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  2. WA NewsWin for ratepayers: Council votes to scrap $20k dinners

  3. Kwinana Regional Open SpacePremiumElection promises pave a brighter future for Kwinana

  4. Cricket awardsPremiumStan Twight clubroom scores at WA Community Cricket Awards

  5. Veterans centrePremiumRockingham RSL centre on track to opening

A drawing of the Catalpa.

Community eventsPremium150 years since the Catalpa escape celebrated this weekend

This Easter Sunday, Rockingham’s famous prison escape will celebrate its 150th anniversary at the Catalpa Festival.

Ava Berryman

Rockingham athletics club recognised at national awards

Good Sports AwardsPremiumRockingham athletics club recognised at national awards

Rockingham Districts Little Athletics Centre won WA Club of the Year at the annual Good Sports Awards last week at Parliament House.

Ava Berryman

Long-time EdConnect volunteers Richard and Sue Baldwin.

School mentorship programPremiumEdConnect celebrates 10 years of Peel mentorship program

EdConnect’s in-school program celebrates a decade of service this year, providing one-on-one mentoring and learning assistance to 29 schools across the Peel region.

Ava Berryman

The City of Rockingham has cancelled the Performance in the Park ahead of Saturday's forecast bad weather.

Sound TelegraphCommentsMore southern suburbs events cancelled as cyclone looms

City of Rockingham’s Performance in the Park joins Alcoa Children’s Festival on the cancellation list in anticipation of severe weather from ex‑tropical Cyclone Narelle. 

Rachel Fenner

A man has been sentenced after a police pursuit.

Rockingham courtPremium130km/h in a residential area sends man to prison

A 37-year-old man with a cancelled licence was sentenced to prison after he recklessly drove through residential streets to escape police pursuit.

Ava Berryman

A man damaged drive-through screens at McDonald's Kwinana Town Centre.

Rockingham courtPremiumKwinana man jailed for being armed at McDonald’s

A 33-year-old man who armed himself with a golf club at Kwinana Town Centre McDonald’s has been sentenced to prison.

Ava Berryman

Alcoa Children's Festival 2025

Alcoa Children’s FestivalAlcoa Children’s Festival returns

The Alcoa Children’s Festival returns to Calista Oval this weekend, promising free entertainment for local families with children 12 and under.

ACE Cinemas on Syren Street

Rockingham cinemaPremiumPremiumRockingham Ace Cinemas to be rebranded as Ace Hoyts

A Syren Street staple since 2009, Rockingham’s Ace Cinemas will be rebranded to Ace Hoyts by end of May. 

String Symphony by Leon Hendroff

Performance in the ParkPremiumPremiumPerformance in the Park returns to Baldivis Sports Complex

Performance in the Park returns to the Baldivis Sports Complex this weekend with a unique mix of giant puppets, illuminated installations and imaginative experiences for all ages.

Police allege the driver sped away when officers activated their lights and sirens.

Courts & JusticePremiumAccused leads police on ‘reckless’ chase through golf course

A man trying to escape the clutches of police allegedly recklessly drove a stolen car across a southern suburbs golf course before taking it off-road into nearby bushland then crashing it. 

Hannah Cross

A big collection of small pieces is now on display.

Art exhibitionPremiumCommunity art group presents gallery of ‘mini masterpieces’

The Rockingham Regional Arts community group will present a collection of small works at the Rockingham Arts Centre.

Ava Berryman

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D & C Corporation worked on two of VIctor Goh’s builds — Capital Square on Mount Street and EQWest on the banks of the Swan River.

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From Goh to woe: Secret docs reveal EQWest delay dispute

The company building Victor Goh’s Elizabeth Quay skyscrapers was blasted for withholding millions of dollars from a contractor in a previously secret legal ruling.

Matt Mckenzie

Sam Lalor, Murphy Reid and Jagga Smith.

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AFLCommentsPremium
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How the 2024 draft REALLY should have gone

Inspired by the stunning early success of Murphy Reid after he was taken with pick No.17, The West Australian’s Josh Kempton has run a re-draft on the stacked 2024 pool.

Josh Kempton

Flowers by the side of Nicholson Road, Lynwood, where a fatal crash occured which resulted in the death of Skye.

GoFundMeVideoBaby who died in crash remembered as ‘precious little soul’

The baby, who died in a horror rideshare car crash on Saturday, has been remembered as having ‘the most beautiful smile’. 

Treasury Wine Estates boss Sam Fischer.

BusinessPremiumTreasury Wines faces ‘elevated risk’ of bankruptcy

Shares in the winemaker have collapsed 63 per cent over the past year as one Australian hedge fund said its debt load means bankruptcy is possible.

Tom Richardson

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Premier Roger Cook has declared a state of emergency in WA amid a fuel crisis.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsRoger Cook declares state of emergency in WA over fuel

A state of emergency will be declared in WA in a bid to pressure fuel companies to divert supplies where they’re needed, but Roger Cook says it won’t trigger Covid-style restrictions on the public.

Jessica Page

“Boardroom screaming match ends with cops storming out” with Ben Harvey.

WATCHVideoCommentsPremiumBoardroom screaming match ends with cops storming out

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey reveals why being the boss of WA’s Police Union isn’t a long-term career prospect with the third president in five years facing the chop.

Ben Harvey | Mon, March 30

Raymond Reddington, who changed his name from Maxwell Robert Fulton was on trial accused of murdering his wife Sharon Fulton (inset) in 1986.

Court & JusticePremiumPremiumHusband learns fate for murdering Sharon Fulton 40 years ago

A cold case killer who murdered his wife 40 years ago has been sentenced to life in prison, however a terminal cancer diagnosis means he could have as little as 18 months to live.

The Eagles have produced the rare feat of comebacks from 22+ points down at quarter time in their past two matches.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTwice in 48 years: Eagles’ amazing ‘comeback kings’ feat

In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at West Coast achieving a comeback feat achieved only four times before in AFL/VFL history, and more stats and facts on our WA clubs!

There were 3,355 properties listed for sale in Perth a few days ago, following several weeks of rising listings, including some weeks with double-digit listings growth.

PropertyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth property listings surge but prices still rising

It was hoped that extra supply would reduce prices. Why has the opposite happened in March?

Regional News

Augusta's Turner Street Jetty.

CAPITAL WORKSPremiumAMR Shire opens tender offer for Turner Street Jetty works

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River has opened the tender for the Turner Street Jetty replacement project. 

Will Corbett

Pitbull Services’ Travis Brophy, Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission’s Regan Brewer, Goldfields-Esperance Minister David Michael, Kalgoorlie MLA Ali Kent, Pitbull Services’ Jamie Rae Brophy, and Shire of Coolgardie president Paul WIlcox at the regional economic development grants announcement this week

RED GrantsPremiumSix businesses share $635,000 in economic development grants

Six Goldfields-Esperance businesses will receive funding for projects that expand and diversify their operations under the latest round of the State Government’s regional economic development grants program.

Neil Watkinson

Turquoise Bay near Exmouth.

TourismPremiumExmouth reopens to tourists as cyclone clean-up continues

Exmouth is officially back up and running, with visitors urged to flock to the town following the devastation of tropical cyclone Narelle. 

Imogen Wilson

Nexus Airlines.

Regional supportPremiumPremiumRegional capped fares to be maintained despite rising costs

Ensuring regional capped fares remain despite rising fuel security challenge is one measure the Cook Government has announced to help WA’s transport and aviation sectors cut costs and keep moving.

Owner of Revolution Bikes Geraldton Paul Baldock.

Riding awayPremiumPremiumGeraldton locals interest in e-scooters and e-bikes spike

With such a heavy reliance on cars, the fuel crisis has impacted the vast majority of Geraldton locals’ main mode of transportation, prompting some to seek alternative means of getting from A to B. 

Some of the destruction caused by cyclone Seroja in Kalbarri on April 11, 2021.

Tropical Cyclone SerojaKalbarri reflects on cyclone anniversary as 5 year mark hits

Five years on from tropical cyclone Seroja, Kalbarri and Northampton locals reflect on the terrifying weather event, their journeys since, how the towns have transformed and what still needs to be done today.

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This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China’s eastern Shandong province.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumIran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian financial crisis

The question now is how long the shock lasts and whether the physical energy shortage can be resolved before the economic damage spirals out of control. 

Anniek Bao and Lee Ying Shan

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumElon Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO as part of lawsuit

Elon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman removed from their roles as officers in the company as part of a case that’s expected to go to trial later this month.

Lora Kolodny

Sabrina Carpenter latest music video 'House Tour' featuring Margaret Qualley & Madelyn Cline.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumUniversal Music pops after $US64b takeover proposal

Activist investor Pershing Square said Tuesday it is planning to buy Universal Music Group in a cash and stock deal worth about 55.8 billion euros ($US64.4 billion).

April Roach

A bulk carrier sits anchored at Sultan Qaboos Port on March 23, 2026 in Muscat, Oman.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumOffbeat Wall Street firm sends analyst to Strait of Hormuz

One research firm claims to have sent an analyst directly into the conflict zone.

Yun Li

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5-year-old Henry Moon who was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma and is currently having treatment at PCH with CAR T-cell therapy, pictured with his mum Danielle.

HealthCommentsPremiumPivotal treatment for child cancer to be developed in Perth

A revolutionary new treatment for an aggressive childhood cancer which kills more than half of kids who are diagnosed with it will be developed in Perth.

angela pownall

Bankwest graduate program manager Jess Muntz and Bankwest chief investment officer Peter Harvey pictured with graduates at Bankwest’s office in Raine Square, Perth, on Thursday. Carwyn Monck

BankingCommentsPremiumBankwest’s new grads lock in for banking’s AI frenzy

A new troop of technology grads are filing into Bankwest guided by a mantra to not be afraid of artificial intelligence taking their jobs, but rather the peer who wields the tool better than they can.

Simone Grogan

Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg.

AustraliaCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumArtemis II moon joy fires up Australia’s astronaut ambitions

WA space fanatics hope ‘moon joy’ from NASA’s Artemis II mission will spark lift-off for Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg.

Perth service station owners are rorting the taxpayer-funded fuel excise cuts to rake in nearly double the profits they saw before the Iran war.

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CommentsPremiumEXPOSED: Perth service station owners rorting fuel excise

Perth service station owners are rorting the taxpayer-funded fuel excise cuts to rake in nearly double the profits they saw before the Iran war.

Petrol prices continue to trend down across the metropolitan area.

FUELVideoCommentsCommentsRelief as unleaded fuel price falls to cheapest in a month

Perth motorists are in for some welcome relief as prices fall across the metropolitan area.

Whippy has been missing since the morning of Easter Monday.

WA NewsVideoCommentsDistraught dog owner offers $10,000 reward for its return

Whippy hasn’t been seen since he went missing on Easter Monday.

Brooke Rolfe