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  1. Regional SupportPremiumPilbara champion becomes face of Cancer Council WA Appeal

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Chevron boss on red tape, investment plans and Browse

Chevron’s Australian boss says the energy industry has taken a hit from a wave of tax and red tape changes — but has declared full support for a $30 billion plan to process Browse gas through Karratha.

Matt Mckenzie

Regional WAPremiumRoebuck Primary School bush tucker garden wins award

A Broome primary school has been named a winner in the inaugural Sustainable Schools Competition, honoured for its culturally significant food garden and commitment to sustainable practices.

Katya Minns

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AWU to push harder against silica dust in mining

Australia’s largest union will kick-start a fight against a safety loophole in the mining industry when its high-ranking officials convene in Perth this week.

Adrian Rauso

Councillor resignationPremiumKarratha councillor Travis McNaught resigns from council

Karratha councillor Travis McNaught has called time on his tenure in the local government, citing his resignation was due to relocating to Geraldton to be closer to family. 

Madelin Hayes

Pilbara Spirit CarnivalPremiumPilbara Spirit Carnival promotes next wave of lifesavers

140 primary school aged kids made a splash at the annual Royal Life Saving WA Spirit Carnival in South Hedland, participating in swimming races, lifesaving activities and aquatic sports. 

Madelin Hayes

Holiday spiritPremiumHedland to shine with return of Festive Lights Competition

Hedland neighbourhoods are set to sparkle once again as the town of Port Hedland’s much-loved Festive Lights Competition returns for 2024.

Katya Minns

Road upgradesPremiumPremiumUpgrades on Marble Bar Road under way

Work is now under way on a major upgrade to the Pilbara’s Marble Bar Road, aiming to transform the route into a safer, more accessible two-lane sealed road over a 92km stretch.

Park upgradesPremiumPremiumMore street parking and lighting for Andover Park

The city of Karratha is set to launch a series of upgrades to Andover Park in response to community feedback in Roebourne.

National Rural and Remote Health AwardsPremiumPremiumYaandina Aged & Community Care wins health award

Yaandina Aged & Community Care recently took home the award for rural/remote aged or disability carer of the year at the 2024 National Rural and Remote Health Awards. 

Regional SupportPremiumPilbara champion becomes face of Cancer Council WA Appeal

Onslow Gazelles run club organiser Renee Elliot is the face of a new appeal urging the community to support Cancer Council WA’s accommodation lodges after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2023. 

Madelin Hayes

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Man found safe and well after leaving WA mine

Police have found a 42-year-old man ‘safe and well’ after he failed to return home after leaving a Pilbara mine site.

Caleb Runciman

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Rogue builder’s new life as ‘shrink’ under scrutiny

Rogue builder Danny Coyne has caught the attention of authorities over his new occupation as a psychologist treating addicts and other vulnerable patients.

John Flint

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REVEALED: Perth Airport’s plans for stunning upgrade

Perth Airport’s boss has promised passengers will be in the ‘right place all the time’ when $5b redevelopment works are finally complete early next decade.

Claire Sadler

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Eagles WAFL captain to leave club, ex-AFL players to follow

West Coast WAFL captain Jackson Nelson is set to depart the club, while vice-captain Trey Ruscoe and Jason Gillbee, who is the best friend of Harley Reid, are also on the way out.  

Jakeb Waddell

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Dockers lodge paperwork for father-son prospect Carr

Fremantle have officially nominated promising forward Jaren Carr as a father-son prospect ahead of this month’s draft but are no certainty to take the 20-year-old.

Mitchell Woodcock

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Tens of thousands of people face a second summer of substandard beach water quality — forcing them to head elsewhere — as environmental issues plague some of Perth’s most popular summer spots.

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DefenceCommentsPremiumThe battle to ensure Dick Norden’s legacy of courage

On May 14, 1968, Lieutenant George Hulse, 26, was jolted by the sound of gunfire that for him would reverberate for more than half a century.

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Courts & JusticePremiumPremium‘Kindergarten cops’ still haunting Tobias 19 years later

Nineteen years ago, German backpacker Tobias Suckfuell publicly lashed out at police on the NSW north coast city of Lismore branding them ‘kindergarten cops’.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremium‘I was not Grace’s slave’: Andre Rebelo’s court denial

Andre Rebelo has faced questions over his relationship with his influencer girlfriend Gracie Piscopo and grilled over claims he tried to defraud a life insurance company because he had promised her a windfall.

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Premium‘Fake on top of fake’: Andre Rebelo faces his lies

Andre Rebelo – the social media star accused of killing his mother for money – has said his litany of lies to family and insurance companies were told because he feared she had killed herself.

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Emergency crews contain raging bushfire in Cranbrook

An emergency blaze in the Shire of Cranbrook has been contained after it threatened to reach the townsite on Saturday afternoon.

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Charitable legacyPremiumFoundation carries on murder victim’s legacy 16 years on

It’s almost impossible to imagine a silver lining to come out of the brutal murder of a 94-year-old man in his own home. But in Joe Hollomby’s case, there has been one to emerge.

Kate Campbell

Regional WAPremiumREVEALED: Have the new liquor laws cut crime in Broome?

Property crime in Broome has dropped 50 per cent since tougher takeaway liquor restrictions were introduced in June, Minister for Racing and Gaming Paul Papalia told WA Parliament.

Sarah Crawford

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PremiumRural lifelines are threatened by Government cost cutting

For more than a century, the Government of WA has been tasked with ensuring rural communities have access to essential services — commitment that has held the Wheatbelt together through generations. 

Important figurePremiumPremiumProposal explores ways to better recognise C. Y. O’Connor

Creating a full-sized statue of C. Y. O’Connor and moving his replica bust to the local library are being proposed to help improve recognition of the mastermind behind the Goldfields pipeline.

Series of blackoutsPremiumPremiumGenerators to help remote Goldfields town facing blackouts

A blackout in a northern Goldfields town on Friday left residents without power for more than eight hours, with new generators deployed to help secure the electricity supply.

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If you want to live longer and feel more fulfilled you probably don’t need lasers or freezers. There’s a lot you can do today at little to no cost that will extend your life and increase your happiness.

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CNBC newsKindergartens become care homes in demographic crisis

Plagued by shrinking birth rates and a rapidly ageing population, tens of thousands of Chinese kindergartens have scaled back operations, closed down entirely or pivoted industries to survive.

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CNBC newsCommentsChina’s industrial profits plunge

China’s industrial profits in September dropped at its fastest pace since the pandemic, data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows.

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Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumGreens drop big demand in shocking Nature Positive twist

The Greens will no longer insist on a climate trigger under a new offer designed to tempt the Federal Government into a deal to pass its Nature Positive laws in the final parliamentary sittings of the year. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

WA NewsPremiumFinal warning to partygoers as leavers descend on SW

WA Police have issued a final warning to the 2024 leavers cohort to ensure young people ‘go home in one piece’ as celebrations begin throughout the South West. 

Caleb Runciman

DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PremiumPremiumDriver killed in collision with truck near Coolgardie

WA’s horror weekend on our roads has claimed a fourth life, after a driver was killed when his car collided with a truck on Great Eastern Highway near Coolgardie on Sunday. 

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumDrunk, stoned driver who killed grandfather gets more time

A 27-year-old man who filmed himself speeding moments before he killed a grandfather in a high speed, head-on crash on South Western Highway has copped more jail time after the State appealed his sentence.

Local Makers CommentsCommentsLocal market provides answer to best Christmas gifts

As summer begins to kick off so does the Christmas season in Perth, and what better way to spoil your relatives than with something made in WA.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumNatural disaster victims eligible for $24,000 in urgent fund

Bushfire, cyclone and flood victims will be able to access up to $24,000 in emergency relief funding, under a new State Government natural disaster program. 

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