A new telehealth service launched on World Hepatitis Day will begin in Geraldton, aiming to bridge a critical healthcare gap for thousands of Western Australians in remote and culturally diverse areas.
Josephine Hingst
The Gascoyne Food Festival has officially opened its 2025 season, with a cornucopia of events to celebrate the region’s produce, people and places from beach to bush.
Stuart Quinn
With ladder pressure intensifying across all divisions in the Midwest Soccer League, round 10 last weekend lived up to its promise of being a season-defining fixture.
Derek Goforth
An artificial reef off the Carnarvon coast dubbed a “game-changer” will be ready to launch by the end of August, creating a new recreational fishing hotspot for locals and visitors in the Gascoyne.
The titans of the Great Northern Women’s Football League’s 2025 season scored massive wins on the weekend, furthering cementing the competition as a two-horse race.
Kate Campbell
A top of the table clash on the verge of finals in the Central Midlands Coastal Football League saw Cervantes edge out Dandaragan in a five-point thriller, winning their 10th match in a row.
Mobile coverage across Geraldton and the wider Mid West has received a boost, with Telstra switching on a new 4G/5G mobile base station in Narngulu.
Local groups making a difference in regional WA are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to $5000 through the Racing WA Community Fund.
A life-changing employment program for students with disabilities has returned to Geraldton, with this year’s Passport 2 Employment program now under way.
A new $3.3 million partnership between the Minderoo Foundation and Regional Arts WA is set to inject vital support into regional arts, with three Mid West and Gascoyne organisations among the first to benefit.
Pet owners are being warned to keep their animals away from the area.
Fishers urged to take note of demersal closure zone in place from August 1.
Greater Geraldton councillors will this week vote on a community petition calling for an off-leash dog exercise area at one of the city’s most popular sporting ovals.
An investigation into the deaths of up to 100 birds on a Coral Bay beach has ruled out reportable diseases as the cause, including avian influenza.
Business and environmental sustainability has paid dividends for well-known Challa Station operators Ashley and Debbie Dowden, who expanded their cattle operations south five years ago.
Georgia Campion
Four months after her stint in State politics came to an abrupt end, former Geraldton MLA Lara Dalton has been announced as the new chair of the Mid West Development Commission.
The Geraldton Buccaneers play their last home game of the regular season on Saturday, ready to battle it out with old rival, the South West Slammers.
A Geraldton chemist has described a plan to train pharmacists across WA to treat a host of common conditions as a “positive step towards improving access to health care for the community”.
The Nangetty-Walkaway Bridge is nearing completion, with the council revealing an update to its progress at Tuesday night’s agenda forum at the Walkaway Town Hall.
A new high-tech mobile camera trailer has appeared in town, looming over Flores Road this week, watching for drivers using their phones, failing to wear their seatbelts or speeding.
Geraldton’s long-awaited youth centre is finally here, with city staff and local students touring the newly refurbished space this week.
Jurien Bay toppled Lancelin Ledge Point during round 12 of the Central Midlands Coastal Football League in what was a one-sided affair.
Luke Lawson
A proposed offshore wind farm off the Mid West coast has been scrapped, as European developer Copenhagen Energy quietly exits the Australian renewables market.
After a week of byes, the GNWFL returned in round 12 for Indigenous round with Brigades toppling Railways and Naaguja Valley (Chapman Valley) remaining undefeated.
