Francesca Mann

The Supreme Court has ruled the Shire of Mount Magnet can levy rates on land occupied by mining infrastructure, a decision one lobby group says could cost the industry $55 million a year.

Instead of throwing a big party, Tammy Zanotti celebrated her 50th birthday by taking up competitive bodybuilding. She left her first meet a medallist. 

When Tammy Zanotti turned 50, she knew she wanted to give competitive bodybuilding a go. 

Geraldton mother Alicia Kimberley has always struggled to find social activities for her son Corbin, who has autism. But now he's "thriving" thanks to weekly gaming sessions at The Zone.

Finding friends and activities for her nine-year-old Corbin has been a constant struggle for Alicia Kimberley.   

Brenton Shar's family are desperate to hear from anyone who has information about the Geraldton father who has not been seen for two months.

Officials in Geraldton decided to bring down the $880,000 build after rain and high tides this week left it at risk of falling into the ocean.

A perfect storm of conditions sees a unique weather phenomenon form above a Wheatbelt town, lasting for a few fleeting minutes.

Road signs in Lancelin, north of Perth, have been graffitied with threats to Shire of Gingin staff and councillors, just days out from a local government election.

Born about 700 years too late for the real thing, Geraldton's Tamara Hall has launched regional Western Australia's first historical medieval battle team, a full-contact sport where armour-clad competitors fight each other with blunt weapons.

A catastrophic leg injury left Liam Hunt's doctors questioning whether he would walk again, let alone play basketball.

WorkSafe is investigating after a five-year-old's pinky toe was amputated while playing on a merry-go-round in WA's Midwest.

The owners of the derelict Batavia Motor Inn site want its itinerant residents evicted despite having not yet formulated a plan for redevelopment.

A Geraldton nurse has been granted permanent residency in the final hours of the Morrison government after a two-and-a-half year battle to stay in Australia. 

Volunteers have rescued three men after their yacht capsized in "atrocious conditions" off the Jurien Bay coast overnight. 

A Geraldton doctor is among cancer patients in her region who have to travel to Perth for radiotherapy despite a promise three years ago to build a treatment centre.

The WA Government has allocated an extra $50 million to the long-awaited upgrades after tenders for the bulk of the work were "significantly over budget". 

About 70 lone pine trees have been planted in Geraldton as part of a unique project to grow living memorials for local soldiers who died in World War I.

The WA Prison Officers' Union says it's just "waiting to see where" a riot will break out amid what it's saying are severe staffing shortages in the state. The Department of Justice, however, says ratios are "reasonable and manageable".

Despite record government funding, hundreds of Western Australia's Midwest and Wheatbelt residents are still trying to put their lives back together after last year's devastating tropical Cyclone Seroja destroyed homes and livelihoods.

Community leaders are concerned some people in the regions will miss out on rapid antigen test kits dispatched across WA.

Former clients of the 37-year-old man allege he crossed the line into inappropriate and criminal conduct while massaging them. 

Alma May Beard was one of 22 Australian nurses killed by Japanese soldiers in the Bangka Island massacre during World War II.

The 74-year-old man allegedly posted a series of videos on social media where he used threatening language and incited others to arrest MPs, including Premier Mark McGowan.

After celebrating her 46th birthday, a nurse who has been working in Geraldton since 2018 is told she is too old for permanent residency.