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Polonia's Caelen Lambe scored a penalty in their come-from-behind win.

SoccerPolonia close gap at the top as late strikes see them home

With Great Southern Soccer Association leaders Albany Caledonian enjoying their bye, Polonia closed the gap on the defending champions to a single point after a hard-fought win over Phoenix on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Mt Barker-raised artist Charlie Colbung at work at the Albany Aboriginal Centre.

Colour palettePremiumMural man Charlie Colbung brings full colour to dull places

If you need someone to brighten up your day, Charlie Colbung is your man.

Claire Middleton

The family were in the car with their one-year-old daughter when it burst into flames.

Vehicle fire PremiumElectrical fault the cause of frightening McKail car fire

A young family of three had a lucky escape on Wednesday after their car burst into flames while they were driving, with a close family member starting a GoFundMe to help replace essentials lost in the fire.

Jacki Elezovich and Amy Towers

Workers begin the demolition of the Eyre Park toilet block Wednesday morning. Laurie Benson

flushed awayDemolition of Eyre Park toilet to make way for new facility

Eyre Park’s public toilet will soon replaced by a more modern facility, with demolition work beginning this week.

Melissa Sheil

Albany’s Ocean and Paddock owner Trenton Brennan with the 2026 Australia’s best takeaway fish and chips award.

AwardsAlbany is officially home to Australia’s best fish and chips

Albany’s Ocean and Paddock has reeled in a big catch, winning Australia’s best Takeaway Fish and Chips at the 2026 National Seafood Industry Awards. 

Amy Towers

A floral display at a past horticultural show.

Horticultural showPremiumHorticultural show entries are open and schedule is official

The count down to Albany’s Agricultural Show is on, with the launch of the Horticulture Show schedule and opening of entries for one of the show’s most colourful attractions. 

Amy Towers

Albany Port Theatre's director and vice-president Janet McArtney.

Curtain callIt’s all a song and dance for Albany’s musical theatre stars

It all started back in 1962 with a production of The New Moon and continues to this day as the Albany Light Opera and Theatre Company blazes a trail as a thriving exponent of musical theatre in the city.

Polonia's Caelen Lambe scored a penalty in their come-from-behind win.

SoccerPolonia close gap at the top as late strikes see them home

With Great Southern Soccer Association leaders Albany Caledonian enjoying their bye, Polonia closed the gap on the defending champions to a single point after a hard-fought win over Phoenix on Saturday.

Michelle Holland and Tim Green.

ACCI eventIN PICTURES: WaveX renewable energy sparks interest

A presentation on the future of renewable energy has sparked lively discussion among Great Southern business leaders at an Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry event. 

Golf section president Matt Kerin is leading the preparations for Katanning to host the WA Sand Greens Championship.

GolfPremiumPreparations under way for golf club’s big day with the sand

Preparations are well under way for the Aglime WA Sand Greens Championship, which is being held this year at the Katanning Country Club on August 15 and 16.

Claire Middleton

A $3 scratchie has turned into a $50,000 win for a Mt Barker mum, after a ticket she bought from Mt Barker Newsagency (not pictured).

LottoWA mum’s shock Lotto win boosts home-buying dream

For one WA mum a $3 scratchie has turned into a life-changing win, after a ticket she bought from a regional Newsagency won the top prize this week. 

Jacki Elezovich

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A young man has died after rolling his ute on a regional highway in WA’s north-west.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDriver dies at the wheel after 4WD rolls

A young man has died after rolling his ute on a regional highway in WA’s north-west.

Brooke Rolfe

Ethan Mead died at the scene when he lost control of his Toyota LandCruiser ute and rolled several times while driving south on Dartmoor Road

The Geraldton GuardianPremium‘World turned upside down’: Young man killed in WA crash

The shattered family of a 21-year-old man killed in a car rollover in the Mid West last week have laid bare their utter grief and devastation, paying heart-wrenching tributes to their beloved son and brother.

Kate Campbell

Catholic Education WA has released a new code of conduct which spells out clear expectations for the behaviour of parents and carers at all 149 Catholic schools across the State.

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Parents could be banned from Catholic schools under new code

Aggressive or bad-mannered parents who threaten or swear at teachers in Catholic schools or barge into classrooms are being put on notice they will face consequences, including being banned from the premises.

Bethany Hiatt

Chanelle Marie Harris leaves Perth Supreme Court on Wednesday 5 August.

CrimePremiumWoman charged with fatal Ellenbrook crash faces court

Chanelle Marie Harris briefly fronted court over a fatal crash that claimed the life of her passenger after a collision with a vehicle towing a horse float.

Jessica Evensen

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Catholic Education WA has released a new code of conduct which spells out clear expectations for the behaviour of parents and carers at all 149 Catholic schools across the State.

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Parents could be banned from Catholic schools under new code

Aggressive or bad-mannered parents who threaten or swear at teachers in Catholic schools or barge into classrooms are being put on notice they will face consequences, including being banned from the premises.

Bethany Hiatt

The scene of the horror crash near Shark Bay.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumHeartbreaking final words to dying driver after horror crash

A selfless first responder to a double fatal head-on collision near Shark Bay has recounted how she spoke quiet, gentle words to one of the drivers involved in the tragedy before they took their final breath.

Brooke Rolfe

A WA Police vehicle parked outside Manjimup Accessories during Tuesday's operation, with police assisting Department of Health officers.

PolicePremiumPremiumPolice back health in Manjimup tobacco raid

Officers from the Department of Health’s tobacco and vape regulation directorate were accompanied by South West police at a Manjimup business as part of a regulatory activity. 

A woman who was caught in a car with a trafficable quantity of meth, illegal weapons and cannabis has been granted bail until her next court hearing.

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PremiumBail for woman accused of trafficable meth haul in car

A woman allegedly caught during a traffic stop in Mt Barker with a huge meth haul in her car along with illegal weapons has been granted bail. 

Police from the major crash investigation section are trying to determine the cause of the collision.

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A serious crash near Shark Bay on Monday has killed two people and critically injured a 12-year-old child, who is receiving treatment on an emergency jet flight back to Perth.

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Two people have died after two vehicles collide on North West Coastal Highway near Shark Bay.

EmergencyPremiumHead-on crash: Grandmother, grandson recovering in hospital

A 12-year-old boy and his grandmother are recovering in hospital after surviving a horror head-on crash near Shark Bay, which claimed the life of their husband and grandfather as well as another driver.

Brooke Rolfe, Sally Q Davies

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti says the initial Oakajee access road will be completed later this year.

EnergyPremiumOakajee under consideration for future oil refinery

The Mid West could play a major role in ensuring consistent fuel supply to Australia, as Oakajee is under consideration to host an oil refinery.  

Sally Q Davies

Year 5 students Will Mattin, Edward Matthews, and Rupert Telford, all 10, took part in NAPLAN tests earlier this year.

NAPLAN resultsPremiumGap between regional and city results highlighted in NAPLAN

Regional WA schoolchildren have fallen behind their counterparts in the metropolitan area in this year’s NAPLAN results across all testing areas.

Sienna Seychell

The tinny rescued from the port.

RescuePremiumPremiumMid West Ports security patrol rescue boat in distress

A Mid West Ports worker has been crowned a hero after rescuing a tinny and its skipper in distress from Geraldton waters last week.

Five Senses Coffee founder Dean Gallagher.

Weed Control PremiumPremiumSouth West business owner in fight against arum lilies

Local landholder, conservation volunteer and Five Senses Coffee founder Dean Gallagher is been tackling arum lilies on his property in Quindalup, alongside the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.

WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti.

Regional HousingPremiumPremiumMore regional homes on the way with new grant program

As the regions continue to battle the housing market, the State Government is looking to deliver more than 900 homes across WA, with the Mid West set to receive up to $5.3 million in grants. 

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An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in the Rhine is falling to a record low following exceptionally hot weather.

CNBC newsPremiumEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

Sam Meredith

Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsPremiumBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.

Yun Li

BP chief executive Meg ONeill.

CNBC newsPremiumBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.

Sam Meredith

Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

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CRIMEGosnells man charged over terrifying car smashing rampage

A Gosnells man has been accused of arming himself with a metal pole to carry out a terrifying rampage smashing up cars across Perth on Friday.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Perth is copping the worst of a cold and rainy weather system on Saturday.

WEATHERPerth wakes to cold, wet weather, thunderstorm looming

Perth is copping the worst of a cold and unsettled weather system on Saturday, with an isolated thunderstorm possible and up to 20mm of rain forecast,

Kirsty Lichtenstein

This is the second strike from BHP workers. Supplied

AT WORKPremiumPremiumUnion boss explains $120m BHP strike

Mining giant BHP could lose millions in revenue this weekend as workers walk off the job at a major export terminal.

Politics is getting personal in Secret Harbour where immigration rates, the cost-of-living, housing and health are fuelling voter anger and indecision. Pictured L-R: Roger Cook, Georgia Tree, Pauline Hanson, and Luke Herdegen.

state politicsVideoPremiumPremiumAlbo and Hanson fuelling tide of discontent in by-election

Politics is getting personal in Secret Harbour where immigration rates, the cost-of-living, housing and health are fuelling voter anger and indecision. 

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PremiumCruise chaos as union strikes threaten to strand passengers

Hundreds of cruise ship passengers due to dock at Broome next week face being stranded off the coast because of a high-seas standoff between the wharfies union and the Cook Government.

Mount Helena residents Yvette Quarles and Paul Hemsworth are speaking out against confusing changes to the FOGO bin system and composting.

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Controversial Perth FOGO bin changes cause a stink

Frustration is boiling to the surface in the two-thirds of metropolitan councils that have introduced green FOGO bins for organic waste. 

Bethany Hiatt, Brooke Rolfe, Caitlin Vinci and Kirsty Lichtenstein