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  1. FESTIVAL FUNPremiumCabin Fever returns with biggest ever line-up for 10th year

  2. CHEERS!PremiumSouth West beers prove stout-standing at awards night

  3. FILM FESTPremiumState Budget locks in CinefestOz through to 2030

  4. WA NEWSPremium“Devastated” family raises funds after Yallingup drowning

  5. COMMUNITY FUNDINGPremiumYou Choose Community Funding recipients revealed

A Dunsborough Historical Society representative told City of Busselton councillors on Wednesday night its collection was housed in sheds becuasee the group had no dedicated premises.

LOCAL COUNCIL PremiumCall for permanent site as history stored in sheds

The Dunsborough Historical Society is continuing its long-running push for a permanent home, with its collection still being stored in sheds and garages 30 years after the issue was first raised.

Madelin Hayes

Co-organisers of the Big Boobie Ball Heather Hunt and Carol Smith at the 2025 Bigger Boobie Ball.

BIG BOOBIE BALLPremiumBusselton to turn pink for biggest Big Boobie Ball yet

Busselton is set to turn pink this November, as organisers prepare for the biggest Big Boobie Ball yet.

Madelin Hayes

Diabetics in the South West are invited to attend a community forum.

REGIONAL HEALTHPremiumSouth West diabetics invited to shape care future

People living with diabetes across the South West are being called on to step forward and share their stories, as health advocates push to strengthen care in regional communities.

Madelin Hayes

Capecare past board member John Reid, Rosa Brook resident Elizabeth Mc Mullan, chair Martha Ryan and chief executive Tim Nayton.

WA NEWSPremiumCapecare unveils revamped dementia wing in Busselton

Busselton has a refurbished dementia wing, with Capecare completing a major upgrade to its Rosa Brook facility to create a more home-like and supportive environment for residents.

Madelin Hayes

Lions clubs in the South West have joined forces to donate $50,500 to Farmers Across Borders.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTPremiumLions Clubs rally to support Farmers Across Borders

Lions clubs across the South West have joined forces to donate an impressive $50,500 to support Farmers Across Borders and in turn, drought-stricken pastoralists.

Madelin Hayes

City of Busselton economic and business development director Maxine Palmer, mayor Phill Cronin and Saltwater venue manager Sharon Custers open Saltwater.

SALTWATER REVEALEDPremiumSaltwater’s big reveal met with praise and criticism

Saltwater Busselton opened its doors to the public over the weekend, drawing thousands through the long-awaited performing arts venue.

Madelin Hayes

City of Busselton mayor Phill Cronin, KD Power & Co owner Darren Power, Tutunup dairy farmer Oscar Negus and Vasse MLA Libby Mettam called for changes to 11-tonne load limits on South West bridges.

RESTRICTIONS DELAYEDPremiumPremiumMain Roads pauses 11-tonne bridge limits across South West

South West farmers and transport operators have been granted a temporary reprieve, with Main Roads WA delaying 11-tonne bridge load limits for three months.

Co-organisers of the Big Boobie Ball Heather Hunt and Carol Smith at the 2025 Bigger Boobie Ball.

BIG BOOBIE BALLPremiumPremiumBusselton to turn pink for biggest Big Boobie Ball yet

Busselton is set to turn pink this November, as organisers prepare for the biggest Big Boobie Ball yet.

Busselton in a huddle before the game.

FootballPremiumPremiumMagpies win seventh straight Sharks clash

Busselton win their seventh straight derby against Dunsborough by 97-points, the second highest margin in the fixture’s short history. 

Beerfarm blaze at Cabin Fever.

FESTIVAL FUNPremiumCabin Fever returns with biggest ever line-up for 10th year

Cabin Fever has dropped their biggest program line-up to date for the festival’s 10th year anniversary. 

Madelin Hayes

Capecare past board member John Reid, Rosa Brook resident Elizabeth Mc Mullan, chair Martha Ryan and chief executive Tim Nayton.

WA NEWSPremiumCapecare unveils revamped dementia wing in Busselton

Busselton has a refurbished dementia wing, with Capecare completing a major upgrade to its Rosa Brook facility to create a more home-like and supportive environment for residents.

Madelin Hayes

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Police alleged the online offences occurred between January and February 2026. 

WA NewsPremiumTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

West Australian writer Craig Silvey was charged with distributing and possessing child exploitation material in January after he was allegedly caught actively communicating with other paedophiles on the internet. 

crimeVideoPremiumDisgraced author wrote of teen assault & exploited young boy

Disgraced WA author Craig Silvey published novels that included scenes of a teenager being sexually assaulted by her father, and an underage boy trying to arouse elderly men before he was arrested.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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The West Australian exclusive
CrimePremium
The West Australian exclusive
Freo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

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Police alleged the online offences occurred between January and February 2026. 

WA NewsPremiumTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
PremiumFreo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumShuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumPerth nurse who worked while high on meth identified

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Regional News

Perth’s property juggernaut is shifting to some WA regions, with Busselton and Albany leading the way with nation-leading price hikes.

PropertyCommentsPremiumWA regions surge ahead of nation in property price race

Perth’s property juggernaut is shifting to some WA regions, with Busselton and Albany leading the way with nation-leading price hikes.

Kim Macdonald

Morawa Shire president Karen Chappel is worried about the health risk to people due to the region's mouse plague.

Mouse PlaguePremium‘Absolutely horrid’ mouse plague in Mid West a health risk

A Mid West shire president fears locals in her area could be at risk of viruses or illness due to a “absolutely horrid” rodent plague that is resulting in “dead mice everywhere”.

Sienna Seychell

Northcliffe waste transfer station manager Stephen King.

WASTEPremiumNorthcliffe tip turns waste into community treasure

One man’s waste is another’s treasure is more than a saying at the Northcliffe transfer station, where a local recycling push is helping divert tonnes of material from landfill. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Bushwalkers in the Southern Forests are being urged not to rely solely on mobile coverage when travelling through remote and heavily forested areas.

Mobile CoveragePremiumPremiumSouthern Forests phone coverage no guarantee beyond towns

Despite recent and planned network upgrades, people travelling outside Southern Forests townsites are being warned they still cannot assume they will have mobile coverage when they need it. 

Coral Bay. Australia's Coral Coast / David Kirkland

Tourism PremiumPremiumVouchers to entice people back to Coral Coast sold out

A travel scheme offering vouchers to entice visitors back to the Gascoyne in the wake of cyclone Narelle has sold out in less than a week.

WA Police, SES, the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, and St John officers rallied to save an 87-year-old women lost in Nannup Wilderness last month.

BushwalkingPremiumPremiumSouth West searches renew warning over bushwalker safety

Bushwalkers heading into the Southern Forests are being urged not to rely on mobile phones as their only safety device following several recent search and welfare incidents.

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A lack of high-quality feedback could also lead to attrition.

Workplace MattersCommentsPremium‘Be honest?’: Why workers don’t tell their bosses the truth

Leaders say that they want to hear the honest truth about what’s happening but almost half of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.

Sophie Caldwell

Strategists such as Galloway can charge more than $15,000 a month for their services.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMeet the YouTube whisperers behind the biggest video names

With thousands of YouTube creators relying on the platform for income, many are turning to strategists as essential advisors on how to keep videos viral.

Alex Sherman and Zach Vallese

Energy supermajors have experienced a significant share price boost.

CNBC newsPremiumShell tops profit estimates as war drives price surge

British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring.

Sam Meredith

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThe growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

Laya Neelakandan

WA News

A man has been rushed to hospital under lights and sirens after being hit by a car north of Perth. 

WA NewsMan raced to hospital after being struck in Perth’s north

A man has been rushed to hospital under lights and sirens after being hit by a car north of Perth. 

Brooke Rolfe

19yo South Perth basketball referee Jamie Winfield has been charged with sexual assault Unknown

Courts & JusticePremiumREVEALED: WA basketball ref charged with child sex crimes

A basketball referee faced court today charged with more than 20 offences, including allegedly sexually penetrating a child under the age of 16.

Brooke Rolfe

The swimmer has not been located despite the search resuming on Wednesday. Supplied / @wa_police

NEWSPremiumPremiumUrgent search after man vanishes in water

A major search is underway for a swimmer who was last seen “in distress” before vanishing in the waters of a popular surf beach.

Police patrol Trigg Beach after a swimmer is reported missing.

Missing personPolice confirm more details about swimmer missing off Trigg

Police have scaled up the search for a swimmer who was spotted in distress off Trigg Beach on Tuesday evening. 

Some of the final remaining passengers wave from the dock after being evacuated from the MV Hondius.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsCommentsHuge update on virus cruise passengers set for WA quarantine

A plane has been secured, but it’s still unclear when six cruise ship passengers exposed to the deadly hantavirus will arrive in Perth.

Disgruntled Inspired Homes customers on the builder's Hamilton Hill Building site.

state politicsCommentsPremiumNew laws to demand builders open their books

Laws to crackdown on dodgy builders could be expanded to include milestone payments and cap price rises, in a bid to prevent a repeat of Perth’s Niche Living scandal. 

Jessica Page