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  1. FUNDING PUSHPremiumCCTV funding push after Vasse Village crime

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Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam has labelled a new mental health mobile response team as “a long time coming”.

MENTAL HEALTHPremiumMental health response team ‘long time coming’

Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam has welcomed the announcement of a new South West mobile response team for mental health, but called it a “long time coming”. 

Madelin Hayes

Over 800 students were involved in planting the Miyawaki pocket forest.

FOREST TAKES ROOTPremiumFirst pocket forest planted at South West school

The South West’s first Miyawaki pocket forest was planted by Georgiana Molloy Anglican School last week, set to provide a habitat for local wildlife and valuable learning opportunities for students

Madelin Hayes

City of Busselton councillors have endorsed a 6.2 per cent rate rise for the 2026-27 financial year.

RATE RISE PremiumBusselton ratepayers to face 6.2 per cent rate rise

Busselton ratepayers will face a 6.2 per cent rate rise, and unhosted short-term rentals will face a steeper rise of 14.97 per cent after the council backed the increases on Wednesday.

Madelin Hayes

Busselton Pottery Group members Jay Hart, Chris Willmott, Angela Kruger, Carol Merrifield, Rie Yamauchi and Sandra Vernon Rose.

LOCAL ARTSPremiumPottery history on show for 60th anniversary exhibition

Six decades of clay and creativity will be celebrated when the Busselton Pottery Group opens the doors to its 60th anniversary exhibition later this month.

Madelin Hayes

Little Bay Play owner Katie Hicks.

LITTLE BAY PLAYPremiumSouth West’s first imaginative play centre opens doors

A dream sketched on a piece of paper has become Busselton’s newest playground for imagination, with a single mum opening the South West’s first imaginative play centre for young children. 

Madelin Hayes

South West wildlife rescue group FAWNA’s Suzanne Strapp claims to have been left on the frontline of the bird flu threat without adequate support.

Bird FluPremiumSW wildlife rescue in frontline of bird flu threat

South West wildlife rescue FAWNA claim to have been left on the frontline of the Bird Flu threat without adequate support, as conservation groups across the State call for serious action to protect wildlife.

Craig Duncan

The Vasse General Store will close its doors this week after 102 years.

STORE CLOSURE PremiumPremiumVasse General Store shuts shop after 102 years

For more than a century, Vasse locals have known where to go for their daily bread and a good old-fashioned chat.

Cowaramup potter Jacob Lyon.

POT LUCK PremiumPremiumPottery hunt takes over South West

A walk through the South West bush or along the coast could lead to an unexpected discovery, with handmade pottery hidden among the region’s trails and beaches.

Five Senses Coffee founder Dean Gallagher.

Weed Control PremiumPremiumSouth West business owner in fight against arum lilies

Local landholder, conservation volunteer and Five Senses Coffee founder Dean Gallagher is been tackling arum lilies on his property in Quindalup, alongside the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.

Caitlyn Bragger was killed in a crash near Logue Brook Dam last year.

CRIMEPremiumTeen sentenced to 19-months jail after Hoffman crash

An 18-year-old driver who killed 15-year-old Caitlyn Bragger in a Hoffman crash last year has been sentenced to 19-months imprisonment. 

Madelin Hayes

Dunsborough's Mick Sherry fires off a handball against Eaton earlier in the year.

FootballPremiumBusselton regained top spot with big win

Busselton returned to the top of the South West Football League ladder with a 55-point win over Harvey Brunswick Leschenault at Sir Stewart Bovell Park on Saturday.

Jack Penniment

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Shenton Quarter in Shenton Park has been plagued with issues. P

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JV behind Shenton Quarter project goes into administration

The joint venture behind the luxurious but trouble-plagued in Shenton Park goes into administration

Kim Macdonald

Ed Allan is yet to have an extension to his contract beyond the end of the season publicly announced.

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Out-of-contract Allan’s view on negotiations with Magpies

With Collingwood reportedly waiting until this month to open contract negotiations with improved midfielder Ed Allan, the WA product has spoken to The West Australian on the prospect of a new deal.

Josh Kempton

Ashley Patterson (bottom left) has pleaded guilty to looting coins from the Zuytdorp shipwreck off Kalbarri.

Crime & CourtsPremiumGeraldton man admits to looting shipwreck coins

A Geraldton man has pleaded guilty to looting charges around the supply, exportation and possession of unique coins from an ancient shipwreck off the Kalbarri coast. 

Sally Q Davies

The top cop said the program was already working, with 400 drink-drivers caught through the lockdown operations alone over the past 18 months, on top of a further 100 who were under the influence of drugs.

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WA Police using drones to bust dozens of Perth drink-drivers

WA Police are busting dozens of drunk and drugged-up partygoers trying to drive home after a night out, fresh numbers have revealed. 

Jessica Evensen

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Real Estate agent Jade Lippiatt in front of a for sale Bayswater home.

PropertyPremiumOnly one Perth suburb makes list of top 10 investment spots

The Perth property market is no longer hot, with a major forecaster claiming only one suburb has made the list of the nation’s top 10 investment spots.

Kim Macdonald

A man has been sentenced after stealing a car with two young children in it.

Courts & justicePremiumMan learns fate for stealing car with two young kids in back

A man who stole a car from a Boulder driveway with a one-year-old girl and an 11-month-old boy strapped into the back seat has been sentenced to 16 months jail.

Isabella Davis

A 16-year-old girl has been charged over the assualt in Perth.

CRIMEPremiumPremiumPerth city violence filmed as girl charged with assaults

A teenager has been released on bail after she was charged over a violent attack against two girls in the Perth CBD, which was posted online and showed a girl being stomped on in the middle of the road.

Catholic Education WA has released a new code of conduct which spells out clear expectations for the behaviour of parents and carers at all 149 Catholic schools across the State.

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Aggressive or bad-mannered parents who threaten or swear at teachers in Catholic schools or barge into classrooms are being put on notice they will face consequences, including being banned from the premises.

The scene of the horror crash near Shark Bay.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumHeartbreaking final words to dying driver after horror crash

A selfless first responder to a double fatal head-on collision near Shark Bay has recounted how she spoke quiet, gentle words to one of the drivers involved in the tragedy before they took their final breath.

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Michael John Van Manen, 58, admitted to exchanging inappropriate videos with a young girl through Telegram.

Courts & JusticePremiumFIFO miner avoids jail for child abuse material

A former restaurant owner and mining supervisor caught exchanging inappropriate content with a young girl has avoided immediate jail as a judge found it would be ‘counterproductive’ to his rehabilitation.

Tegan Guthrie

The Shire of Mt Magnet has rejected GRAMS’ request for funds to help accommodate medical staff.

Request deniedPremiumShire declines GRAMS’ request for staff housing contribution

The Shire of Mt Magnet has declined to contribute financial support to the Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service for staff homes after stating they have their own housing pressures.

Sienna Seychell

The Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & justicePremiumMan sold $8250 of meth to undercover police officer

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder man who sold more than $8000 worth of methylamphetamine to an undercover police officer has been jailed for two years.

Isabella Davis

Dung Beetle Ecosystem Engineers South West project coordinator Kathy Dawson.

Dung Beetles PremiumPremiumAI takes guessing out of South West parasite control

An upcoming workshop for Southern Forests livestock producers is calling on its attendees to bring along a rather unusual workshop contribution  — a fresh sample of their animals’ poo.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief economist Dr Daniel Kiely.

EconomicsPremiumPremiumSouth West businesses feel squeeze from Middle East conflict

South West businesses are among the State’s hardest hit by rising operating costs as the Middle East conflict continues to put pressure on profit margins. 

More than 8000 Goldfields homes are eligible to transition from legacy copper-based technology to a full fibre system — fibre to the premises.

Network and technologyPremiumPremiumNBN fibre upgrades across Goldfields

NBN upgrades are now available across the Goldfields region, with more than 8000 homes eligible to transition from legacy copper-based technology to a full fibre system — fibre to the premises.

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An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in the Rhine is falling to a record low following exceptionally hot weather.

CNBC newsPremiumEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

Sam Meredith

Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsPremiumBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.

Yun Li

BP chief executive Meg ONeill.

CNBC newsPremiumBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.

Sam Meredith

Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

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Former One Nation candidate Parminder Singh says gay people have a mental illness in interview with Perth comedian Jasky Singh, also known as Mr Sikkant. Facebook

POLITICSPremiumEx-One Nation candidate’s shock gay slur

One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has offered a bizarre defence of his party after footage emerged of a former candidate comparing homosexuality to a “mental illness”.

Emma Kirk

Phillip Island’s penguin population will be the first to receive the new bird flu vaccine.

WA NewsPremiumEmergency bird flu vaccine roll out to begin within days

The State Government has sought to ‘manage expectations’ about the emergency bird flu vaccine, as the first doses of a mass vaccination are set to be rolled out in the coming days.

Rhianna Mitchell

This is the cable landing on the Perth shore through the beach manhole in June 2025.

PolicePremiumPremium‘Suspicious’: Federal Police probe WA undersea cable damage

Repairs on two undersea cables off the West Australian coast are not expected until later this month as federal police confirm they are now investigating the possible sabotage of the vital links.

The fate of former Broome Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders is in the hands of a jury as deliberations began.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumJury begins deliberations in ex-bishop of Broome trial

The fate of former Broome Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders is in the hands of a jury as deliberations began on Wednesday.

Perth firm Buildsmart WA, builder has lost its registration after the State Administrative Tribunal found they did not meet the financial requirements to continue trading. Supplied

BUSINESSPremiumPremiumHomes in limbo as builder’s licence axed

An Australian building firm stripped of its licence over a cash deficit of less than $5000 has vowed to appeal and complete all projects which remain in limbo.

Buildsmart WA has lost its registration after it failed to meet the financial requirements to remain in the industry.

Courts & JusticePremiumWA builder’s registration cancelled over financial concerns

The company has lost its registration after failing to meet the financial requirements to remain in the industry.

Caitlin Vinci