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  1. love of landPremiumIN PICTURES: Love for the land inspires exhibition

  2. preservation guaranteeHeritage nod for historic Lake Grace roaded dam

  3. SUPERB TONArron the main man in terrific run chase

  4. closing the gapIndigenous clinics to combat ‘inadequate’ access to vax

  5. NARROGIN REVHEADSPremiumSmokin’ hot action at Revheads

student excellenceAward salutes Pingelly student excellence

The annual Vi Barham Award has been presented to an academically gifted student in the Upper Great Southern since 1987.

Isabel Vieira

GROW THE MOPingelly ‘Mo Bros’ grow moustaches for mental health

The Pingelly Mo Bros initiative was founded by four locals who saw a need to raise awareness of mental health in the region.

Isabel Vieira

National ag dayBrookton farmers celebrate National Agriculture Day

The theme of this year’s National Agriculture Day was celebrating career opportunities in the industry.

Isabel Vieira

WINNING DOUBLELewthwaite records winning double in Narrogin

Narrogin Racing Club held their second meeting this season with a eight-race program last Thursday.

Taj Stubber

SOUTHERN SMASHKirk locked in for Southern Smash

The draft for this year’s Southern Smash Twenty20 tournament was held at Inswing Sports Bar on November 15.

Taj Stubber

Cruelty conviction$5000 fine for Narrogin animal cruelty

The 40-year-old was sentenced over a breach of the Animal Welfare Act in Narrogin’s Magistrate Court on Tuesday after being convicted in her absence.

Isabel Vieira

“certainly upsetting”Wagin amenities trashed in vandalism spike

Wagin is grappling with a spike in vandalism with street signs and public amenities damaged or stolen.

tourism think tankImmersive tourism ideas fly at Wheatbelt workshop

Experts were there to help business owners develop ideas around immersive tourism opportunities such as agritourism, dark sky tourism, unique accommodation and wildflower tourism.

we are AustralianSchool choir rides the wave of success

The choir was formed about a year ago when Amber Moulton started a new job at Pingelly Primary School and said she wanted to find a way to bring to life the performing arts in the community.

Water for wildlifeShire joins Water for Wildlife drive

The water stations are made out of PVC pipes which can be strapped to trees or posts around residents’ properties to provide a reliable water source for native wildlife.

Isabel Vieira

COUNTRY CUPWA Invitational XI suffer heavy defeat

Former Katanning local Jacob Wintle then produced a superb spell of bowling for Bunbury and Districts claiming a hat-trick and taking four wickets in five balls.

Taj Stubber

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Cleaners sacked for giving FIFO workers sex toys

FIFO cleaners who posted videos online of themselves distributing homemade sex toys for male workers to dongas have lost their jobs.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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How a suicidal teenager spent eight days stuck in an ED

A suicidal teenager spent eight days in a hospital emergency department waiting for a mental health bed - an ordeal his distraught parents have described as 'slow torture’.

Charlotte Elton

Not welcomePremiumToolies caught out with ‘crude’ fake wristbands in SW

More than 20 toolies with fake wristbands were stopped from entering the leavers’ party zone in the South West on Wednesday night.

Taylar Amonini

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Kimberley blazeFire emergency cuts off Broome beach hamlet

An out of control bushfire is burning just north of Broome, with people close to the fire being warned to take shelter immediately

Sam Jones

Coronial inquestPremiumTourist park owner opposed to Mt Augustus shut down

The owner of the Mt Augustus Tourist Park has hit out at a proposal to shut down the popular attraction for half the year to prevent further tragedies saying management was key to saving lives.

Emily Moulton

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Hedland cancer patients forced into 5hr trips for chemo

Prior to the establishment of the tele-chemo centre in Karratha in 2019, WA Country Health’s Patient Assisted Travel Scheme flew cancer patients in to Perth for treatment

Mia Burgess

High alertPremiumPremiumEmergency warning for out-of-control fire in Broome

An emergency warning has been issued for an out-of-control bushfire threatening lives in the shire of Broome.

‘This isn’t new’CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumLeaver reports assault at chaotic last night of party

Police are investigating reports of an assault while emergency services were also called to help a teen having a fit on the chaotic last night of Leavers in the South West.

New lowCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumErnie Dingo reveals anti-vax threats hurled at his family

Ernie Dingo has revealed the sick extent of abuse and threats he’s received as thanks for his efforts to help break down the stigma surrounding vaccines among remote Indigenous communities.

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NO CHANGEMcGowan says WA still on track to re-open borders next year

WA Premier Mark McGowan insisted the State was still on track to fully open its interstate and overseas borders early in the new year, despite an ominous new strain of COVID emerging.

Joe Spagnolo

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New calls for Perth’s shopping hours to be modernised

Business and community leaders have renewed calls for Perth’s out-of-date shopping hours to be modernised, ahead of the WA capital reopening to the world.

Joe Spagnolo

Co-accused ‘rolled over’PremiumPremiumBoxing bad boy Craig Christian freed under strict bail

The former trainer has been granted bail despite being accused of both trying to extort $700,000 out of a friend, and attempting to import a cache of meth.

PolicePerth driver escapes fiery crash

It is understood a Subaru had ran into a traffic lights pole on Shepperton Road near Mint Street just after 1am on Friday.

Omicron fearWA tightens border controls with South Australia

WA has slammed its South Australian border shut following recent COVID cases there and the elevated threat of the new Omicron variant overseas.

‘The great awakening’Premium‘Freedom Rally’ organisers urge crowd to ‘take down govt’

Emergency service workers,  government staff and young children were among the boisterous crowd, gathered at Elizabeth Quay on Saturday afternoon, before marching through the city’s shopping precinct.

Daryna Zadvirna