Scissor and Stone hairdressers was crowned WA’s salon of the year last week at the ANZ Hair Industry Awards 2025.
Ava Berryman
City of Kwinana voters have elected their youngest councillor ever in Balian Miller.
Cameras are being deployed across Perth’s southern suburbs in a bid to control the fox population.
Michael Palmer & Ava Berryman
Mandurah-based YouthCARE chaplain Linda Liddelow has been recognised at the annual Governor’s Chaplaincy Awards.
GKR Karate Clubs located in Port Kennedy and Canning Vale will host free community self-defence classes as part of their second annual “Stop Domestic & Family Violence” Purple Belt Campaign.
It was out with the old and in with the new in Rockingham on Saturday night, with the city voting overwhelmingly in favour of deputy mayor Lorna Buchan to become the next mayor.
Rachel Fenner
The first of Kwinana’s well-recognised industrial area chimney stacks have been removed as Synergy journeys toward a more renewable future.
The launch of a brand-new 2000sqm warehouse in Kewdale could see around 20 million more meals per year provided to those in need, thanks to one of Australia’s leading food rescue organisations SecondBite.
Rockingham Men’s Shed has donated 45 handmade wooden toys to the first ever Motorcycle Men’s Shed toy appeal.
Workshops, pop-up events and online subsidies are all on offer this month with the return of the City of Kwinana’s Community Safety Series.
Rockingham facility Tyrecycle has partnered with Alcoa to take another step in rubber recycling with the first delivery of used conveyor belts.
Paul Jay Harris appeared in Rockingham Magistrates Court last Friday to plead guilty to the possession of category two child exploitation material.
An eleventh-hour bombshell has been delivered in the trial of David James Pye, the man accused of ordering the assassination of Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin at Perth Motorplex in December 2020.
Charlton Hart
Sweeny May Woods would relentlessly stalk, verbally abuse and attack accomplished artist Avon Cockie, who would always walk away, a court has been told.
Rebecca Le May
A prize fight is emerging over collapsed gold play Wiluna Mining as famed prospector Mark Creasy’s business swoops in to buy a stake.
Matt Mckenzie
First homebuyers will face another tough year in 2026, with Perth forecast to jump by about $85,000, according to three of the State’s top analysts.
Kim Macdonald
‘Australia was the place where he fought to make a better life for his children.’
Tegwen Bescoby
Education Minister Sabine Winton has described break-ins that forced teachers in Kununurra out of taxpayer-subsidised homes and into hotels as ‘distressing’.
Shocking photos show the horrific scenes on Monday morning.
Kimberley District Superintendent John Hutchison said 29 juveniles had been arrested over the spate of car thefts, pursuits and burglaries since Wednesday night.
One of Pauline Rose Slater’s eight children has admitted to murdering her in an eruption of violence.
Carnarvon and Shark Bay residents have been given much-needed reassurance that that their regional air services will continue, after a State Government guarantee to maintain all existing Rex Airline routes.
Josephine Hingst
Emergency services are on the scene and have closed a road in the Mid West.
Jessica Evensen
Funding has been secured to install a new electric vehicle charging station in the shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Lafonzo Smith, who played for the Goldfields Giants as a US import in 2022, has been diagnosed with renal medullary carcinoma.
The second portion of industrial lots at Yilkari Industrial Park on the western edge of Kalgoorlie-Boulder have been released for pre-sale after “strong demand”.
Adult ChatGPT users can will soon be able to access a less censored version of the artificial intelligence chatbot, which will include erotic materials.
Dylan Butts
Amazon has sacked a Palestinian software engineer who protested its Israeli government contract, following similar tensions across Google and Microsoft.
Annie Palmer
China’s surprise rare earth export restrictions sent US mining shares flying and signalled a looming showdown with Donald Trump over global tech supply chains.
Spencer Kimball
Maybe you’re picturing a new house or a luxurious lifestyle. But what you’re really imagining is being satisfied with those things. You’re not just picturing wealth, you’re picturing contentment.
Morgan Housel
Almost 80 per cent of WA motorists say the number of distracted and dangerous drivers behind the wheel has worsened over the past two years, fresh data has revealed.
Amber-Jade Sanderson has quietly delayed a major update to WA’s energy transition plan for two years, throwing industry into turmoil.
Jessica Page
The number of measles infections continues to rise, with authorities stressing the importance of vaccination and prompt medical advice if symptoms appear.
Police have ruled that a yellow panel van found abandoned near Collie is not connected to the disappearance of Lisa Mott, but insisted the girl was spotted entering a similar vehicle on the night she vanished.
New information has emerged into the haunting disappearance of 12-year-old Lisa Mott, with police making fresh searches of wells close to where she vanished.
A world-first initiative developed in WA has led to a significant reduction in preterm and early birth rates, improving the outcomes for thousands of women and their babies across the country.
Rhianna Mitchell