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  1. EV transitionPremiumBusselton business makes move to electric UTV

  2. Results shownPremiumFarmers gain trial insights

  3. New optionPremiumBookings open for pop-up blood donation centre in Busselton

  4. Regional visitPremiumTaylor non-committal on airport funding promise

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    Stockpile of huts prepares Australia for wild weather season

Annual BudgetPremiumBig rate rise, spending in Busselton City budget

Busselton City council have passed their budget for the 2024/25 financial year with most rates rising by seven per cent as expenditure is tipped to total $163.9 million.

Oliver Lane

netball PremiumNetballers brave conditions in regional champs

Despite some torrid conditions, players from around the South West and Peel regions donned their dresses for an action packed weekend of netball.

Oliver Lane

Accident FearsPremiumMassive gum tree collapses in Dunsborough park

Dunsborough residents are sitting on edge after a massive gum tree collapsed in a local park leaving some worried other trees may be set to tumble.

Craig Duncan

spotlight neededCape to Cape Track confirmed for SBS series

National broadcaster SBS has let the cat out of the bag about a well-known local secret.

Warren Hately

Family History MonthPremiumHistory and legacy to shine in exhibition

A historical exhibition honouring the legacies of the Seymour and Harwood families, and Phil and Margaret Tickle will be on display this month as part of Family History Month. 

Claudette Rizzi

pick of the cropJarvis hand-picked for wine sustainability project

Well-known Margaret River vigneron Eloise Jarvis has been appointed to a key role.

Warren Hately

Strong viewsPremiumPremiumMixed response to offshore wind farm zone declaration

The Federal Government’s decision to declare an offshore wind farm zone in the South West has received mixed reactions, despite the zone being reduced in size by about half.

Road safetyPremiumPremiumCapes region roads to get $3.8m for safety works

An initiative to widen a Busselton road has increased in cost by more than $200,000 as nearly $4m gets pumped into road widening by State Government

EV transitionPremiumPremiumBusselton business makes move to electric UTV

As multiple South West shires make the move to embrace electric vehicles, a Busselton business is the latest to jump onboard the trend.

regional issueOperators push back against Airbnb claims on housing crisis

Accommodation providers have hit back against last week’s Times report in which the head of Airbnb’s Australian operations denied the short-stay platform contributed to the housing crisis

Warren Hately

Results shownPremiumFarmers gain trial insights

Farmers from the Geographe catchment region descended on Ludlow last week to review the results of fertiliser trials.

Sean Van Der Wielen

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Courts and JusticePremiumDentist guilty of drugging, violating Tinder, Bumble dates

A WA dentist on trial for drugging and violating his Tinder and Bumble dates has been found guilty of all but one of the 25 charges against him.

Emily Moulton

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The West Australian exclusive
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Stoic parents set up foundation after sons’ tragic deaths

Set up by their stoic parents Martin and Debra, it’s hoped the Callum and Jake Robinson Fund will go towards helping people across a wide variety of fields in Australia and the US, where Callum lived.

Phil Hickey

STATE POLITICSPremiumWACOSS calls for free breakfasts, lunches in every WA school

All WA schools should offer free breakfast and lunches for needy students, the WA Council of Social Services believes, as part of more targeted cost-of-living relief for West Australians. 

Dylan Caporn

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LAIDLEY: Why my ex right-hand man’s a perfect fit for Eagles

Danny Daly’s name has not been plucked from obscurity — West Coast have done their homework and understand his body of work in the AFL over an extremely long time, writes Danielle Laidley.

Danielle Laidley

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PolicePremiumHomicide squad officer takes own life at WA Police facility

It is understood the male officer took his own life at a WA Police facility in Perth in the early hours of Monday morning.

Rebecca Le May and Dylan Caporn

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Several whales tangled in fishing line freed around WA

Rescuers have successfully freed a pair of humpback whales entangled in fishing line off the Perth coast. 

Caleb Runciman and Claire Sadler

ReviewPremiumPremiumMusical delivers swell of a 1960s time

Big on heart, hair and humour, Hairspray The Musical is musical theatre at its feel-good best, packed with a positive message, catchy tunes and oodles of laughs.

BUSINESSPremiumPremiumShonky Perth building business linked to ex-Eagle wound up

A notorious building business owned by the family of ex-West Coast Eagle Andrew Donnelly has been forced into liquidation.

HEALTH CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumDying for common sense: Gen Z ignoring the health advice

They’re tanning, vaping and having unsafe sex in increasing numbers, but they’re drinking less. Why won’t the growing number of young Australians who thumb their nose at health advice listen?

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WA NEWSEarthquake rocks WA mining town, hundreds of reports

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake has rocked WA’s biggest mining town.

Caleb Runciman

CharityPremiumRecord funds raised at annual Pink Pilbara Breakfast

One of Port Hedland’s most anticipated charity events, the Pink Pilbara Breakfast, brought hundreds of locals together to raise crucial funds for the Hedland Well Women’s Centre.

Katya Minns

Courts & JusticePremium20yo jailed after pursuit in stolen vehicle with juveniles

A 20-year-old Kimberley man who led police on a high-speed pursuit through the streets of Broome with juveniles in the vehicle has been sentenced to nine months jail.

Katya Minns

Indigenous Affairs PremiumPremiumThe faces of the Stolen Generation

John Ross was only two years in 1942 when a policeman splashed water across his face to remove the dark paint his mother had covered him in to conceal his lighter skin tone.

Saviours acknowledgedPremiumPremiumEmergency services award for marine rescue group

A marine rescue group from Esperance that saved five people from shark-infested waters has been honoured at this year’s WA Fire and Emergency Services Awards.

TourismCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPerth’s prolonged cool spell a blessing for blossom festival

Prolonged cooler weather might be a point of pain for Perth residents but it could been a boon for flower lovers, with Perth Hills flowering fruit trees expected to have greater longevity this season.

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CNBC newsPremiumOnly 15 per cent of Gen Z saves a portion of their paycheck

Only 15 per cent of Gen Z regularly puts a portion of their paycheck into a savings account, according to a recent Bank of America survey.

Jade Thomas

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumIt’s easier than ever to make money in spare time: economist

The side hustle boom is happening across every age group, income level and industry in America, data shows.

Megan Sauer

MarketsPremiumLego revenue builds with Fortnite boost

An inflation-fueled sales slump hit the toy industry in the first half of 2024, but one company is gaining market share brick by brick.

CNBC

BusinessFed Chair Powell indicates US interest rate cuts ahead

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he declined to provide exact indications on timing or extent.

Jeff Cox

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EducationPremiumTwo WA educators praised nationally with prestigious awards

The principal of a small primary school leading improvements on teaching kids to read and a Pilbara teacher boosting students’ mental health have won national recognition for their work.

Bethany Hiatt

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Prison for ex-footy umpire guilty of dozens of VRO breaches

The lawyer for one of the WA’s longest-serving umpires argued in court that his client should receive a spent conviction for breaching a FVRO dozens of times so he could get his name on the WAFL Hall of Fame. 

Rachel Fenner

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PremiumUnit 18 is ‘bordering on torture’: Colin Barnett

WA’s hardline juvenile justice facility at Casuarina Prison borders on ‘torture’, former Premier Colin Barnett believes, calling for the State’s political leaders to show courage and close Unit 18. 

TelethonCommentsCommentsTickets on sale for Telethon’s star-studded weekend event

The highly-anticipated Telethon weekend is less than 40 days away with tickets for the star-studded opening and closing shows now on sale.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFed-up farmers to rally outside Parliament House

Thousands of fed-up farmers will descend on Canberra on Tuesday to vent their fury at the Federal Government’s agriculture agenda, including the live sheep export ban.

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Another child death in a youth prison is unforgivable

Last month, a 17-year-old boy took his own life in youth prison. This is the first ever death in custody at Banksia Hill youth prison. Unforgivably, it is the second death in custody of a child within a year.

Roxanne Moore