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  1. Recovery supportWA digs deep with $2.75m as Seroja clean-up begins

  2. Two-year tradie waitCommentsPremiumKalbarri’s road to recovery longer than first feared

  3. Carnarvon crime spree‘Great place’, just mind the crime

  4. Cyclone Seroja‘Resilient’ community will recover from cyclone

  5. Seroja aftermathCommentsPremiumDouble whammy for Kalbarri tourism operators

Devastating picturesEagles star shares old family home’s destruction

The family of West Coast forward Jamie Cripps is one of a number in Northampton that have lost their homes after Cyclone Seroja swept through on Sunday night.

Mitchell Woodcock and Mark Duffield

Cyclone SerojaCommentsPremium‘She would’ve died, this would’ve killed her’

Looking across his wife’s bedroom, Steve Wiseman says ‘this is where she would’ve been sleeping’. His wife, who suffers from dementia, was moved to a care facility just days before Seroja hit.

Sarah Steger

Seroja carnageCommentsPremiumExtraordinary tales of survival from cyclone hell

Three families in Kalbarri as Cyclone Seroja tore through WA’s Mid West on Sunday night have recounted the sheer horror as their windows were ‘shattered’ and roofs ‘peeled off’.

Sarah Steger

Cyclone SerojaPremiumTrucks and caravans stranded as roads remain closed

Hundreds of ‘frustrated’ travellers are pleading for information after being stranded on the side of Great Northern Highway in WA’s Mid West region after Cyclone Seroja forced roads to close.

Geoffrey Thomas

‘Justice has been done’CommentsPremiumGrieving mum says Hayley’s killer had ‘heart of stone’

Margaret Dodd believes justice has been done after the sexual predator who killed her daughter more than two decades ago was handed an unprecedented 18-year sentence for manslaughter.

Shannon Hampton

Major blowPremiumKalbarri microgrid delayed again after cyclone

A long delayed microgrid to help power the town is facing yet another setback from the cyclone, in a major blow to traders and residents who were hit by ongoing blackouts before the weather event.

Danielle Le Messurier

Disaster recoveryCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe hidden threat in wake of Cyclone Seroja devastation

The force in which Cyclone Seroja ravaged WA’s Mid West was swift and brutal. But a more insidious and deadly threat lies in the rubble and debris left in the aftermath.

Recovery effortPremiumPremiumSeroja joins Wooloroo as WA’s second 2021 ‘catastrophe’

Tropical Cyclone Seroja has been officially declared as an ‘insurance catastrophe’ with more than 700 claims having already been lodged by victims of the disaster.

Recovery supportWA digs deep with $2.75m as Seroja clean-up begins

Millions of dollars in donations for Cyclone Seroja victims have already poured into WA’s official State emergency appeal— the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund.

Cavalry arrivesCommentsPremiumTent city set up in Geraldton as army arrives

The Mid West has become a disaster zone, with the Army bolstering recovery efforts and setting up a base in Geraldton as it sends out crews to help cyclone-stricken communities.

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Gun dadGun dad claims he is a ‘good father’

A Woorree man who admitted a criminal charge of pointing a gun at his daughter, among a string of other firearms offences, has spoken out to defend himself as a “hardworking” and “good” father.

Elise Van Aken

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‘A wonderful human’: Tributes for Coral Bay worker

Family and friends of Jamie Wooldridge have remembered his ‘cheeky smile’ after he was electrocuted at a popular resort.

Daryna Zadvirna

On demandPremiumOn demand: Rewatch every 2021 WAFL broadcast

The West Australian has you covered this footy season with every top-tier Aussie rules competition in WA broadcast live including WAFLW, WAFL colts, SWFL and WAFL league.

Suburbia to Silicon ValleyCommentsPremiumHow a driven schoolgirl became WA’s third richest woman

In 2008, Melanie Perkins started a small business from a Duncraig lounge room. Thirteen years later, she’s WA’s third-richest woman. How did the determined schoolgirl become a billionaire tech tycoon?

Charlotte Elton

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Late son’s missionCommentsPremiumLate cyclist inspired many in short life says mother

The Adelaide Hills family of a young cyclist killed on Eyre Highway last week continue to share the life and mission of their beloved son, grandson, brother and friend.

Amber Lilley

SEE THE PHOTOSCommentsPremiumAftermath of Cyclone Seroja shows carnage in Kalbarri

Kalbarri — one of WA’s most popular holiday spots — resembles a war zone after Tropical Cyclone Seroja left a trail of carnage through WA’s Mid West.

Peter Law, Phoebe Pin and Daryna Zadvirna

Seroja AftermathLocals can call loved ones as reception restored

Hundreds of residents from cyclone-ravaged Kalbarri — among them locals who have lost homes — cheered as the announcement was made at a community meeting. RECAP THE DAY’S EVENTS.

heartless actsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThieves and vandals target Bunbury street libraries

Two women who dedicate their free time to encouraging reading within the community have had their street libraries damaged or stolen in heartless acts of vandalism.

Centuries of cyclonesPremiumPremium‘Cyclone coast’: A timeline of devastating storms

The north-west coast of WA has been nicknamed the ‘Cyclone coast’ because of the number of such storms that have hit the area, as far back as 1856. See the timeline.

Robber finedCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHedland burglar’s ‘checking the mail’ excuse fails

Magistrate Gavin MacLean said the man had previously spent five years in jail for a burglary and that the accused had already had a “taste” of the consequences of such charges.

WA News

Scomo thanks West AussiesCommentsPremiumHow good is WA, just don't tell this kid!

Scott Morrison has attempted to woo West Australians by praising the State’s efforts to keep the national economy pumping.

Lanai Scarr

New gig for ex-MPCommentsPremiumRinehart hires Nalder as media guru

Iron ore mogul Gina Rinehart has hired former senior State Liberal politician Dean Nalder to run media and public relations for her $30 billion empire.

DecimatedCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumADF arrives as true toll of Seroja becomes clear

Australian Defence Force personnel arrived in decimated parts of the Mid West on Wednesday to start a mammoth clean-up mission.

Health system pressureCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumNursing numbers to be bolstered in WA hospitals

An extra 600 newly qualified nurses will be hired to work in WA’s public hospitals over the next two years — 200 more than the McGowan Government promised just last month.

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PremiumPerth pursuit cops ‘could have avoided highway horror’

Police officers chasing a meth-affected driver who smashed head-on into a motorcyclist failed to tell their superiors details that could have stopped the collision, an inquest has been told.

Facial injuriesPremiumBikie bashed in drive-by attack in Perth’s south

The 34-year-old man was found on the street by a member of the public after being set upon in Byford last night.

Daryna Zadvirna

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