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Puck around and find out

By Olivia Fuderer on April 27, 2026

Break-ing bad

By Connor Kidd on April 23, 2026

Reef grief

By Bethany Tabi on April 23, 2026

Bitter pill for sweet treats

By Camila Egusquiza Santa Cruz on April 2, 2026

Pour form makes unhappy hour

By Adam Morolla on April 2, 2026

Holiday plans tanked

By Renee Hilton-Jones on April 2, 2026

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There’s No Place Like, No Place – a photo essay by Eliza Laschon

By WI Reporters on January 28, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

A photo essay on the dogs of the Shenton Park Animal Refuge Centre.

Taxidermy Unexplained – a photo essay by Matthew Sykes

By WI Reporters on January 28, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

A photo essay looking at the Museum of Natural History in Guildford, Western Australia.

Beach Life – a photo essay by Simen Lonning

By WI Reporters on January 25, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

In the last three years of my life I have lived at Scarborough Beach, a well-known Perth suburb that attracts all kinds of people in summer time.

Bali Odyssey – a photo essay by Jodie Parker

By WI Reporters on January 25, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

I decided to take photographs for my story board during my travels in Bali.

Cycling Passion – a photo essay by Emma Young

By WI Reporters on January 25, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

My photoessay is about a group of intrepid cyclists, all forty-plus, including my parents.

Chocolate Obsession – a photo essay by Rosanna Candler

By WI Reporters on January 25, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

What is our obsession with chocolate? With the average Australian scoffing over 17kg per year, it’s no wonder the gluttonous term ‘chocoholic’ has become a mainstream confectionery conviction. Maybe because it comes […]

Burlesque in Perth – a photo essay by Marijke Loosjes

By WI Reporters on January 25, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

This photo essay is looking at the local Burlesque scene in Perth. Burlesque has seen a comeback recently and all over the world a revival has begun with more and more troops […]

Gone with the Wind – a photo essay by Marit Nore

By WI Reporters on January 25, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

The powers of the wind and the ocean have changed the state of both my mind and body.

Fears of a pork shortage

By WI Reporters on January 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Rising production costs have sparked fears of a pork shortage ahead of Christmas as Claire Burton reports.

Swan River fears

By WI Reporters on January 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

There are fears lower than normal rainfall will spell problems for Perth’s Swan River as Samantha Mills reports.

Perth's new theatre centre

By WI Reporters on January 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

The curtain is about to go up on Perth’s new State Theatre Centre as Jamie Kennedy reports.

Light rail plans for Fremantle

By WI Reporters on January 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

There are plans to bring a new kind of transport to Fremantle as Sallese Gibson reports.

Concerns about Fremantle Harbour dredging

By WI Reporters on January 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

There are concerns about the impact of the dredging of Fremantle Harbour as Clair Morton reports.

New program to stop hoon drivers

By WI Reporters on January 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Parts of Perth have been given money in a new bid to help crackdown on so-called “hoon” driving as Jeremy Cole reports.

Australia's booming dollar

By WI Reporters on January 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Australia’s dollar has hit new highs against the greenback, causing fears for Australia’s tourism industry as James Kristoff reports.

Perth's Extended Trading Hours

By WI Reporters on January 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

There’s been a mixed reaction to Perth’s change to trading hours as Rohan Mehra reports.

Perth's Urban Orchard

By WI Reporters on January 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

An urban orchard has been created in the heart of the city as Jessica Tana Bankoff reports.

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