A retired teacher has withdrawn $130,000 from her superannuation to buy a camper and spend eight months driving around Australia.
Cameron Micallef
The Mid West has dodged a bullet, as ex-tropical cyclone Narelle rapidly weakened in strength and moved eastwards overnight, leaving the coastal towns of Geraldton and Kalbarri unscathed.
Imogen Wilson, Sally Q Davies & Kate Campbell
Emergency services have delivered an update on the fallout from ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle, as crews work to restore access to a hard-hit tourist town.
Emma Kirk and Liam Beatty
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed his next move as fuel hoarding grows and the federal government commits to paying for shipments to lock in deliveries.
Blair Jackson
Aussies are facing their biggest hit to private health insurance premiums in nearly a decade, with top-tier policies set to surge as much as 25 per cent.
Andrew Hedgman
A Goldfields mining engineer has been recognised with one of the industry’s highest honours for her achievements in the resource sector and her dedication to paving the way for others to follow.
Isabella Davis
Esperance’s highly anticipated James Street Cultural Precinct is now “shovel ready” after the shire endorsed a new design that halves the total cost from more than $60 million to just over $30 million.
A South Korean contemporary artist will open her first Australian solo exhibition in Esperance, drawing on her experience settling into the region.
Tegan Guthrie
Retired Australian goalkeeper Lydia Williams to visit Kalgoorlie-Boulder late next month.
Neale Harvey
A Kalgoorlie-Boulder man has been granted bail after allegedly convincing a 13-year-old girl to perform a sexual act on him by telling her “if you loved me, you would do it.”
A former Goldfields doctor who led the response to the region’s 2016 meningococcal outbreak has been announced as first woman to be appointed WA’s chief health officer.
Two original engineering reports, including one from the 19th century, which shed new insight into the development of the Goldfields water pipeline have been discovered in an attic.
A spotlight is set to shine on talented young people of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, with an inaugural talent show being hosted in celebration of Youth Week.
This year’s two-day KidsFest will feature appearances from Bluey, K-Pop Demon Hunters, dinosaurs and circus performers on top of a jam-packed program of hands-on fun and entertainment.
The tail of a Boeing 737 water bomber that crashed while fighting a fire near Hopetoun in 2023 is set to become a roadside attraction.
Wild footage has captured the moment a driver was cornered by police hiding in a dumpster, following an alleged chase through multiple suburbs.
Euan Kennedy
Albany council have dismissed a policy governing councillors’ code of conduct after some expressed concerns that a clause asking members to share factual information was a “mechanism for silencing dissent”.
Melissa Sheil
Australia’s sharemarket has slipped as Middle East uncertainty continues to rattle investors, though energy stocks climbed amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions.
Police are urgently appealing to the community for help locating 50-year-old Alice Francis, with concerns for her welfare.
Jacki Elezovich
The draft Preston Beach Managment Plan will soon be open for community consultation, giving individuals the opportunity to have their say on the future of the coastal area
Rose Patane
A former AFL player has denied assaulting his ex-girlfriend, MAFS star Lauren Dunn, with police alleging a number of incidents occurred over a six-year period.
Emma Kirk
An intergenerational collaboration which has created a cultural map of Albany and beyond as part of the city’s bicentenary celebrations will be a spectacular feature at Strawberry Hill Barmup.
Claire Middleton
An Australian tree company has paid a hefty penalty after a worker suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was struck by a fallen tree at a worksite.
Bullets pierced through walls and a woman’s dreams went up in flames during a man’s reign of terror against a family.
Kate Stephenson
