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  1. SPINIFEXPremiumExplorer eyes rare opportunity at Cummins Range

  2. On the hookCommentsPremiumMinister’s late night apology for cancer gaffe

  3. WA v East PerthPremiumForwards star, defenders hurt in WA 19s trial

  4. No-G NetworkCommentsPremiumUpgrades needed to solve Kimberley internet woes

  5. Traditional techniquesCommentsPremiumAncient know-how and modern science join to fight fire

Rental tide turnsData points to Geraldton rental market improving

Geraldton has bucked the trend after becoming one of just two regional centres to see an improvement in rental vacancy rates last month.

Phoebe Pin

HOTTPremiumTwiggy eyes Gina’s ruby to build cattle empire

Word is that Andrew Forrest has jetted into the Kimberley to check out stations put up for sale by rival iron ore and cattle billionaire Gina Rinehart.

Playing stripCommentsPremiumFranky’s Kimberley inspiration for Tigers guernsey

Watson started the design with the traditional Claremont blue sash, making it more wavy to represent journey lines and rivers and having two circles representing communities

Sam Jones

Caravan madnessCommentsPremiumInsane fuel sale figures reveal North West nomad boom

Footage of long queues of caravans at Sandfire Roadhouse between Port Hedland and Broome shot by blogger We Xplore Travel went viral on social media this month

Elliott Turner

Early worksCommentsPremiumBroome boat launch ambition presses ahead

The Shire of Broome last year endorsed plans for the $77.7m Entrance Point Harbour, which was soon followed by a $35m State Government commitment to the plan, which has been decades in the making

Tom Zaunmayr

She feedsCommentsNOT AGAIN — Cable Beach swallows another 4WD

The latest incident occurred on Saturday morning south of the surf lifesaving club as the tides rose to 8.8 metres, well short of the 10-plus metre tides experienced in the region.

Tom Zaunmayr

Traditional techniquesCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAncient know-how and modern science join to fight fire

A wildfire mitigation program incorporating traditional principles and modern technologies on country has seen a 70 per cent drop in damaging fires which ravage wildlife habitats and cultural sites.

surprise changeCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumNew NBY board after community “expressed concern”

A prominent Kimberley Aboriginal corporation has a new board less than two months after their chief executive resigned.

On the hookCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMinister’s late night apology for cancer gaffe

Under-fire Labor Minister Bill Johnston made a personal apology to a regional shire president who he claimed was ‘too busy fishing’ to meet, when he was actually by his sick wife’s side.

Caravan madnessCommentsPremiumInsane fuel sale figures reveal North West nomad boom

Footage of long queues of caravans at Sandfire Roadhouse between Port Hedland and Broome shot by blogger We Xplore Travel went viral on social media this month

Elliott Turner

No-G NetworkCommentsPremiumUpgrades needed to solve Kimberley internet woes

Reports of shoppers being unable to pay for groceries or take money out from ATMs flooded community social media pages from Broome to Kununurra

Sam Jones

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WA’s public schools on COVID watch

Schools are making sure they are ready for any potential Perth lockdown, war gaming a scenario in which an outbreak of the Delta strain of COVID-19 leads to classes being shut down.

Bethany Hiatt

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Former teacher, WAFLW coach on child sex charges

A former teacher and WAFLW league coach is facing multiple historical allegations of sexually abusing a student at a WA school.

Shannon Hampton

Top 100 red winesPremiumRay Jordan reveals best red wine for 2021

After sampling more than 700 Australian wines, these are the winning drops and best value bottles from the annual tasting.

Ray Jordan

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Flexible childcareCommentsPremiumFlexible childcare considered for new YMCA centre

“We have a lot of flexible and quite innovative solutions around how we can hopefully make the experience the best possible for families”

Tegan Guthrie

Welcome homeCamera IconPhoto gallery: West End Villas welcomes new residents

Residents of six new Beachlands units were all smiles on Monday as they showed community members how their homes had been modified to make their lives easier.

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She feedsCommentsNOT AGAIN — Cable Beach swallows another 4WD

The latest incident occurred on Saturday morning south of the surf lifesaving club as the tides rose to 8.8 metres, well short of the 10-plus metre tides experienced in the region.

Tom Zaunmayr

Traditional techniquesCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAncient know-how and modern science join to fight fire

A wildfire mitigation program incorporating traditional principles and modern technologies on country has seen a 70 per cent drop in damaging fires which ravage wildlife habitats and cultural sites.

Diggers & DealersCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumLocals fill gaps for Diggers & Dealers

Diggers & Dealers chairman Jim Walker said 2250 delegates had signed up for the annual talkfest. That is up from the 1968 who attended last year.

Bush legendsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe starry-eyed country town revealing space’s secrets

Beneath the quirky secrecy of a bush plot filled with space radars in the heart of WA’s Mid West, lies a love story with equal intrigue.

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Top cop reveals plan to tackle police suicide tragedies

Police Commissioner Chris Dawson will hold a forum dealing with mental health, to start within the next few weeks, in the wake of recent suicides that have shocked the force.

Brianna Dugan

Horror crashPolice launch probe into Karratha Airport fatal crash

An elderly man has died in a horror crash in WA’s north on Saturday.

Caitlyn Rintoul

City bust-upPerth teens arrested after wild CBD hotel party

Three teenagers were arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after police broke up a wild party at a hotel in Perth’s CBD.

Ship stormCommentsCommentsNew COVID fears as ship with sick crew arrives in WA

Authorities have been alerted that a Perth-bound cargo vessel from Singapore has unwell crew members.

Coronavirus crisisCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumLockdown — not vaccines — will fix Sydney outbreak: PM

Scott Morrison has hosed down calls to divert vaccines to NSW from states like WA, saying extra vaccines are not the solution to Sydney’s outbreak.

Shocking scenesMan charged for allegedly ploughing down four people

A Huntingdale driver has been charged after four people were allegedly ploughed down with a car in Perth’s CBD overnight.

Caitlyn Rintoul