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  1. Call for clarity PremiumBusinesses look for answers as vaccination rules loom

  2. Barker beautifiedSplash of Mediterranean magic in Mt Barker

  3. Winter fun Albany Maritime Festival to set sail in 2022

  4. Sister supportMt Barker sisters to pursue passions after graduation

  5. Sunday seshLocal duo to put on show at Albany Hilton

Net zero Oranje Tractor Farm becomes carbon positive

While the Australian Government inches towards a goal of net zero emissions by 2050, Oranje Tractor Wines owners Murray Gomm and Pam Lincoln have achieved their mission of becoming carbon neutral.

Sarah Makse

Unsung heroesOPINION: Blown away by our SES vollies

The start to 2022 has been unlike any other period in recent memory for these unsung and unpaid heroes.

Liam Croy

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Australia Day twilight concert a first for Denmark

There will be plenty of activities to keep the kids entertained with a bouncy castle, arts and crafts, lawn games, face painting and a circus trick workshop.

Isabel Vieira

Inlet rescue VideoPremiumYoung girls help in dramatic rescue of men after dinghy tips

WATCH: Two young girls have jumped to the rescue of two elderly men who were clinging to their capsized dinghy hundreds of metres offshore near Denmark on Tuesday.

Cameron Newbold

Whale of a talePremiumOrca ‘rescues’ humpback whale of WA’s south coast

Did this orca just rescue an entangled humpback whale off the coast of Bremer Bay?

Kellie Balaam

Arson probePremiumPolice probe suspicious car fire in Albany

The blaze took nearly 40 minutes to extinguish and caused significant damage to the front half of the car, including the engine bay, bonnet, dash and front windscreen.

Cameron Newbold

Net zero Oranje Tractor Farm becomes carbon positive

While the Australian Government inches towards a goal of net zero emissions by 2050, Oranje Tractor Wines owners Murray Gomm and Pam Lincoln have achieved their mission of becoming carbon neutral.

Winter fun Albany Maritime Festival to set sail in 2022

The City of Albany has secured nearly $90,000 in State and Federal government funding to bring the festival to the south coast from July 2-17.

Sunday seshLocal duo to put on show at Albany Hilton

Spindrift, comprising pianist Adrian Kenyon and singer Heidi Marques, will play a free show at the Hilton on Sunday.

Bloody idiotPremiumDrink-driver off road for more than three years

The 28-year-old man was blood tested at the hospital and returned a blood-alcohol reading of 0.204.

Kellie Balaam

Barker beautifiedSplash of Mediterranean magic in Mt Barker

Artist Natalie Veal has just completed a colourful and highly detailed mural bringing a touch of the Mediterranean to Mt Barker.

Kellie Balaam

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How WA’s most vulnerable children are being badly let down

Leaked documents have exposed how the WA Department of Communities is failing to meet crucial targets including those relating to child safety investigations.

Annabel Hennessy

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Lloyd Rayney caught up in Fringe show ‘joke’ saga

Comedian and actor Peter Rowsthorn has defended his teenage daughter Frankie, after she was castigated online for telling a joke involving former lawyer Lloyd Rayney — while he was in the audience.

Tim Clarke

DIVISIVE TOPICPremiumFour West Aussies reveal what Australia Day means to them

As January 26 approaches, influencer Fallon Gregory acknowledges it is a divisive date and is overwhelmed with mixed feelings

Rhianna Mitchell

Regional News

STIFF PENALTY PremiumJohn Nicoletti cops steep fine for illegal clearing

A fine imposed on prominent WA farmer John Nicoletti for illegally clearing native vegetation has been increased tenfold to $25,000 after the State’s environmental regulator won a Supreme Court appeal.

Adam Poulsen

Shalom HousePremiumSecond shot for rehab service in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

“Tough love” rehabilitation service Shalom House will be back before councillors tonight for a second shot at approval to establish a centre in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Tegan Guthrie

South Boulder development PremiumCouncil to mull accommodation development in South Boulder

Councillors are set to consider a planning application for a $4 million accommodation and restaurant development proposed for South Boulder

Tegan Guthrie

‘No acceptable number’PremiumPremiumPilbara road fatality average trending down

Each death one too many as Road Safety Commission reveals downward trend in five-year average of road fatalities in the Pilbara.

arson hunt Fears fires deliberately lit in South West

Bridgetown police have put out a call for public information after a number of suspicious fires were lit in the South West early Sunday morning.

Not happy PremiumPremiumABC Pilbara journalists quit over housing saga

Two ABC Pilbara journalists have resigned after the national broadcaster stripped their staff housing and left them with a $100 weekly subsidy to find their own home in an expensive mining town.

WA News

About turnCouncil backflips on Skyworks proof of jab requirements

The City of Perth has seemingly backed down on its declaration it would require Skyworks attendees to prove they were double-jabbed.

Sarah Steger

Bail bidPremiumMan fronts court over horror Leeming stabbing, bashing

A 43-year-old man accused of a horror suburban attack which left a teen in a serious condition in hospital has appeared in court.

Kristie Lim and Sarah Steger

Dangerous turnVideoHorror moment man films himself being struck by car

Police are investigating after a man was seriously injured by a car doing burnouts on a rural property in Caraban, north of Perth.

new commander WA gets new COVID-19 Vaccine Commander

WA has a new COVID Vaccine Commander who will take over from Police Commissioner Chris Dawson, who served in the role since August.

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NEW EXPOSURE SITES: Bunbury, Mandurah venues in new alert

A Bunbury restaurant and a popular Mandurah pub have been named in the WA Health Department’s latest list of exposure sites.

Last-minute movePremiumPremier’s bid to swerve COVID restrictions in Palmer scrap

The Premier has lodged an urgent application in the Federal Court to allow him to defend allegations he defamed Clive Palmer via video link citing his own decision to keep the State’s border shut as an issue.

Emily Moulton