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  1. Street numbers PremiumSt John has your number in Narrogin and Highbury

  2. Red-hot formPremiumWickepin power to fourth straight win in UGSFL

  3. Duo shine PremiumShai Bolton and Liam Baker both shine in Dreamtime clash

  4. Close winPremiumWagin and Cuballing emerge victorious in A1 division

  5. Liberal lossRick Wilson set to retain O’Connor on dire night for Libs

Polling dayPremiumRick Wilson: Both parties lacking ‘bold policy agenda’

After casting his vote in his home city of Albany on Saturday, Mr Wilson said he was nervous but cautiously optimistic about the national result.

Liam Croy

Polling dayPremiumGiz Watson: Greens ‘ready to negotiate’ with ALP

Australia last faced a hung Parliament in 2010, when Labor leader Julia Gillard secured the support of the Greens and three independents to form a minority government.

Liam Croy

Federal electionElection Q&A: The candidates for O’Connor make their case

After a redistribution last year, 57 local governments now fall within O’Connor, a 1.1 million sqkm electorate spanning the South West, Great Southern, Wheatbelt and Goldfields.

Sarah Makse

volunteer weekFirefighter Trent Di Fulvio reflects on time with brigade

Trent Di Fulvio said the Corrigin-Shackleton bushfire was the worst the district had seen.

Isabel Vieira

kicking goals The Nutty Mob hits goal of donating $100,000

On Monday, the group presented a cheque of $14,069 to Cancer Council WA’s Wheatbelt regional education officer Kaylor Andrews.

Isabel Vieira

pulling the pin PremiumArts Narrogin pulls pin on ‘unsafe’ town hall

Events manager Brad Flett said there were ongoing safety issues at the Narrogin Town Hall involving stage rigging, air conditioning and moisture seeping in from the roof.

Isabel Vieira

Unbeaten team PremiumPremiumClinical first term continues Warriors unbeaten streak

Wrap of all the round three action in the Upper Great Southern Football League.

Comeback winWagin win in COVID-hit round of A1 competition

A thrilling comeback from Wagin secured them a spirited victory in the Narrogin and Districts Netball Association A1 competition on Saturday.

Schools cup PremiumPremiumNarrogin and Katanning well represented in netball cup

Netball WA Great Southern hosted the annual event on May 5 as 10 schools from across the region hit the court.

New top cop PremiumMeet Pingelly’s new top cop, Sergeant Cheryl Bell

Pingelly’s new police OIC was the first female police officer to work in remote NT.

Isabel Vieira

in this together PremiumRebuilding fences and community spirit

Volunteers from across the country converged on Wickepin last month to help the farmers and the wider community rebuild not only their fences, but community spirit.

Isabel Vieira

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Golden Triangle in crisisCommentsPremiumPerth suburb too prestigious for ‘Truman Show’ homes

City of Nedlands mayor Fiona Argyle has spearheaded the refusal of three display homes — including one built for people with special needs — because she does not want to see ‘the Truman Show in Dalkeith’.

Jake Dietsch

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Perth mayor stops council meeting amid ‘sexist’ debate

A Perth council meeting came to an abrupt halt after councillors feuded over just four words.

Pip Waller

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Perth councillors to make call on two-year e-scooter trial

The City of Perth is on its way to becoming the second metropolitan council in WA to launch an electric scooters rental trial.

Victoria Rifici

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Bail deniedPremiumBail denied despite plea to see ‘very ill’ grandmother

A man with a 23-page criminal record who is facing 14 new charges has been denied bail despite pleading with the magistrate to be released to spend time with his sick grandmother.

Tegan Guthrie

Horror crashPremiumBroome helicopter crash report delayed

The ATSB has revealed it expects to publish the final report into the 2020 Broome helicopter crash which killed a prominent Kimberley tourism identity and a 12-year-old girl in July. 

Jane Murphy

‘Beyond a joke’PremiumKalgoorlie-Boulder has second power failure in four days

Kalgoorlie-Boulder experienced its second major power outage in four days on Wednesday, prompting City mayor John Bowler to label the situation ‘beyond a joke’, and Western Power’s acting chief to apologise.

Elena Morabito & Carwyn Monck

Moving servicePremiumPremiumTributes flow for veteran truckie Brad Hambley

One of the first trucks Mr Hambley bought carried his coffin from Albany to Mt Barker as part of a truck procession before his service at Sounness Park.

Side-splitting laughsPremiumPremiumComedy roadshow to blow the roof off BREC

The Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre is set to have its roof blown off in the midst of side-splitting laughs when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow rolls into town.

‘Strategic acquisition’PremiumPremiumCity explores ‘strategic acquisition’ of seven CBD shops

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder will investigate the possibility of a ‘strategic acquisition’ of seven shops in the Kalgoorlie CBD after a behind-closed-doors decision by councillors.

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High-end thieves PremiumPerth’s own Bonnie and Clyde ram raid designer store

A Perth couple have been refused bail after facing court accused of stealing $70,000 worth of Gucci items during a ram raid at the high-end retail store in a stolen vehicle.

Kellie Balaam

‘Terrible tragedy’Premium‘Hodgson’s attacker shouldn’t have been bailed’: Quigley

WA Attorney-General John Quigley has admitted bail granted to the one-punch attacker of ECU Joondalup footballer Danny Hodgson was flawed and could have prevented the shocking Perth train station assault.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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CommentsPremiumAlbo lays out big plans for the State that made him PM

In his first sit-down interview since being elected PM, Anthony Albanese said WA is the first jurisdiction he has committed to bringing his Cabinet to, showing his recognition for the State.

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CommentsPremiumYoung drivers call out parents’ bad driving habits

Young drivers have called out their parents’ bad behaviour behind the wheel on WA roads, in new research complied by the RAC.

Silent vigilPremiumPremiumBull Creek to raise candles in honour of Petr Levkovskiy

The close-knit community of Bull Creek will gather in sombre silence to honour the life of father Petr Levkovskiy who was fatally stabbed while helping a young boy retrieve his allegedly stolen bike.

Shocking lossPremiumReport reveals details of tragic Norseman plane crash

A preliminary report has revealed details of a tragic plane crash that killed Hugh Sterle, the nephew of Labor senator Glenn Sterle, while he was carrying out aerial surveys for a mining project in Norseman.

Kellie Balaam