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  1. Local governmentCommentsPremiumAffordable housing approved despite council concerns

  2. Wheels turningRockingham facility giving new life to old truck tyres

  3. Healthy mindsPremiumBaldivis school rewarded for mental health efforts

  4. OMG!Kwinana festival returns bigger and better than ever

  5. Sculpture awardsPremiumScraps turn into stylish sculptures for annual exhibition

Pool of talentPremiumRockingham club makes big splash at annual sports awards

The club took out half of the accolades at the City of Rockingham’s annual awards.

Laura Pond

EnvironmentPerth beach closes as work begins on $4 billion project

Nearby shack owners were notified of the beach closure last week. 

Rachel Fenner

Local governmentCommentsPremiumTroubled Port Rockingham marina back on the agenda

A Liberal candidate has resurrected plans for a marina in Rockingham that would include tourist attractions, two jetties, accommodation and more than 490 boat pens. 

Rachel Fenner

AUKUSPremiumAUKUS trip “valuable”, says Kwinana mayor

Kwinana’s chief executive labels $14,000 per person American trip to better understand the potential impacts of AUKUS “valuable”.

Laura Pond

CourtPremiumBan upheld for man accused of gross attack on 7yo at pool

A South Yunderup man accused of a sickening attack on a seven-year-old girl at Rockingham’s Aqua Jetty attempted to have his bail varied to regain access to the location last week. 

Rachel Fenner

Entries openPremiumStudent art competition seeks entries with a crucial message

Time is running out for Rockingham students to enter an art competition where the winning design will be transformed into a large wraparound banner that will be displayed at a popular foreshore.

Laura Pond

BraveryTop bravery award for teenager who saved pedestrian’s life

A Port Kennedy teenager has received the highest level of recognition in the Commonwealth for her brave efforts saving the life of a man hit by a truck.

Local sportConstruction starts to overhaul tired clubrooms

Construction has started on much-needed upgrades of clubrooms in Rockingham.

Cyber securityPremiumPremiumPerth suburbs among highest fraud transactions in Australia

A major bank has revealed which Perth suburbs are the hardest hit by attempted fraudulent transactions in the country.

Local governmentHonour for former long-serving mayor

Former long-time mayor Barry Sammels has been bestowed a prestigious title by the City of Rockingham.

Laura Pond

Show and ShineCar and bike show raising funds for Telethon

Meeting some of WA’s Little Telethon Stars has spurred lofty ambitions for the organisers of a Perth fundraiser.

Laura Pond

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Perth school tells parents ‘delay smartphones, social media’

An elite Perth private boys’ school is urging parents to hold off giving their Year 7 sons a smartphone and to ban them from social media to protect them from online harm.

Bethany Hiatt

MemoirCommentsPremiumHow John Farnham was finally convinced to tell his story

John Farnham had always refused calls to write his memoir. Poppy Stockell had never authored a book. A music doco brought them together for a raw, intimate look at the life of an Aussie music legend.

Simon Collins

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REVEALED: Major twist in wild cocaine esky takedown case

Recent court developments have emerged regarding last year’s remarkable $137 million cocaine seizure off Albany’s coast.

Phil Hickey

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Jail for brutal pub attack that left dad fighting for life

A FIFO worker who left a father with a fractured skull and brain bleeds from a one-punch attack at a pub south of Perth has been sentenced to more than two years’ imprisonment.

Rebecca Le May

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Local governmentPremiumSouthern suburbs council rubber stamps ‘racist’ street name

At its latest meeting, a the council voted against using one innocuous street name while approving another that could send you to prison overseas.  

Rachel Fenner

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MiningComments
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Billionaire Tim Roberts bails out of MinRes FIFO airline

Billionaire Tim Roberts, a friend and business associate of Chris Ellison, no longer owns half of Mineral Resources’ private airline.

Adrian Rauso

Courts & justicePremiumPremiumREVEALED: Financial woes of accused killer laid bare

The desperate financial woes of Andre Rebelo — the crypto trader and social media star accused of killing his mother for money — have been laid bare for the jury who will decide his fate.

Crime PremiumPremiumBaldivis fatal crash drug driver claims she was side-swiped

Evie Butterworth, who killed Abbey Rose Sheriff in a high-speed drug-fuelled crash, has rocked WA’s Supreme Court with bombshell claims the victim side-swiped her car.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumShock diet of ‘starved’ Floreat teen revealed in court

Details regarding the diet consumed by the teenager whose parents allegedly starved her have been revealed in court with the doctor who first examined her telling the jury it was ‘grossly inadequate’.

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PropertyCommentsPremiumDenmark estate hits the market ... but will keep the wine

The Castelli Group is selling its five-star winery and restaurant set on 55ha of land in Denmark to focus on its core property business.

Kim Macdonald

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumWA mum faces meth trafficking charges after vehicle stop

A mother of six will remain behind bars after 84g of methylamphetamine was allegedly located in her car during a vehicle stop in Geraldton last week.

Jessica Moroney

Square MetresPremiumSQM: Cray-zy plan excludes depot in Lancelin

Lancelin is the haven for western rock lobsters, but new plans have turfed the town’s only cray depot from the beachfront.

Kim Macdonald

Pemberton MillPremiumPremiumPemberton CCI president wants answers on plans for mill site

Pemberton CCI president Paul Omodei said he’s planning on contacting Premier Roger Cook to get the State Government to give the Pemberton community clarity on the site’s future.

FootballPremiumPremiumBridgetown product Craven to be retained by Lions

Bridgetown product Darcy Craven has earned another year with reigning AFL premiers Brisbane, with the small forward to be retained for the 2025 season.

Protecting the environmentPremiumPremiumPemberton tour company to host 11th beach clean-up

Pemberton Discovery Tours is preparing for its 11th Yeagerup Beach clean-up eco-adventure, which will take people to the South West location on November 17.

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Debate settledCommentsLevi boss settles debate on how often you should wash jeans

For most pieces of clothing, it’s clear they should be washed after a few wears. But jeans can be more divisive, with some even saying to never wash them.

Sophie Kiderlin

CNBC newsLithium still the way to go as automakers mull alternatives

The push to commercialise solid-state batteries for electric vehicles is well underway, but analysts say auto giants could be on the cusp of turning to a different kind of transformative science.

Sam Meredith

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumGoogle goes nuclear as data centre power demand surges

Tech companies are increasingly backing in nuclear energy to meet the growing power demands of data centres.

Pippa Stevens

CNBC newsVideoCommentsPremiumWATCH: Metaverse showing signs of life, but it’s not from VR

The company formerly known as Facebook appears to have found its footing in virtual and augmented reality through smart glasses.

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Courts & JusticePremiumNo mercy for notorious armed robber who cut off GPS tracker

Once dubbed Australia’s most wanted criminal, Brett Maston has lost his bid to dodge a mandatory jail term after cutting off his GPS ankle bracelet while on home detention bail.

Rebecca Le May

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Dome ghosts WA town on historic building development plans

A historic building has been left to rot after its owners ghosted the Wheatbelt town on a dream multimillion-dollar hospitality project.

Hannah Whitehead

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PremiumParents to finally get answers after Joondalup birth tragedy

The parents who endured the traumatic death of their baby at Joondalup Health Campus seven months ago will finally receive some answers within days about what led to their unborn son’s death. 

GRAPHIC WARNINGPremiumPremiumThe confronting final moments of Tiffany Woodley laid bare

The terrifying final moments of a woman allegedly beaten to death in a case of shocking domestic violence have been laid bare in court. WARNING: Distressing and graphic content.

politicsPremiumPremiumDrones to monitor WA’s expansive pole and wire network

A fleet of drones will be deployed this summer to monitor WA’s expansive network of poles and wires - a move Western Power hopes will lead to fewer and shorter blackouts.

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Liberals claim Collie backs nuclear power plan

The Liberals believe there is overwhelming support for nuclear power in Collie as leader Peter Dutton says the party would ‘condense the timelines’ for building new technology power stations around the country.

Katina Curtis