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Pub with no peerCommentsPremiumHow a WA town came together to save its beloved pub

The Bolgart Hotel has traditionally been a place where couples met, meat trays were won and tall tales were spun. So when it faced closure this year, locals rallied to keep the old dame’s doors open.

Kim Macdonald

Little championsVideoCommentsMeet 2020’s inspiring Telethon Stars Nora and Eamon

Nora Holly and Eamon Doak are two Perth kids who have faced adversity from a very young age. Today their smiles and zest for life are testament to their resilience and why they inspire us all.

Angela Pownall

Times LifeMusic is a passion project for Llewellyn

Manjimup teenager Llewellyn Cully plays several musical instruments and wants to learn more as part of her passion for music.

Tari Jeffers

MUST-READ PremiumEmiliano Lombardi: The nonno of his neighbourhood

A gentleman, a grandfather and a ‘hell of a nice guy’, friends and family pay tribute to the community stalwart whose death shocked the State.

Daryna Zadvirna

Bush legendsCommentsPremiumMick Murray: Why I’ll always fight for Collie

From coal to footy and playing around at the local pool, Collie pollie Mick Murray talks about why he is the misunderstood town’s most fierce supporter and protector.

Steve Butler

Last resortCommentsPremiumThe text that rallied Perth to find missing woman

It was the text message that brought a community to a standstill. Now, authorities shed some light on the messaging system police used to try and find missing Leederville woman Rebecca Egan.

Sarah Steger

‘She was a ray of sunshine’CommentsPremiumLoyal, loving Bec ‘touched so many lives’

She was the missing woman with the face that stopped Perth in its tracks — her smiling picture making headlines across news sites and social media as complete strangers came together to find her.

Sarah Steger and Angela Pownall

Times LifeHobbies a labour of love for Howard

Theatre, sport and community groups have been much of Howard Evans involvement over the past 40 years and while he hasn’t enjoyed it all, he’s enjoyed trying it.

Tari Jeffers

Stories of usPremiumIconic rugby league field was ‘pool of death’

Home to some of the most colourful stories in the rugby league game, few people know Henson Park in Marrickville is also the site of eight child drownings. The site used to be a brick pit and once it filled with rainwater, became a magnet for young boys. MORE: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Mercedes Maguire

INSIDERPremiumThe top 100 most influential powerbrokers in WA

So, you want only Perth’s top-shelf movers, shakers and power players at your exclusive event? Here’s who makes the cut for the hottest ticket in town ...

Katherine Fleming

Times LifeCommunity-minded couple say goodbye to Manjimup

Don and Glenda Faulks have put decades of service into the Manjimup community and this week we say farewell to them, as they begin a new adventure in Perth.

Tari Jeffers

‘what did we learn?’VideoCommentsPremium101-year-old Perth veteran’s VP Day message of peace

The end of WWII sparked celebrations around the world. In Perth, on the 75th anniversary of VP day, 101-year-old Arthur Leggett stood in silence, remembering his fallen mates.

Kate Ryan

Tragic deathVideoTwo-year-old Australian boy killed in Beirut blast

The Australian victim of the Beirut port blast has been identified as Isaac Oehlers with his family saying in a statement they are ‘heartbroken by the sudden and tragic loss of our beautiful boy.”

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‘he liked to make people smile’CommentsPremium
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Widow’s moving tribute to killed Broome chopper pilot

When Sophie Thomas met handsome pilot Troy Thomas at a pub in 2006 it was love at first sight. After his tragic death she talks about life without him and how he made her fall in love with Broome.

Jake Dietsch

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‘The biggest empty feeling’VideoCommentsPremium
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A shattered lover’s plea to WA drivers

Jack Bryant and Maddie Morgan were young, in love and starting a family. In an instant, she was dead in a horror car crash. Two months later, Jack is breaking his silence so her death is not in vein.

Phil Hickey

No closureCommentsPain never ends for family of missing people

Annette Milne always considered herself her twin brother’s protector. When he went missing last year it ripped a hole in her life. Now she is speaking out in the hope that someone can help find him.

Phil Hickey

Second chanceCommentsPremiumPerth mum gets life back after radical heart treatment

Four years ago, Rossmoyne mother-of-two Sherralee McMahon ‘dropped dead’ in her doctor’s office from a rare heart condition. Now, a radical treatment has given her a new lease on life.

Kate Ryan

heartbreaking final imagesCommentsPremiumJason Gale fought until the end for mate’s justice

New pictures show how Megan Gale’s brother was dedicated to honouring the memory of his late colleague and mate Robert Cunico, whose high-profile industrial death he struggled to cope with.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Living in hopeCommentsPremium
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The WA woman waiting for lung transplant miracle

At a quick glance she looks like any other fit young woman. But Busselton local Jackie Fraser is at the end stage of a debilitating, degenerative disease which is robbing her ability to breathe.

Kate Ryan

‘I just feel broken’PremiumKilled mine worker a gentle soul who lived for his kids

An Aveley mine worker killed when his car veered off a country road while he was driving to work from Perth has been remembered as a hard worker who would do anything for his family.

Emily Baker & Bethany Hiatt

‘miss you so much brother’PremiumTributes flow for warm-hearted teen killed by shark

Mani Hart-Deville, the 15-year-old who was fatally mauled in a shark attack on NSW’s mid north coast over the weekend, has been remembered as ‘gentle’ and ‘so caring’.

Mitch Keenan

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Mitchell Freeway tragedyPremium
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Family pain: ‘Brilliant girl’ would not take own life

The family of Camille Clair Marie Thelot, who was killed after being hit on the freeway, say she had a zest for life and learning. They want to lay her to rest in Perth — the city she loved.

Sarah Steger

babies are four realPremiumWoman who ‘couldn’t conceive’ expecting miracle quads

WA woman Natalie and husband Kahn struggled with infertility for years and wondered if they would ever realise their parenthood dream. But any day now they will meet their four miracle babies.

Kate Ryan

A life that matteredPremiumThe tale of WA’s greatest, unknown footy star

He was a stellar AFL player whose life was scarred by racism and alcoholism. This is the redemptive tale of football star Bertram Williams, whose inner strength gave him the courage to keep fighting.

Steve Butler

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