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  1. GOOD DAY SUNSHINEPremiumMatt Corby to headline 2026 Good Day Sunshine

  2. FootballPremiumFreo legends help Sharks secure first win of the season

  3. Federal Politics PremiumVoices for Forrest ready to start their fight again

  4. CAVES HOUSEPremiumPurchase of Caves House by Fini Group now complete

  5. MARRIAGE MILESTONEPremiumBusselton’s oldest Rotarian shares secrets to happy marriage

Dunsborough Lions have donated a record-breaking $220,000 to various charities over the past financial year.

MILESTONE REACHEDPremium Dunsborough Lions Club reaches $220,000 donation milestone

The Lions Club of Dunsborough has reached its largest-ever donation milestone of $220,000, fundraising for local, national and international organisations

Madelin Hayes

Busselton Brass band is set to perform its Winter Concert at the Esplanade Hotel on Sunday.

WINTER CONCERTPremiumTV classics to take centre stage at Busselton Brass concert

From The Simpsons to Thunderbirds, Busselton Brass is gearing up to play TV classics when it takes the stage for its annual Winter Concert this weekend.

Madelin Hayes

Capes Fauna Project’s Michael Anderson, Cape Naturaliste Conservation Enterprise officer Mandy Polley and Undalup Association’s Lachy McKay with a wildlife camera.

CAPTURING THE CAPEPremiumNew cameras to capture Cape Naturaliste wildlife habits

Scientists and conservationists are set to gain a fresh perspective on South West fauna with the installation of new wildlife cameras. 

Madelin Hayes

BreastScreen WA is offering free mammogram screening in Dunsborough.

BREAST CANCERPremiumFree mammogram service comes to Dunsborough

BreastScreen WA is bringing its free mammogram screening service to Dunsborough from August 27 until November 5. 

Madelin Hayes

FAWNA volunteer Yoka Murray and Suzanne Strapp feed a tawny frogmouth.

BIRD FLUCall for isolation facility as State’s bird flu count rises

Wildlife carers across the South West are urgently calling for a dedicated quarantine facility and greater government support, warning the region is ill-equipped to respond.

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

Cassandra Jordan, Madeline Yull, Peta Fussell, Kate Cox, Maxine Palmer and Sophie Garstone.

CINEFESTOZPremiumPremiumCinefestOz 2026 launches at Orana Cinema in Busselton

The CinefestOz Film Festival program was launched in Busselton last week, with film enthusiasts coming together for the nation’s largest celebration of new Australian feature and short films. 

The CinefestOz 2026 program features events across Busselton and Margaret River.

CINEFESTOZPremiumPremiumCinefestOz 2026 line-up revealed with over 100 films on show

CinefestOz — the nation’s largest celebration of Australian film — is back in the South West with over 100 new films and television series set to screen. 

2026 WA Country side that faced South Australia.

FootballPremiumPremiumSouth West quartet and SWFL umpire represent Country WA

Four South West footballers and an umpire proudly represented Western Australia Country despite the side falling nine points short against South Australia Country at Barossa Park on Saturday night.

Former Fremantle AFLW star Ebony Antonio helped Dunsborough secure their first win of the season.

FootballPremiumFreo legends help Sharks secure first win of the season

Dunsborough received a major boost on Saturday as Fremantle AFLW legends Kara and Ebony Antonio pulled on the Sharks jumper for their South West Football League women’s clash with Donnybrook.

Jack Penniment

BreastScreen WA is offering free mammogram screening in Dunsborough.

BREAST CANCERPremiumFree mammogram service comes to Dunsborough

BreastScreen WA is bringing its free mammogram screening service to Dunsborough from August 27 until November 5. 

Madelin Hayes

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Harley Reid is giving away too many “silly” free kicks.

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Type, not number of frees Reid gives away is a concern

Harley Reid has given away 58 free kicks so far this season, the most of any player in the competition. But the number is not so much the concern, writes Danielle Laidley.

Danielle Laidley

Country footy incident

Great Southern HeraldVideoPremiumWATCH: Ex-Eagles WAFL player coward punches opponent

A former West Coast WAFL player is facing a lengthy suspension after a coward-punching an opponent in an ‘ugly’ off-the-ball incident that marred a Lower South West Football League game on Sunday. 

Jack Penniment and Amy Towers

Dr Jihad

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Perth ISIS doctor’s family ties to top terror group militant

The Perth doctor who joined Islamic State 10 years ago and was recently discovered alive in a Baghdad prison had close ties with a key leader of the terrorist group in Syria who remains on the run.

Rhianna Mitchell

The raunchy pantomime spin on the classic folklore tale has taken the Regal Theatre by storm.

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Throbbin Wood: Robin Hood gets dirty makeover in new panto

From golden phalluses, to panty bunting, and even a massive frog — the hilarious new show by Zealous Productions has taken Perth by storm.

Tegwen Bescoby

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Five DFES crew attended the blaze in High Wycombe

PerthCommentsPremiumLithium-ion battery behind raging fire in Perth’s east

A lithium-ion battery has caused another destructive fire that raged through a home’s garage in Perth’s east early Wednesday morning.

Brooke Rolfe

UK rapper and comedian Yung Filly could learn his fate in a matter of hours, with the jury beginning its deliberations on Wednesday afternoon.

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumJury begins deliberations in Yung Filly’s rape trial

UK rapper and comedian Yung Filly could learn his fate in a matter of hours, with the jury beginning its deliberations on Wednesday afternoon. 

Jessica Evensen

Australia’s medicine regulator has issued a safety warning over popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.

Public HealthVideoCommentsCommentsNew Ozempic warning as TGA finds link to serious disorder

Australia’s medicine regulator has issued a safety warning over popular weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Saxenda.

Fremantle are premiership favourites

AFLCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAFL admits it can’t stop airlines grand final price gouging

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon has expressed his frustration with the price gouging Fremantle fans are set to face from airlines if the Dockers make the grand final.

There's been no shortage of memorable moments through the first 62 western derby clashes.

AFLCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe A-to-Z of Western Derbies

F is for F-bomb. J is for Judd booing. And M is for McPharlin’s grab. Each letter sparks a different derby memory as we take a look back across more than three decades of WA footy's cross-town rivalry.

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Dennis John McKenna.

Courts & JusticePremiumWA’s ‘worst paedophile’ a step closer to freedom

Some of Dennis McKenna’s victims did not survive the evil mark he left and those who did have been left devastated by confirmation authorities will not argue against his release from prison in November.

Jessica Page

New research from WFI Insurance shows only a quarter of Australian farmers are considering cyber insurance as a future need, compared with 70 per cent of the broader business population.

cybersecurityPremiumFarmers are vulnerable to cyberthreats, says new study

Experts are warning Australia’s agriculture industry to be prepared for digital threats as cyberattacks on Australia’s food and agriculture sector become increasingly common.

Melissa Pedelty

The $5m farm system productivity program is part of the Federal Government’s $140 million transition assistance package to help those affected by the end of live sheep exports.

live export banPremiumWA sheep industry supported by new $2.5m Government program

A new $2.5 million program designed to help sheep farmers through the phase-out of live sheep exports by sea was released by the Australian Government on Wednesday.

Melissa Pedelty

The Grains Industry Association of WA’s 2026 barley rationalisation plan — called the WA Malt Barley Variety Receival Recommendations — was released at the GIWA Barley Forum on Tuesday.

barley potentialPremiumPremiumWA barley market dominated by one variety

WA’s barley market will be dominated by one variety in the next two years according to a recent report, prompting concerns for the future of the State’s export market.

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumTwo dead in fiery head-on crash in WA’s north

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

RSPCA WA are requesting CCTV and dashcam footage to assist with investigations. RSPCA WA

WA NewsPremiumPremiumFears raised after kangaroo deaths near Albany

Concerns have been raised that kangaroos are being ‘deliberately targeted’ after a string of deaths. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

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

TechnologyCommentsPremiumGoogle 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

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

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

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Nathan Hondros pictured arriving at the David Malcolm Justice Centre, Perth, on July 23. Carwyn Monck

WA NEWSCommentsPremium‘Public importance’: Journo grilled over secret recording

A journalist involved in a lengthy defamation lawsuit has maintained the subject matter of the articles he co-authored was ‘of public importance and should be subject to public scrutiny’.

Hannah Cross

Keith Mitton stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in a domestic violence attack minutes before he was involved in a fiery crash that killed an innocent nurse has been identified.

CrimePremiumPerth man who stabbed girlfriend, killed nurse identified

The Perth man who stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in a domestic violence attack minutes before he was involved in a fiery crash that killed an innocent nurse has been identified.

Caleb Runciman & Breanna Inferrera

July’s full moon is called a buck moon. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

SPACEPremiumPremiumWild ‘buck moon’ to grace Aussie skies

A wild lunar phenomenon – expected to be bright enough to outshine two meteor showers – is set to delight Aussie stargazers.

The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, analysed data from more than 123,000 WA children who took part in the Australian Early Development Census between 2009 and 2021.

EducationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumKindy kids more ready to learn than school starters

WA children who attend kindy are far more likely to arrive ready to learn when they start their first year of compulsory schooling, a new study shows.

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BreakingPremiumPremiumLocal transmission of bird flu confirmed

Authorities have reported the first case of local transmission of H5 bird flu in Australia.

Both pilots miraculously walked away alive from the crash in 2023.

AviationVideoCommentsPremiumNear-fatal WA crash triggers nationwide firefighting revamp

New national safety standards mandating minimum drop heights for firefighting aircraft have been introduced to address gaps exposed by a near-fatal Boeing 737 crash in WA’s South West.

Charlton Hart