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Lots to celebrate this Christmas for two boys beating cancer
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (507+ words) Christmas has been the light at the end of the tunnel for two WA families, whose young sons have spent a hellish year battling leukaemia. Riley Coyne, 4, and Ace D'Agostino, 2, became friends " as if by fate " when the two were…...
Symbolic detail as MPs welcome baby girl
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (405+ words) After a week of hardship and despair for Australia and the Jewish community, this little baby knew what she was doing when she entered the world a few weeks early to bring some much needed joy. Taking to social media…...
Is it creepy to emulate Santa at Christmas?
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (792+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Dear Aunty, A little while back you wrote a response to "Green Thumb" who…...
Parents urged to delay their kids’ smartphone use
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (325+ words) Parents from a handful of Geraldton schools have vowed to delay giving their children smartphones and are encouraging others to take the online pledge. Parents from a handful of Geraldton schools have vowed to delay giving their children smartphones and…...
Hyden primary students explore STEM through sailing program
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (360+ words) Hannah Whitehead works as the rural journalist for the Narrogin Observer and The Great Southern Herald since 2024. She is the sole journalist based in the Southern Weatbelt and surrounding country towns. Her role includes sports, criminal, political, emergency and community…...
Gero’s softball stars shine as WA under-18s squad visits
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (333+ words) Softball fans in Geraldton were treated to a strong weekend of representative action as Softball WA's State under-18 side rolled into town to take on local GSA teams across a series of games at Utakarra. The visit gave local players…...
History-making miracle premmie continues to defy odds
1+ week, 2+ day ago (415+ words) Tiny Charlie Jones is a mini miracle, defying the odds as one of Australia's smallest surviving newborns. Born at just over 26 weeks, Charlie weighed 360 grams - slightly bigger than a can of soup - when he arrived at Brisbane's Mater Hospital on…...
Incontinent in my 20s: breaking the bathroom stigma
1+ week, 3+ day ago (373+ words) Angelique Wauer thought incontinence was only something she would have to worry about when she was elderly or after having a baby. She did not expect that her early 20s would be marred by urinary complications that would completely disrupt her…...
Teens share their diaries from a post social media ban world
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1838+ words) For the past three years, social media has been a constant companion in the lives of best friends Brooke Kober and Jasmin Doherty. It was the first thing the Perth teens looked at when they woke up, and the last…...
Young performers light up Hardie Road with roaming choir
1+ week, 4+ day ago (542+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....