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  1. power of filmJust A Farmer screening opens important conversations

  2. GUN LAWS Great Southern farmer details gun law frustration

  3. Soccer wrap Last-gasp twist puts Caledonian top to break Polonia hearts

  4. WAVE OF SUPPORTSurf Craft Challenge returns with record numbers

  5. kicking goalsYoung Albany AFL stars have a kick at all abilities carnival

Reigning GSFLW premiers Mt Barker have indicated they may withdraw from the competition with a move of season dates.

Fixture debatePremiumPush to move women’s footy season dates being considered

A push to move the playing dates of the women’s season to align with the men’s competition is being considered by the Great Southern Football League.

Cameron Newbold

Jodie Sexton, Mark Higginbotham, Larry Blight, Quinn Petersen, 5, Lovilen Edwards, Ian Westmore and Amelia Petersen, 14.

WA DayHost of attractions ready to host Albany’s WA Day visitors

Staff at Albany’s foreshore attractions are getting ready to welcome thousands of WA Day visitors with a host of events on the cards to keep them entertained.

Claire Middleton

Albany SES volunteer Ben Whittle was awarded the 2025 Great Southern volunteer of the year award in an Albany ceremony on May 22.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARAlbany SES member takes out region’s top award for vollies

Albany SES volunteer Ben Whittle has taken out the top award at the Great Southern’s Volunteer of the Year Awards with a range of community organisations and individuals recognised on the night.

Jacki Elezovich

Councillors voted to refuse changes to the lime operation at Nullaki.

LIME LOCKEDYear-round mining and unlimited trucks refused at Nullaki

A proposal to triple the operating time period and remove transport restrictions of a lime pit in Nullaki has been shut down by Albany councillors.

Melissa Sheil

Emu Point beach is severely eroded, with a record swell reversing City of Albany works to replace eroded sand on the beach.

beach erosionRecord swell demolishes Emu Point sand nourishment work

A huge swell on Monday saw sand nourishment works on sections of Middleton Beach and Emu Point Beach completed last week eroded away again, with the new artificial surf reef rocks also suspected to have moved. 

Jacki Elezovich

MAIN PIC: Kojonup's Lee Lucev kicked 12 goals on the weekend. TOP RIGHT: Railways FSC president Wayne Stubber. BOTTOM RIGHT: Bring Ya Boots host Kurt Mckain with Jack Richards and Tom Lee.

Around The Leagues PremiumCougar boots bag of 12, country footy sounds & vollie praise

Kojonup gun on fire to boot 12 goals in Cougars mauling of Imperials in LSWFL, the new Bring Ya Boots podcast bringing to life great country footy stories and top recognition for passionate Railways president.

Cameron Newbold

Royals' Michael McGlade picked up a perfect 10 coaches votes in round five.

Coaches votes Experienced Lions midfielder with perfect 10 in round five

Royals midfielder Michael McGlade picked up a perfect 10 in his first polling of the season in the Great Southern Football League coaches votes on Saturday.

Charity Black Dog Ride co-hosted the evening at The Dam on May 26, and aimed to use the film as a pathway to open conversations mental health in the bush.

power of filmJust A Farmer screening opens important conversations

Denmark restaurant The Dam screened new film Just A Farmer on Monday night, with the evening presented by Black Dog Ride and aiming to open conversations about mental health and suicide in rural Australia.

Woogenellup farmer Mark Adams. Cally Dupe

GUN LAWS Great Southern farmer details gun law frustration

Mark Adams is among the hundreds of farmers at his wit’s end after trying to navigate the State Government’s new online portal to help gun owners comply with sweeping new changes to WA gun laws. 

Caledonians kept their perfect season going in the senior men’s league.

Soccer wrap Last-gasp twist puts Caledonian top to break Polonia hearts

Albany Caledonian cemented their place at the top of the Great Southern Soccer Association senior men’s ladder with a last-gasp victory over Polonia on Saturday night. 

Claire Middleton

North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club took out the men’s and women’s open boat divisions last year in the Albany Surf Craft Challenge 2024.

WAVE OF SUPPORTSurf Craft Challenge returns with record numbers

A record number of participants will hit the waves this weekend for the annual Albany Surf Craft Challenge with hundreds set to descend on the city for the iconic event.

Eliza Kavanagh

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David Hurst & Clara Hurst.

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More agony for dumped patients of rogue dentist David Hurst

Patients who’ve been stranded for months say they hope glamorous western suburbs cosmetician Clara Hurst can do something to assist their claims against her late husband’s professional indemnity insurance. 

John Flint

The findings of the internal report were released to the public by Police Commissioner Col Blanch in January.

CrimePremiumFive recommendations incomplete after Bombara inquiry

WA Police are yet to complete five of the 18 recommendations put forward after an internal investigation of the actions of officers in the lead-up to the Floreat murders.

Jessica Evensen

Ariel Bombara one year on from the Floreat murders.

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Ariel Bombara’s ‘unbearable’ torment on Floreat anniversary

A year on from the Floreat murders, Ariel Bombara reveals her anguish and opens up on why we must shine a light on coercive control, saying laws should not be rushed.

Shannon Hampton

WA Football are pushing for the draft age to be raised.

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EXCLUSIVE: WA call on AFL to raise draft age to 19

The State’s peak football body has called on the AFL to lift the minimum draft age by one year amid concerns on a growing mental health toll on the industry. 

Glen Quartermain

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Secret online chat reveals Brewer’s GST feedback

An embarrassing leak of the State Opposition’s internal musings can be revealed after it took 28 days for senior staff to realise a reporter for The West Australian had been included in the chat group.

Jessica Page and Jessica Evensen

A man has been rushed to hospital after a crash in Perth’s eastern suburbs.

WA NewsPremiumMan taken to RPH after crash in Perth’s eastern suburbs

The man in his 60s was taken to hospital under lights and sirens on Tuesday evening.

Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout will play Hermione, Harry and Ron.

TVCommentsCommentsNew Harry Potter actors revealed for TV reboot series

The upcoming Harry Potter streaming reboot has cast its three leads after more than 32,000 children responded to an open call.

Roger Cook has slammed the 46-year-old accused of choking an 11-year-old during a soccer match.

CrimePremiumPremiumCook condemns man accused of choking 11yo at soccer game

The Premier said he had been ‘concerned for some time’ about anti-social behaviour among parents at junior sporting games.

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CommentsPremiumBHP joins Rio Tinto in job cuts with 100 WA staff chopped

WA’s most profitable iron ore miner, BHP, trimmed down its local headcount by approximately 100 last week.

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Antennas of CSIRO's ASKAP radio telescope at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia~|~|VQB1zhMMge

SpaceCommentsDiscovery of cosmic phenomenon scientist can’t explain

WA astronomers have discovered a mysterious cosmic phenomenon 15,000 light-years from Earth that science is unable to fully explain, and it took a little luck to do so.

Ben O'Shea

Eric Roulston

Preliminary reportPremiumPilot’s last text message before fatal crash revealed

The pilot killed in a fatal light plane crash in the Mid West in March texted a maintenance worker 18 minutes into the flight, a preliminary report has revealed.

Josephine Hingst

The skatepark and new pump track at the Kingsbury Park Youth Precinct.

SkateparkPremiumSkatepark ‘may open’ in July school holidays

The skatepark and brand-new pump track at Kingsbury Park may be reopened to the public for the July school holidays.

Tegan Guthrie

Hoods, a gritty suburban tale written by Angela Betzien, will be performed at Esperance Civic Centre on June 25 as part of a regional WA tour.

THEATRE PROGRAMGritty suburban tale to be performed in Esperance

Esperance students will explore themes of poverty and family solidarity as part of a thought-provoking theatre program.

Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse are heading to Carnarvon to play at the WAyay! Festival on June 2.

WAyay! FestivalCarnarvon to celebrate community with WAyay! Festival

Carnarvon will celebrate WA Day outdoors with its fun, free and family-friendly WAyay! Festival, featuring live music, culture and community spirit.

Surfers and water users in the Gracetown area at Lefthanders carpark should not rely on the shark warning system.

WA newsCommentsCommentsWhy you need to keep an eye out for sharks at this WA beach

Surfers and water users at this popular destination in the South West need to be extra cautious.

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Warning to motorists ahead of thunderstorms hitting Perth
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Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.

CNBC newsAmazon investors reject bid to split CEO and chair roles

Amazon shareholders rejected a proposal to adopt a policy that would require the company’s chief executive and board chair roles to remain separate.

Daniel Newell

Bitcoin has typically correlated with equity markets, particularly the tech-heavy Nasdaq.

BusinessBitcoin hits new record high as rally marches on

Bitcoin continued its blistering rally on Thursday, hitting a brand new record high above $111,000 ($172,304). 

Arjun Kharpal

A Walmart store is shown in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 15, 2025.

CNBC newsCommentsWhy Walmart decided to raise prices — and risk Trump’s fury

The largest discount chain in the US warns higher prices are on the way for shoppers.

Melissa Repko

Here’s what to know about how each attachment style affects your money.

Emotional Rollercoaster CommentsPremiumCan’t stick to a budget? It might be your attachment style

If you’ve ever blamed yourself for being ‘bad with money’, some financial therapists might disagree with you. The problem, they say, isn’t your self-control — it’s your emotions.

Judy Lagrou

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Weather‘Monster’ rain band about to descend

Flood-weary communities in one state are holding their breath as a rain bomb makes its way across the country.

Hannah Wilcox

The Perth mother didn’t realised she had hit big with the Lotto win.

LottoCommentsPerth Lotto winner reveals how she splashed the cash

While Lotto winners rarely speak to the media, a WA division-one winner has broken their silence on what it’s like to score the jackpot.

Fraser Williams

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FoodPopular milk recalled over health risk

Shoppers are being warned to check their fridges after a milk variety was pulled from shelves amid fears of microbial contamination.

A man in his 30s was rushed to hospital with suspected stab wounds after a violent incident in Innaloo overnight.

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PremiumMan charged over violent Innaloo stabbing

Police received reports of a man, aged in 30s, with stab wound injuries on Odin Road about 5.30pm on Wednesday. 

It’s time to switch off your sprinklers.

WA NewsCommentsCommentsSPRINKLER BAN: Remember to switch off retic from Sunday

West Australians are being reminded to switch off their garden sprinklers from Sunday as winter officially arrives.

Barry Cable

Courts & JusticePremiumPush to prove Barry Cable’s ‘tendency’ towards child abuse

The former star wants his child sex abuse trial to be heard by a judge — not a jury — while the State seeks to introduce evidence it claims shows his propensity to commit such crimes.

Rebecca Le May

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