Narrogin Observer

Narrogin HomecareNod for Jessie House upgrades

The Shire of Narrogin council has approved an upgrade to Jessie House that will include overnight and extended stay respite services, as well as other major renovations.

Kellie Balaam

COVID-19Focus on keeping positive tone

Kellie Balaam

Exceptional serviceParamedic honoured

Brookton St John community paramedic Drew Richardson joined the ambulance service hoping to find a job that was “constructive, challenging and rewarding”.

Kellie Balaam

TRANSFERRED CUPNo excuse needed

Not for the first time in his career, Ross Olivieri was pleased his Kiwi stalwart Im Full Of Excuses did not live up to his name winning the transferred Narrogin Cup at Donaldson Park.

Justin Fris

SEASON DOUBTNarrogin races face early finish

The remainder of 2019-20 Narrogin Racing season is likely to be run at other venues after an announcement by Racing and Wagering WA implemented a range of precautionary measures.

Taj Stubber

SocialsLast drinks before the winter planting season

With the winter planting window just around the corner, local farmers and agricultural industry stakeholders gathered in Yealering earlier this month for a timely grains update.

Lucky findBullaring cannabis seizure

Corrigin police have charged a 39-year-old man with cultivating a prohibited drug after seizing cannabis from a house in Bullaring last week.

Kellie Balaam

Numbats in the neighbourhoodNumbat experts speak

The Peel-Harvey Catchment Council hosted the Numbats in the Neighbourhood last Tuesday with key speakers talking about numbat recovery.

Kellie Balaam

A helping hand in times of need

Unprecedented times call for extraordinary measures — and Narrogin local Sharna Odlin is making time to give a helping hand to anyone in need during the COVID-19 crisis.

Singer gets debut on the screen

Under the stage name Shelley Q, the talented creative, originally from Narrogin, will make her feature film debut in a film titled Darkest Age.

Gardener calls on Shire to act on fruit fly pest

Wickepin gardener John Mearns has called on the Shire of Narrogin to re-establish a local fruit fly program after finding fruit from the town riddled with maggots.

COVID-19Businesses fighting to survive amid pandemic

Businesses have closed their doors and staff have been laid off as the latest round of COVID-19 restrictions takes an unprecedented toll on Narrogin.

Kellie Balaam

ANZAC Day scrappedTown responds to virus crisis

In line with advice from Australia’s chief medical officer, the Shire has cancelled upcoming major events such as Anzac Day ceremonies and Narrogin Nightfields.

Kellie Balaam

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Trial of the centuryClaremont trial: Everything you need to know

For so long, so much has been said and written about the Claremont serial killings, but so little was known. Now for the first time, read everything you need to know about the ‘trial of the century’.

The West Australian

SEE THE FULL LISTStirling, Joondalup, Wanneroo WA’s virus hotspots

A new “heat map” released by the WA Health Department shows the Cities of Stirling, Joondalup and Wanneroo as the state’s coronavirus hot spots.

Sarah Steger

WATCH NOWCousins Uncut: Watch the footage too raw for TV

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Cousins opens up on time behind bars, getting king hit as a partying teen and breaking a promise to his young son in unreleased clips from the Brownlow medallist’s Coming Clean doco.

Rourke Walsh

Regional News

JAIL LIKELY‘Low, disgusting act’: Man spits in officers’ faces

“There is not a member of the community who would sanction the behaviour of this lowlife.” Police union boss has his say on Geraldton incident.

Adam Poulsen

Promising signsWA set for record seeding as farmers send sheep east

Farmers in the southern regions are set to allocate more of their land to grain production after a big sell off of sheep to the Eastern States over recent months.

Jenne Brammer

‘False claim’Man told cops he ‘had COVID-19 before escape attempt’

A Bridgetown man who allegedly falsely claimed he had the coronavirus while in police custody has fronted court in WA over a string of charges including aggravated assault and criminal damage.

Shannon Verhagen and Tristan Wheeler

Violence fear as alcohol sales rise

Alcohol sales have soared at the same time experts are predicting rates of domestic violence to increase, as families across the Mid West self-isolate against COVID-19.

Former senior of year Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr jailed

Former WA senior of the year — 86-year-old Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr — has been jailed for five years for sickening sex offences.

WA’s second regional COVID-19 clinic opens in Broome

The clinic will be open every day and treat anyone who has either a fever above 38 degrees or an acute respiratory infection, with the Kimberley region recording 12 cases of the virus.

WA News

Bouncing backIron ore royalties buffer WA’s stamp duty, GST losses

The prediction comes as the latest ANZ consumer confidence survey released today shows an improving picture for the economy.

Meilin Chew

Coronavirus responseWhen lives are at risk, no measure is ‘over the top’

During the biggest health crisis in a hundred years, it’s far better to be criticised for going too far than not going far enough.

Meilin ChewFinance News Presenter

WA set for record seeding as farmers send sheep east

Farmers in the southern regions are set to allocate more of their land to grain production after a big sell off of sheep to the Eastern States over recent months.

The ‘missing’ link that changed the Claremont case

Senior police officers will again take the stand today as the breakthrough fingerprint moment is put under the microscope. FOLLOW OUR LIVE BLOG FOR ALL THE PROCEEDINGS.

Health fund has ‘no intention’ to profit from COVID-19

The boss of Western Australia’s largest health insurance provider has vowed that any “undue” profits made from the coronavirus crisis will be handed back to members.