Four people have had a miraculous escape after the vessel they were in was smashed by a massive wave in the State’s Gascoyne region this morning, hurling them into the ocean in the process.
Phil Hickey
A 55-year-old woman is in a stable condition at Royal Perth Hospital after she was stabbed in the back at a home in Kalbarri.
Sarah Steger
Lotterywest and Healthway have granted The Stephen Michael Foundation $821,000 over three years to support young people’s health and wellbeing in the Gascoyne and Murchison.
Regional Express will increase the number of weekly return flights between Perth, Carnarvon and Monkey Mia from three to five, with discount “community fares” available on unsold seats for seven days.
The son of a couple who drowned near Ningaloo Reef has launched a fundraiser for Coral Bay Volunteer Marine Rescue to thank them “from the bottom of our hearts”.
A leading figure in an Indigenous social club which descended into a meth dealing organised crime network has been jailed for 10 years after admitting to over 50 money laundering and drug charges.
The grandmother of Pilbara woman Ms Dhu, who died in police custody after she was arrested over unpaid fines, says she will continue to fight for justice even after a change to fine default laws.
Peter de Kruijff and Josh Zimmerman
Police spent an hour trying to revive a Carnarvon teacher who died while snorkelling off the Exmouth coast during a camping trip with friends.
Alexander Scott
New restrictions barring West Australian travellers from entering the Kimberley — and potentially other regional areas — are under consideration and could be in place within days.
Josh Zimmerman
The Commission made no major changes from a widely-panned draft in September which suggested scrapping the zone tax offset and clamping down on fringe benefits tax in regional Australia
Tom Zaunmayr
Residents in Western Australia’s Pilbara region are cleaning up the damage from ex-tropical cyclone Damien, which could bring flash flooding to inland parts of the state.
A meth-addicted father of two who met up with a 14-year-old girl after offering her cannabis to have sex with him has been jailed for 12 months.
Jason Mennell
The couple first fell in love during the space race and a text message on the 50th anniversary of the moon landing rekindled their romance.
Peter Sweeney
Mr Catania won the seat as a Labor member in 2008, before defecting in 2009 to the WA Nationals and increasing his margin
Littlewell called a “model” for future Aboriginal heritage parks
Geoff Vivian
Electoral boundaries set to move again
A mural at Froth Craft Brewery is an Australian Street Art Awards finalist.
Shannon Beattie
Mim Strom has been drafted to the AFLW Fremantle Dockers team.
Froth Craft Brewery and Nanette Williams were winners at the WARACA awards.
Jakeb Waddell and Alicia Perera
A bumper tourist season has put pressure on coastal areas near Exmouth.
The WA Nationals’ primary policy meeting is taking place in Exmouth this weekend.
A record 27 billfish were caught at the Australian Junior Billfish Tournament.
Tackle World Exmouth
Demolition order for 14 weekender homes
The Shire of Exmouth Council will decide today whether or not to approve the lease conditions for the Minderoo Foundation’s Flourishing Oceans Research Centre.
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