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  1. Country Challenge PremiumFour Uppers hockey players in WA colours for country champs

  2. Games medal Squibb wins Commonwealth Games silver medal

  3. Footy wrap PremiumWanderers secure finals double chance with win over Cats

  4. litter prevention Boddington RRR wins national litter prevention award

  5. future volunteers Youth in Emergency Services program for Pingelly

virtual village PremiumOfficial launch of Pingelly Virtual Village

The ‘virtual village’ will connect residents in Pingelly, Wickepin, Cuballing and Wandering to an online concierge, which will contain information about available aged-care services and social activities.

Isabel Vieira

Budget adoptedPremiumDumbleyung council approves 5 per cent rate hike

A rate rise in the Shire of Dumbleyung is expected to bring in another $102,000 for the council by the end of the financial year.

Sean Van Der Wielen

Country Challenge PremiumWA Country teams suffer first-up losses at country champs

Wrap of the day one of the 2022 Hockey Australia Country Challenge in Albany.

Cameron Newbold & Calvin Sims

women in ag PremiumWomen in Agriculture event hosts inspiring guest speakers

The event kicked off with Noongar Land Enterprise Group senior project officer Heidi Mippy giving a welcome to country followed by her two eldest daughters performing a welcome dance. 

Isabel Vieira

Hockey wrapRiffs win hard-fought men’s A-grade contest

Wrap of the Upper Great Southern Hockey Association action.

State defeat PremiumWA Country fall short despite final term fightback

A determined WA side fought back strongly in the final term but ultimately ran out of time, kicking four goals to one to win the quarter but going down by 27 points.

Cameron Newbold

Netball carnivalPremiumPremiumUnder-18 regional title for impressive NDNA team

The annual event involved a three-day tournament with teams from Narrogin, Esperance, Denmark, Katanning, Kojonup, Ongerup, Narrikup and Albany taking part. 

New contractBaker commits to Tigers despite WA interest

The hard-nosed Pingaring-raised star put pen to paper last week, inking a two-year contract that will see him remain at Punt Road until the end of 2024.

Town rallies PremiumPremiumPingelly unites after police shooting

The Great Southern Police District met with Aboriginal elders and community leaders, as well at the Shire of Pingelly and school representatives on Monday. 

UGSFL wrap Top four decided after Cougars’ impressive win

Wrap of all the action from round 12 of the Upper Great Southern Football League competition.

Cameron Newbold & Andrew Pritchard

risky roads PremiumBrookton and Hyden hotspots named in top 10 risky roads

RAC’s Risky Roads Survey received more than 10,000 nominations from WA residents identifying the most troublesome major highways and dangerous intersections in the state. 

Isabel Vieira

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‘Amazing dad’: Mainwaring’s daughter remembers Eagles legend

Maddy Mainwaring has opened up about the precious times she spent with her Eagles legend dad before he tragically and unexpectedly died in 2007.

Rangi Hirini

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Accused DV doctor to stay chairman of ‘respected peak body’

The WA Health Dept has refused to say whether top doctor Anthony Bell — who is facing domestic violence allegations — will stay as chairman of an executive committee that provides expert healthcare advice.

Shannon Hampton & Emily Moulton

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Riot fears with smoking ban looming in WA prisons

Smoking will be banned in WA prisons, in a move that risks triggering a new riot in jails across the State.

Ben Harvey

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‘Simply the best’: Albo’s praise for WA as sun sets on break

Anthony Albanese has described Western Australia as a ‘great destination’ with ‘friendly people’ while taking nine days off from politics for a break in Broome.

Kimberley Caines

Accommodation lodgePremiumNew era for North End Tavern

North End Tavern owners Mark and Jane Sartori have responded to Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s housing crisis by converting their Lamington pub into workers’ accommodation.

Carwyn Monck

“Incredible” historyGoldfields stamp mill model on auction in London

A UK auctioneer selling a 1910 stamp mill model for $215,000 has asked the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society for more information.

Elena Morabito

Local theatrePremiumPremiumMurderous musical debuts at Stage Left

Director Sophie Ward took on the challenge of directing a musical at only 17 and found it was markedly different to directing a play. 

Milestone momentDesigns for Albany’s $30m Middleton Beach hotel revealed

Official designs have been unveiled for a $30 million hotel planned for Middleton Beach, with concept images showing an eight-storey building with sweeping views of Albany’s best known beach.

Tragic deathPremiumPremiumWhy report into Hedland hospital suicide won’t be released

Findings from a report into the suicide of a woman at Hedland Health Campus — who was left alone inside the facility despite being a known suicide risk — in June won’t be made public, it’s been revealed.

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Downward trendCommentsPremiumWA ‘over the worst’ as COVID cases lowest in six months

The number of newly-diagnosed COVID-19 cases in WA has dipped to below 2000 for the first time in six months, with just 1559 infections reported overnight.

Bethany Hiatt

In custody PremiumTeen charged with possessing knife after Cockburn robbery

A teenager has been charged in connection to a violent altercation in Cockburn where a group of teens was allegedly threatened with a knife before one of their bags was stolen.

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CommentsPremiumMonkeypox the new priority as ‘worst’ of COVID wave over

The State’s top health official has declared WA ‘is over the worst’ of the current COVID wave and while new strains could raise their ugly heads, attention must now be turned to containing monkeypox.

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CommentsShocking figures reveal extent of WA public hospital crisis

Perth’s public hospitals have been forced to declare hundreds of code yellows in the past year as capacity issues continue to plague the health system.

Petrol hitCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumBOWSER PAIN: The ridiculous amount WA drivers pay for fuel

We’ve all been gasping at the petrol bowser and now new figures reveal just how much drivers are being slugged, even before the temporary fuel excise cut comes to an end.

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REVEALED: Real estate agents in desperate bids to sell homes

Some real estate agents who had been riding high on WA’s runaway property market over the past year are now turning to desperate measures to attract business, including prizes such as cars and guaranteed rent.

Kim Macdonald