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Serious assault in Midland

A 54-year-old man had his cheek fractured, nose broken and ear perforated in a vicious bashing in Midland on Wednesday night. more »

Is this Australia's largest chicken egg?

Kylie and Emery Williams with Bronzey and her egg, which weighed a mighty 160g.

A GIANT egg laid by a Darlington hen - weighing in at more than 160 grams - looks to have cracked a new Australian record. more »

Gillard protestor defiant

Aboriginal activist Marianne Mackay says Prime Minister Julia Gillard had nothing to fear from protestors on Australia Day. Picture: Neil Mulligan www.communitypix.com.au d372640

BERTRAM Aboriginal activist Marianne Mackay stood just metres from Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott as they scrambled under heavy police guard through hundreds of protestors in Canberra on Australia Day. more »

Brick thrown at shop attendant

Can you help police identify this pair?

POLICE want to speak to these two people (pictured) over a recent robbery at a Beaconsfield liquor store during which a brick was thrown at a staff member's head. more »

Drugs, booze and crime worry young people

SUBSTANCE abuse, crime, safety and violence are the most important issues facing Australia according to WA youth and Indigenous people across the nation. more »

Trio charged over theft of electronic goods

Sgt Christopher Turner with recovered items.d372785

PEEL Crime Prevention Unit officers recovered electrical items estimated at $20,000 this week within eight hours of the products being stolen from Target in Bull Creek. more »

Dumping drains kitty

Junk: RSPCA op shop managers Sue Stewart and Mel Wells with the useless items dumped on their doorstep.

THIRTY boxes of unsaleable junk were dumped on the doorstep of the Port Kennedy RSPCA store on Tuesday night, robbing hundreds of dollars from the charity’s cat and dog rescue “kitty”. more »

Stranger danger alert as school year starts

Baldivis Primary School principal John Worthy with Jimbo Don

AS nearly 400,000 WA children, including thousands in Kwinana and Rockingham, embarked on the 2012 school year this week, many local parents would no doubt have warned them about stranger danger. more »

Fruit, vegie price war: small retailers predict dire consequences

Small retailers fear price war will lead to their demise.

IT’S been dubbed the “new campaign to promote fresh, quality produce”, but Coles’ plan to slash fruit and veg prices by up to 50 per cent has raised the ire of Rockingham’s fresh food retailers. more »

Marina one step closer

An artist’s impression of the planned marina.

THE City of Rockingham says it has received an assurance from the Transport Minister that it will ensure the proponent of Port Rockingham marina has the financial capacity to complete the project. more »

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