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BowlsGeraldton gets positive response to bowls tournament

The Geraldton Bowling Club’s 75th annual June carnival opening three-day tournament ran last week, with the fixture well received by all participants as the club’s premier event of the season.

Joe Criddle

BasketballGeraldton basketball fans gear up for double header

Geraldton basketball fans have a big few games coming up, with a rare double header next weekend.

Reuben Carder

Finals hopesKey recruits shape Norths’ finals hopes

Northampton sit pretty in the top four in the Great Northern Football League and look a near-certainty for just their fifth finals tilt this century.

Tanti's TakeVictor Tanti

Huge scorelineOlympic win big to go top in Geraldton men’s soccer

Olympic FC were top in the men’s league midway through the round as soccer kicked off again in Geraldton this weekend, after the blues overcame a mountain to overtake Rovers on goal difference.

Reuben Carder

Coral Bay emergencyCommentsPremiumBoy saw ‘shadow in water’ before shark attack

A 10-year-old boy is recovering after emergency surgery to repair damage from a shark attack at a WA tourist hotspot.

Brianna Dugan and Sarah Steger

grim discoveryRemains identified as missing Kalbarri windsurfer

Remains discovered on Thursday have today been confirmed as belonging to Kalbarri local John Laverack who went missing during gale-force winds the day before.

Liam Beatty & Elise Van Aken

‘seen it all’Geraldton’s top cop hands on baton for Perth post

From billion-dollar drug busts to civil unrest, natural disasters and everything in between — Sen. Sgt Jason Scragg has seen it all during his two-year tenure as the officer in charge in Geraldton.

Liam Beatty

extremely seriousPremiumWoman accused of attempted car attack pleads not guilty

A 49-year-old Bluff Point woman is preparing to go to trial after pleading not guilty to allegations she attempted to run over a group of people on Christmas Eve.

Liam Beatty

Big FreezeBig freeze the hot topic: Who are the local sliders?

They’re ready to go and, according to someone who’s been there and done it, they’ll probably be colder than they’ve ever imagined.

Reuben Carder

home invasionPremiumHunt on for man who attacked elderly Geraldton man

Police say the elderly victim of a violent home invasion earlier this week is shaken by the ordeal but has returned home and is “travelling OK”.

Liam Beatty

It’s personal‘Keep up the fight’ plea in local footy MND round

Organiser of GNFL’s MND round Mark Houston takes on personal fight after mother loses battle against deadly disease

Reuben Carder

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Get out to Nabawa and don MND beanie

Why sport and community causes is an important mix. The latest one to get behind is the Big Freeze initiative to fund raise for motor neurone disease.

Harry Taylor

Fatal fears‘Someone could end up killed’: Rock-throwing fears grow

The region’s top cop fears someone will end up killed if a rock-throwing spate in Geraldton continues, as the number of juveniles caught by police for “volume crimes” has almost doubled in two months.

Kate Campbell

FULL HOUSEConference Centre pulling crowds

Businessman, publican, and now conference centre king — a Geraldton man says the whole region will reap the rewards of his latest venture.

Lisa Favazzo

NEW PLANSChurch ‘conversion’ event sparks peaceful opposition

Community members — both LGBTQIA+ and allies — are planning peaceful opposition to a conversion event at Geraldton Anglican Cathedral on Saturday night.

Lisa Favazzo

GOING STEADYPremiumWild things make my heart sing in the sun

I would not recognise her without her crocodile-coloured uniform, wide-brimmed hat and dark sunglasses.

Lisa Favazzo

‘Very concerned’CommentsDesperate search for missing kite surfer continues

Police hold serious concerns for an elderly surfer who was last seen yesterday afternoon falling into the water off Kalbarri.

Elise Van Aken and Liam Beatty

Holding onto hopeCommentsPremiumLoyal dog in beachside vigil for missing kite surfer

The daughter of a kite surfer missing near Kalbarri says she’s hopeful he’ll be found alive. Locals say the missing man’s dog was found keeping vigil at the water’s edge, waiting for him to return.

Daryna Zadvirna

Road dangerPerenjori driver has lucky escape in roo rollover

The RAC’s Glen Walker said 727 animal collision claims were lodged in March and April, up 36 per cent on the five-year average for the period, with more than 90 per cent of involving kangaroos.

Phoebe Pin

New competitionGascoyne footy association to hold first women’s games

After the success of metropolitan and regional women’s divisions, the Gascoyne footy association is holding its first ever women’s matches.

Reuben Carder

VICIOUS ASSAULTMan gets 10 months jail for drunken attack on partner

A Mid West man has been jailed for 10 months after an “unprovoked” vicious assault on his partner in the bathroom of a Morawa home.

Liam Beatty

DAY OFFCamera IconGeraldton celebrates WA Day

I am, you are, we are Westralian.

Lisa Favazzo

CARBON CRUSHERSFrom little environmental changes, big things grow

“Three years ago, I ate meat at every meal and sniggered quietly behind my vegan friends’ backs. So what changed?”

Vivienne Lobo

NO CONVERTPremiumGeraldton church in ‘conversion’ controversy

A controversial event — labelled “gay conversion therapy” and “homophobic” by activists — is coming to a prominent Geraldton church this weekend.

Lisa Favazzo