Search
thewest.com.au

  1. COVID alertCommentsSick crew aboard ship at Fremantle doubles to eight

  2. SETTLEMENT STRUGGLECyclone Seroja claims hit $245m

  3. Caravans for homelessMid West to receive 11 caravans for cyclone-displaced

  4. BlazeAid helpBlazeAid pushes on with cyclone Seroja clean up

  5. Ship stormCommentsNew COVID fears as ship with sick crew arrives in WA

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Mystery uncoveredPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WA outback disappearance solved after 50 years

An Austrian-born man police feared may have fallen victim to a hitchhiker homicide in the WA outback more than five decades ago has been found alive and well in Italy.

Phil Hickey

Exmouth artistsCommentsPremiumArtistic skills focus on coast’s World Heritage status

The contest is an annual art exhibition and sale held at the Ningaloo Visitor Centre’s Tantabiddi Travelling Gallery.

Alexander Scott

WA gold miner Gascoyne wraps up strong operating year

ASX-listed gold miner Gascoyne Resources achieved another solid quarterly operating performance at its 100% owned Dalgaranga operation, about 65km north-west of Mount Magnet in WA’s Murchison region, in the three months to the end of June.

Matt Birney

Sponsored

Bush legendsCommentsPremiumThe starry-eyed country town revealing space’s secrets

Beneath the quirky secrecy of a bush plot filled with space radars in the heart of WA’s Mid West, lies a love story with equal intrigue.

Steve Butler

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
‘Extreme’Premium
The West Australian exclusive
Footy bosses can’t ID racist culprits at country match

A West Australian Football Commission probe has confirmed racial abuse was hurled at several country football players by at least one spectator — but could not ‘conclusively’ identify the culprit.

Reuben Carder & Michael Traill

Mid West coupPremiumGero’s WesTrac to help Rio do heavy lifting

Geraldton is at the centre of a push to decentralise the WA resource sector’s heavy machinery repair business, with Rio to bring dozers from its Pilbara iron ore mines to the Mid West for rebuilds.

Lisa Favazzo

CITY OF ROCKMusic showcase and comp is back

Anyone interested in entering the competition is encouraged to head down to an informal meet and greet and Q&A session tonight with established musicians and event organisers.

Harry’s huge haulPremiumPremiumAFL gun boots 17 GOALS against Mullewa

Harry Taylor, better known as a defender in his AFL days, equalled the second-highest goal total in a GNFL game with 17 majors against Mullewa.

Ship stormCommentsCommentsNew COVID fears as ship with sick crew arrives in WA

Authorities have been alerted that a Perth-bound cargo vessel from Singapore has unwell crew members.

Making wavesPaddlers stand up for titles in Geraldton

Expect big launches over waves, barrels, and lots of spray as the best stand-up paddle boarders in WA come to Geraldton this weekend for the State SUP titles.

Reuben Carder

Tick of approvalBowling club car park now complete

Locals will enjoy rolling up to a freshly resurfaced car park when they attend their weekly lawn bowls activities following the completion of a long-awaited Geraldton Bowling Club project.

Phoebe Pin

Promotional

Subscriber Exclusive

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
‘Pivot quickly’CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WA’s public schools on COVID watch

Schools are making sure they are ready for any potential Perth lockdown, war gaming a scenario in which an outbreak of the Delta strain of COVID-19 leads to classes being shut down.

Bethany Hiatt

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Shock allegationsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Former teacher, WAFLW coach on child sex charges

A former teacher and WAFLW league coach is facing multiple historical allegations of sexually abusing a student at a WA school.

Shannon Hampton

Top 100 red winesPremiumRay Jordan reveals best red wine for 2021

After sampling more than 700 Australian wines, these are the winning drops and best value bottles from the annual tasting.

Ray Jordan

Regional News

prepare for rainHeavy winds, severe weather for SW

WA’s oncoming cold front can see South West residents anticipate severe weather the region only experiences about twice a year.

Amy Johnston

It happened againVideoCommentsPremiumParty-goers’ vans fall victim to Cable Beach tides

Three vehicles have been written off in the space of four days after becoming stranded by monster tides at Broome’s iconic beach.

Tom Zaunmayr

footballCommentsPremiumLocal footy fans pay tribute to whistleblowers

Veteran goal umpire Graeme Davis praised the Goldfields Football League fraternity for the high level of respect they afforded umpires who officiated Saturday’s round 15 league clash at Kambalda

Neale Harvey

Spy CamsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumCash for street spy cams for Kalgoorlie residents

The City is looking to subsidise residents who install CCTV at their properties in a major expansion of surveillance technology in residential areas to help prevent crime and better assist police

New firiesCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumGraduates set to fire up in Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s career firefighters will welcome four new graduates into the ranks as WA enters its busiest time for home fires

RacingCommentsCommentsDeception Game leads pack at Broome ‘Tradies Day’ races

In a tight, tense finish, the grey, driven to the line by cups king jockey Peter Hall, got up to win by a short neck.

WA News

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Skills crisisPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Builder offers advice on fast-tracking quarantine hub

WA’s biggest homebuilder is investigating ways to fast-track accommodation at a potential Perth Airport quarantine facility, ahead of the McGowan Government’s skills summit on Friday.

Danielle Le Messurier

Police swoopPremiumComanchero bikie in dramatic Chicken Treat arrest

A witness has described the moment police arrived at the fast food restaurant with their weapons drawn.

Michael Traill

investor surgePremiumPremiumMarket risk no secret in bid for trade

Share-trading platform Marketech doesn’t shy away from reminding its users the stock market is high risk and volatile — a reality it feels many similar companies gloss over as online investors surge.

Car park chaosPremiumPremium‘Jail inevitable’ for driver who ran down Perth teen

An ‘angry’ Perth driver accused of running over a teen after an ugly shopping centre spat has been found not guilty of attempted murder, but a judge has warned him to expect a long stay behind bars.

Shocking injuryPremiumPremiumFather ‘broke baby’s leg’ in violent incident: Police

A WA man allegedly broke the leg of his two-month-old baby during what police said was a family violence incident on Friday night.

NATIONAL COVID UPDATESTwo more COVID deaths as NSW deals with virus surge

NSW has reported 145 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths. SEE THE LATEST UPDATES.