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  1. TourismPremiumAravina Estates launches ‘Aravina Escapes’ vineyard stays

  2. SHARK WATCHPremiumMargaret River to receive a new shark monitoring receiver

  3. WINEPremiumSouth West winery celebrates 40 years of community produce

  4. DeforestationPremiumMargaret River teen leads anti-deforestation push

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The driver of the red Toyota LandCruiser drove the wrong way on Margaret River's main street, narrowly missing onlookers.

RECKLESS DRIVINGPremiumMan charged after reckless driving spree in the South West

A 31-year-old man has been charged with a number of serious offences after a reckless driving spree in the South West – including allegedly tailgating another vehicle causing it to hit a tree. 

Madelin Hayes

The City of Busselton has appealed the proposed Smiths Beach project.

Scathing ReportPremiumBusselton city appeals Smith Beach resort approval

The City of Busselton has penned a scathing 94-page letter in an attempt to appeal the EPA’s recommendation to approve the majorly controversial Smith Beach resort.

Craig Duncan

Little Cowaramup continues to grow.

HOUSINGPremiumStage 1 works under way for Cowaramup housing development

Civil works have commenced for the first stage of the  ‘In Town’ development project in Cowaramup, which will see 63 residential lots carved out, ready for houses to be built. 

Will Corbett

The fleet of Riviera motor yachts cruise into Busselton.

CRUISE SEASONPremiumBusselton set for busiest cruise season on record

Busselton is set to record it’s busiest cruise season ever, with 18 arrivals to Geographe Bay in the 2025-26 season including 11 maiden visits.

Madelin Hayes

Recreational fishers are encouraged to take part in the public consultation process to simplify rules for catching blue swimmer crabs in the West Coast bioregion.

HAVE YOUR SAY!Major change to blue swimmer crab rules proposed for WA

WA crabbers are being asked to have their say on proposed changes to blue swimmer crab fishing rules.

Craig Duncan

The RAC Rescue helicopter was also sent to the crash site, and airlifted one woman to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries.

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Woman airlifted to hospital after horror motorhome crash

A woman has been airlifted to Perth after a motorhome crash that left one person trapped and others hurt in the South West.

Hannah Cross

Cowaramup continues to grow.

COWARAMUP BYPASSPremiumPremiumCowie ‘ring road’ up for public comment

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River have moved the Cowaramup Perimeter Road to community consultation, marking a significant step in the long journey. 

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River council.

COUNCILPremiumPremiumAMR shire says no to full spills

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River debated the introduction of mandatory local government elections and four-year full spills in its March 25 meeting, with one councillor throwing a spanner in the works. 

Shire president Julia Jean-Rice in the beach bus.

Public transportPremiumPremiumShire to lobby State Government for public transport

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River is set to use the findings of the summer beach bus to lobby the State Government to reconsider public transport funding in the region.  

Photos by Wallcliffe Volunteer Fire and Emergency Service

FIRE BANPremiumAutumn burning period to come into effect on March 29

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River will transition into the Autumn Restricted Burning Period on Sunday March 29.. 

Will Corbett

Augusta-Margaret River’s inaugural women's side.

SWFLPremiumWomen’s side fall short in first game as men overrun Eaton

Augusta-Margaret River’s inaugural women’s side lose in first game, as the men overrun Eaton in big second half.

Jack Penniment

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The harrowing incident happened as he walked unattended across Princess Road in Balga on Thursday morning. 

POLICEVideoPremiumToddler hit by car in Perth after wandering from family home

A distressing video shows the moment an 18-month-old boy was hit by a car on Thursday morning, with the impact sending the child rolling about 10 metres.

Caleb Runciman

Brothers Otis, 14, and Leon, 16, were found dead alongside their parents Jarrod Clune and Maiweena Goasdoue inside their Mott Close home on January 30.

CrimeVideoPremiumMosman Park tragedy: What we still don’t know months later

Nearly two months on from the horror Mosman Park tragedy in which two teenage boys were killed by their parents, some of the most important questions remain unanswered. 

Jessica Evensen

St John WA patient transport officer Bec Thompson was on the other side of the windshield when a naked man smashed his head through the front of the ambulance she was driving.

HealthVideoPremiumParamedic relives ‘traumatic’ moment man headbutts ambulance

A St John WA worker has told of how she feared for her life when a naked man allegedly smashed his head through the windshield of an ambulance, as new figures reveal a spike in violence towards paramedics. 

Claire Sadler

Convicted domestic violence offender Rory Vassallo has sensationally stood aside from an executive role of a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed.

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Convicted DV offender stands aside as WAFL club patron

A convicted domestic violence offender has sensationally stood aside from a prestigious role at a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed. 

Jessica Evensen

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Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMining engineer accused of rape seeks bail

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining engineer accused of multiple counts of rape will only be considered for release on the strictest form of bail.

Tegan Guthrie

The harrowing incident happened as he walked unattended across Princess Road in Balga on Thursday morning. 

POLICEVideoPremiumToddler hit by car in Perth after wandering from family home

A distressing video shows the moment an 18-month-old boy was hit by a car on Thursday morning, with the impact sending the child rolling about 10 metres.

Caleb Runciman

Brothers Otis, 14, and Leon, 16, were found dead alongside their parents Jarrod Clune and Maiweena Goasdoue inside their Mott Close home on January 30.

CrimeVideoPremiumPremiumMosman Park tragedy: What we still don’t know months later

Nearly two months on from the horror Mosman Park tragedy in which two teenage boys were killed by their parents, some of the most important questions remain unanswered. 

St John WA patient transport officer Bec Thompson was on the other side of the windshield when a naked man smashed his head through the front of the ambulance she was driving.

HealthVideoPremiumPremiumParamedic relives ‘traumatic’ moment man headbutts ambulance

A St John WA worker has told of how she feared for her life when a naked man allegedly smashed his head through the windshield of an ambulance, as new figures reveal a spike in violence towards paramedics. 

Convicted domestic violence offender Rory Vassallo has sensationally stood aside from an executive role of a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed.

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PremiumConvicted DV offender stands aside as WAFL club patron

A convicted domestic violence offender has sensationally stood aside from a prestigious role at a WAFL club, just 72 hours after he was appointed. 

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Cyclone Narelle left a path of destruction.

WeatherVideoCommentsExmouth airport shut, locals count cost of devastating storm

Residents in shattered WA coastal towns are just starting to grasp the scale of destruction left by tropical cyclone Narelle, with clean-up efforts in Exmouth ramping up.

Troy de Ruyter

The Eagles have taken the lead.

AFLCommentsRECAP: Eagles claim two-point epic in Adelaide!

West Coast have claimed back-to-back wins and broken an Adelaide Oval hoodoo in the process. Follow all the action in our live blog!

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMining engineer accused of rape seeks bail

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining engineer accused of multiple counts of rape will only be considered for release on the strictest form of bail.

Tegan Guthrie

Several sporting events have been postponed in Geraldton due to cyclone Narelle.

Cyclone NarellePremiumPremiumNarelle forces rare weekend without sport in Geraldton

It’s not often the sports-mad town of Geraldton has a weekend without any sport on, but the local scene is beginning to feel the effects of cyclone Narelle before the system even reaches the Mid West.

Photos by Wallcliffe Volunteer Fire and Emergency Service

FIRE BANPremiumPremiumAutumn burning period to come into effect on March 29

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River will transition into the Autumn Restricted Burning Period on Sunday March 29.. 

Blue was one of the suggested background colours.

Showing the flagPremiumPremiumRavensthorpe to have official flag

The Shire of Ravensthorpe will soon have its own official flag, displaying the shire logo on a plain background of either blue, green or white.

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Oil prices have been gripped by volatility since the US-Iran war began nearly four weeks ago.

CNBC newsPremiumWhat ‘backwardation’ in oil market means for energy prices

Analysts say the market has now entered a state of “backwardation” that suggests a risk premium has been baked into energy prices, despite traders anticipating a swift resolution to the conflict.

Chloe Taylor

An unusual burst of activity early Monday, minutes before a market-moving social media post from President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumBillion dollar ‘bet’ minutes before Trump’s post pays off

‘Someone with access to privileged information appears to have made hundreds of millions in profit by trading on a political secret before it became public.’

Yun Li

Rising oil prices are lighting a price fire under local petrol prices.

EnergyCommentsPremium$US166 a barrel? Middle East clue on where oil is heading

Traders are looking at Dubai’s price as potential harbinger of what could be ahead for other crude benchmarks if the situation doesn’t improve.

Alex Harring

People look at collectable designer art toy Labubu at a Pop Mart pop-up store in Siam Center shopping mall in Bangkok on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

CNBC newsPremiumLabubu movie on the way as Pop Mart expands toy franchise

Collectible toy maker and IP powerhouse Pop Mart is teaming up with Sony Pictures to bring its wildly popular Labubu doll to movie theatres. 

Justin Solomon

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Cafe Manager Bradley Tregenza is concerned that if prices keep going up and customers stop coming, he would need to cut staff hours.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumJobs on the line as climbing fuel and supply costs hit hard

Hardworking West Australian business owners are growing increasingly worried they will be forced to cut staff and slash their hours to survive as rising fuel and transport costs take its toll.

Bethany Hiatt and Claire Sadler

Cyclone Narelle cut a swathe through the north WA coast. Department of Fire and Emergency Services.

ReliefPremiumExtent of Cyclone Narelle damage revealed

The clean up has begun in West Australia after Cyclone Narelle thrashed the state’s north, with pictures showing the extent of the damage.

Steve Zemek

The rideshare driver behind the wheel of a car that crashed, killing a seven-month-old baby girl and seriously injuring two others, has been charged.

CrimePremiumPremiumResident describes mum’s frantic distress after horror crash

The rideshare driver in a horror car crash that killed a baby girl in Perth’s southeast has been charged with serious offences after being berated at the scene by the infant’s devastated mother.

Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson speaks to reporter Jessica Page regarding the fuel crisis and the conflict in the middle east Justin Benson-Cooper

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA’s push for a national plan for fuel as deadline looms

Fuel restrictions on the table as WA considers financial help for businesses hit by price hikes.

At 8.12am the car was towed out of the floodwaters by a truck in the area and the couple’s vehicle was towed to the safety of the Minilya Roadhouse.

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CommentsWA town battles torrent of flooding in wake of Narelle

Carnarvon is battling widespread flooding as water levels across the Gascoyne continue to rise in the wake of cyclone Narelle.

The charred ruins of the Nedlands home,

Disaster and EmergencyFamily home in Perth’s western suburbs burnt to the ground

The fire was sparked by an electrical issue involving a small fridge in the garage.

Kirsty Lichtenstein