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DRUG BUSTEleven charged over drugs, weapons

Eleven people across the Mid West have been charged with drug offences, including two with weapons offences also, after a series of police raids last week.

Elise Van Aken

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Homeless support
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Funding plan for rough sleepers

Case workers will find housing and help with medical and Centrelink appointments.

Geoff Vivian

Store threatenedPetition to save Moonyoonooka Store

Plans for Geralton bypass put store on road to ruin.

Geoff Vivian

accused burglarMan charged following spate of break-ins in Geraldton

A 20-year-old man is facing 17 charges stemming from seven home burglaries over a four-day period across the suburbs of Geraldton last month.

Liam Beatty

DUNNY DOWNToilet woes shut pool

Tourist attraction Ellendale Pool looks set to remain closed as a lack of tradespeople in the region delays repairs to the campground toilets.

Elise Van Aken & Liam Beatty

GOLD STARAn innovative way to make your mark

Barely finished with high school, a young gun and recent Youth Award winner wants to inspire Mid West students to take the road less travelled and make their own place in the workforce.

Lisa Favazzo

KNIFE THREATSPremiumGeraldton beach robbery lands man in jail

A man has been jailed for two years and nine months after threatening to “put f...ing holes” in a man and stealing his phone in a “terrifying” attack on the Geraldton foreshore.

Liam Beatty

MUST LOVE DOGSKip & Heather walk for May cause

One pet parent and her four-legged son have spent nearly a decade walking for less fortunate pups, raising money for animals without “a happy place to live”.

Lisa Favazzo

PROPPED UPTree-rific news for landmark

The City of Greater Geraldton has revealed plans to save the well-known CBD leaning tree, damaged during cyclone Seroja.

Lisa Favazzo

“TRAUMATISED”Seroja takes big mental toll

Emotions ran high as Kalbarri residents raised concerns at a community meeting last week about homelessness, unemployment, mental health and the removing of road blocks for visitors.

Phoebe Pin & Elise Van Aken

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Cyclone damage
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Hit to heritage buildings

Historic churches, pubs, homesteads all exposed to the weather.

Geoff Vivian

COASTAL BRAVERYHeroic Geraldton rescuers recognised with awards

Teachers, cops and a teenage surfer recognised for heroic Geraldton rescues at Coastal Bravery Awards

Liam Beatty

SCHOOL BUS STALKERPremiumStalker’s sentencing delayed to assess reoffending risk

A former bus driver who stalked a teenage girl he used to drive to school has a ‘high risk’ of reoffending if he doesn’t get appropriate treatment, Geraldton Magistrate’s Court was told today.

Liam Beatty

DEBATE REVEALEDCouncil turns up heat on hotel site

Geraldton councillors were close to evenly split as they debated whether to offer to buy the flattened old Victoria Hotel block and the lot behind it.

Elise Van Aken

Zone bowls winNorthern bowlers break drought with inter zone win

Northern bowlers have ended a nine-year drought at zone level, winning at Kelleberrin Bowling Club with players from the Batavia, Central West Coastal and Central and North Midlands leagues.

Joe Criddle

Artistic displayCarnamah, Eneabba student artworks to feature in Perth

Carnamah council unanimously voted to fund paints and to allow Carnamah District High School and Eneabba Primary School students to create a mural which will be digitally displayed in Yagan Square.

Elise Van Aken

Indigenous experienceIndigenous art centres are cultural ‘gateway’

Aboriginal art centres double as “gateways” across WA catering to a tourism market that is keen for an Aboriginal cultural experience, according to manager of Yamaji Art Roni Kerley.

Geoff Vivian

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Long road to recoveryCommentsPremium
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$4K in extra support for Seroja- affected communities

People whose homes or businesses were destroyed by cyclone Seroja last month will get an extra $4000 as part of a new State Government recovery package.

Sarah Steger

Photo galleryCamera IconIndustry leaders celebrate best in tourism

Tourism operators, leaders and innovators gathered for an evening of networking and celebrating the resilience of the industry at a cocktail dinner in Geraldton this week.

Lisa Favazzo

Natural disasterCommentsMinister slammed by ‘forgotten’ Kalbarri residents

Emergency Services and Small Business Minister Reece Whitby has copped flak from cyclone-affected communities who feel they’ve been “forgotten”.

Briana Fiore

Football legendA rose in any other game?

Rosie to farewell playing days after 135 games.

Reuben Carder

Cyclone songTown on song in an ode to Seroja

A Northampton man has written a song about living through ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja, which saw him and his wife lose their business due to the damage.

Geoff Vivian

Tree threatenedCyclone damaged tree may be removed

Geraldton’s historic Leaning Tree has become a safety hazard.

Geoff Vivian

30K THEFTPremiumDNA blood test spurs arrest for looting during cyclone

Blood found at the scene of a burglary during the peak of cyclone Seroja last month has led to a Geraldton man being charged with the break-in and looting of more than $30,000 in electronic goods.

Liam Beatty