Searching for a safe harbour
Making debut album Better in Blak was cathartic for Thelma Plum, who got a little help from a Beatle.
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Athletes put bodies to the test
Athletes tested themselves in three categories — Rx, which was exercises as prescribed; scaled, which was modified exercises; and beginner.
Waste initiatives cheered
Yara Pilbara, Woodside and Rio Tinto have made inroads into the war on waste this year, with all three companies implementing new initiatives focused on reducing, reusing and recycling.
Pilbara-raised skate star rolls in to show biz
Nixen Osborne, 18, has joined the cast of a Big hART skating production.
Soweto Gospel Choir visits Karratha schools
An award-winning South African choir performed at four schools in Karratha last week.
Olympia lets cracks appear
Melbourne indie pop star takes serious risks on second album, Flamingo.
Funds boost Dampier foreshore works
The Dampier foreshore redevelopment has secured its final piece of funding.
Triple J pranksters shake up breakfast radio
A pair of 20-something comedians now host the second most listened to breakfast radio show in Perth.
Visiting angler hooks cracking mackerel in Exmouth
Chris Tupper caught an impressive 18kg mackerel from shore near the Mildura Wreck.
WA on show as MasterChef comes to town
It’s WA Week on MasterChef, with WA produce among the stars of the show
RSPCA’s plans to expand north stall
Plans to establish an animal welfare inspector in the North West have been shelved.
Fred Botica back on Perth radio
The radio legend has gone back to where it all began.
96FMs Lisa ‘having a ball’ after axing
The Perth radio host has ended her 10-week social media silence to address her departure from the station.
Man held over Mandurah mall brawl
A man is in custody on charges related to a wild brawl that broke out in Mandurah’s notorious Smart Street Mall early on Saturday morning.
German backpacker missing in South West
A German man backpacking around Australia hasn’t been seen since Wednesday.
Century-old Subiaco bridge replaced
A delicate operation to replace a 109-year-old bridge in Subiaco is under way.