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  1. STUDENTS IN PARLIAMENTPremiumManjimup students visit Parliament House

  2. SpeedwayPremiumManjimup Speedway to bring new race and track

  3. Clubbing nightsPremiumManjimup live entertainment venue to host club nights

  4. BasketballPremiumMABA: Slam Drunks demolish Astrix by 38 points

  5. educationPremiumManjimup students learn about electronics through eBikes

Serious chargesPremiumMan given seven-month suspended sentence for supply charge

39-year-old Aaron Paul Smith was slapped with a seven-month suspended sentence and a $1000 fine after being sentenced on Thursday for four charges relating to two incidents.

Daniel Hocking

SENIOR CITIZENSPremiumBridgetown community voices for aged-population

Friendship Club members, part of Silverchain, and Bridgetown shire president Jenny Mountford, have actively championed for the Bridgetown Social Centre social sessions to remain the same.

Anjelica Smilovitis

Cherry-tasticPremiumManjimup Cherry Harmony Festival returns in 2024

Manjimup will come alive on Saturday December 14, with more than 6000 people expected to converge in the town centre for the annual Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival.

Melissa Pedelty

For the recordPremiumBridgetown bar brings musicians to the South West

A new venue providing regular quality live music in Bridgetown is solidifying the town’s reputation as an events tourism hub.

Melissa Pedelty

premium producePremiumNew campaign puts Manjimup truffles on the menu in Vietnam

A Manjimup truffle producer — located in the heart of the Southern Forests — is being showcased in Vietnam as part of a campaign to promote Western Australia’s premium produce.

Melissa Pedelty

rough conditionsPremiumWarm year has negative impact on South West producers

Southern Forest producers have struggled through unprecedentedly warm seasons this year, with cherry, truffle, avocado, apple and kiwi fruit producers noticing the greatest impact.

Melissa Pedelty

Tom Curtain outback experiencePremiumPremiumCountry music star Tom Curtain to tour South West

Golden Guitar-winning country musician Tom Curtain is bringing his famous Katherine Outback Experience to the South West, featuring his music, horses, dogs, goats and whip cracking tricks.

shock resignationPremiumPremiumSW shire president resigns ‘out-of-the-blue’

A special council meeting has been called to determine an interim president for the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes after Jenny Mountford’s “out-of-the-blue” resignation on Friday.

Christmas carePremiumPremiumLeukaemia Foundation supports Dunsborough family

A Dunsborough family are being supported by the Leukaemia Foundation this Christmas, as three-year-old Riley Coyne undergoes critical blood cancer treatment.

House firePremiumDevastating house fire destroys Bridgetown home

A house fire on Tuesday night has destroyed a home in Bridgetown, leaving a family devastated and without belongings ahead of Christmas. 

Daniel Hocking

Work safety PremiumNew safety code introduced for forestry industry

A new safety code has been introduced for the forestry business by Forestry Industry Federation WA and Forest Products Commission to make sure workers get home safe. 

Sofia Fimognari

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Desperate plea to help children with road toll trauma

Traumatised children affected by the carnage on our roads are being turned away from counselling because of a lack of specialist mental health practitioners at the agency set up to help them.

Caleb Runciman

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Women’s shelter boss suggests dramatic overhaul solution

The head of WA’s oldest women’s crisis refuge Nardine would ‘knock it down and start all over again’ if she had her way.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Disaster and emergencyPremiumDistressing scenes as 4yo dies after house fire

A four-year-old boy has tragically died three days before Christmas after being pulled from a burning home by firefighters in Meadow Springs.

Caleb Runciman

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Investors hurt in battle of the wannabe tycoons

Once-tight business associates fell out when Sasha Hopkins’ A Team Property Group took off like a rocket with slicker marketing and more success Ricky Hirsch’s Fulfil The Dream.

John Flint

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Perth’s Elimination Chamber was one of the biggest features of last year’s WWE 2024 calendar and one of Australia’s biggest names is confident we’ll see plenty of Aussies dominating in 2025.

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WA newsComments25 WA events to look forward to in 2025

From Kylie to comedy and cricket, the Year of the Snake has plenty in store. Here are the 25 things to look forward to.

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CommentsPremiumThe South West town where you won’t get a room

Rules for holiday homes were tightened, after record low rental vacancy rates sparked claims idle properties were making the crisis worse - and in one holiday hot spot there’s barely any room at the inn.

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CommentsPremiumWA’s most pricey private schools hit parents with fee hike

School fees at WA’s most expensive private schools will surge to a per cent which is nearly triple the inflation rate.

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Perth, your chicken is ready - and it is delicious.

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Election promiseCommentsPremiumElection promise vows to bring shade sails to playground

The $20,000 promise for the construction of shade sails over a playground is part of a growing list of election commitments.

Tegan Guthrie

school holidaysPremiumPlenty planned for kids these school holidays

Family movies in the Goldfields Oasis pool, arts and craft workshops and skateboarding clinics are among the many offerings of activities for kids of all ages these school holidays. 

Tegan Guthrie

new homePremiumBoulder ‘new home’ for annual Christmas Day event

The organiser of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s only Christmas Day community event says she believes Boulder will become its new home after “incredible” feedback on the new venue last week. 

Tegan Guthrie

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Crews gain upper hand in Mid West bushfire emergency

Crews are getting on top of a bushfire in the Mid West which has torn through about 3400ha and prompted a warning to stay away from Dongara.

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Holiday tragedy as two drown at beach near Walpole

A summer holiday in WA’s south ended in tragedy after two swimmers drowned — and another almost lost their life — at a beach near Walpole. 

HOUSE FIREPremiumPremiumWA family loses everything in ‘devastating’ house fire

The family’s home was gutted by fire less than two weeks before Christmas Day.

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CNBC newsCommentsUS Fed cuts rates but signals fewer reductions to come

The Federal Reserve has lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the third-consecutive reduction and one that came with a cautionary tone about additional cuts in coming years. 

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CNBC newsCommentsNissan surges 22pc after reports on potential Honda merger

Nissan Motor shares surged Wednesday following a media report that the Japanese automaker is looking to merge with Honda Motor.

April Roach

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumCocoa prices climb to new record high

The price of chocolate’s key ingredient has skyrocketed this year, prompting analysts to issue fresh warnings about extreme price volatility.

Sam Meredith

MoneyBitcoin climbs to $US105,000 on strategic reserve hopes

News that US president-elect Donald Trump plans to go ahead with a bitcoin strategic reserve fund has sent the cryptocurrency surging in value.

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CrimePremiumTwo Hungarian men caught ‘smuggling heroin into Perth’

Australian Border Force officers examined the pair’s bags at Perth Airport after they arrived from overseas.

Bethany Hiatt

NYE wrapPremium‘Alarming’ weapons seizure outside busy WA pub on NYE

Tough new laws came into effect last month giving police powers to scan people for weapons in declared spaces.

Jessica Moroney

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Stay indoors: Warning over chemical spill in South Perth

A chemical spill in South Perth emitting potentially harmful fumes, has prompted a warning to avoid the area. 

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Runaway growth in Perth property prices has started to slow down, but prospective home buyers shouldn’t celebrate just yet.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumGhost of Roe 8 comes back to haunt months out from election

Labor vowed to create 5 million hectares of new national parks and Mr Whitby said, on Thursday, that target had been beaten but the Opposition called it a political stunt.

CourtPremiumCable Beach man charged over car yard fire

A Cable Beach man was charged and remanded in custody over a fire that caused more than $100,000 damage to a Toyota dealership in Broome.

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