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  1. fresh airAction and upgrades at Augusta’s Centennial Hall

  2. doctors’ warningDoctors’ plea outline safety, legal risks

  3. scheme concernsWitchcliffe, Gnarabup groups raise issues with draft scheme

  4. ‘lives at risk’Tunbridge Street residents petition Shire over concerns

  5. many facesBlakeney opens new exhibition at Rosa Brook Hall

Local is morePremiumNetwork unveils refreshed gift card supporting local vendors

The Margaret River Business Network will go it alone in the relaunch of the locals’ gift card.

Warren Hately

‘Multiple reasons’CommentsPremiumDoctors in plea for SW hospital to close birthing suites

A group of the most prominent regional doctors have pleaded with health authorities to stop allowing elective births at Margaret River Hospital.

Warren Hately

Long GamePremiumCouncil seeks interim CEO while on the hunt

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River could be without a permanent chief executive for more than half a year as councillors prepare to start the recruitment process to replace Stephanie Addison-Brown.

Warren Hately

Pleasant weather forecast for 2023 IRONMAN2023 Ironman event the biggest yet

Busy weekend ahead for Busselton as the biggest Ironman event ever arrives in town

Suzanne Aston

Stench of deathGeographe marina fish kill

Twenty crabs dead at Geographe Marina

Suzanne Aston

decision overturnedWAPC overrules council bid to scale back Karridale project

The WA Planning Commission has overturned changes made by councillors late last year to a new subdivision in Karridale.

Warren Hately

national starsHardy and Wilson share gongs

Margaret River firebrand Willow Hardy has claimed the top division at the Australian Junior Surfing Titles on Phillip Island, with the region narrowly missing out on the top male division prize too.

funding fillipShire to review operating grants as new funds awarded

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River could be moving away from subsidising operating grants for a number of local organisations and groups.

scheme concernsWitchcliffe, Gnarabup groups raise issues with draft scheme

Concerns about the draft version of the region’s new planning scheme continue to grow

‘lives at risk’Tunbridge Street residents petition Shire over concerns

Residents have petitioned the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River to intervene in traffic concerns on busy Tunbridge Street, fearing lives are now at risk.

Warren Hately

cleaning houseResidents and visitors team up for beach clean-up

Volunteers have turned out in their masses to keep the region’s beaches clear of rubbish as part of Tangaroa Blue’s annual WA Beach Clean-Up

Warren Hately

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Teacher arrested at school, charged with child exploitation

A Mirrabooka high school teacher will remain behind bars for at least a month after he was arrested on school grounds and accused of trying to “procure a person believed to be under 13 for sexual activity”.

Lauren Price

EAGLE EYECommentsPremiumPyke watches over as young Eagles put on show at training

West Coast’s new recruits - including No.1 pick Harley Reid - faced added pressure at training on Friday, with incoming chief executive Don Pyke and their families watching on from the sidelines.

Samantha Rogers

‘no clue’PremiumLiontown chair tells shareholders to ‘tough it out’

Tim Goyder has urged shareholders to “tough it out”, while the company’s CEO says he is unsure about Gina Rinehart’s endgame and is not keen to entertain mega takeover bids, despite a nosediving share price.

Adrian Rauso

Shock resignationPremiumShock as teacher suddenly departs prestigious girls’ school

A prestigious girls’ school in Perth’s south has revealed the shock resignation of one of its highest-ranking staff members.

Bethany Hiatt

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Monkey businessCommentsPremiumCheeky Monkey to land in Perth metro area after pub takeover

Long-running South West craft brewer Cheeky Monkey Brewing Co. will finally be operating in the metropolitan area after buying a financially trouble gastropub in Perth’s south.

Simon Collins

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Post Malone puts on flamin’ hot performance at Spilt Milk

Spilt Milk quite literally went out with a bang as fireworks and flames were aplenty during Post Malone’s closing set of the festival.

Kellie Balaam

‘Manage responsibly’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAustralians with autism could be removed from NDIS

Australians with autism could be removed from having access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme with resources to go to ‘those who most need support’, says Labor frontbencher Murray Watt. 

‘Honoured’PremiumPremiumRinehart’s fashionable buy: Drizabone joins Gina’s stable

Billionaire WA mining magnate Gina Rinehart is making a foray into fashion retail, with a purchase of the beloved Australian brand Driza-Bone.

Heartaching griefPremiumPremiumCleveland Dodd laid to rest as first juvenile prison death

‘We love you Cleveland’, mourners wailed as Cleveland Dodd’s casket was lowered into his grave, the first juvenile to die in custody in WA.

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Conversation StarterPremiumOrange bench to spark dialogue about DV for 16 Days in WA

An orange bench built and donated by the Albany MenShed is helping start conversations about family violence during this year’s 16 Days in WA campaign.

Stuart McGuckin and Georgia Campion

Electoral boundariesPremiumFour new shires join Roe electorate for 2025 election

The electorate of Roe has gained four new shires after the new electoral boundaries for the 2025 State election were announced on Friday.

Harry Grigson

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Alleged kidnappers’ dramatic arrests in Albany’s main street

A pregnant woman and a man on the run from police were nabbed in a dramatic arrest in Albany’s main street on Thursday afternoon after their alleged plans to steal a child were thwarted.

Georgia Campion and Cameron Newbold

‘role to play’PremiumPremiumPremier backs tough liquor restrictions in crime-hit Broome

Roger Cook says the success of tough booze limits slapped on Carnarvon shows they should be replicated elsewhere including Broome, where a youth crime wave has prompted some business owners to arm themselves.

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PremiumBroome businesses in crisis as armed kids run riot

Broome business owners grappling with a surge in youth crime are arming themselves with pepper spray as one shop owner said the once idyllic holiday getaway now ‘feels like Beirut’. 

decision overturnedWAPC overrules council bid to scale back Karridale project

The WA Planning Commission has overturned changes made by councillors late last year to a new subdivision in Karridale.

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CNBCCommentsAustralia still walking a tight rope on trade with China

Australia’s relationship with China remains fractious even as the country seeks to mend ties with its largest trading partner.

Clement Tan

CNBCCommentsThe life-changing advice Munger gave Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman Charlie Munger, who died Tuesday at the age of 99, once offered what turned out to be sage advice to his buddy and investment legend Warren Buffett.

Scott Schnipper

CNBCCommentsPack your guernseys! The era of ‘sports tourism’ is here

Start your engines. From Formula One races to the Summer Olympic Games, travelling to attend major sporting events is on the rise.

Randy Mulyanto

CNBCCommentsPremiumShein’s IPO as fast-fashion giant looks to expand reach

Shein has confidentially filed to go public in the U. as the Chinese-founded fast fashion juggernaut looks to expand its global reach with a long-rumored IPO.

Gabrielle Fonrouge

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16 Days in WACommentsPremiumHow GPS tracking dramatically reduced domestic violence

Slapping a GPS ankle tracker on a convicted domestic violence thug dramatically cuts the number of crimes they commit after being freed from prison, a review into the trial has found.

Jake Dietsch

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‘Like a war zone’: A weekend in crime-plagued Broome

Violent crime in Broome seems out of place in a holiday haven supposed to be the diamond in WA’s tourism crown. So are the reports a true reflection of the Kimberley town? Caleb Runciman flew north to find out.

Caleb Runciman

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CommentsPremiumRottnest camp fees slashed for WA’s disadvantaged schools

Fees to Rottnest Island will be waived completely for WA’s most disadvantaged schools as the Cook Government moves to slash the cost of school camps for families struggling under the cost of living pressures. 

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CommentsPremiumFormer Hells Angels bikie spotted partying at Perth festival

Infamous former Hells Angels bikie enforcer Dayne Brajkovich didn’t let swarms of intoxicated young adults get in the way of a good time when he attended Perth’s Spilt Milk festival on Sunday. 

NEWSMiracle as crash carnage injures three

First responders are shocked three people survived a crash that flattened a van and left a trail of destruction.

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Small the big favourite to take up SW seat of exiting MP

Former senator Ben Small is believed to have the inside track to replace Forrest MP Nola Marino, who on Monday announced she plans to retire at the next Federal election. 

Josh Zimmerman and Katina Curtis