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  1. ANZAC DAYThousands turn out for dawn service in Busselton

  2. MUSICPremiumGrandfather’s cassettes strike a chord with family

  3. Public TransportPremiumAustralind unlikely to reach Busselton or Margaret River

  4. ANZAC DAYPremiumVeteran graves honoured in Margaret River cemetery project

  5. FLIGHT CANECLLATIONPremiumSouth Australian MP questions cancelled flights to Busselton

Vasse MLA Libby Mettam, Dunsborough Primary student Jaz Mutch and Dunsborough Primary School board chair Barb Black.

EDUCATIONPremiumDunsborough Primary School left out of funding

Dunsborough Primary School says it has been “left behind,” after missing out on this week’s $754 million State Government Budget announcement for education across Western Australia.

Madelin Hayes

Year 3 students at Our Lady of the Cape Primary School enjoy their new basketball hoops.

BasketballPremiumClubs step up as boom drives demand for more courts

Two clubs have come together to ensure the future of basketball in the region is in good hands after providing new hoops for children at two schools.

Jack Penniment

Guide dog Rene at the Busselton foreshore.

GUIDE DOGSPremiumGuide Dogs WA bring puppies in training to Busselton

Puppies in training will take centre stage at Busselton Central Shopping Centre next week as the community is invited to mark International Guide Dog Day.

Madelin Hayes

The Busselton Festival of Triathlon will return in May.

TRIATHLON The Busselton Festival of Triathlon returns in May

Thousands of participants are set to take part in the Busselton Festival of Triathlon next month to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Rose Patane

BHCI board member Tim Baker tops up Busselton Hospice Care Inc’s fundraising thermometer at the $250,000 mark.

FUNDRAISING GOALThermometer tops out as Busselton hospice hits $250k goal

Busselton Hospice Care Inc’s fundraising thermometer has ticked over to $250,000, marking a powerful show of community generosity following this year’s Gail Kearney Memorial Golf Day.

Madelin Hayes

A man has died after being swept off rocks at Injidup Natural Spa.

WA NEWSPremiumYoung man dies after being swept off rocks at popular spot

A man in his 20s has died after being swept off the rocks at Injidup Natural Spa in Yallingup on Monday afternoon. 

Madelin Hayes

The Western Australia 2026 Eire Cup Team.

CroquetPremiumPremiumWA falls short at croquet championships

South West croquet stars couldn’t lead Western Australian to victory at the 76th Australian Association Croquet Championships, but one local was able to find form.

Busselton community members sing the national anthem.

ANZAC DAYThousands turn out for dawn service in Busselton

Busselton turned out in force on Anzac Day, with thousands gathering at the Rotary Park of Remembrance to honour those who have served.

Miranda Plum with one of her artworks.

ArtPremiumPremiumMiranda Plum’s new exhibition set to light up Old Courthouse

A new exhibition by Miranda Plum is set to light up Busselton’s Old Courthouse next month, inviting viewers to experience an “elevated, embodied resonance”.

The Busselton Festival of Triathlon will return in May.

TRIATHLON The Busselton Festival of Triathlon returns in May

Thousands of participants are set to take part in the Busselton Festival of Triathlon next month to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Rose Patane

The Australiand train will be back on the tracks on June 29 after almost three years away.

Public TransportPremiumAustralind unlikely to reach Busselton or Margaret River

The long-awaited return of the Ausralind train will mean little for travellers in Busselton and Margaret River, with the State unlikely to push rail services further south any time soon. 

Craig Duncan

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Peter Bartlett, a well-known WA entrepreneur who started underground mining firm Barminco.

MiningPremiumMiner entitled to $900,000 in compo after manager steals ore

A trusted mine manager who betrayed his mentor and boss in a big gold swindle has been found liable to repay him, with a judge rejecting ‘implausible’ defence claims at trial.

Rebecca Le May

Tom Gross is demanding selection with strong WAFL form.

WAFLCommentsPremiumAFL WATCH: The young Eagle demanding an AFL call-up in WAFL

West Coast fielded 15 AFL-listed players in their stirring comeback win over Swan Districts on Sunday. Here’s how they all fared, including a young midfielder who was particularly impressive.

Josh Kempton

It is understood the Scotch College student Jack Avenell was on a True North cruise when he drowned.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumTributes flow after son of True North Cruises owner drowns

A 15-year-old private school student who tragically drowned in the remote Kimberley has been remembered as ‘the most enthusiastic and keen young fella ever’.

Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher at the company’s AGM in Adelaide last week.

Oil & GasPremiumSantos restructure forces Perth staff to relocate

Leaked email reveals staff from WA will be forced to move interstate as the oil and gas company restructures to cut costs.

Paul-Alain Hunt and Keira Wright

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Roger Cook will unveil his vision for seven regional cities to propel WA’s economy and will use hundreds of millions of dollars from WA’s mining giants to foot almost a third of the bill for more housing. Pictured: Bunbury and Kalgoorlie.

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REVEALED: $692m housing boost for seven regional WA cities

Roger Cook will unveil his vision for seven regional cities to propel WA’s economy and will use hundreds of millions of dollars from WA’s mining giants to foot almost a third of the bill for more housing. 

Jessica Page

Play was halted and called back in a controversial moment on Sunday.

AFLVideoCommentsAFL BACKFLIP: League changes review rule amid Eagles blunder

AFL football boss Greg Swann says the league will alter its policy around the score review process after it cost West Coast a goal in controversial circumstances on Sunday.

Josh Kempton

Former Woodside boss Meg O’Neill is offloading her City Beach mansion.

House That!CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumEx-Woodside supremo puts City Beach mansion on market

Former Woodside boss Meg O’Neill is offloading her City Beach mansion only months after leaving Perth for London to take up a new gig as CEO of BP.

Dayne Brajkovich outside Perth Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumBikie Brajkovich fights charge over Raiders singlet ban

Outlaw Dayne Brajkovich has pleaded not guilty to displaying bikie insignia over a black-and-white Las Vegas Raiders singlet.

Louise Pope loves living in White Gum Valley with her family.

PropertyVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Perth’s most sought after suburbs for buyers

A surprise suburb in Perth’s south is the most sought-after areas for house hunters in the entire State, new data has revealed.

Regional News

The missing man has been located by police.

Albany AdvertiserAlbany dad located by police

Police are appealing for public assistance to help find the father, who was last seen in the Great Southern city’s suburb of McKail.

Jacki Elezovich

Scientists have warned struggling farmers to be on high alert for a possible mouse plague. (AP PHOTO)

Rampant rodentsPremiumMouse plague spreading into Geraldton homes

The mice are in the house, and the people of Geraldton are calling for help.

Sienna Seychell

Geraldton MLA Kirrilee Warr sat down with the Geraldton Guardian last week after being in the role for more than a year.

State politicsPremium‘Not a career pollie, my time is now’: MP on her first year

A year after being sworn in, the Geraldton Guardian caught up with Kirrilee Warr to reflect on her first 12 months in State politics and what’s to come.

Sally Q Davies

The Indian yellow-nosed albatross found on a Mid West farm.

Wildlife resuceMid West farmer finds seabird in paddock 80km from the ocean

A Mid West farmer received the surprise of his life when he found a big seabird looking lost in his paddock, 80km from the ocean. 

Three Bunbury organisations will receive funding targeting the creative sector.

ARTS FUNDING PremiumPremiumBunbury groups among latest grant recipients

Three groups in Bunbury are amongst organisations in the creative sector across the State set to share in more than $10 million as part of Lotterywest’s Arts and Culture Infrastructure Grant Program. 

The government has announced funding to convert Albany’s social housing away from town gas.

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PremiumState budgets $9m to transition social housing from town gas

The State Government is providing $10.8m to aid Albany’s transition away from mains gas, with most of the cash going towards converting the city’s social housing

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People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumPeople will be ‘living and working’ on the moon in the 2030s

People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.

Lucy Handley

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency.

CNBC newsPremium‘Biggest energy security threat in history’: Bleak outlook

The world has lost 13 million barrels of oil per day thanks to the war, and there are major disruptions in vital commodities, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said.

Holly Ellyatt

President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWatchdog zeros in on suspicious oil trades before Trump post

The probe is zeroing in on at least two instances over a roughly two-week period when trading volumes jumped sharply just ahead of key White House news.

Yun Li

A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world’s oil and gas passes on March 1, 2026.

EnergyVideoCommentsPremiumWhat an Iran blockade will look like and how it will be done

The move comes as Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for weeks during the US-Israeli war with the country, a bottleneck that roiled global markets and strained the economy.

Garrett Downs

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Kiya Erin Watt was sentenced for a string of offences in Albany Magistrates Court.

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Albany woman sentenced for two-year-long string of offending

An Albany woman has been handed a community-based order, along with a fine and multi-year licence suspension, for a string of offending in both Albany and Perth over the past two years. 

Jacki Elezovich

Granite Rise Estate in the Shire of Corrigin has been sold out.

Regional land PremiumShire of Corrigin celebrates sold-out Granite Rise Estate

A Wheatbelt shire’s large residential investment nearly two decades ago has reaped its rewards, announcing a sold-out estate as demand for regional housing continues to soar.

Hannah Whitehead

Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Josh Wilson has held a press conference about home energy upgrades. Pictured is the Assistant Minister in Beckenham Justin Benson-Cooper

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA battery rebate blamed for State’s poor Fed scheme uptake

Extra battery rebates in WA have hampered the uptake of a Federal Government program facilitating loans for green energy home upgrades, according to Assistant Climate Change and Energy Minister Josh Wilson.

The Nationals WA Leader Shane Love said the investment was a decade late after the Government failed to provide a long-term plan for regional development. NewsWire/Philip Gostelow

POLITICSPremiumPremiumAussie state flags massive housing boost

Frontline workers in seven cities across one Aussie state are set to benefit from hundreds of millions of dollars being invested into housing stock.

A man has drowned after being swept from rocks. Instagram

NEWSPremiumPremiumMan drowns at popular WA tourist spot

A man in his 20s has drowned after being swept from rocks at a popular West Australian tourist spot.

A teenager has died after his car crashed into a bridge pylon at speed on the South Western Highway. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumTeenager killed after hitting bridge pylon in Perth’s south

A 19-year-old has died after his car crashed into a bridge pylon at speed on the South Western Highway.

Brooke Rolfe