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  1. Yellow WaveMore than two million tonnes of grain received by CBH Group

  2. HousingPremiumNew housing plans in Shire of Cue from vacant Catholic land

  3. AgriculturePremiumGrants for pastoralists to strengthen their business

  4. PolicePremiumTop cops reflect on Cleo Smith case five years on

  5. CommunityPremiumMulticultural festival showcases Filipino culture

Unloading of wind turbines at Geraldton Port.

PortPremiumCommonwealth backs capacity, border boost at Geraldton Port

The Federal Government has backed an expansion of border services at Geraldton Port, paving the way for the local facility to boost its cargo capacity, including taking on more renewable energy projects.

Sally Q Davies & Kate Campbell

Sportsmans' captain Riley Barham celebrates the half-century

CricketPremiumCaptain’s knock guides Sporties to win in grand final replay

Bluff Point have an unfamiliar seat at the head of the Geraldton Community Bank Cricket League table after two wins last weekend, while Sportsmans once again proved their class in a grand final replay.

Victor Tanti

Tash Faithfull won race seven on Bonnie Stokes' In Situ.

RacingPremiumFaithfull all class on Cup day to notch up treble

While Point of Law was the talk of the nation, Tash Faithfull was the talk of the town after a superb display at the Geraldton Turf Club’s own Melbourne Cup day race meet, with three wins on Tuesday.

Rebecca Ruthven

Northampton’s Railway Tavern has celebrated 150 years since opening.

CommunityPremiumCheers & beers: 150 years of pint-sized memories

The iconic Northampton Railway Tavern celebrated 150 years in business last weekend. 

Harriet Dash

There could be more limits put on recreational demersal fishing, it has been revealed.

FisheriesPremiumRecreational demersal fishing could be limited to winter

The fisheries inquiry taking place in WA Parliament this week heard that recreational fishers could be kept out of the water in summer months after submissions from government departments and fishing groups.

Oliver Lane & Sally Q Davies

Festival of Lights 2026 celebrated cultural diversity.

CommunityPremiumMulticultural festival showcases Filipino culture

Last weekend the Festival of Lights took place, celebrating the traditions of Filipino culture. 

Harriet Dash

Unloading of wind turbines at Geraldton Port.

PortPremiumPremiumCommonwealth backs capacity, border boost at Geraldton Port

The Federal Government has backed an expansion of border services at Geraldton Port, paving the way for the local facility to boost its cargo capacity, including taking on more renewable energy projects.

Major upgrades at CBH's Mingenew site has seen storage capacity expanded to 710,000 tonnes in time for the 2026/27 harvest.

Let it GrainPremiumPremiumMingenew grain hub gets major storage and rail boost

Rail and grain storage capacity at Mingenew have been upgraded to increase the region’s grain handling and outloading capacities.

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

LottoHuge $6.66m windfall after partner’s timely Lotto reminder

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

A young Mid West couple expecting a baby are now $6.6 million richer thanks to a Lotto windfall.

LottoPremiumWoah baby! Expectant parents’ $6.6m Lotto windfall

A lucky Mid West couple have won the jackpot, taking home $6.6 million in Saturday’s $20m Superdraw  — thanks to a simple text reminder to buy a ticket.

Harriet Dash

Damage done to Cafe Mojo on Thursday.

CrimePremiumAngry patron arrested after assaults, café rampage

A Geraldton café suffered a devastating blow on Thursday after an angry patron went on a rampage, which saw several people assaulted and hundreds of dollars of equipment damaged.  

Sally Q Davies

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A female passenger has allegedly been sexually assaulted in broad daylight at Perth Airport, with a man accused of attacking her near the boarding gates before flying out.

Courts & JusticePremiumPassenger allegedly sexually assaulted at Perth Airport

A female passenger has allegedly been sexually assaulted in broad daylight at Perth Airport, with a man accused of attacking her near the boarding gates before flying out.

Oliver Lane

The chain has 17 of its 38 stores within Westfield shopping centres, including Carousel.

RetailPremium‘Distressing’: David Jones workers brace for job losses

The union representing hundreds of WA David Jones employees says it stands ready to protect workers amid fears of mass job losses after the iconic retailer went bankrupt.

Cheyanne Enciso

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

A family have been left heartbroken after a house fire in Collie claimed the life of one-year-old boy

WA NEWSPremium‘Cot was in flames’: Toddler dies in tragic WA house fire

A devastating house fire in Collie has claimed the life of a one-year-old boy.

Hayley Primmer

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It looks like a dolls house but this home in Applecross is deceptively big, with nearly 800sqm of space Unknown

House That!PremiumThe Applecross home with room for almost everything

Don’t be fooled by its dollhouse looks — this recently listed Applecross home is packing a whole lot of house, with an impressive 780sqm under the roof. 

Kim Macdonald

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

Yoga studio owner Laurel Green said she’d been excited to discover an osteopathy program was starting up in Perth.

EducationPremiumPremiumREVEALED: Year 12s get new uni options, including a WA first

Year 12s thinking about what to study at university next year have had a few extra choices added to their options.

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PremiumAboriginal body silent on luxe Perth home that CEO lives in

A large not-for-profit Aboriginal corporation operating in WA’s north will not reveal why it bought a luxurious house in Perth that its chief executive now lives in.

A grandstand collapsed during the Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta Beach on Sunday.

AustraliaThree injured in grandstand collapse at popular Aussie music festival

The temporary seating came down in the early stages of Sunday’s sold-out festivities.

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Independent meat market analyst Simon Quilty. The AAACWA 2026 Outlook conference at Burswood on Swan, November 4, 2026.

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Aussie beef prices to drive lamb pricing growth

An independent meat market analyst expects the price of lamb to rise next year, driven higher by the increasing ‘record’ price of beef as Australia backfills demand where the US cannot supply.

Georgia Campion

Three road trains parked opposite the Kambalda BP blocking driver vision at the road's T-section.

Truckstop regulationPremiumRoad trains at Kambalda reserve endangering other drivers

A concerned Kambalda resident says road trains are increasingly illegally parking at a non-designated road reserve on a T-section of Goldfields Highway, sometimes for days at a time.

Rosa Griffith

Mayor Glenn Wilson.

City grantsPremiumApplications open for major city grants

Applications are now open for the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s second round of 2026-27 major grants. 

Toby Cann

Ivy Muller, 11, and Summer Del Caro, 12, at the Hannans Primary School colour run fundraiser on Friday.

Colour runPremiumPremiumColour Run at Hannans school brings in nearly $25,000

A day of colour, bubbles and slippery slides at Hannans Primary School has brought in nearly $25,000 to support the school community.

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

LottoHuge $6.66m windfall after partner’s timely Lotto reminder

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

There could be more limits put on recreational demersal fishing, it has been revealed.

FisheriesPremiumPremiumRecreational demersal fishing could be limited to winter

The fisheries inquiry taking place in WA Parliament this week heard that recreational fishers could be kept out of the water in summer months after submissions from government departments and fishing groups.

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The environment has gone from bad to worse for companies intimately tied to AI infrastructure.

CNBC newsPremiumAI meltdown drives Nasdaq to worst day since April 2025

Nvidia pushed the world’s big tech index to its worst day in 19 months, after US midterm election results raised Wall Street concerns the artificial intelligence buildout is poised to slow down.

Kif Leswing and Caleigh Keating

Attendees try out the new touchscreen MacBook Pro during the Apple Experience LA in Los Angeles, Oct. 28, 2026.

CNBC newsAt last, Apple brings out touchscreen MacBook

Apple announced its first laptop with a touchscreen will go on sale next week. The launch signifies the growing strategic importance of the Mac to Apple, despite it generating less revenue than the iPhone.

Kif Leswing

Since 1990, only nine days have had a larger jump in the VIX on a smaller drop in the S&P500 than last Friday, according to SpotGamma.

CNBC newsWhy the market’s fragile calm faces a major test

Markets paused their slide this week as the tech sector found its footing following an AI sell-off sparked by high borrowing costs and doubts over data centre returns.

Justin Zacks

By the 1950s, another technological innovation would come along and have a profound effect on women: the washing machine.

CNBC newsPremiumWomen may be at greater risk of AI job losses

The history of technological progress suggests that, as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

Steve Liesman

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DXA scan shows the change in body composition of two participants from the beginning to end of the study. Supplied

HEALTHPremiumShocking finding about weight loss drugs

New research has found resistance training has many benefits for people using GLP-1 weight loss drugs — and that those who don’t could be ageing themselves years.

Emma Kirk

Premier Roger Cook labelled the act disgusting. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

CRIMEPremium‘Disgusting’: Quokka filmed smoking vape

A man has been fined after he allegedly forced a quokka to inhale a vape on Rottnest Island.

Emma Kirk

Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her daughter Gretl, 18 were shot and killed by Mark Bombara, 63, inside their Floreat home. TikTok

COURTPremiumPremium‘Concerns’ before double murder-suicide

The horrific deaths of a mother and daughter, gunned down by a man searching for his estranged wife, are being examined by a coroner.

Local talent set to grace the Discovery Stage include Finn Alexander, Alyssa Dalao, Ayo Busari, Carole Katz and Ridge Moss.

WA Day celebrationsWA Day Festival discovery stage unearths local musical gems

The ultimate showcase of Western Australia’s next big musical exports is taking over Burswood Park this month.

Police at Princess Royal Sailing Club where the rescue began.

Near-drowning PremiumPremiumPolice officer’s quick actions save man from Albany drowning

The quick thinking of a police officer and two members of the public saved a man from drowning in Princess Royal Harbour in Albany on Sunday..

Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her daughter Gretl, were shot and killed in their home.

Courts & JusticePremiumVictim begged police while Floreat gunman held her hostage

The terrified whispers of Gretl Petelczyc pleading for help from police before her life was cruelly cut short have been heard in court for the first time. 

Hannah Cross