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  1. best of wandering PremiumWandering Autumn Graze attracts crowds to annual event

  2. youth week PremiumYouth week events set to excite in the regions

  3. End of an eraPremiumNarrogin RSL sub-branch closes its doors

  4. Darrell’s ShedPremiumThe late Darrell Wiese honoured by Narrogin Men’s Shed

  5. country week PremiumCountry week rescheduled due to COVID fears

Season awards PremiumWilliams veteran Rodney Ford named Cricketer of the Year

Wrap of the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association 2021-22 award winners.

Cameron Newbold

Fixtures released PremiumUGSFL to stay with majority Sunday fixtures for 2022 season

The first round will be played on Sunday, May 1 with Wickepin to host Williams, Kukerin-Dumbleyung at home against Boddington, Narrogin up against Katanning and Wagin facing Brookton-Pingelly.  

Calvin Sims

Cup double Narrogin to host thoroughbred and pacing cup in big week

The Narrogin Cup will be held on Thursday and has attracted a strong field of 10 runners, headlined by talented stayer Roman Flirt.

Cameron Newbold

opera duo PremiumWA Opera visits the southern Wheatbelt ahead of gala concert

Soprano Chelsea Burns and baritone Lachlann Lawton — a husband and wife duo — dropped into Arts Narrogin team last Monday.

Isabel Vieira

restrictions easedPremiumBusiness community welcomes easing of COVID restrictions

Narrogin Chamber of Commerce executive officer Kerry Bryant said the easing of restrictions was a positive step forward for both the community and businesses.

Isabel Vieira, Josh Zimmerman and Briana Fiore

BlazeAid on the wayPremiumVolunteers to help Narrogin farmers rebuild after bushfire

Shire president Leigh Ballard said the priority was fixing boundary fences and stock-proofing properties. 

Isabel Vieira and Cally Dupe

Wheatbelt on showPremiumPremiumPingelly Country Collective to showcase the Wheatbelt

The Pingelly oval will play host to various attractions including dog trials, wood chopping competition and demonstrations and vintage car, machinery and tractor displays.

suicide prevention PremiumPremiumWheatbelt suicide prevention project launched

The suicide prevention project is centred on four key pillars — primary care, education and training, grants and funding and identifying community champions.

Arts boost Narrogin’s arts organisations secure grants to boost shows

Arts group will provide a free bus service for people living in surrounding southern Wheatbelt towns to watch selected shows.

AFL wrap PremiumBaker shines as Richmond outgun GWS at MCG

Playing mainly as a small forward, Liam Baker kicked a final quarter goal to help end any hope of the GWS fightback as the Tigers ran out winners 16.13 (109) to 10.13 (73).

Cameron Newbold

Academy plate PremiumBrookton, Wickepin reach final of Schools Tennis Classic

The SunSmart Schools Tennis Classic is run by Tennis West and School Sport WA and has been held since 1935, with teams participating from across the State.

Cameron Newbold

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Worst fears realisedCommentsPremiumHomeowners face being burnt after Perth builder collapses

Perth property developer New Sensation Homes has called in liquidators, leaving countless homeowners in the lurch.

Rebecca Le May

Disturbing allegationsPremiumEx-health campus boss on shock child abuse material charges

The former chief executive of Joondalup Health Campus has been charged with possessing and transmitting child abuse material.

Shannon Hampton

Stock nosedivesCommentsPremiumDecmil shares obliterated on CEO exit, big project losses

Decmil has sought to reassure investors that it remains a going concern after the contractor was forced to slash its revenue and earnings guidance while revealing its chief executive had resigned.

Daniel Newell

Regional News

Medical issuesPremiumGypsy Joker bikie ‘learning to walk again’ refused bail

A senior Gypsy Joker bikie facing serious drug charges was refused bail despite the court being told he was in hospital trying to walk properly after complications from a COVID-19 vaccination.

Tegan Guthrie

RevampPremiumCable Beach vehicle access open after extended closure

The ramp down to Cable Beach north was finally reopened this week after it underwent major damage during heavy rain and if flooding in early February.

Jane Murphy

hoon behaviourPremiumSW hoon facing prison following high-speed police chase

Damian Boyd Franklin pleaded guilty to reckless driving, driving without authority, failing to stop for police and reckless driving to escape police pursuit in Busselton Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Breanna Redhead

‘Out of character’PremiumPremiumMother avoids jail after glassing child in street fight

A Geraldton mother responsible for an “out of character” glassing attack on a child last year has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

Fuel dropPremiumPremiumFuel costs steady drop

Geraldton has seen a drop in petrol prices but not enough compared with other regional towns and metro prices.

ramping crisisPremiumPremiumMargaret River vollies speak out on ramping and transfers

The region’s volunteer ambulance workers have opened up about increasing workloads and hours spent idle outside regional hospitals as part of an ongoing inquiry into WA’s ambulance services.

WA News

Price increasesCommentsPremiumHow interest rate hikes will impact your mortgage repayments

An anticipated two per cent interest rate hike will cost Perth home-owners more than $5500 a year, but the good news is their property values are likely to rise this year.

Kim Macdonald

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One-in-ten hospitalised COVID cases are primary school kids

One-in-ten of WA’s hospitalised COVID cases are in primary school, prompting a plea for parents to get their children jabbed over the Easter break to help lift the low juvenile vaccination rate.

Peter Law

500 EPISODESCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA’s top news podcast The West Live celebrates big milestone

From little things, big things grow. Or so the saying goes. And there is no better example than the West’s morning radio-style online show The West Live.

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‘a constant uphill battle’Premium
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PremiumTragic ultra-rare terminal prognosis devastates Perth family

A Perth couple is reeling after two of their little girls were diagnosed with the same ultra-rare terminal illness while their two other children have been confirmed as carriers.

‘Albo’s a great bloke’CommentsCommentsLabor’s Tanya Plibersek refuses to contemplate election loss

Labor’s Tanya Plibersek is refusing to even contemplate an election loss in the looming Federal poll, singing the praises of Opposition leader Anthony Albanese as she hit the campaign trail in Perth.

Trial overPremiumE-scooter curfew on the cards after vandals ‘spoil’ program

The City of Stirling could be forced to consider a night curfew on its e-scooters after vandals dumped them on a roof of a business and ditched them down a coastal embankment.

Kellie Balaam