Midwest Times

LA NINA SUMMERPre-Christmas cyclone likely: DFES

The Mid West and Gascoyne have been warned of an early start to the cyclone season, with wetter and windier conditions predicted, as a result of the La Nina weather event.

Liam BeattyJournalist

Department of Fire and Emergency Services Mid West Gascoyne superintendent Craig Smith.

Just in timeShark Bay boaty rescued from sinking, capsized vessel

Sarah Steger

Station LifeSiren call of tasty things

If I open my fridge, there’s this noise in my ears but there’s one that’s louder than all the rest. It’s the damn chocolate.

Raelene Hall

Digging up the pastTime capsule to be dug up in Three Springs

Jenny Mutter Senior buried a time capsule in Three Springs 20 years ago and this Saturday the town has plans to dig it up.

Lisa Favazzo

FUNKY PHONOGRAPHSEdison Gem unearthed

Geraldton has a collection of all-acoustic cylindrical record players.

Geoff Vivian

Harvest 2020Canola first cab off the rank as WA harvest kicks off

WA’s grain harvest has begun in earnest, with about 800 tonnes of canola delivered to CBH bins in the Geraldton, Esperance and Kwinana Port Zones by Tuesday.

Cally Dupe

GROUP MILESTONEHappy bird day to you!

Birdlife Midwest-Geraldton celebrated its 10th anniversary with a birdwatching visit to two Chapman Valley properties recently.

Geoff Vivian

BUSH LIFENesting eagles spark re-think for power workers

A family of eagles made themselves at home on an old power pole in Eneabba, interrupting the work of Western Power officials.

Lisa Favazzo

DRIVER DEATHPolice probe fatal crash at Hill River

A 65-year-old Badgingarra man died at the scene of the crash.

PRIORITY ONE‘How’s the bike?’: Crash motorcyclist’s first concern

The first thing Perth motorcycle crash survivor Neal Allen said to ICU nurses when he woke up was: “how’s the bike?”

GREEN THUMBSOPINION: Circle of friends springs up

“We meet in members’ gardens every third Saturday, November to February and share ideas and friendship, bring cuttings to share and have a show-and-tell to show off our new or special plants.”

SACRIFICE REMEMBEREDPolice pay tribute to fallen colleagues

Officers and staff at Geraldton Police Station have paused along with colleagues throughout Australasia and the South West Pacific Region to remember fallen colleagues.

Geoff Vivian

JOINT EXERCISESShoring up region’s defences

Agencies have completed two weeks of Mid West coast joint border protection exercises.

Geoff Vivian

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Bush legendsThe decision that saved surf legend Dave Macaulay

Dave Macaulay looks from his balcony to his hometown cliffs that hold such great sadness and will always wonder what would have happened if, on a fateful day in 1996, he had made a different choice.

Steve Butler

Modern-day greatGribble heads Bush and ‘Burbs Top 30 of 2020

Bunbury stalwart Jesse Gribble was a no-brainer for the Bush and ‘Burbs top-30 of 2020 after completing his trophy cabinet with a premiership medallion and Pike Medal. See who else made the cut

Jordan McArdle

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11yo takes own life after her alleged rapist given bail

A family is desperate for answers as doctors switch off the life support of an 11-year-old girl who took her own life just weeks after her alleged predator was granted bail — free to roam the streets.

Annabel Hennessy

Regional News

Dust flies‘The trick is survival’: Kal Desert Race kicks off

Perth-based extreme 2WD class driver Chris Giles was among the race’s first-time competitors having previously made the pilgrimage out as a course car driver.

Tom Zaunmayr

Moment in timeKal COVID pic project to go on show

Locked in her car at a socially safe distance, Morrison photographed more than 500 families in their front yard — from dads dancing in the driveway to mums drinking their way through the madness

Indiana Lysaght

Bail opposedAlleged teen groper ‘exposed himself’ to cop

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named because he is a minor, was charged with indecently assaulting five women on six separate occasions in Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Coles and Woolworths on August 11.

Taylar Amonini

Mental healthCounselling service to boost support for Kambalda women

The new service would be aimed at supporting women’s health and wellbeing will be starting on Wednesday

Minister’s commitmentShark tagging to ramp up off Esperance after fatality

Tagging numbers have so far lagged behind last year’s effort but WA Fisheries Minister Peter Tinley said next month — the best time to undertake tagging — the program would ramp up again.

“deplorable traffic history”Suspended driver jailed again

A magistrate has slammed a man for his “deplorable traffic history” after he told the police he was his brother when caught driving on a lifetime suspension — his 12th no-authority-to-drive offence.

WA News

Health watchOverseas travellers boost WA coronavirus numbers

There are now 56 active coronavirus cases in WA, all of them in hotel quarantine.

Bail refusedQuarantined FIFO worker ‘found drunk on footpath’

A Queensland man has been refused bail and will have to serve out his 14 day-isolation period behind bars after allegedly breaching WA's hotel quarantine laws four times.

Sarah Steger

Violent studentsHow we can fix problem of violence in WA schools

Serious mental health issues in young people manifest in different ways, but in schools they often result in violence towards staff and other students. Here’s how to address the problem.

EditorialWhen the going gets tough, WA gets behind Telethon

A global pandemic has ensured this weekend we’ll see a Telethon like no other but there is good reason to believe not even COVID-19 can dim WA’s generous spirit.

Bail reformMinister flags changes to stop ‘abusers’ going free

WA Police Minister Michelle Roberts says a proposal to change the law so those accused of child sex abuse crimes are not able to be bailed by police is ‘worth consideration’.

Worthy causeWoolies’ spooky Telethon fundraiser

Supermarket giant Woolworths is throwing its support behind Telethon 2020, offering $2 Halloween wall tokens to customers with all money raised going towards supporting children in need.