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The folks behind the frequency

By Anne Jagtenberg on October 1, 2026

Warmer winters threaten Araluen’s tulips

By Sydney Fossilo on September 29, 2026

More than a riding centre

By Catherine Ayre on September 29, 2026

Don’t underestimate Junyi Thia

By Paige Ryan on September 29, 2026

Perth’s own Dolly

By Bethany Stopher on September 28, 2026

Making waves

By Maddison Lord on September 24, 2026

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After the fire

By Joanna Delalande on September 29, 2016

Fire-ravaged Yarloop has reopened but, for some residents, the town will never be home again.

Plan to shape future of Whiteman Park

By Megan Lack on September 29, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Have your say until October 4.

True Tigers

By Amy Crellin on September 29, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Claremont footy club would not be the same without the support of the Dermer Duo.

WA women in League of their own

By Grace Gayton on September 29, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

NSW and Queensland’s biggest football sport makes inroads in WA.

Migraines – they’re not just headaches

By Mikaela Knight on September 29, 2016

And the internet is opening up opportunities for those who suffer from the debilitating neurological problem.

WA to get a rural fire service

By Sjanna Sandalova on September 29, 2016

The State Government has accepted all 17 recommendations from the investigation into the Yarloop-Waroona bushfire.

Charges laid over body-in-suitcase murder

By Sjanna Sandalova on September 29, 2016

Police are still hunting for people who knew the victim.

Hoarders’ hidden hell

By Esther O'Loughlin on September 29, 2016

But help is at hand.

Mother distraught at order to take cross from son’s grave

By Emily Cousins on September 29, 2016

But a Facebook group came to the rescue, supplying a new cross and raising money for a headstone.

The trials of adopting from China

By WI Reporters on September 29, 2016

Annabeth Bert reports on the drastic fall in adoptions from China as part of a series of stories from the 2016 Curtin Journalism Shanghai Study Tour.

Interview with an umpire

By Carly Laden on September 29, 2016

Dean Margetts reveals what it’s like to be the man in white (or green, anyway).

Get ready for the three-hour time difference to kick in

By Jessica Powell on September 29, 2016

Most of the Eastern States put their clocks forward this weekend.

SA-style power blackout ‘not impossible’ in WA

By Jason Titheradge on September 29, 2016

But we would cope better with a big storm, energy expert claims.

Armadale wants a university campus

By Adam Poulsen on September 29, 2016

The local universities don’t seem interested in opening a campus in the area.

High rate of Valentine’s Day marriages are doomed

By Jonathan Cunningham on September 29, 2016

Marriage statistics show divorce is more likely when weddings occured on Valentines Day and numerically specific days.

Fire destroys Gnangara house and rare car

By Courtney Thornton on September 29, 2016

But the cause of the blaze has not been determined.

Passengers left fuming over Bali flight cancellations

By Alexandra Faulkner on September 28, 2016

That pesky Lombo volcano is at it again.

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