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AG GRADUATIONPremiumIN PICTURES: Narrogni Ag students celebrate graduation

Narrogin students from the Western Australian College of Agriculture’s 2024 graduating class farewelled their school and celebrated their achievements at their graduation ceremony last month.

Hannah Whitehead

THE HYPOTHETICALSPremiumWA play Hypotheticals to see first Narrogin performance

A contemporary Australian play is set to bend the minds of a Wheatbelt town regarding friends, family and parenthood.

Hannah Whitehead

‘Band-aid solution’PremiumBlackouts hit Wheatbelt as Govt talks up power reliability

The Opposition has slammed WA Labor over a major blackout across the Wheatbelt and Mid West, on the same day the Cook Government praised itself for power reliability in the area.

Ezra Kaye

WA NewsPremiumCops probe horror Wheatbelt crash after driver dies at scene

A man has died after a fatal crash involving two trucks in the Wheatbelt in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Claire Sadler

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumEmergency services race to scene of truck crash in Wheatbelt

Emergency services are on the scene of a serious crash involving two trucks in the Wheatbelt, with one person seriously injured.

Caleb Runciman

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Dome ghosts WA town on historic building development plans

A historic building has been left to rot after its owners ghosted the Wheatbelt town on a dream multimillion-dollar hospitality project.

Hannah Whitehead

HISTORY AT STAKEPetition to save Brookton Railway Station from demolition

Over a thousand people have signed a petition to stop the planned demolition of a 183-year-old railway station in the Wheatbelt.

Hannah Whitehead

Round one Wickepin-Harrismith score epic win in first A-grade game

Wickepin-Harrismith have enjoyed the perfect start in their promotion to the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade competition.

Cameron Newbold

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Narrogin’s former masonry building to house new school care

A home has been found for Narrogin’s new childcare centre with the service to open in as little as six months.

Hannah Whitehead

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Sentencing delayed for ‘disrespectful’ prison assault

A Great Southern father of eight who groped a female prison officer and forced a medical centre into a code black has had his sentencing adjourned after he swore at the magistrate.

Georgia Campion

Courts & justicePremiumWagin man steals thousands of goods after IGA break-in

A Wagin man has avoided jail after breaking into the town’s IGA and stealing more than $10,000 worth of meat and tobacco. 

Hannah Whitehead

CRICKET RETURNNew players join as Towns pumped for junior cricket return

Last season’s undefeated Upper Great Southern under-13’s cricket champions returned to the field this weekend as junior action returns to the crease. 

Hannah Whitehead

COOK OFFPremiumIN PICTURES: Great Southern barbeque champs crowned

Narrogin’s Great Southern Smokeout celebrated different food cultures and crowned four cook-off champions at the weekend.

Hannah Whitehead

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AI-powered cameras a ‘game changer’ for road repairs

The technology, which uses AI video analysis software to measure speed and distances between vehicles, classifies and grades the severity of near misses on the roads.

Lauren Price

Season startsPremiumWandering get early chance to avenge last season's heartache

The highly anticipated Upper Great Southern Cricket Association season gets under way this weekend with a tantalising grand final rematch. 

Harry Grigson

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Rescue chopper sent to horror biker crash north of Perth

The RAC Rescue helicopter has been deployed to a motorcycle crash in the Wheatbelt where a man has been badly hurt.

Lauren Price

HEALTH AND SAFETY PremiumAnalysis suggests live export changes reducing animal health

Commercial operators worry government changes to animal welfare practices in Australia’s live export supply chain has led to lower animal welfare outcomes as a result of overhandling and increased comingling. 

Olivia Ford

MILESTONE YEARPremiumIN PICTURES: Dumbleyung Theatre Club celebrates 70th year

A local theatre club has marked a major anniversary with a Hollywood-style awards ceremony in the small Wheatbelt town of Dumbleyung.

Hannah Whitehead

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Wickepin woman left with nothing after house fire guts home

A Wickepin woman has been left devastated after a house fire gutted her home with her dog still inside.

Hannah Whitehead

Courts & justicePremiumNotorious paedophile Dennis McKenna to stay locked up

The adult victims of one of the State’s most depraved paedophiles are celebrating after his bid for freedom was denied by the WA Prisoners Review board.

Caleb Runciman

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Senate to hear of regional WA aged care woes in Perth

Aged care centres in regional WA are running at a loss and face closure without investment to help them keep up with lucrative mining wages, a Senate committee in Perth is set to hear on Friday.

Jake Dietsch

IN PICTURESPremiumNarrogin Agricultural Show celebrates 120 years

Thousands descended on Narrogin to celebrate the agricultural show’s 120th year with music, rides and food.

Hannah Whitehead

Bouncing backPremiumYoungsters hit the court in big return of junior basketball

Young players have returned to the courts in an exciting new season of the the Narrogin Junior Basketball Association.

Hannah Whitehead

MEAT MASTERSPremiumGreat Southern Smokeout to raise money for men’s refuge

Barbeque experts will descend on a Wheatbelt town this month to raise money to kickstart a men’s refuge project in the shire.

Hannah Whitehead