Regional WA

Tourist favesWA regional flights to get extended subsidies

Regional flights including those to WA’s tourist hotspots will continue to be underwritten by the Federal Government for six months as the airline industry reels from the impacts of COVID-19.

Annabel Hennessy

Entry not approvedMan ordered to wear ankle bracelet after border breach

A South Australian man is the latest person to be fitted with an electronic monitoring device after he recently entered WA without receiving approval as an exempt traveller.

Phil Hickey

InvestingWhat you need to know about buying shares

There has been a surge in new stock market investors this year, looking to grow their wealth through shares. Experts reveal their tips for entering the market for the first time.

Anthony Keane

Goldfields StoryLife is never a drag for Kalgoorlie’s Hamish Briggs

After years performing as far away as France, Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s young dancing superstar Hamish Briggs is back in his home town, but you might notice something different about him

Tegan Guthrie

Information soughtPolice hunt for clues after man found seriously injured

Police are investigating how a man sustained serious injuries outside a Mandurah restaurant on Saturday night.

Phil Hickey

Menzies visitorsHard border blamed for Menzies visitor slump

Last month, Menzies Visitor Centre recorded only 1106 travellers, a drop of 41 per cent from 1885 at the same time in 2019

Taylar Amonini

‘Death sentence’‘Sick ship’ quarantine hotel transformed into fortress

The Pilbara hotel housing COVID-infected Patricia Oldendorff crew members has been turned into a fortress amid warnings an outbreak in the town would be a ‘death sentence’ for Indigenous communities.

Peter Law and Sam Jones

New chapelFarewells made more pleasant in new cemetery chapel

The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cemetery Board this week officially opened the new space after an almost $200,000 upgrade to the original building, which was opened in 1988

Tegan Guthrie

Gruyere snagGruyere hits first snag after shutdown

Gold Road Resources revealed it was hit with a seven-day disruption after a ball mill motor bearing failure following a scheduled maintenance shutdown

Jason Mennell

Focus on what countsHow healing old wounds will ensure the Durack legacy

While a shock diagnosis means she has had to give up some of her harder bush walks, Mary Durack feels a “great privilege” in being able to enjoy the dazzling landscapes.

Annabel Hennessy

Ride for charity430km ride to benefit sick kids

This is the fourth consecutive year Malcolm Longbottom has participated in the Ride for Sick Kids event, which aims to support regional families by keeping the doors to Ronald McDonald House open

Phoebe Pin

EXCLUSIVE‘After the 30th time I tried to call him, I knew’

Constable Alex Prestney had not long finished work when he heard four officers had been killed on the Eastern Fwy. There was no escaping the sense of dread as he frantically called his brother Josh over and over, only to listen to the phone ring out. Constable Josh Prestney’s family reveals the heartbreaking moment they learned of his death and their final moments with their lost brother and son.

Wes Hosking

EXCLUSIVEPolice force devastated by beloved mentor’s tragic death

Lynette Taylor dedicated her life to the force, meeting her husband at the Russell St police station and taking officers fresh out of the academy, like Glen Humphris, under her wing. Until the job she loved saw her life tragically cut short.

WES HOSKING

EXCLUSIVEFrantic final messages Glen Humphris never lived to read

Late on the afternoon of April 22, Todd Robinson sent a text message asking his partner, police constable Glen Humphris, if he was heading back to the station soon. It was the first in a flurry of text messages Glen would never live to read.

WES HOSKING

EXCLUSIVEKevin King’s sons mourn loss of not just dad, but ‘best mate’

There is now an overbearing silence in the King house that was once filled with the sound of Kevin strumming the guitar or him bantering with his three boys about the footy, who say the loss of their devoted dad will never leave them.

WES HOSKING

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Sneak peak at ‘Twiggy’s’ $85m luxury Exmouth resort

In these exclusively obtained images we take a first glimpse at what the Andrew Forrest-led multimillion-dollar luxury resort in the tourist town of Exmouth could look like.

Caitlyn Watts

SOLID FOUNDATIONSGeraldton builders clean up at HIA Awards

Geraldton builders have proven they’re on solid ground this year, claiming 11 out of 12 awards at the 2020 Housing Industry Association’s Regional WA Housing Awards in Geraldton tonight.

Liam Beatty

GRAIN FIREBush fire in Moonyoonooka quickly extinguished

A small bush fire caused by dumped grain broke out along the Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road just before 3pm today.

Liam Beatty

SquashKalgoorlie squash teams scrapping for silverware

Starting today, the 54th WA Country Squash Teams Championships has attracted 200 regional players, with 48 teams vying for the bragging rights across eight grades.

Jason Mennell

CAPE BURNEYSES in attendance at quad bike crash

State Emergency Services in Geraldton are currently attending an unfolding incident after a quad bike crashed in Cape Burney.

Liam Beatty

PILBARA CORONAVIRUSSeven more ship cases spark ‘catastrophic’ COVID fears

The crisis surrounding a coronavirus-stricken cargo ship berthed off the Port Hedland coast has deepened, with a further seven crew members being diagnosed with the disease.

Joe Spagnolo

Star gazersThe Moon, Neil Armstrong’s heartbeat and me

The inside story of a group of Carnarvon youngsters and the 1969 moon landing.

Steve Butler

Homicide investigationMurder charge after Hedland dad dies in fight

A 20-year-old Perth man has been charged over the murder of a father of four in South Hedland early yesterday morning.

Sarah Steger

Latest updates‘Thrown under the bus’: Vic health minister quits

Victoria’s health minister Jenny Mikakos has quit over the failure of the hotel quarantine scheme, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares to turn up the heat on China over COVID-19.

Michael Traill, Charlotte Elton, David Aidone, Zoe Smith, Maria Bervanakis, James MacSmith, Merryn Johns and Tiffany Bakker in New York