Dr Kelvin Matthews, former chief executive of the Shire of Meekatharra, has died following complications from a cancer diagnosis.
Matthew Paddick
The Federal funding from the Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program will be used to undertake planning, detailed design and a comprehensive business case for the project.
Staff reporter
There were mixed results for both Geraldton sides during round two of the Country Cricket Championships with 1’s getting a big win against Busselton Margaret River, 2’s going down to Great Southern.
Luke Lawson
The Nationals WA have pledged $140m towards tackling youth crime and establishing support services to divert young offenders away from the justice system if they form government at the March State election.
Jessica Moroney
Three Geraldton locals competed at the 20th annual Taj’s Small Fries surf comp at Yallingup Beach, going up against some of the best junior surfers in the country.
The WA Liberal Party will invest more than $9 million over four years to establish a night safe space for youth in the Gascoyne town of Carnarvon if elected to government.
Carnarvon State Emergency Service volunteers will benefit from a $775,000 investment to improve emergency service resources and equipment in the region.
Round 12 of the Geraldton softball season saw players don pink to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation, adding a charitable dimension to the competition.
Derek Goforth
Agricultural Region MLC Sandra Carr has apologised to a Nationals staffer following an online social media post that accused the latter of ‘political weaponising’ the issue of crime in Geraldton.
Police have charged a man after allegedly attempting to steal from a Geraldton bottle shop on Saturday.
B52’s made a triumphant comeback to the women’s A-grade competition in round 12 of the Geraldton water polo season, securing a 7-3 victory over the second-placed Demons side.
More than 200 competitors took to the Geraldton Golf Club for the 46th annual country week with players flocking to the Mid West from Derby, Margaret River, and the Goldfields.
Last week saw the Jaffle Shack Oceania Youth Wave Titles at Sunset Beach with star local 16-year-old Sarah Kenyon claiming two huge victories.
Premier Roger Cook has promised a $250,000 grant to the Geraldton Surf Life Saving Club to upgrade its aged storage shed if his Labor Government is re-elected at the State election.
A re-elected Labor Government will invest $15.6 million on incentives encouraging more police recruits to live regionally.
The Mid West’s beloved Shore Leave festival will return in April this year after the State Government announced it would support keeping the signature event on the calendar.
Offenders between the ages of five and nine who currently slip through the cracks of the justice system will be targeted in a trial program under a re-elected Labor Government.
Lithium-ion batteries have become the fastest growing home fire risk in WA, according to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.
Natasha Pirrottina
New police bike patrols in the Geraldton CBD are making a dent in retail theft and antisocial behaviour.
The City of Greater Geraldton says it has not received an increase in reports of discarded syringes, despite enquiries about increased online reports emerging.
The WA Liberals say its $100 million plan to unlock regional housing will extend to Geraldton and the Mid West, promising it will be ‘a key target’ of the program.
The owners of Greenough Wildlife Park are set to hold a fundraiser to raise money to keep one of their beloved animals.
Kalbarri emergency medical technician Claire Stringer has completed a Diploma of Emergency Health Care, marking a major step towards becoming a paramedic
Intruders managed to gain entry and turn the schoolteachers house upside down while he was out of town.
