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Kailis Bros Leederville manager Peter Harvey (right) pictured with staff member Alex Pavlovich.

WA NewsCommentsWest Aussies promised festive seafood bargains, but be quick

Local fishmongers and seafood outlets are promising competitive prices for everything from crayfish to oysters to prawns as they prepare for their busiest time of year.

Jessica Evensen

Christmas light enthusiast Colin Bairstow at his home in Yakamia ready to spread the Christmas cheer.

Christmas lights Festive glow lights up Albany

Albany is sparkling with festive colour this year, with homes and gardens covered in bright Christmas lights and decorations. 

Amy Towers

Spencer Park choir members' Indigo Collins, Scarlett Leak and Karlee Hennerberg with Robert Swiggs.

Christmas CarolsYoung performers light up Hardie Road with roaming choir

The sounds of Christmas have echoed down Hardie Road, as Spencer Park Primary School music students performed carols for the community.

Amy Towers

Denmark River Arts Market's Kira Schimmelpfennig is looking forward to Saturday’s Christmas event.

Summer CelebrationsDenmark to celebrate summer in Berridge Park on Saturday

The Shire of Denmark are hosting a summer celebration, combining the spirit of Christmas with Summer Solstice and the beginning of the Birak season on December 13. 

Amy Towers

News. Christmas eve shopping in the city. Murray Street mall in Perth city on Christmas eve.

ChristmasCommentsPremiumThink you’re saving for a house? Christmas could wipe it out

The Christmas period is the perfect storm for losing hold of saving for that house deposit.

Nitesh Jha

The Governor of Western Australia Chris Dawson gets into the Christmas Spirit ahead of Government House’s free open weekend this weekend.

WA NewsCommentsGovernment House opens doors to begin Christmas countdown

The countdown to Christmas has started at WA’s Government House, which will have its doors thrown open to the public this weekend for two days of festivities.

Father Christmas with Jovany and Fatima Cadarin and son Caleb.

Christmas Festival PremiumIN PICTURES: Big crowds at Christmas markets in Albany CBD

It was a big weekend for festive spirit as the Christmas markets returned with stalls, treats and plenty of community spirit. 

Amy Towers

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CHRISTMASOutrage as iconic Christmas tradition axed

Sydney families have erupted in anger after an iconic Christmas tradition that has delighted Aussies for decades was abruptly scrapped.

Phoebe Griffiths

The best beaches to spend Christmas Day revealed

WeatherCommentsThe WA beach deemed best place to celebrate Christmas Day

A new data analysis has pinpointed the exact coastal spots most likely to deliver hot temperatures and blue skies in WA.

Ibanez Taylor

Albany branch VMCCWA chairman Lynton Morgan, Salvation Army Lieutenant Colette Albino and VMCCWA member Bernie Wolfe at Albany's Foundation Park.

Toy run PremiumAlbany ready to roar into life for Charity Bikers Toy Run

Roaring engines and Christmas tinsel are returning to Albany’s streets on Saturday for the annual Bikers Charity Toy Run. 

Amy Towers

About 24 per cent of West Australians are worried their children will miss out on presents this year.

WA newsCommentsShocking number of WA families can’t afford Christmas

Perth families are among those struggling this festive season, with new research revealing half the State fear they can’t afford Christmas this year.

Caitlin Vinci

Bec Wilson, Rineta Rudd, and Ella Fischer in their nativity costumes.

carolling joyPremiumKatanning carollers flock to festive night at Piesse Park

The Katanning community turned out in their hundreds to Piesse Park on Sunday night to enjoy the annual Carols in the Park, run by the Combined Churches of Katanning. 

Jacki Elezovich

The festive spirit was alive and well during Albany's Christmas Festival and Pageant on Saturday in York Street.

Christmas pageant PremiumChristmas cheer hits as floats fill Albany’s main street

Albany’s main street came alive on Saturday as the Christmas pageant rolled through town in a burst of colour, music and festive cheer. 

Amy Towers

‘Like many born and bred West Aussies, I grew up wrapped in the magic of Channel Seven’s Alinta Energy Christmas Pageant,’ writes Jerrie Demasi.

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WA is where the Christmas Pageant joy still thrives

It may be a little daggy, but our State embraces community magic like no other.

Jerrie Demasi

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newsVow on infamous Bronte Christmas bash

Waverley Council will crack down on Bronte Beach's notorious Christmas party after 15,000 revellers left piles of rubbish following last year's "insane" gathering.

Phoebe Griffiths

IGA noticed shoppers were savvy shoppers were switching to home brands to help manage household costs, shopping catalogues at various supermarkets and spreading out the cost of Christmas over five weeks. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

NewsPremiumChristmas stress hits majority of Aussies

New research finds almost 90 per cent of Aussies are feeling stressed this Christmas

Emma Kirk

The Christmas trees lights have been turned back on in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. (AP PHOTO)

ChristmasPremiumBethlehem's Christmas celebrations return after war

The Christmas lights are back in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, bringing a glimmer of hope peace will prevail after two years of war in Gaza.

Megan Janetsky

The West reporter Caitlin Vinci on the West Australian float.

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From crowd to float: Perth Pageant will always warm hearts

A nostalgic rush washed over me as I looked out from the top of the float at a sea of young girls and boys pressed against the barricades, desperate to catch every glittering moment of the Christmas magic.

Caitlin Vinci

Caitlin Vinci

A raft of pubs and restaurants across Perth are open for business on December 25.

ChristmasCommentsSEE THE LIST: All the Perth pubs serving up on Christmas Day

A raft of pubs and restaurants across Perth are open for business on December 25, where talented chefs are prepared to serve up delicious courses and buffets. SEE THE LIST

Kellie Balaam

7NEWS Perth presenter Ryan Daniels pictured with his children Avery, 9, and William, 7, on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Christmas Pageant.

ChristmasCommentsPerth sparkles with festive cheer as Christmas Pageant nears

Christmas comes early to Perth this weekend as the city gears up for one of its most cherished traditions.

Caitlin Vinci

Over just the last few years, mental health indexes have slid to their lowest point since 2020, as financial stress bites harder.

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Is it time to rethink our out-dated Christmas expectations?

Christmas used to feel like a holiday; now it often feels like the finish line of an endurance race.

Lanna Hill

The 2025 event is set to begin at 3pm on Saturday.

Christmas Excitement Albany Christmas pageant set to draw big festive crowd

Christmas magic will fill the main streets of Albany on Saturday as the Christmas Festival and Pageant brings holiday cheer to the community. 

Amy Towers

Combined Churches of Katanning is in its fourth year of hosting Carols in the Park.

FA LA LASingers set to deck Katanning for fourth Carols in the Park

Katanning’s festive spirit will be bolstered this weekend as the annual Carols in the Park event descends on Piesse Park on Sunday evening.

Melissa Sheil

As much as $12 billion will be spent on Christmas gifts this year.

RetailCommentsPremiumWA to splash out as part of $72b Christmas spending spree

West Australians will splurge billions of dollars in the six weeks leading up to Christmas as savvy shoppers get a head start on buying gifts and ticking off their festive to-do lists.

Cheyanne Enciso