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  1. Circular economyPremiumCouncil surprise hotel developers with parking sting

  2. Baby bonusPremiumMidwifery Group Practice boasts ‘returning customers’

  3. Farmers’ fearsPremiumChief planner reassures farmers on strategy

  4. SurfingFlynn and Berry win at Trigg

  5. New digsPremiumGracetown Hall to welcome new nature-based play space

Emily Shingleton from The Little Press.

art attackPremiumArtistic inspiration unleashed for teens and adults

A series of workshops these school holidays will suit teenagers and adults wanting to unleash their creativity.

Warren Hately

Primary producers are up in arms over a proposed new strategy.

Strategic withdrawalPremiumCouncil pulls back new biodiversity strategy

A contentious biodiversity strategy that sparked outrage among South West farmers has been sent back for further consideration and consultation.

Warren Hately

The surfing economy for Busselton and Margaret River is tipped to double by 2035.

Surfing boomPremiumRegion’s surf tourism set to double, report claims

A new industry report says the economic contribution of surfing to the region is likely to double in the next 10 years.

Warren Hately

Independent candidate Sue Chapman says donations were listed on her website as anonymous because of a software glitch.

Federal ElectionPremiumSue Chapman blames large anonymous donations on tech glitch

Independent candidate for Forrest Sue Chapman has taken to social media to attribute significant anonymous donations listed on her website to a ‘glitch in the software’.

Ezra Kaye and Jessica Page

Professor Jaya Dantas.

MeaslesPremiumHealth expert says WA isn’t adequetly vaccinated for measles

A Professor of International Health at Curtin University has predicted that the number of measles cases in WA will continue to rise because the State’s childhood vaccination rates aren’t up to scratch.

Ezra Kaye

Scott River farmer Scott Baxter fears the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River’s climate action planning means de facto support for a proposed wind farm near his farm.

‘Crisis’ talksCouncil backs new climate adaptation plan despite concerns

Augusta-Margaret River council members have faced heckling while forging ahead with a new policy focused on climate change.

Warren Hately

Parents Emily Marjason and Dave Astbury with clinical nurse midwife Melony Halsall and graduate midwife Annabelle Jones.

Baby bonusPremiumPremiumMidwifery Group Practice boasts ‘returning customers’

A local service that enables healthy women to deliver their babies close to home is going from strength to strength.

Shire of Augusta-Margaret River president Julia Meldrum led questioning on a proposed local biodiversity strategy.

Farmers’ fearsPremiumPremiumChief planner reassures farmers on strategy

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River has pledged that the farming community and landowners need not fear a proposed new local biodiversity strategy.

Primary producers are up in arms over a proposed new strategy.

Strategic withdrawalPremiumPremiumCouncil pulls back new biodiversity strategy

A contentious biodiversity strategy that sparked outrage among South West farmers has been sent back for further consideration and consultation.

Fini Group creative director Alessio Fini.

Circular economyPremiumCouncil surprise hotel developers with parking sting

The future of “Australia’s first net-positive circular hotel” is in serious jeopardy after a decision last week by the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.

Warren Hately

Emily Shingleton from The Little Press.

art attackPremiumArtistic inspiration unleashed for teens and adults

A series of workshops these school holidays will suit teenagers and adults wanting to unleash their creativity.

Warren Hately

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A tight three-way contest in WA’s newest Federal electorate means candidates are trying to talk to as many voters as possible during the campaign to make a personal pitch.

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Battle for Bullwinkel plays out on the doorsteps of voters

A tight three-way contest in WA’s newest Federal electorate means candidates are trying to talk to as many voters as possible during the campaign to make a personal pitch.

Katina Curtis

When Professor Jonathan Carapetis says Strep A is the “nastiest bug you’ve never heard of”, he’s not kidding.

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The West Australian exclusive
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Perth leading the world in vaccine for lethal infection

When Professor Jonathan Carapetis says Strep A is the ‘nastiest bug you’ve never heard of’, he’s not kidding.

Hannah Cross

An artist’s impression of the Cottesloe Beach redevelopment, for which the Liberal Party has committed $10m in funding.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Dutton pledges $10 million to fix Cottesloe Beach foreshore

Stalled plans for the redevelopment of Cottesloe Beach — one of most iconic locations in WA — have received a $10m boost as Liberal leader Peter Dutton ups the ante in the fight to win the seat of Curtin.

Joe Spagnolo

Tom Gross has drawn comparisons to a modern day star.

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The West Australian exclusive
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Gross or Greene? The young Eagle who has Giant attributes

As West Coast coaches prepare to find a way to curtail Greater Western Sydney captain Toby Greene, they’re set to unveil a new Eagle who could become their own version of the star forward.

Mitchell Woodcock

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WAFL South Fremantle footballer Nick Campo was killed in a car accident in North Lake

Courts & JusticePremiumCampo fatal crash driver was on cocaine, ‘grossly’ speeding

The driver, who cannot be identified because he was 17 at the time, last month pleaded guilty to all six serious charges against him, including manslaughter.

Rebecca Le May

In a statement posted to a GoFundMe page, the teen’s family remembered him as having a “heart that made everyone around him feel welcome”.

Disaster and emergencyCommentsTributes flow for ‘full of life’ teen fatal crash victim

He died when the off-road motorbike he was riding collided with another bike being ridden by a 15-year-old boy on White Hill Road in Bouvard.

Amelia "Milli" Lucas with her parents before her surgery. Facebook / Monica Smirk

WA NewsCommentsCommentsMilli’s mum dies after devastating cancer battle

The mother of beloved Perth teenager Amelia ‘Milli’ Lucas — who died of a rare brain cancer four years ago — has also lost her own devastating battle with the disease.

WA’s oldest surviving World War II prisoner of war — Arthur Leggett — has died aged 106. 

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA’s oldest surviving POW dies aged 106

WA’s oldest surviving World War II army prisoner of war, who was well known across Perth as a fierce advocate for Australian veterans, has died aged 106. 

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services said residents bounded by the current watch and act alert should leave now, if they plan to evacuate.

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Residents urged to avoid area of blaze in Perth’s south

‘If you have left the area, it is unsafe to return due to fallen trees, fallen powerlines and other dangers created by the fire.’

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A man has been convicted of raping an underage victim four times over six years.

CourtPremiumMan jailed for almost five years for raping minor

A Geraldton man who raped the same underage victim on four occasions over six years will be eligible for parole later this year after receiving a four-year and 10-month sentence for the charges.

Matthew Paddick

A woman has pleaded not guilty to injuring her partner.

CourtPremiumWoman alleged to run over partner’s leg pleads not guilty

A Jurien Bay woman accused of running over her partner after an argument has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the incident.

Matthew Paddick

Families were able to experience Tonka trucks in real life at the Finmec community open day.

MINING PremiumOut and about in Hedland: Finmec Community Open Day

Providing Hedland locals with a behind-the-scenes look at heavy-duty mining equipment, Finmec hosted a community open day on March 29. 

Madelin Hayes

It is alleged youths took a stolen ambulance on a 520km joy ride from a remote Northern Territory community to Halls Creek

Joyride ChaosPremiumPremiumStolen ambulance joyride leads to police car collision

A group of youths allegedly took a stolen ambulance on a 520km joyride from a remote community in the Northern Territory to Halls Creek where it rammed a police car injuring two officers. 

Ginger Lo said the expansion wouldn’t be possible without the Karratha community.

HOSPO HYPEPremiumPremiumOut and about in Karratha: Lo’s expansion

More than 100 people gathered for Sunday brunch at Lo’s in celebration of the Karratha cafe’s expansion on April 6. 

Warlayirti artist Joan (Eva) Nagomara

Health PremiumPremiumDialysis Patients in Kimberley supported through Art program

“We can’t go back,” artist Philomena Baadjo from Balgo says as she strokes burnt orange paint onto her canvas.

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Australia faces ‘modest’ tariff blow but more inflation pain
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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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Mason Farmer, 8, spent a night in hospital immobilised in a neck brace after he was brutally bashed in his primary school playground.

EducationPremiumTerrified 8y/o hospitalised after savage school bashing

A distraught mother has spoken out about the scourge of school violence after her eight-year-old son was brutally bashed in a primary school playground, forcing him to spend a night in hospital in a neck brace.

Bethany Hiatt

Labor will invest $1bn in mental health services if Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is re-elected. Jason Edwards / NewsWire

ElectionPremiumLabor pledges $1bn for mental health

A “missing middle” in mental health care is forcing many young people into hospital, but Labor is pledging $1bn it hopes will change that.

Nathan Schmidt

Amelia "Milli" Lucas with her parents Monica Smirk and Grant Lucas. Facebook

NewsPremiumPremiumMum of Teo’s ‘miracle’ girl dies from cancer

Three years after the tragic death of Perth teenager Amelia ‘Milli’ Lucas, her family have confirmed the devastating passing of another beloved family member.

The fire on Parsons Way in Innaloo.

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PremiumMan, 62, charged with arson after house fire in Innaloo

Firefighters were called to the house fire on Parsons Way just after 4.30am on Monday. 

Amelia "Milli" Lucas with her parents before her surgery. Facebook / Monica Smirk

WA NewsCommentsCommentsMilli’s mum dies after devastating cancer battle

The mother of beloved Perth teenager Amelia ‘Milli’ Lucas — who died of a rare brain cancer four years ago — has also lost her own devastating battle with the disease.

Virginia Giuffre has been discharged from a Perth hospital almost a week after she claimed she had just days to live.

WA NEWS PremiumMajor update after Epstein victim hit by car north of Perth

The 41-year-old, who now lives in Perth, was first thrust into the spotlight after it emerged she was sex trafficked by billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Evensen

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