Two physiotherapists and a speech therapist walk into a bar, they turn around and walk out because for the entire month of March — they’re not spending a dime.
Anna Cox
Fraser Williams
Geraldton played host to some of the State’s best young surfers over the weekend with the Frothing Fools Gero Grom Fest, and the local club came out on top with the win.
People can expect to see more police on Mid West roads this Easter long weekend, as officers nut down on impaired drivers, which is still a “major” problem in the region according to the top traffic cop.
Jessica Moroney
Geraldton police welcome Natalie Clark as the first Aboriginal community liaison officer for the region, helping to improve the lives of Aboriginal people exposed to domestic or alcohol-fuelled violence.
It is probably fair to describe hydrogen as the ugly duckling of the renewable energy industry.
David Honey
Homelessness is breaking all the wrong records, according to ShelterWA, which wants 20,000 affordable rentals made available to help solve the problem.
Kim Macdonald
Easter means different things to different people — depending on your religious beliefs, your love of chocolate and hot cross buns and whether you’re in the lucky majority to score a four-day break.
Kate Campbell
Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) modular units were unveiled to their respective tenants this week after being built and shipped to Geraldton within a year.
Almost one year on from the death of Tom Mwangi Maina, the local legend has had a plaque in his honour approved by the City of Greater Geraldton.
It is school ball season and last weekend it was the turn of Geraldton Senior High School’s Year 12 cohort to dress up and dance the night away for an enchanting evening to remember.
Geraldton adults and kids gear up to celebrate Easter in 2024, some with chocolate shopping and planning ahead, others with arts and craft and pony rides.
Mineral Resources and Albemarle have sold spodumene for more than 10 per cent above the commodity’s spot price, boosting the hopes of a market revival for WA’s embattled lithium miners.
Adrian Rauso
Perth coach Peter German says Dakota Baldwin-Wright will ‘always be in our hearts’ as he prepares his players for their first match since his death.
Jackson Barrett
Perth’s next hotel boom could be staged in the suburbs with hotel giant Marriott International leading the charge by opening its first Courtyard brand in WA in Murdoch.
Raquel de Brito
AFL expert Danielle Laidley runs the rule over every West Coast and Fremantle player after round two. Here’s who starred and who struggled.
Danielle Laidley
The student who randomly stabbed a classmate in a Perth school had written for weeks of an intention to kill and of a need to ‘cause as much pain as possible’.
Tim Clarke
The AFL’s decision to create a safety net for players to take illicit drugs is offensive to professional athletes across Australia.
Caitlin Bassett
Radio station 6PR has retrenched 40-year veteran host Jon Lewis, replacing his live and local show for an Eastern States program.
AFL coaching legend Mick Malthouse said the damning allegations drug use was covered up by the AFL through ‘off the book’ testing would place every player and club doctor under intense scrutiny.
A Qantas flight from Melbourne had to make a priority landing in Perth last night after pilots were forced to turn off one of the plane’s engines.
The RSPCA WA has reminded pet owners to be cautious over what they allow their pets to eat this Easter after reporting a 136 per cent increase in calls about pets eating chocolate.
Holly Prentice
A South West cattle saleyard is set to receive long-needed major upgrades to improve conditions for animals after decades of animal welfare concerns.
Craig Duncan
The Shire of Collie’s mid-year budget review shows it has spent $253,500 on Supreme Court legal fees defending a now-dismissed claim by Smargiassi Nominees Pty Ltd.
The Shire of Collie has voted to approve changes made to a proposed 20-megawatt solar farm on the north-west edge of the town
Consumers could start to see the effect of surging cocoa prices as the world faces the worst supply deficit in decades, with farmers in West Africa struggling against bad weather, disease and failing trees.
Spencer Kimball
Chief financial officer Thomas Toepfer says safety issues of its competitor are ‘not helpful for the industry’ and therefore unhelpful for his company.
Jenni Reid
In contrast to mid-range hotels, luxury ones are in the midst of a boom. The precise definition of what counts as luxury varies, but you know it when you see it. What’s driving the resurgence?
The Economist
Gold prices hit a new all-time high on Thursday, and there’s still room for it to surge as several countries are on a gold-buying spree.
Lee Ying Shan
Several people have been hospitalised after a horror collision on a major coastal highway that is notorious for crashes.
Tess McCracken
A shocking new report has revealed the extent of the homelessness crisis, with multiple groups calling for urgent action.
Emma Kirk
A mother and three children were terrified during a home invasion in which the burglar fled with a pork roast under his jumper.
A basketball player has learnt his fate after killing his partner in their home.
WA’s Easter weekend has seen a tragic start with two dead in a horror crash in Lower Chittering on Thursday morning, in what Premier Roger Cook has called a reminder for other road users.
Former WA Cricket Association deputy chair Tom Percy says he is being ostracised by the board after pushing for a report thought to have been critical of CEO Christina Matthews to be made public.
Rebecca Le May
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