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grim discoveryRemains identified as missing Kalbarri windsurfer

Remains discovered on Thursday have today been confirmed as belonging to Kalbarri local John Laverack who went missing during gale-force winds the day before.

Liam Beatty & Elise Van Aken

Jobs galoreUnemployed Geraldton young people flock to jobs fair

More than 500 local roles and 50 apprenticeships were on offer at Geraldton’s first jobs fair this week.

Phoebe Pin

‘seen it all’Geraldton’s top cop hands on baton for Perth post

From billion-dollar drug busts to civil unrest, natural disasters and everything in between — Sen. Sgt Jason Scragg has seen it all during his two-year tenure as the officer in charge in Geraldton.

Liam Beatty

extremely seriousPremiumWoman accused of attempted car attack pleads not guilty

A 49-year-old Bluff Point woman is preparing to go to trial after pleading not guilty to allegations she attempted to run over a group of people on Christmas Eve.

Liam Beatty

Big FreezeBig freeze the hot topic: Who are the local sliders?

They’re ready to go and, according to someone who’s been there and done it, they’ll probably be colder than they’ve ever imagined.

Reuben Carder

home invasionPremiumHunt on for man who attacked elderly Geraldton man

Police say the elderly victim of a violent home invasion earlier this week is shaken by the ordeal but has returned home and is “travelling OK”.

Liam Beatty

It’s personal‘Keep up the fight’ plea in local footy MND round

Organiser of GNFL’s MND round Mark Houston takes on personal fight after mother loses battle against deadly disease

Reuben Carder

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Get out to Nabawa and don MND beanie

Why sport and community causes is an important mix. The latest one to get behind is the Big Freeze initiative to fund raise for motor neurone disease.

Harry Taylor

Fatal fears‘Someone could end up killed’: Rock-throwing fears grow

The region’s top cop fears someone will end up killed if a rock-throwing spate in Geraldton continues, as the number of juveniles caught by police for “volume crimes” has almost doubled in two months.

Kate Campbell

Parvo warningVets urge parvovirus vaccination amid spike in cases

Geraldton veterinarians are urging pet owners to ensure their dogs are vaccinated against parvovirus, with one clinic forced to put several animals down recently because of the deadly illness.

Phoebe Pin

Vaccine rollout expandsBookings now open for Pfizer COVID jabs in Geraldton

Geraldton Hospital will be running Pfizer vaccine clinics every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with the vaccine available in town for 30-49-year-olds for the first time yesterday.

Phoebe Pin

Search continuesCommentsPremiumWater search called off missing windsurfer

Police divers are assessing weather and water conditions today before they begin to search the depths of the Murchison River mouth and Kalbarri coast for missing windsurfer John Laverack.

Elise Van Aken

FULL HOUSEConference Centre pulling crowds

Businessman, publican, and now conference centre king — a Geraldton man says the whole region will reap the rewards of his latest venture.

Lisa Favazzo

NEW PLANSChurch ‘conversion’ event sparks peaceful opposition

Community members — both LGBTQIA+ and allies — are planning peaceful opposition to a conversion event at Geraldton Anglican Cathedral on Saturday night.

Lisa Favazzo

GOING STEADYPremiumWild things make my heart sing in the sun

I would not recognise her without her crocodile-coloured uniform, wide-brimmed hat and dark sunglasses.

Lisa Favazzo

Weather warningKalbarri braces for strong winds, rain after cyclone

A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said the weather was due to a deep low pressure system off shore, with gusts of 40-50km/h expected across the Shire of Northampton later tonight.

Phoebe Pin

Regional quarantineCommunity cautious on backing Exmouth quarantine plan

A proposal to construct purpose-built quarantine facilities in regional areas such as Exmouth has received mixed responses.

Phoebe Pin

DAY OFFCamera IconGeraldton celebrates WA Day

I am, you are, we are Westralian.

Lisa Favazzo

CARBON CRUSHERSFrom little environmental changes, big things grow

“Three years ago, I ate meat at every meal and sniggered quietly behind my vegan friends’ backs. So what changed?”

Vivienne Lobo

Upgrade delayedCyclone, pandemic delays Geraldton hospital upgrades

The Geraldton Health Campus redevelopment has been delayed for a second time, with works now not expected to be finished until 2024.

Phoebe Pin

SAVE SKIPPYMotorists warned to be alert for joeys

Last month a fatally injured kangaroo was left on the side of the road with her joey cuddled up inside her pouch.Now, a Greenough wildlife expert says Natalie the joey is “inquisitive and alert”.

Lisa Favazzo

HOME INVASIONPolice appeal after elderly man attacked

Geraldton Detectives have launched a public appeal for information after an elderly man suffered a horrific head wound during a “cowardly and gutless” violent home invasion on Monday morning.

Liam Beatty

Kalbarri Anzac pledgeCommentsPremiumVeteran vows to find ‘real reason’ troops didn’t march

Kalbarri’s RSL president Alex Hack wants to get to the bottom of why Australian Defence Force personnel were not allowed to march in the town’s Anzac Day parade.

Elise Van Aken

Prison sentencePremiumVietnamese man jailed over cannabis crop

Quang Tuan Bui has been jailed for three years and eight months over his role as a ‘supervisor’ for two cannabis grow-houses in Geraldton that formed part of a Vietnamese crime network.

Liam Beatty