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  1. ‘LAST ONE LEFT’Brown family laid to rest

  2. Tourism ConferencePremiumWA regional tourism in focus after cyclone

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    Counting the cost    CommentsPremium
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    Mid West insurance claims soar after Seroja

  4. ‘loss for the region’Two long-serving Mid West Shire CEOs leaving

  5. COVID CANCELLEDCommentsMid West premier festival not a Shore thing

Piece of historyPremiumKailis birthplace hits the market

The historic site in Dongara where the MG Kailis seafood empire started is on the market.

Kim Macdonald

Wrong uniform — so what?ADF workers get marching orders

The Federal Defence Industry Minister has criticised Australia’s military for not allowing its personnel helping clean up Kalbarri to march in the cyclone-ravaged town’s Anzac Day parade.

Elise Van Aken

UNFAIR WORKCarnarvon workers taken to the cleaners

A Carnarvon cleaning company is facing fines of up to $75,600 after it allegedly underpaid employees more than $100,000 and falsified records.

Staff Reporters

Tree rescueLone Pine rescue mission after cyclone Seroja

Rescue efforts are under way to save a descendent of the Lone Pine tree after it was uprooted when cyclone Seroja tore through Binnu.

Phoebe Pin

ANZAC DAYCommunities honour the fallen at dawn services

Fires, floods, a pandemic and a cyclone — the Mid West has been through a lot since last year’s Anzac Day services were cancelled.

Lisa Favazzo

GAME OFF... AGAINBuccs off - basketball round 3 postponed

Fans and players have been left reeling after a last-minute announcement by Basketball WA and NBL1 West postponed all round three games this weekend including at Active West Stadium.

Liam Beatty

‘LAST ONE LEFT’Brown family laid to rest

Three generations of a Geraldton family will be laid to rest next month in a grave dedicated to Gerald Brown, an early settler of the colonial townsite.

Tourism ConferencePremiumPremiumWA regional tourism in focus after cyclone

At a time when the State’s embattled tourism industry is at a critical juncture, about 300 delegates will meet in Geraldton next week to discuss how to keep visitors coming to Western Australia.

LEANE’S TRENCH PROJECTReplica ANZAC cenotaph given new life

The replica cenotaph, which featured in last Sunday’s Anzac Day dawn service at Wonthella Oval, has since been given a new lease on life with the 11th Battalion Living History Unit.

GREY NOMADCaravanners celebrate 20th

The club was formed by a group of local caravan enthusiasts in May 2001, with members hailing from Watheroo, Port Gregory and everywhere in between.

Phoebe Pin

WITNESS APPEALPub assaults spark police appeal

Geraldton police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a teenager was assaulted twice last Saturday night — leaving him with a suspected broken jaw.

Liam Beatty

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Flowering careerCommentsPremiumMeet the man who’d do anything to collect WA seeds

Luke Sweedman has explored nearly all of WA’s nooks and crannies during his career as a botanist. He’s so planted in the field that he even has a tree named after him. Here is his story.

Steve Butler

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‘So, So loved’CommentsPremium
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Family heartache at loss of ‘legend’ in workplace death

The family of a young Manjimup electrician who died in a workplace accident have spoken of their heartbreak at losing a ‘carefree’ soul who was ‘so, so loved’.

Ben Loughran

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONPremiumWho is betting whiz kid at centre of $120m court case?

He’s an Aquinas College graduate who’s been photographed rubbing shoulders with former footy stars and splashing cash, so how did Chris Brown get caught up in a $120 million Federal court case?

Sarah Steger

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Prison findingsCommentsPremiumAboriginal inmates disadvantaged at Bunbury Prison

The report found Aboriginal prisoners were “not proportionally represented” in the more desirable employment opportunities, gratuity levels, or accommodation standards.

Jackson Barrett

Tourism ConferencePremiumWA regional tourism in focus after cyclone

At a time when the State’s embattled tourism industry is at a critical juncture, about 300 delegates will meet in Geraldton next week to discuss how to keep visitors coming to Western Australia.

Phoebe Pin and Liam Beatty

Twilight snack zoneCommentsPremiumEsperance food trucks soon to be entering Twilight zone

Esperance’s Twilight Beach carpark could soon be buzzing with food trucks after councillors decided to move away from the one-lease structure to an open trading permit system.

Amber Lilley

Kalgoorlie caseCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMan alleged to have spat at, bitten police granted bail

A man who allegedly spat in a police officer’s face before biting him and another officer on the hand as they attempted to arrest him has been released on bail.

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Recipe for disasterPremium
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PremiumUnion fury as Kal prisoners ‘caught in jailhouse romp’

Shock claims that prisoners were caught having sex behind bars have emerged from a Kalgoorlie prison managing male and female inmates, sparking anger from the WA Prison Officers Union.

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Grand planPremium
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PremiumEXCLUSIVE: Perth to Albany passenger train on agenda

A push for the reinstatement of a passenger train service between Perth and Albany is gathering steam after a high-level meeting between key stakeholders from local and State politics.

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Let the fun be-ginCommentsPremiumBeer tax cut could see more WA tipple on the menu

Australians could get more choice in locally made beer and gin, with the Morrison Government set to slash taxes on brewers and distilleries in this month’s Federal Budget.

Lanai Scarr

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Cheque in the emailPremium
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Lawyer accuses betting whiz kid of false claims

A Perth lawyer has accused Chris Brown of creating a fake email using high-profile law firm Bennett & Co’s letterhead to claim more than $6.7 million was heading into one of his bank accounts.

Neale Prior

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Lasting traumaPremium
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Premium51 ex-athletes make complaints against WAIS

More gymnasts have come forward about their mistreatment at the WA Institute of Sport, with one former athlete alleging a coach slapped her, put their hands around her neck, and shook her.

Laptop probePremiumPremiumWill we ever know what happened behind the CCC scenes?

Whether the Corruption and Crime Commission acted legally in pursuit of allegedly grubby behaviour by some WA politicians was the subject of two days of lofty argument in the Supreme Court last week.

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‘clearly did not have consent’Premium
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PremiumJudge condemns man for sex assault on sleeping ex

A WA judge has blasted a man who filmed himself violating his former girlfriend while she slept, saying all women have the right to be in a relationship ‘without having sexual acts forced upon them’.

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Who is Bret Silvey? Author’s brother in twisted tale

Business high flyer Bret Silvey — the man accused of ripping millions from family and friends in a bogus finance scheme — finds himself at the centre his own tale of friendship, secrets and betrayal.

Tim Clarke