twist in Library Nightclub saga

State tax officials have moved to wind up the company which owns The Library Nightclub building, as the pressure on Yusuf Khan’s business empire widens.

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Bunbury was blanketed in hail this weekend as wild weather touched town in WA.

Wild weatherPremiumBunbury blanketed in hail as wild weather whacks WA

Bunbury was blanketed in hail this Sunday as wild weather whacked WA.

Caleb Runciman and Georgia Campion

Catherine Hope, Marisa Gilles, Lisa Keefe, Virginie Carbonatto Fuhrman, Mark Lennard, Yvette Hollings, Meredith Willis (missing Debbie Carson and Lois Garner) from the Geraldton Refugee Support Group.

Refugee SupportPremiumQuiz night raises funds for refugee family

A single mother from Venezuela and her three school-aged children to benefit from the generosity of the Geraldton Refugees Support Group.

Stuart Quinn

Italian student Pietro Giori, 18, his host sister Chloe Steinmann, Akemi Mainit, and Sara Consolandi, all 16.

Exchange studentsPremiumItalian students loved their time in Bunbury

Two Italian students visiting Bunbury for a couple of months said it’s an experience they would never forget and suggest everyone should consider travelling to “charming Bunbury”.

Yousuf Shameel

Waroona Aquatics Centre has undergone significant upgrades in the past few years.

Volunteers rewarded PremiumPremiumcouncil lock in rec centre discount to emergency services

Council voted to unanimously pass motion last month, locking in a 50 per cent discount on Waroona Recreation and Aquatic Centre memberships for emergency service volunteers.

Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas joined new Upper House member Michelle Boylan in town last month.

State Politics PremiumPremiumOpposition leader takes time in Harvey

WA Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas travelled to Harvey last month to hear about local issues with new Upper House MP Michelle Boylan.

Shire of Waroona CEO Mark Goolet and shire president Mike Walmsley at the newly refurbished shire offices.

Local Budget PremiumPremiumWaroona councillors lock in 3.5 per cent rate rise

The Shire of Waroona has locked in a 3.5 per cent rate rise alongside this year’s budget during a special council meeting on Monday. 

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Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies usually pegged to sovereign currencies or even gold, making them more stable compared to other crypto assets. 

CNBC newsCommentsThe global crypto wave is catching on in Asia

Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalise the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC.

Anniek Bao

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMicrosoft tops $US4tr, joining Nvidia in exclusive club

Microsoft shares jumped in extended trading overnight Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $US4 trillion.

Ari Levy and Jordan Novet

Elon Musk’s Tesla sold its crypto at one of the worst possible times.

CNBC newsComments‘Won’t sell’: Musk, Tesla’s multi-billion-dollar crypto miss

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla missed on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, but another miss was buried in its investor deck.

Ari Levy

Tesla’s slump this year is partly due to backlash against the company in the US and Europe, after Musk spent heavily to help re-elect President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsMusk warns of a ‘few rough quarters’ for Tesla as sales dive

Elon Musk has warned Tesla faces “a few rough quarters” after the company reported a 16 per cent decline in automotive revenue as sales fell for a second-straight quarter and again trailed analysts’ estimates.

Lora Kolodny

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August Wright at Perth City Farm in East Perth.

EducationCommentsPremiumGen Alpha embrace no screen time at Perth’s nature playgroup

Despite being known to look bewitched by an iPad in a restaurant, Generation Alpha are proving they too know how to have fun without technology.

Caitlin Vinci

West Australians are struggling more than the rest of the country to afford hygiene and cleaning products.

HealthCommentsPremiumStark number of West Aussies living in hygiene poverty

West Australians are struggling more than any other State to afford hygiene and cleaning products with experts warning this could lead to serious ill physical and mental health. 

Claire Sadler

WA Year 12s who achieve D grades will still be able to pass ATAR subjects and graduate from high school under a reform to impact students from this year.

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CommentsPremiumATAR low achievers to be able to graduate under new reform

WA Year 12s will be able to pass ATAR subjects and graduate from high school if they achieve D grades.

Albany man Robert Dwayne Watson appeared in Albany Magistrates Court on July 31 facing driving-related offences.

courtsPremiumPremiumMan accused of dangerous driving in fatal crash fronts court

An Albany man accused of causing the death of another man in a serious crash on Albany Highway in Narrikup earlier this year has faced court for the first time. 

Detective Acting Inspector Jessica Securo.

PoliceCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumCops plead for info as WA records hundreds of missing people

WA’s top homicide cop says her ‘heart goes out’ to the families of the 367 people who vanished in the State as police pledge to investigate ‘every bit of information’ related to their disappearances.

Two West Aussies banked life-altering Lotto wins at the weekend after purchasing tickets from opposite sides of the Swan. 

LottoCommentsREVEALED: Two WA suburbs home to $1.42m Lotto jackpot wins

Two West Aussies banked life-altering Lotto wins at the weekend after purchasing tickets from opposite sides of the Swan. 

Chloe Maher