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  1. Bike packersPremiumNannup cottage transformed into “bike packers”

  2. RIDE FOR YOUTHStudent mental health support, Ride for Youth visit Narrogin

  3. Ruled out CommentsSW environment and art awards scrapped for being ‘woke’

  4. coming soon PremiumNew chocolate shop in Busselton almost ready to open

  5. off-road risksCommentsDBCA stands with SW groups on beach driving

A graphite drawing of Perth Zoo legend Tricia the Elephant is on display at the Yungarra Gallery.

Tricia the elephantPremiumPerth Zoo icon given tribute in life-size artwork

A tribute drawing to one of Perth’s beloved four-legged long-trunked icons has made its way to a Dunsborough gallery.

Daniel Hocking

WA Health has issued an urgent health warning after a measles case was identified at Bunbury Regional Hospital.

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MEASLES EXPOSURE SITES: From Perth to Busselton

The Health Department has revealed the exposure sites of a possible measles outbreak — taking in the metropolitan area to the South West — after a case was identified at Bunbury Regional Hospital.

Jessica Evensen

Dunsborough-Yallingup Mulies have withdrawn from the Onshore Cup.

FootballPremiumOnshore Cup: Foundation club withdraw from competition

One of the Onshore Cup’s foundation clubs has withdrawn from the competition on the eve of the season.

Josh Kempton

Shelter Brewing Co. in Busselton

Regional WAPremiumGig goers ditch parmis and pints as cost of living bites

The ritual of buying a parmi and a pint before watching a live band at the pub is on the out as cost of living pressure continue to rise. 

Sofia Fimognari

The team from Curtin University’s Binar Space Program after the PyroMantis’ successful flight.

Mission successCurtin University’s launch of high altitude balloon success

Curtin University’s launch of a high altitude balloon to the edge of space from Waroona last week climbed almost 33km and snapped some shots of the Earth’s curvature.

Craig Duncan

Astrid Emery, Jace Emery, Sierra Emery and Lauren Emery at the Bunbury Cup.

Bunbury CupPremiumFamilies flock to Bunbury Trotting Club for day at the races

Families flocked to the Bunbury Trotting Club on the weekend for harness racing and family fun at the Bunbury Cup

Ezra Kaye

The artworks were painted by a person in prison and depict the Stolen Generation and Noongar land.

Culture and connectionPremiumPremiumPaintings of Stolen Generation featured in BRAG art Exhibit

Paintings depicting the Stolen Generation have been featured in Bunbury Regional Art Gallery’s Bunbury Noongar Country art exhibition over the weekend.

HMAS Hobart was docked in the Bunbury port.

Navy shipPremiumPremiumHMAS Hobart Navy ship docks in Bunbury port

An Australian Navy ship docked in the Bunbury Port on Friday to connect with the community and provide well-deserved rest and recovery for crew members in the South West. 

The site of the proposed Skippings Road sand mine.

Skippings RoadPremiumPremiumSkippings Road sand mine hinges on council approval

A controversial project to create a sand mine at Skippings Road in Boyanup hinges on the approval of an extractive industry licence from the Shire of Capel, after it was narrowly approved by RJDAP last year.

Tabitha Dowding — the granddaughter of former Premier Peter Dowding — has been named as the Labor candidate for the seat of Forrest.

Federal electionPremiumLabor and Nationals announce Federal candidate for Forrest

Labor and the Nationals have finally thrown their hats into the ring for the seat of Forrest, with both parties naming candidates to take on Ben Small, Georgia Beardman and Sue Chapman at the federal election

Ezra Kaye

Busselton has been announced as the location for Triple J's One Night Stand 2025 festival.

One Night StandPremiumTriple J’s One Night Stand 2025 coming to the SW

The South West will be cast under the national spotlight in May, as Busselton welcomes some of Australia’s biggest musicians in triple j’s One Night Stand 2025

Ezra Kaye

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Angelo and Rebecca Rossi.

ConstructionPremiumPandemic shake-out claims another top Perth builder

One of Australia’s best builders - Perth-based Ultimo - has gone under, blaming fallout from the pandemic era for its demise.

Kim Macdonald

Jaden Martinovich with his mum, fitness guru Kelly Martinovich.

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumPhoney drug deal murderer was ‘planned double-cross victim’

A young man who fatally stabbed a teen in a fake drug deal that went horribly wrong didn’t realise a mutual friend had set him up in a plot to steal his car.

Rebecca Le May

Kristopher Dean Sheppard, Andrew Whetu Haenga and James Patrick Fisher.

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Bikie riot to deliver ‘one of biggest trials in WA history’

A group of bikies who allegedly attacked rivals with pool cues, billiard balls and bar stools at a tavern south of Perth are set for one of the biggest trials the State has ever seen, a court has been told.

Rebecca Le May

A jumbo truck on the Onslow haul road.

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MinRes yanks all trucks off troubled haul road

Mineral Resources has hit another financial pothole by pulling all iron ore trucks off its trouble-plagued $2.6 billion Onslow haul road after notching half a dozen rollovers on the crucial transport link.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

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Hale headmaster Dean Dell’Oro used his latest school newsletter to question what message the show might send boys.

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Hale headmaster links TV show to ‘boy bashing’

The headmaster of one of Perth’s most prestigious private boys schools used his latest school newsletter to question what message Netflix’s show Adolescence might send boys.

Kate Emery

Shares in Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources have more than halved over the past six months.

MiningCommentsPremiumMinRes, Chris Ellison face class action showdown

Mineral Resources and its founder Chris Ellison are facing a court showdown following a series of scandals that have cut the lithium and iron ore miner’s market value in half over the past six months.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

A man has died while on a rafting tour at Drysdale River National Park.

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PremiumKayaker pinned against tree in rising waters ‘for days’

Details have emerged of two kayakers stranded in crocodile-infested waters, with one man pinned against a tree for ‘days’ as water rapidly rose around him.

Andre Rebelo with Insta-famous ex-partner Grace Piscopo. Inset: Mum Colleen.

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PremiumAndre Rebelo jailed for life for callous murder of mum

The self-declared crypto trader who killed his mother for her life insurance so he could keep up with the affluent lifestyle of his Insta-famous former partner will spend at least 25 years behind bars.

A high school maths teacher has had his teaching license stripped after speaking with one of his student’s about her sex life and showing his class a naked photo of he and his partner naked in bed. 

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumMaths teacher disqualified after showing class naked photo

A 25-year-old high school teacher has been disqualified from teaching after asking one of his students about her sex life and showing his class a naked photo of him and his ‘friend’ naked in bed. 

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Douglas Dwayne Burleigh was awarded $15,000 in compensation after police failed to follow up on a prison assault.

Courts & justicePremiumEx-inmate awarded $15k after losing teeth in prison attack

Police failed to follow up on the assault, in which the prisoner also got a broken jaw.

Georgia Campion

Watch and act advice

WA NewsCommentsResidents told to evacuate as fire near Jurien Bay rages

Watch and act advice is in place for a bushfire burning near Hill River Nature Reserve, the fire is not contained or controlled.

Artemisia Blythe

A man has died while on a rafting tour at Drysdale River National Park.

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The West Australian exclusive
Disaster and emergencyPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Kayaker pinned against tree in rising waters ‘for days’

Details have emerged of two kayakers stranded in crocodile-infested waters, with one man pinned against a tree for ‘days’ as water rapidly rose around him.

Jessica Evensen

A man has been sentenced after lighting a fire to ‘get rid of snakes’.

Crime and courtsPremiumPremiumRepeat offender handed suspended jail term for lighting fire

A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to nine months suspended imprisonment for deliberately lighting a brush fire near a power station in Geraldton.

An Albany man who assaulted his 103-year-old neighbour has avoided prison.

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PremiumMan assaults 103yo neighbour, leaves her on driveway

An Albany man who assaulted his 103-year-old neighbour over bad parking and left her on the driveway to do his shopping has avoided jail. 

Bunbury surgeon Sue Chapman has accepted 87 anonymous donations included some that totalled $100,000, $25,000, $12,500 and $10,000 despite her website promising “greater transparency and accountability”.

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CommentsPremiumAnonymous donors bankroll WA teal’s ‘transparent’ campaign

Anonymous donations are boosting a WA teal candidate’s campaign, despite her website promising ‘greater transparency and accountability’, it can be revealed.

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Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

BusinessCommentsUncertainty increased: US Federal Reserve holds rate

The US Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year.

Jeff Cox

China is currently facing a sluggish consumer landscape.

CNBC newsCommentsChina’s plan to ‘boost consumption’ in bid to grow economy

China announced a “Special Action Plan to Boost Consumption” on Sunday in a bid to prop up domestic consumption in the world’s second largest economy.

Lim Hui Jie

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri last month.

Formula 1VideoComments‘Oscar and I get along’: Norris denies there’s bad blood

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: The British F1 star opened up on his relationship with his Aussie teammate as the pair get ready to do battle in Melbourne this weekend.

Ben McClellan

Recession fear has rocked Wall Street (AP PHOTO)

BusinessCommentsRecession fear erupts: Dow tumbles, Nasdaq’s falls

A three-week market sell-off has intensified, with investors worried tariff policy uncertainty would tip the economy into a recession, something President Donald Trump has not rule out.

Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound

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Chief, the dog of Virginia Giuffre, is pictured at her home in Perth on Wednesday. Ms Giuffre is believed to be in hospital following a bus crash. NewsWire / Sharon Smith

newsPremiumCharge for Virginia Giuffre before bus crash

Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre was charged with breaching a family violence order just days before she made headlines following a bus crash.

Duncan Evans

The Education Department has ordered WA public schools to stop using bicycles or tricycles without chain guards after the tip of a child’s toe was severed in an accident.

EducationCommentsPremiumSchools told to stop using bikes after child’s toe severed

The Education Department has ordered WA public schools to stop using bicycles or tricycles without chain guards after the tip of a child’s toe was severed in an accident.

Bethany Hiatt

Former WA governor Malcolm McCusker.

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CommentsPremiumMalcolm McCusker to lead inquiry in State election debacle

Premier Roger Cook has announced that the former WA governor will lead a special inquiry into the State election.

Richard TU was last seen in Atwell at about 9pm on March 31.

missing personPremiumPremiumWelfare concerns for WA teen

Police are searching for a 17-year-old boy who has not been seen since Monday.

Watch and act advice

WA NewsCommentsCommentsResidents told to evacuate as fire near Jurien Bay rages

Watch and act advice is in place for a bushfire burning near Hill River Nature Reserve, the fire is not contained or controlled.

Noah Marsandi was jailed for 10 years over his involvement in a crime syndicate.

Crime PremiumMassive drug deal ‘go between’ handed decade-long jail term

A man who agreed to be paid ‘a few thousand dollars’ to help facilitate a massive drug deal has been handed a year of jail for every day he was involved in the illicit enterprise.

Rebecca Le May