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    WA man fined for stealing yabbies from farms

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Ron Siemiginowski and his son Felix in the Orana Cinemas foyer.

The final curtain Tributes to cinema owner’s legacy of movies and music

The life and legacy of Geraldton businessman and composer Ron Siemiginowski, the owner of the Orana Cinemas chain, is being celebrated after his sudden death at the age of 64 last month.

Josephine Hingst

Albany Visitor Centre's Kirstie Cooper has been named a finalist in the Sir David Brand young achiever medal in the 2025 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards for Individual Excellence.

TOURISM AWARDSTwo Albany tourism workers in running for top awards

Two dedicated Albany professionals have been nominated as finalists for prestigious State awards recognising excellence in the tourism industry.

Melissa Sheil

Southern Aboriginal Corporation deputy chief executive Oscar Colbung was recognised for his longstanding commitment to community service at WACOSS’ Community Services Excellence Awards on May 12.

Commitment recognisedMenang elder wins award for decades of community service

Albany’s Oscar Colbung was recognised for his ongoing commitment to his community at the recent Community Services Excellence Awards at Optus Stadium, winning the award for outstanding contribution. 

Jacki Elezovich

Albany's Bryce Blaszkow and Railways' Jayden Scott are the joint leaders of the GSFL Coaches' Player of the Year Award.

Coaches’ votes Midfield pair early leaders in GSFL coaches’ award vote

Midfielders Bryce Blaszkow and Jayden Scott are the early leaders in the Great Southern Football League coaches’ votes polling, after both started the new season on fire.

Cameron Newbold

Some of the moon bear cubs from a record rescue in Laos in March 2023, safe at the Free the Bears sanctuary in Luang Prabang.

Bear call‘Caged’ volunteers raise $6000 for Free the Bears charity

The Albany branch of Free the Bears has raised more than $6000 to end the practice of caging bears to extract their bile by spending the night in a cage.

Claire Middleton

The numbat, or banded anteater, is endangered and under threat from feral cats.

Save the numbatsShire hopes local law to contain cats will save the numbats

The Shire of Pingelly is on a mission to save the numbats and is prepared to take its battle all the way to the State Parliament’s Upper House.

Claire Middleton

NSW will use electronic monitoring for alleged serious domestic violence offenders. (Keana Naughton/AAP PHOTOS)

WA NewsPremiumPremiumRegional WA not part of two-year DV GPS trial

A two-year trial of GPS monitoring of domestic violence offenders was only conducted in metropolitan Perth, it can be revealed, amid confusion over whether the trackers work in regional WA.

An aerial shot of the Great Southern's artificial surf reef under construction in May, 2025.

extra timeWeather delays surf reef construction on Albany’s coast

The estimated finishing date for construction of the highly anticipated Southern Ocean Surf Reef has been delayed by more than a month, with the project now slated for completion by June.

Jared Croston (co-ordinator family law services, Anglicare WA), Will Veldman (Children’s FDV counsellor, Anglicare WA), Jo Fictoor (Services manager, Anglicare WA), Sarah Bowles (chair Community Bank, Albany), Mahsa Anderson (co-ordinator clinical and counselling service, Anglicare WA), Danielle Branson (treasurer Community Bank Albany).

Young heartsCommunity Bank grants $100k to Anglicare WA’s Young Hearts

A counselling service that helps children exposed to family and domestic violence has received a $100,000 grant from Community Bank Albany.

Great Southern's Brett Peake kicks on goal in the 2024 championships.

Bigger champsPremiumAnother big WA country footy championships predicted

This year’s edition of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships will break records again with 25 teams to contest over five divisions in Perth in July.

Cameron Newbold

A proposal to build a shopping centre containing a supermarket and seven specialty shop tenancies at 82-90 South Coast Highway in the Shire of Denmark is open for public comment.

SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIESDenmark shopping centre with supermarket open for comment

A plan to build a shopping centre with a supermarket and seven speciality shops in the Shire of Denmark has opened for public comment.

Melissa Sheil

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Ashlee Fruet (left) is one of the patients caught up in the mess created by the death of Dr David Hurst and his past deeds.

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Rogue dentist’s patients in pain and heavily out of pocket

The dentist at the centre of a scandal involving 132 dumped and desperate patients had been ordered to undertake education by the industry regulator in 2021 following complaints about his work.

John Flint

Former Eagle Luke Strnadica.

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Ex-Eagle reveals club’s struggles saw him turn back on footy

Former Eagle Luke Strnadica has lifted the lid on the toll the club’s losing culture had taken on players’ mental health, admitting it was behind his decision to quit the side and take a break from football. 

Aaron Kirby

Claremont RSL President David Thomas at Perth War Cemetery Karrakatta.

ANZACPremiumGrave shame as fallen Great War veterans lie forgotten

As Australia prepares for the State funeral of Arthur Leggett, dozens of soldiers who served in the Great War lie with little or no recognition at Karrakatta Cemetery in often disrespectful states.

Ben Harvey

Dr David Hurst.

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Dentist was allowed to practice despite his criminal past

A Perth dentist accused of extracting $2.3 million of patients’ prepayments from a top clinic, sending it broke and leaving clients untreated, was allowed to practice despite a previous conviction for fraud.

John Flint

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Ramsay Australia chief executive Carmel Monaghan and paediatric emergency specialist Dr Christa Bell had an existing personal relationship before Dr Bell was appointed to undertake an independent review at Joondalup Health Campus.

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Conflict call over review at Joondalup Health Campus

WA Health has demanded an explanation from Ramsay Health Care after an apparent conflict of interest between its chief executive and the specialist emergency doctor appointed to review Joondalup Health Campus.

Hannah Cross

Leslie Grantham was shot, burnt and left for dead outside Rockingham Hospital.

BikiesPremiumBikie shot and left for dead at Rockingham Hospital revealed

A senior Comanchero bikie who was shot, burnt and left for dead outside Rockingham Hospital is the gang’s one-time sergeant-at-arms Leslie ‘Lethal Les’ Grantham.

Jessica Evensen and Ben Harvey

Danny Green has listed his long-held investment property in the beachside suburb of Scarborough.

House That!CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWorld boxing champ puts Scarborough property on the market

Danny Green has listed his long-held investment property in the beachside suburb he loved long before the rest of Perth.

Doctors are in open revolt against the State Government’s new gun laws, refusing to conduct the health assessments people need to get a firearm licence.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Huge responsibility’: Doctors hit back over new gun laws

Doctors are in open revolt against the State Government’s new gun laws, refusing to conduct the health assessments people need to get a firearm licence.

A fundraiser has been set up by Mr McElroy’s sister-in-law to help out the devastated family. 

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Shocking twist in fatal Mother’s Day crash on Forrest Hwy

New details have come to light after a devastating double fatality south of Perth.

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Steph Herde is The Skimpy Artist.

The Skimpy ArtistPremiumHerde walks away from mining to be skimpy artist

Walking away from her “draining” mining industry career, Steph Herde found herself exploring nude artistry before “stumbling” into work as a skimpy barmaid.

Tegan Guthrie

NSW will use electronic monitoring for alleged serious domestic violence offenders. (Keana Naughton/AAP PHOTOS)

WA NewsPremiumRegional WA not part of two-year DV GPS trial

A two-year trial of GPS monitoring of domestic violence offenders was only conducted in metropolitan Perth, it can be revealed, amid confusion over whether the trackers work in regional WA.

Dylan Caporn

The man was fined for setting yabby traps around a dam on a Wickepin farm.

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WA man fined for stealing yabbies from farms

A West Aussie who ‘just wanted yabbies to eat with his mum’ has been slapped with a fine for trespass and stealing.

Hannah Whitehead

Bronson Heke, 17, Charlotte Cheesman, 17, Matthew Bessell, 18, and Jane Taege in Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre’s “supermarket”.

2025 Disability Support AwardsPremiumPremiumGoldfields partnership awarded for disability support

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder partnership has taken the crown for disability support in regional WA at the 2025 Disability Support Awards.

Kirstyn and Lachlan Gardiner.

Community SupportFundraiser to send Gero man home from US raises $30k

An online fundraiser to send a Geraldton man home from the United States following an unexpected health scare has received overwhelming support, with nearly $30,000 raised in less than four days.

Jessica Baker of Kununurra has been short-listed for the Fogarty Literary Award

Write turnPremiumPremiumKununurra writer shortlisted for top prize

A Kununurra writer has been shortlisted for her novel about a young woman who switches off her phone and leaves her city existence to embark on a completely different life.

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Huge internationally-loved series currently filming in Perth
Freo players right behind Longmuir ahead of crunch game
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Freo players right behind Longmuir ahead of crunch game
Watt vows no more delays on North West Shelf decision
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Watt vows no more delays on North West Shelf decision
What you need to know about Labor’s $3m super tax
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What you need to know about Labor’s $3m super tax
‘Sad day’: motor industry group slams RAC insurance deal
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‘Sad day’: motor industry group slams RAC insurance deal
Bryan on top of world a year on from Margaret River win
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Bryan on top of world a year on from Margaret River win
Kununurra writer shortlisted for top prize
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Kununurra writer shortlisted for top prize
Milkshake Man’s Eurovision exit leaves sour taste
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Milkshake Man’s Eurovision exit leaves sour taste
Why Pat Voss asked Dockers to make him a ruckman over summer
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Why Pat Voss asked Dockers to make him a ruckman over summer
Eskimo Joe star spotted at Mission Impossible Perth premiere
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Eskimo Joe star spotted at Mission Impossible Perth premiere

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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

The US and China have agreed to suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods.

CNBC newsTariff pause means new surge in freight shipments

Another surge in trade from China to the US should be getting underway as the initial trade deal struck by the US and China leads importers to move forward with shipments during the 90-day pause.

Lori Ann LaRocco

Paris Hilton says her new business can take on Disney.

Americas - USA, Canada, South AmericaCommentsParis Hilton’s big plan to be the ‘next Disney’

Paris Hilton may be best known as a pop culture icon, but she has big plans to cement her place in the world of business and the future of entertainment.

Jennifer Liu

Elon Musk has taken aim at Peter Navarro.

CNBC newsComments‘Moron’: Musk slaps Trump’s tariff czar as Tesla hits skids

The spat between Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro is the most public rift among members of the president’s inner circle since he took office in January.

Lora Kolodny and Ari Levy

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Emergency services responded to the fatal crash, with St John WA transporting the 25-year-old male driver of a second vehicle to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDetectives investigate after man dies in four car crash

A man has died in a four car pileup south of Perth.

Sarah Steger

The Sunday Times understands the destruction was so significant it destroyed almost half the property’s yard.

CrimePremiumArson squad probe suspicious Midvale warehouse fire

Arson detectives are investigating the cause of a fire that tore through a Midvale traffic control company’s property, causing up to $2 million in damage.

Sarah Steger

Joel, Adam and Scott Selwood at brother Troy’s funeral in February.

AFL Adam Selwood’s tribute to his twin brother Troy

West Coast premiership player Adam Selwood died on Saturday, aged 41 and just months after his twin brother Troy also passed away. This is how Adam paid tribute to Troy.

A black bike collided with a Mitsubishi - the male rider received serious injuries and was transported to hospital via ambulance.

Crime PremiumPremiumMotorcylist rushed to hospital after horror Alkimos crash

A motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital under lights and sirens after a collision with a car northwest of Perth.

Police flood Berwick Street, East Victoria Park.

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Woman critical in hospital after East Victoria Park crash

A woman has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a car in a hit and run in Perth’s southeastern suburbs.

Fans of the new NRL team the Perth Bears have been mistakenly contacting a gay men's social club Bears Perth. NewsWire/Supplied

WA newsGay club mistaken for NRL’s new Perth team

A social club for gay men known as Bears Perth has been mistaken by NRL fans as the newly announced Perth Bears.

Emma Kirk

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