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  1. LOCAL COUNCILPremiumBusselton council to move to monthly meetings

  2. TITLE DELAYSPremiumYalyalup Embark Estate buyers stuck in title delay limbo

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  5. CARING FOR THE COAST PremiumDunsborough environmentalist Ron Glencross named OAM

The hellish 116-hour wait time for the teenager as exposed the state's mental health crisis.

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Teen’s 116-hour ED wait exposes mental health crisis

A teenager’s 116 hours in limbo in ED has exposed a mental health system in crisis, with hospital bosses admitting the system failed her. 

Jessica Page

The man has been charged with deliberately lighting a fire in dense bushland.

CrimePremiumPolice charge WA man with setting fires in State forest

The man was charged after a pilot spotted smoke billowing from the South West bushland.

Brooke Rolfe

Mark Alderson, Liz Staite, Evelyn Taylor and Bill Biggins at the One Tree Art Prize exhibition.

TREE-MENDOUS TALENT PremiumOne Tree Art Prize puts forest in the spotlight

An art exhibition celebrating the significance of trees and their importance to the planet took place at the Ludlow Gallery over the WA Day long weekend

Madelin Hayes

The Busselton community came together for National Reconciliation Week on May 28.

National Reconciliation WeekPremiumBusselton unties for National Reconciliation Week

The Busselton community came together in a show of unity last week, marking National Reconciliation Week with a symbolic walk along the Busselton foreshore.

Madelin Hayes

Mayor Phill Cronin, chief fire control officer Allan Guthrie OAM, 60 year service award recipients Ken Sue and Wally Lord OAM and DFES acting chief superintendent country north Phil Brandrett.

FIREYS COMMENDEDPremiumBusselton fireys commended for decades of service

Volunteer bush fire brigade members from across the City of Busselton were celebrated for their dedication to keeping the community safe at the Emergency Services Volunteer Awards. 

Madelin Hayes

Water Minister Don Punch has announced new Busselton Water board appointments.

WATERPremiumBusselton Water appoints new board members

Busselton Water has announced new board appointments, bringing strengthened regulatory, financial, environmental and legislative experience to the organisation.

Madelin Hayes

The Busselton council has decided not to support a proposal to permanently close sections of Northerly Street.

COUNCILPremiumPremiumQuestions remain over Northerly Street closure

Confusion still surrounds the future of a controversial proposal to close sections of Northerly Street in Vasse.

Kwaba Bidi administration officer Kiya Gray, co-ordinator Lois Little, cultural practice leader Elsie Penny, and manager Janene Gray.

OPEN DAYPremiumPremiumKwaba Bidi Community Day to shine light on help available

Families in need of support are being encouraged to attend a Busselton community day aimed at helping people navigate challenges ranging from housing and finances to food security and health.

Lamp Inc community mentor and advocate Lee Hill, Lamp Inc chief executive Jesse Malseed and Accordwest homelessness and social services manager Matt Wilson.

Connections WeekPremiumPremiumBusselton Connections Week to highlight homelessness needs

A week-long initiative aimed at improving the understanding of and response to homelessness in the South West is coming to Busselton. 

Karyn Piper, Zaib Memon, Jazz Gould and Charli Bidewell hold Evolve Hair donation bags.

A CUT ABOVEPremiumBusselton hair salon gives back

More than 100 bags of hair care products are finding a second life in the hands of people who need them most, thanks to the generosity of a Busselton salon

Madelin Hayes

The community is being called upon to roll up their sleeves for a planting day in Dunsborough.

PLANTING DAYPremiumPlanting day to revive Dunsborough’s Dugalup Brook

Green thumbs are being invited to get their hands dirty at an upcoming planting day in Dunsborough. 

Madelin Hayes

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‘Lethal’ Les Grantham has opened up about his life as a violent bikie before finding a path to peace.

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The dark childhood secret behind ex-bikie’s life of crime

‘Lethal’ Les Grantham, the bullet-riddled bikie left for dead with his tattoos burnt off outside Rockingham Hospital after a falling out with his gang, is taking his first steps on the road to redemption.

Ben Harvey

Heartfelt tributes are continuing to flow for Perth teenager Adam Varone after his death following an off-road buggy crash in the Wheatbelt. 

WA NEWSPremium‘Forever missed’: Tributes flow for teen killed in crash

Heartfelt tributes are continuing to flow for Perth teenager Adam Varone after his death following an off-road buggy crash in the Wheatbelt.

Caleb Runciman

Bikies Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich went one step beyond brothers-in-arms when they donned jerseys emblazoned with ‘TWINS 01’ and ‘TWINS 02’ ahead of a joint court appearance on Tuesday.

Courts & JusticePremiumNotorious bikies taunt police with matching court outfits

Bikies Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich went one step beyond brothers-in-arms when they donned jerseys emblazoned with ‘TWINS 01’ and ‘TWINS 02’ ahead of a joint court appearance on Tuesday.

Hannah Cross

It is understood Varone had been working on a private farm before his sudden death.

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Former Aquinas College student dies in horror buggy crash

A 19-year-old Perth man has died after an off-road buggy collided with a kangaroo on a property in the Wheatbelt.

Caleb Runciman

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Gary Wilson Kempton Gillespie leaves court after being sentenced for assaulting Michael Sherry, pictured right.

courtsPremiumBoddington man fined for ‘scuffle’ with former close friend

A Boddington man accused of assaulting his former friend and leaving him hospitalised with staples in his head has been fined, pleading guilty to a downgraded account of the ugly incident that occurred in 2025.

Jacki Elezovich

A spokesperson for Hancock Iron Ore said the decision followed a routine operational review.

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Rinehart’s Hancock Iron Ore axes jobs across Pilbara

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Iron Ore has started cutting hundreds of jobs across its Pilbara empire in a move the company claims will add another decade of life to ageing mines.

Daniel Newell and Caitlin Vinci

Bikies Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich went one step beyond brothers-in-arms when they donned jerseys emblazoned with ‘TWINS 01’ and ‘TWINS 02’ ahead of a joint court appearance on Tuesday.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumNotorious bikies taunt police with matching court outfits

Bikies Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich went one step beyond brothers-in-arms when they donned jerseys emblazoned with ‘TWINS 01’ and ‘TWINS 02’ ahead of a joint court appearance on Tuesday.

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EducationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTeachers at prominent Perth school in push for shorter year

Teachers from a prominent Perth high school are calling for the number of days students spend at school each year to be slashed, arguing it could even improve academic performance.

'Lethal Les' Grantham talks with Ben Harvey.

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CommentsPremiumWATCH: Exiled bikie ‘Lethal Les’ opens up on darkest days

EXCLUSIVE: Exiled bikied ‘Lethal Les’ Grantham reveals his childhood sexual abuse, teenage meth habit and darkest hours after his high-profile expulsion from the Comanchero OMCG in an extraordinary interview.

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Member for Geraldton and shadow fisheries minister Kirrilee Warr speaks after the Fish For All rally earlier this year.

Demersal banPremiumThreat accusations fly as fisheries inquiry vote passes

Geraldton MLA Kirilee Warr has denied accusations from Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis that the Nationals WA have stood besides fishers that made threats against her family. 

Oliver Lane, Sally Q Davies

Mullewa's famous wildflowers are starting to bloom.

WildflowersPremiumMullewa prepares for ‘fantastic’ wildflower season

It looks like early rains could lead to a bumper wildflower season in and around Mullewa, as flowers begin to sprout in the lead-up to the iconic natural tourist attraction. 

Sally Q Davies

Ryder Jones, James Postle and Dale Beard.

Surf’s UpPremiumFree Ocean Heroes surf program returns for neurodivergent

Surf’s up for a group of Ocean Heroes who are back in Geraldton offering free surfing events for neurodivergent grommets this weekend. 

Sally Q Davies

Swimmers are still out and about enjoying the ocean on brisk mornings.

Winter weatherPremiumPremiumGeraldton locals out and about despite icy winter chill

Winter has well and truly descended on Geraldton, with locals grabbing the extra layers, hot cups of coffee and ugg boots to warm up against the icy mornings and evenings. 

Esperance Quality Grains loaded 22,000 tonnes of faba beans on to the Chios Sunrise using a mobile shiploader for the first time at the Port of Esperance.

Regional exportsPremiumPremiumNew approach creating new opportunities at Port of Esperance

New markets are opening for regional growers following Esperance Quality Grains’ first use of a mobile shiploader at the Port of Esperance. 

Wine bottles will soon be accepted as part of the Containers for Change program.

RecyclingPremiumPremiumEnvironment minister talks up Containers for Change

WA Environment Minister Mathew Swinbourn has talked up expansion of the Containers for Change program in Parliament, despite producers’ opposition. 

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Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

Yun Li

People along the coast of the Persian Gulf, while Iranian and foreign cargo vessels wait in the background for clearance to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

CNBC newsPremiumHow Strait of Hormuz standoff flipped energy security debate

Iran’s influence over the Strait of Hormuz has inadvertently transformed the energy security debate, effectively casting fossil fuels rather than renewables as the primary source of vulnerability.

Sam Meredith

The retailer lowered its full-year guidance and issued a weak current-quarter outlook as its interim CEO blamed ‘negative commentary in the media’ and recent product launches that failed to wow shoppers.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumLululemon in world of pain as it waits for new CEO to start

The retailer lowered its full-year guidance and issued a weak current-quarter outlook as its interim CEO blamed ‘negative commentary in the media’ and recent product launches that failed to wow shoppers.

Gabrielle Fonrouge

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Midland Gate shopping Centre was revealed to be one of the first locations to trial the facial tracking technology.

PoliceCommentsPremiumLocation of first police facial tracking tech trial revealed

Residents in Perth’s east have expressed mixed emotions after it was revealed Midland Gate shopping centre would be the first testing ground for WA Police’s new live facial recognition technology.

Caleb Runciman

A Subantartic Skua at Esperance Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary that was rescued by from drowning in the surf at Cape LeGrand beach. Unknown

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Video captures bird suspected of bringing H5 flu to WA

Video footage of the bird suspected of bringing the H5 bird flu to Australia has emerged after the State Government revealed it was waiting on further testing to confirm it carried the deadly strain.

Caitlin Vinci

The parents of the starving ballerina were set free and are set for retrial next year.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumReasons ‘starving ballerina’ parents were set free revealed

A District Court Judge’s refusal to adjourn the trial of the parents of Floreat’s so-called ‘starving ballerina’ when the mother was sick was a ‘material departure from the requirements of a fair trial’. 

Bird flu is a highly infectious virus that can also affect other animals, or occasionally humans, as well as birds.

HealthVideoCommentsCommentsWhat you need to know about H5 bird flu after suspected case

A suspected case of a highly infectious strain of the bird flu has been detected in Australia for the first time. Here’s everything you need to know about the virus.

Koos de Jonge died after a medical episode while practising for the WA Gravity Enduro event at Evedon Park, Burekup, on June 13.

Albany AdvertiserCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA farmer revealed as cyclist who tragically died at event

The 46-year-old suffered a medical episode while competing at a WA Gravity Enduro cycling event in the South West.

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NewsPremiumAus records first case of deadly virus

The federal agriculture minister says scientists are conducting tests after the first suspected case of a new strain of bird flu is found in Australia.

David Hannant