The last week of the Federal election campaign has been hampered by COVID for Ian Blayney, who has been feeding sheep instead of shaking hands in the lead-up to polling.
Phoebe Pin
In round three of the North Midlands Football League, Mingenew defeated Three Springs at Three Springs Oval, 14.15 (99) to 9.4 (58).
Lachlan Allen
A Geraldton man who punched his partner in the stomach and threatened to put a bullet in her head has been spared jail.Â
A Mid West court has been told a man caught street drinking in the CBD at the weekend had arrived in Geraldton by accident after falling asleep on the bus and missing his stop north of Perth.Â
A new marine park in the Gascoyne is one step closer after more than $3 million was allocated in the State Budget to preserve the Exmouth Gulf for the future.Â
More than 230 people have signed a petition for urgent action to improve water quality at the Jurien Bay Marina, but no funding to upgrade the site was allocated in the State Budget.Â
Road resealing works in Carnarvon have been expediated to this year, while upgrades to roads within the CBD have been pushed back to 2023.Â
The wrecking ball looms large for two Carnarvon homes which have sustained damage to the point of no longer being suitable for human habitation.Â
Most of the State Budget funding allocated for the Mid West and Gascoyne will be funneled into Geraldton-based projects.
Geraldton motorists may have had a brief reprieve from soaring fuel prices but petrol is likely to break the $2 per litre barrier soon.Â
Josh Zimmerman and Phoebe Pin
Railways have marked the passing of club stalwart Craig ‘Scurge’ Butler with a dominant win over Chapman Valley in round four of the 2022 GNFL Season.
Mullewa and Towns went into their round four clash looking for their first win of the season and after a hard-fought battle the Bulldogs emerged victorious with a seven-point win.
Derek Goforth
The Geraldton Buccaneers remain undefeated in the NBL1 West men’s competition after holding on for a thrill-a-minute 88-86 win over the Rockingham Flames on Saturday night at Activewest Stadium.
Justin Fris and Lachlan Allen
Forward works on the $332 million expansion of Geraldton Port are expected to start later this year, with the project expected to increase trade by more than 65 per cent in the coming years.Â
Four Geraldton juveniles have been arrested and charged with stealing a car from Perth and driving it to Geraldton as well as stealing fuel.Â
Jessica Moroney
Back when I was a kid, there wasn’t a lot to choose from in Geraldton in terms of dining out, but one family set out to change that.
Peter Fiorenza
A Geraldton teen has admitted to stealing $1500 from a local adult shop as part of a spate of business break-ins across the CBD.
Geraldton locals can soon swap the 11-hour road trip to Karratha for a quick trip on a plane, with a new flight path to connect the two cities.
Phoebe Pin and Jessica Moroney
Geraldton is set to play host to the Mid West Festival of Hockey this week, bringing with it some of Australia’s best hockey players.
A woman and a child were lucky to escape serious injury in a three-car crash on Chapman Road in Glenfield on Friday morning.
Today’s flashback is when Brigades were known as the Geraldton Fire Brigades Team.
Staff reporter
Engaging a dealer to sell a vehicle on your behalf can be a viable option, but selling on consignment does come with some risk.Â
Candice Evans
The Geraldton Regional Art Gallery opened two exhibitions at the weekend, available for the public to view for the next six weeks.
The State Government has promised to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the Mid West in coming years, but some local leaders are not convinced the region emerged a winner in the 2022-23 Budget.Â
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