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your logo hereMargaret River BMXers on the hunt for logo help

Parents and volunteers from the Margaret River BMX Club have unveiled a fun new competition as members seek an official new logo.

Warren Hately

club’s concernsClub asks for alternatives amid cemetery expansion planning

Concerns are brewing about the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River’s plans to expand the town’s cemetery.

Warren Hately

fire salePremiumPrevelly fire shed up for grabs

Plans to offer the former Prevelly fire shed to a new community group looks to be the final nail in the coffin for bushfire safety concerns on the coast.

Warren Hately

CinefestOZPremiumCinefest call for volunteers to join the Movie Crew

Preparations for CinefestOZ are under way, with organisers on the look-out for volunteers to deliver the fun and friendliness for which the festival is known for. 

Rachel Green

In the swimPremiumShire confirms swim school plans amid fee confusion

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River will forge ahead with its own in-house swim school plan at the same time councillors are seeking to make access cheaper to families.

Warren Hately

full strengthPremiumCapes surfers face national test

A huge cohort of Capes surfers have landed in NSW ready to compete across all divisions at the 2023 Australian Surf Championships.

Warren Hately

blackwood risingPremiumPremiumHistory not likely to repeat for Kelsbie

A narrow win for Labor in retired Premier Mark McGowan’s stronghold of Rockingham has heaped further doubt on the chances of the Government retaining the Augusta-Margaret River seat of Warren-Blackwood

CinefestOZPremiumPremiumCinefest call for volunteers to join the Movie Crew

Preparations for CinefestOZ are under way, with organisers on the look-out for volunteers to deliver the fun and friendliness for which the festival is known for. 

a blooming good time to be hadPremiumPremiumNannup festival full line-up unveiled

Celebrating its 26th year, the Nannup Flower and Garden Festival will cover all things green, from expert workshops to full weekends with some of the biggest names in the green-thumb world

under pressurePremiumShire Budget bucks steep cost pressures

This year’s Shire of Augusta-Margaret River budget has seen officers juggle the competing needs of ratepayers concerned about fee increases versus the region’s burgeoning growth.

Warren Hately

South West surgePremiumSW prominent in Statewide animal cruelty list

Disturbing new figures have revealed the top 10 regional ‘hot-spots’ for animal cruelty across the state, with the South West making an alarmingly prominent appearance.

Breanna Redhead

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Cook Govt to scrap controversial cultural heritage laws

The controversial overhaul of WA’s Aboriginal heritage laws will be scrapped completely in a stunning development just one month after the changes came into effect.

Josh Zimmerman

Operation veloPremiumMillions in assets linked to ‘family day care fraud’ seized

The AFP has seized a Caversham property and more than $4 million from bank accounts linked to a family day care provider that allegedly claimed child care subsidies for kids who were not in their care.

Shannon Hampton

Housing forecastPremiumPerth on track for nation’s biggest property price growth

According to a Proptrack report released today, remarkable increases in housing values mean Perth price growth is set to be the strongest in Australia this year.

Kim Macdonald

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Former ‘eyesore’ gets new lease on life despite NIMBY rage

A pristine beachfront view in Perth’s north, described by locals as the final piece of land available along a popular foreshore, will soon become a glamping destination.

Christopher Tan

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‘Complicit’VideoCommentsPremiumWoodside lodges complaint to ABC over filming of protest

Woodside has lodged a formal complaint to the ABC after a Four Corners camera crew followed climate activists to the private home of chief executive Meg O’Neill, leaving her ‘shaken, fearful and distressed’.

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All that glitters...PremiumPremiumGold and silver sales way down at State-backed Perth Mint

Recent political troubles may prove to be the least of The Perth Mint’s concerns with a month-on-month decrease in gold and silver sales.

‘completely wrong’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Misinformation’: ALP infighting sparked by abortion reform

Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has blasted an ‘unhelpful’ misinformation campaign against WA’s proposed abortion law reforms, backed by a senior member of her own party.

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SEE THE PHOTOSPremiumPremier Roger Cook’s Kalgoorlie-Boulder visit jam-packed

Shooting hoops with the Goldfields Giants, answering questions about policy, hearing about a lack of funding for the regions and marvelling at the World’s Tallest Bin — Roger Cook’s visit was a busy one. 

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‘weird and creepy’PremiumNo extra jail for man who touched young girl's buttock

A “weird and creepy” 36-year-old man who put his hand on an 11-year-old girl’s bikini-clad buttock on an Esperance beach denied there was any sexual motivation behind the assault.

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268 callsPremium‘Lonely’ prisoner called partner 268 times, breaching FVRO

A “lonely” prisoner used a prison phone to call his partner 268 times despite being served with a fresh restraining order preventing him from contacting the woman.

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$200K bailPremiumPremiumAlleged violent drug trafficker released on $200,000 bail

An alleged violent drug trafficker facing drug, firearm and domestic violence charges has been released on $200,000 bail. 

BIG MESSAGE, NO CAR PremiumPremiumEV road-trip to Kalgoorlie-Boulder thwarted by range-anxiety

The thought of the drive to Kalgoorlie-Boulder taking more than 12 hours has persuaded the managing director of a renewables consultancy to give up on his plan to drive an electric vehicle to the Goldfields.

Identity revealedPremiumPremiumAccused arsonist of govt building remains in custody

A Geraldton man charged for allegedly setting fire to the Geraldton Housing Office has been remanded in custody after making his first appearance in court.

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CNBCCommentsGeopolitical risks top global threat to businesses: survey

Businesses now see geopolitical tensions as the biggest threat to the global economy, according to the latest survey by Oxford Economics.

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CNBCCommentsASX to follow as US debt downgrade sinks global markets

Global stock markets tumbled overnight Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating — but top economists say there is nothing to worry about.

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CNBCCommentsPremiumFitch’s ‘ridiculous’ US downgrade ‘doesn’t really matter’

Fitch downgraded the country’s rating to AA+ from AAA, pointing to “expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years,” an erosion of governance and a growing general debt burden.

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CNBCCommentsPremiumHere’s why Apple rarely mentions AI

The most powerful technology companies simply cannot stop talking about artificial intelligence, and in particular, the “generative AI” flavour that can create human-like text, images and code.

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Heritage backdownCommentsPremiumWA Libs back Cook’s call to ditch heritage laws

Liberal leader Libby Mettam says Roger Cook’s decision to scrap controversial new Aboriginal heritage laws was ‘the right thing to do’.

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How was risk posed by DV murderer ever ‘acceptable’

The murder of South Guildford mum Georgia Lyall late last month by her bikie ex-partner Luke Noormets shocked and outraged West Australians. 

Shocking offencesPremiumPremiumKiller bikie Noormets’ chilling history of domestic violence

Luke Noormets, the former Rebels bikie nominee who shot his estranged partner and then took his own life in a shocking murder-suicide, was previously convicted of domestic violence-related offences.

Created ‘from nothing’PremiumPremiumTreelopper turned wellness guru selling million-dollar house

A disgraced treelopper who has rebranded himself as a wellness guru, a self-proclaimed ‘crypto visionary’ and a ‘biohacking genius’ is selling the multi-million home where he stages bizarre breath classes.

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Holmes a Court cancels activist meeting over ‘criminal’ link

Janet Holmes a Court pulled out of plans to host a public meeting for extremist climate activists because she could not be associated with the group’s previous ‘criminal’ activities.

Huge spikePremiumRockingham and Mandurah among worst for animal cruelty

Animal cruelty is on the rise in Mandurah and Rockingham, as RSPCA WA revealed the two cities again made the list of worst 10 hotspots for cruelty.

Hannah Cross