A landmark exhibition of some of WA’s best artists opened at the Holmes a Court Gallery at Vasse Felix last weekend.
Warren Hately
Protesters say they will appeal directly to the owners of a contentious new subdivision in Witchcliffe to halt plans to cut down scores of old-growth trees.
The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River says it will soon kick off a fresh look at the region’s coast as pressure mounts and residents sound off about getting squeezed out of the best local beaches.
The region’s peak tourism body has cautiously advised it would be wise to start planning for the expansion of passenger infrastructure at Busselton Airport.
The door is open for Matt Bevilacqua to claim the Nutri-Grain Ironman series title after Ben Carberry's rare bad day out at Gold Coast's Kurrawa Beach.
Shayne Hope
Concerned residents have acknowledged historic “zombie” approvals for removal of trees at Witchcliffe Forest Estate mean the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River was now powerless to help them.
Real Estate Institute of WA president and Dunsborough-based realtor Joe White says Capes property prices are set to buck any Statewide trends this year.
A scientific project is under way to help further protect the Capes region’s critically endangered burrowing crayfish.
A solution to a dire shortage of childcare in Augusta is still in the works, although it looks like the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River has opted out.
Sidelined trots board member Duro Margaretic wins access to sensitive documents in attack on $45 million-plus Gloucester Park sale deal.
Neale Prior
Mourners have visited the scene of a tragic shark attack, that took the life of 16-year-old Stella Berry on Saturday.
Is WA’s youth justice system taking traumatised, troubled child offenders and making them worse? The West goes inside Perth Children’s Court.
Sarah Steger
The graveyard of building firms, including some of the biggest names in construction, keeps getting bigger. Here’s what needs to happen to save the industry in WA.
John Flint
The State Government has announced part of the Great Northern Highway will reopen this week with road repair works soon to be completed.
Cain Andrews
The McGowan Government is being urged to consider expanding tagging programs to include bull sharks as local councils look into nets in the wake of 16-year-old Stella Berry’s tragic death.
Rebecca Le May, Daryna Zadvirna and Josh Zimmerman
Fremantle Mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge said the City will seek advice on shark mitigation measures for the Swan River, following Saturday’s fatal attack on a teenage girl.
UPDATE: The beach where 16-year-old Stella Berry was fatally attacked by a shark on Saturday has been re-opened by City of Fremantle rangers on Monday afternoon.
A judge has expressed her concern about why a Kalgoorlie-Boulder man who grabbed the buttock of a 14-year-old girl spent 451 days in custody for an offence she said would not have attracted a jail term.
Amber Lilley
The Desert Inn Hotel in Laverton imposed temporary alcohol restrictions last week to combat alcohol-fuelled violence.
Carwyn Monck
A bushfire alert has been downgraded for parts of Kalgan and Nanarup in the City of Albany.
Cameron Newbold
A decomposing whale carcass at a WA beach has sparked an urgent alert from authorities warning beachgoers to watch out for increased shark activity.
The City of Karratha has been left more than half a million dollars out of pocket after the collapse of Virgin Australia Group.
Google has announced an artificial intelligence chatbot technology called Bard that the company will begin rolling out in the coming weeks.
Jennifer Elias
Twitter CEO Elon Musk said Sunday that the last few months have been “extremely tough,” but said the social media company is “now trending to breakeven.” CNBC was not able to independently verify this claim.
Ashley Capoot and Lora Kolodny
THE ECONOMIST: For Mark Zuckerberg, the first three quarters of last year were rough. In July 2022 his social-media empire, Meta, announced its first ever year-on-year decline in quarterly revenues.
Amazon on Thursday issued first-quarter guidance that came in light of estimates, overshadowing better-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter.
Annie Palmer
The first pictures from Monday’s water bomber plane crash in WA’s south-east are beginning to emerge.
Phil Hickey
The two pilots of an ill-fated water bomber plane that crashed while battling bushfires in the State’s southeast have, incredibly, escaped virtually unscathed.
Peta Rasdien
Perth property prices are tipped to fall by the end of the year, but local experts claim east coast-based analysts don’t understand the Perth market.
A new report on Australia’s property prices predicts three big cities will have major dips in 2023 amid soaring interest rates.
The flow of mourners coming to pay tribute to Stella Berry on Monday afternoon was never ending with the banks of the Swan River in North Fremantle filled with her friends.
A water bomber plane has crashed while battling two out-of-control bushfires in the State’s south east.
Kellie Balaam
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