An emergency was briefly declared for a fire near Dongara, in the Mid West, due to an escaped burn off, before the threat was downgraded.
Sally Q Davies
The Meekatharra Hospital redevelopment has been funded for an additional $24.4 million in last week’s State Budget, as part of $294 million invested in regional hospitals.
Supporting key industries, building and maintaining infrastructure, and investing in housing were the key messages of the State Budget briefing held in Geraldton.
WA Day in Geraldton will be a reminder of what WA Day is all about: bringing people together and celebrating the stories that make us unique.
Geraldton WA Day Festival
As the sun set and the winds got stronger, the people of Geraldton gathered on the bright green lawn of Edith Cowan Square to celebrate the life of Kumanjayi Little Baby.
Sienna Seychell
Geraldton’s hub of entertainment has just been made more accessible. The Queens Park Theatre is now offering accessible seating thanks to a new upgrade.
A new city after-school program is looking to stop kids coming home from school and staring at screens. Instead they will learn to appreciate and connect with their environment
A $23 million project is under way, aiming to strengthen Jurien Bay’s drinking water supply, which is set to deliver an additional 100 million litres each year
One of Geraldton’s best-known support services for some of the community’s most vulnerable members has a new boss at the helm.
Behind the bar at Wonthella Bowling Club ready to pour a pint and lend an ear is Wally Kimel, who on the cusp of 91 can boast to be Geraldton’s oldest barman — and possibly WA’s and Australia’s too.
A commissioner will be appointed to allow the Carnarvon council to function again in the wake of a mass exodus of the shire president and five councillors, it has been confirmed.
Kate Campbell
The controversial green hydrogen and ammonia plant has revised its project plan following community feedback in a bid to improve environmental and Aboriginal heritage outcomes.
Imogen Wilson
Cardinals continued their unbeaten start to the season with an impressive 6-0 victory over Yacht Club in the women’s A-grade on Saturday afternoon.
Derek Goforth
The North Midlands Football League hit the parks for the first time in 2026, with Morawa Tigers getting their premiership defence off to a strong start with a 47-point win over Mingenew at home.
Rebecca Ruthven
WA broadcasting legend Dennis Cometti has been remembered as a “proud Gero boy” who never forgot where he came from at his State memorial service on Monday.
A Carnarvon-based taxi company has taken to social media to demand justice for its staff following an incident of an alleged deliberate collision and car chase of an on-call taxi.
Imogen Wilson, Sally Q Davies
Ugle Fabrications La Fiamma’s red-hot start to the season burns on after claiming a massive scalp over the weekend, defeating reigning champions and league favourites Chipolopolo 4-1 on Saturday night.
A search for missing man Corrie Feehan has resulted in more question marks, with his family returning home with no new evidence, clues or answers into his abrupt disappearance one year ago.
Carnarvon will welcome more than 150 delegates from across WA for a tourism conference at the end of May.
Mid West service stations have been slapped with more than a quarter of the fines issued across the State for price notification failures.
It was a genuine arm wrestle on Saturday afternoon as Towns emerged 18-point winners over a spirited Railways side in a low-scoring affair in the Community Bank Geraldton GNFL women’s competition.
A post-Easter survey by Tourism Council WA has revealed that bookings across the State’s tourism industry have declined 29 per cent for the upcoming three months.
One Mid West shire is handing out free baits to locals to help them cope with the region’s mouse plague amid calls for a stronger poison to be approved.
Carnarvon shire council appears to be turning to ‘failed candidates' after it imploded in the wake of six resignations of the president and five councillors in recent days.
Kate Campbell, Imogen Wilson, Sienna Seychell & Jessica Page
