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Ratepayers across Kwinana are being asked to have their say on a proposed rate rise for the 2026–27 financial year.

Recreational boat fishers are being offered a rebate of up to $50 for the purchase of fishing gear through participating Western Australian tackle stores.

A Waikiki teenager has been ranked among the best CrossFit athletes in the world.

Mandurah's own Kerrie Overell has been crowned WA Volunteer of the Year.

Fire has destroyed a home in Wellard overnight.

A 28-year-old woman has been fined $7700 after she was caught with a haul of undersize blue swimmer crabs in Coodanup.

Mandurah mayor Amber Kearns has expressed her disappointment after councillor Peter Rogers announced his resignation two years before his term was due to end.

Motorists travelling along Mandurah Road in Secret Harbour will notice a speed limit reduction from this week.

WA Police have confirmed one of their own has died in hospital days after a serious crash in Hopeland.

The community is rallying behind a young swimmer as he prepares to represent Western Australia on the national stage.

A 25-year-old man has been charged after allegedly punching a police officer in the face at a house party in Dawesville.

A fire has torn through a farm stay in Baldivis.

Mandurah MP Rhys Williams said the 2026-27 State Budget is one of the best that Mandurah has seen in a long time.

A 54-year-old woman is fighting for life in hospital following a serious crash in Hopeland.

A 37-year-old man has died following a crash in Parmelia.

A former Department of Communities employee has been hit with a further five child sex offences.

Baldivis Police and RSPCA WA are investigating a shocking report of animal cruelty.

A construction tender is now open for a new mental health facility at Rockingham General Hospital.

Three local men have been charged following an investigation into an alleged drug and money laundering syndicate operating across Australia.

Seven people have been charged over an alleged brawl at a Dawesville kebab shop.

A boy is in police custody after a car ploughed into a business in Baldivis.

A group of teenagers and men have allegedly run riot in Dawesville, fighting inside a kebab shop and trying to break into a home.

Smoke alerts have been issued for several suburbs south of Mandurah.

Dozens of City of Rockingham residents are expected to attend a Special Electors Meeting tonight to vote on a series of motions including the reinstatement of red-lidded bin collections and an audit of the FOGO system.

A traffic warden in the South West has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a truck.

Local parents are scrambling to find childcare for their kids after the sudden closure of 12 centres across WA.

The community is invited to a free, family-friendly event this weekend to celebrate the recently completed second Mandurah Estuary Bridge.

Free flu vaccines are now on offer to Western Australians in a bid to take pressure off hospitals this winter.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled a $1.1 billion investment to begin crucial road upgrades for heavy vehicles heading to the proposed Westport container terminal in Kwinana.

Two drivers have escaped injury after a head-on crash south of Perth.

A whale carcass is attracting sharks close to shore off Dawesville.