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Top cop reveals plan to tackle police suicide tragedies

Police Commissioner Chris Dawson will hold a forum dealing with mental health, to start within the next few weeks, in the wake of recent suicides that have shocked the force.

Brianna Dugan

Severe weather warningWA braces for more wild weather and flooding

Residents in river catchment areas across the south west corner of WA have been warned of potential flooding during a cold front expected to hit on Monday.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Fatal crashCommentsPolice investigating fatal Dampier Highway crash

Officers from the Major Crash unit are seeking information from witnesses of a fatal crash on Dampier Highway yesterday morning.

Alexander Scott

Making wavesPaddlers stand up for titles in Geraldton

Expect big launches over waves, barrels, and lots of spray as the best stand-up paddle boarders in WA come to Geraldton this weekend for the State SUP titles.

Reuben Carder

Tick of approvalBowling club car park now complete

Locals will enjoy rolling up to a freshly resurfaced car park when they attend their weekly lawn bowls activities following the completion of a long-awaited Geraldton Bowling Club project.

Phoebe Pin

Community hubCommentsPremiumWomen’s community hub in works for Leonora

“There is nothing for women to do as women and join together as women, and most of the services in Leonora...are based around mental health and domestic violence”

Amber Lilley

Marketing agencyCommentsPremiumMarketing agency sets up shop in Goldfields

Demand for world-class marketing and creativity in the regions has prompted the launch of Marketforce Regions

Catholic educationCommentsPremiumFramework a flexible guide to Catholic education

The framework will be introduced into the State’s 163 Catholic schools, with Goldfields schools the first to be taken through the new-look guide to education

Amber Lilley

Flexible childcareCommentsPremiumFlexible childcare considered for new YMCA centre

“We have a lot of flexible and quite innovative solutions around how we can hopefully make the experience the best possible for families”

Tegan Guthrie

Cultural course recognisedCommentsPremiumGoldfields cultural course gets recognition

“It’s critical that people address their own cultural competency and take on that responsibility particularly in the Goldfields where the issues of First Nation’s people are largely ignored”

Carwyn Monck

High-grade hitCommentsPremiumMincor gets a high-grade hit in Kambalda

It marks a promising start for the new underground drilling campaign at the prospect in the heart of Kambalda’s nickel district

Jason Mennell

$400m dealCommentsPremiumShareholders tick Evolution deal

Evolution on Friday squared away a $400m placement to bankroll the deal announced to the market just 24 hours earlier

Jason Mennell

Safety firstFun play date prepares kids for natural disasters

Some of Geraldton’s smallest community members will get an introduction on what to do in an emergency situation at a play date with a difference on Monday.

Phoebe Pin

Welcome homeCamera IconPhoto gallery: West End Villas welcomes new residents

Residents of six new Beachlands units were all smiles on Monday as they showed community members how their homes had been modified to make their lives easier.

Phoebe Pin

She feedsCommentsNOT AGAIN — Cable Beach swallows another 4WD

The latest incident occurred on Saturday morning south of the surf lifesaving club as the tides rose to 8.8 metres, well short of the 10-plus metre tides experienced in the region.

Tom Zaunmayr

SOCCERLa Fiamma aim to keep unbeaten run at home

Geraldton’s metro soccer team is playing at home today and hoping to keep an unbeaten run in the second round of competition.

Northern StarCommentsPremiumTonkin best man to lead Northern Star Resources

“I couldn’t think of anyone better to lead the company into this next chapter as Stu Tonkin who in my opinion is the best-in-class operator”

Jason Mennell

Goldfields womenCommentsPremiumWomen who made history in the Goldfields

“History doesn’t always tell us much about women’s contributions and things, it was more the husbands or the men but these women were right besides them doing just as much if not more”

Amber Lilley

Born into trainingCommentsPremiumHorses in the blood for trainer Thomas

“I’m probably the youngest (trainer) by a few years, but my grandfather was a great influence and I helped him for probably 10 years before I got a licence”

Neale Harvey

Vaccine SOSCommentsPremiumVaccine SOS to Goldfielders

“We are getting between 120 and 240 doses a week, so we really need to be fully booking our clinics so we are not chucking any of this precious vaccine out.”

Tegan Guthrie

Golden heritageCommentsPremiumBook delves into States’ search for mine wealth

“It’s in chronological order about the history of the search for mineral wealth and what it meant for each State”

Carwyn Monck

Diggers & DealersCommentsPremiumLocals fill gaps for Diggers & Dealers

Diggers & Dealers chairman Jim Walker said 2250 delegates had signed up for the annual talkfest. That is up from the 1968 who attended last year.

Jason Mennell

Traditional techniquesCommentsPremiumAncient know-how and modern science join to fight fire

A wildfire mitigation program incorporating traditional principles and modern technologies on country has seen a 70 per cent drop in damaging fires which ravage wildlife habitats and cultural sites.

Sam Jones

Tool timeTradies empowered to reclaim tools

Police are appealing for the owners of more than 100 power tools to come forward and claim their property after the items were seized during the search of a home last month.