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  1. UPPERS WRAPPremiumPadwick fires to get Panthers across the line

  2. STATE WINUGSFL stars turn it on for WA country team

  3. SCARE SURVIVEDWarriors still on top

  4. EIGHTH WINFlames remain on top after eighth win

  5. All togetherCatch up to NAIDOC as class back from break

Money mattersPremiumShire set for $3.3m surplus

The Shire of Narrogin looks set to record a budget surplus of about $3.3 million for the 2020-21 financial year with advanced payment of Federal funding largely responsible for the boost.

Campbell Williamson

Getting startedPremiumNew acting principal hopes to stay longer

Kieran Moore is the new acting principal at East Narrogin Primary for at least the next three months following the departure of principal Louise Armstrong.

Campbell Williamson

Cats and dogsRoads take a hit as shires struggle in wet

Heavy rains are taking their toll on the roads that connect the Wheatbelt, with rainfall averages smashed this month and many saying it is the wettest they have seen in the region in 20 years.

Campbell Williamson

Roll upVaccine rollout finally arriving at pharmacies

The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at Narrogin Guardian Pharmacy and after an announcement from the Federal Government last week, many more pharmacies will soon join the fight to vaccinate our State.

Campbell Williamson

Grave fearsPremiumItem of clothing from missing man found in flood search

Police hold grave fears for Katanning man Ajit Khan, 34, who is understood not to be a strong swimmer.

Tom Shanahan & Sarah Stager

Missing MotoristSearch for Katanning man after car found submerged

Police and State Emergency Service crews are searching for a motorist after their car was found in flood waters on Tuesday on Ballagin Road in Piesseville, near Wagin

Tom Shanahan

WANL SUCCESSPremiumPremiumPingelly a winner in netball showcase

Curtin Hamersley Comets moved closer to a finals berth in the WA Netball League after prevailing in a tense contest against Southside Demons that highlighted a weekend of events in Pingelly

JUNIOR CARNIVALFine skills on show at juniors’ carnival

The Upper Great Southern Hockey Association held its annual junior carnival at the weekend

EXHIBITION MATCHWA Country show class in attack

More than 350 spectators were treated to a brilliant display of hockey at the annual Upper Great Southern Hockey Association President’s XI and WA State Country men’s game on Saturday evening

PERTH CARNIVALThree teams contest school holiday titles

The Upper Great Southern Hockey Association sent three teams to play in the Fuel to Go & Play Club Championships during school holidays

Rodney Johnson

SPECIAL VICTORYPremiumEmotional Wanderers win

Katanning Wanderers remain on top of the Upper Great Southern Football League ladder after recording a special 39-point victory against Wagin on Saturday

Andrew Pritchard & Taj Stubber

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Perth casino probePremiumPoynton reveals secret $50K deal with Packer

Prominent Perth businessman John Poynton has revealed details of a pact he signed with James Packer after the billionaire stepped away from his gambling empire.

Tim Clarke

‘Great Eight’CommentsPremiumMcIntyre is WA rowing’s first golden girl

In the midst of an epic Olympic gold rush in Tokyo on Wednesday, flame-haired Annabelle McIntyre became the first WA rower to win an Olympic gold medal.

Steve Butler

Top 100 RedsPremiumTop 100 Reds: $25 to $40 wines

The toughest category to judge due to the number of exceptional drops, particularly in the shiraz and pinot noir varieties.

Ray Jordan

Regional News

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Mum ‘feared worst’ as son burnt by Broome beach firepit

Liam Rogers, 8, was rushed to hospital after stepping on a smouldering fire which had been covered in sand instead of extinguished with water

Sam Jones

PROJECT MILESTONEPremiumCelebration for Collie’s newest venture

Collie’s new medicinal cannabis facility turns its first sod to celebrate the start of the projected 12-month construction period.

Amy Johnston

Drug crackdownCommentsFourteen charged in East Kimberley drug crackdown

Fourteen people have been charged as part of a police crackdown on the transportation of illegal drugs and firearms into the East Kimberley.

Stephanie Sinclair

Serious injuriesVideoCommentsCommentsShark attack victim in ‘good spirits’

A man in his 30s who was attacked by a lemon shark while on a fishing charter off a remote Pilbara island is in a stable condition in Royal Perth Hospital.

Behind barsPremiumPremiumJail for molesting ‘father figure’

A Margaret River man has been barred from making any contact with the children that were in his care, after being jailed for engaging in sexual conduct with them.

Aiming highCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumKimberley miner reveals ambitious employment target

Kimberley Mineral Sands chief executive Stuart Pether revealed the miner had signed a coexistence agreement to share benefits of the Thunderbird mine with traditional owners

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Hopeful localCommentsPremium‘Hope for Subi’ as new business opens on Hay St

While some businesses are fleeing Hay Street as an ongoing spat continues between a developer and the City of Subiaco over a row of dilapidated buildings, the manager of a new 3D digital dentures clinic remains hopeful while setting up shop along the strip.

Victoria Rifici

Shocking AttackPremiumEx-cop applauds Subi jogger’s brave counter-attack

A former police officer has hailed a Perth jogger’s courageous fight for freedom after a predator grabbed her by the neck and pulled her to the ground in Subiaco last week.

Sarah Steger

Disaster recoveryCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumRecord relief to rebuild Cyclone Seroja devastation

New housing for temporary workers in the Mid West is part of the record $104.5 million injection to get the community back on its feet and rebuild the damage done by Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja.

Gen X unvaxxedCommentsCommentsLess than a third in their 40s have had jab

The 40-49-year old age group have been eligible for the Pfizer vaccine since June 10. Yet new data reveals the vast majority of WA’s Gen Xers haven’t had a single dose.

Lead by exampleWA health workers urged to get vaccinated against COVID

Health Minister Roger Cook is calling on all healthcare workers to ‘lead by example’ and get themselves vaccinated, with over over 40,000 healthcare staff not yet jabbed.

Brutal murderPremium‘Come get your sister’s dead body’: Killer’s shock call

A man twice slit the throat of his unhappy young bride just weeks after being ‘forced’ by her family to marry him in exchange for money — then made a ‘callous’ call to her brother.

Shannon Hampton