SW surfers ordered out after shark sightings

OLD FRIEND: A great white which was pictured menacing a fishing boat at Quindalup on an earlier occasion. Source: PerthNow OLD FRIEND: A great white which was pictured menacing a fishing boat at Quindalup on an earlier occasion. Source:...

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40.5C - and heatwave here to stay

COOL DOWN: With temps set to continue around 40C, Perth beaches will be busy. Source: PerthNow THE temperature in Perth hit 40.5C, with the sweltering heatwave set to continue till at least Wednesday. The blistering start to the day followed...

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Man charged with attacking police officer

CHARGED: A Willetton man has been charged with assaulting a police officer in Northbridge early today. Picture: Bohdan Warchomij Source: PerthNow CHARGED: A Willetton man has been charged with assaulting a police officer in Northbridge...

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Raging bushfire closes Kwinana Freeway

WILDFIRE: Firefighters are battling to contain a bushfire which has jumped Kwinana Freeway near Bertram. Picture: Stanley King Source: PerthNow WILDFIRE: Firefighters are battling to contain a bushfire which has jumped Kwinana Freeway near...

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Perth hits 39C as heatwave intensifies

COOL DOWN: With temps set to continue around 40C, Perth beaches will be busy. Source: PerthNow PERTH'S maximum passed 39C on Friday - continuing the state's week-long heatwave which has seen temperatures close to 40C for days on end. Even...

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Australian shares hit 19-month high

THE Australian share market has hit 19-month highs on the last full day of trading for 2012, buoyed by gains among resources stocks. It has risen 12 out of its last 14 sessions, is up by more than 15 per cent for the year and on target for its...

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Rockingham is WA's Lotto hotspot

LUCKY COUNTRY: Rockingham is now the WA Lotto hotspot, with a recent Secret Harbour win. Source: The Daily Telegraph LUCKY COUNTRY: Rockingham is now the WA Lotto hotspot, with a recent Secret Harbour win. Source: PerthNow ROCKINGHAM...

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First cyclone forming off WA coast

CYCLONE BREWING: A cyclone is forming off the north west coast of WA. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology Source: PerthNow A TROPICAL Cyclone - the first of the season - is forming off the North West coast of WA. The Bureau of Meteorology...

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No charges for boys over suspicious fires

ARSON: Two boys are being questioned by police over a series of deliberately lit fires in South Lakes overnight.   Source: PerthNow TWO juveniles who were being questioned by police over several suspicious scrub fires in South Lake overnight...

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Severe storm warning north of Perth

WARNING: The Bureau has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of WA north and north-east of Perth. Source: PerthNow A SEVERE thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of central WA north of Perth. The thunderstorm forecast,...

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Compensation likely for drug mix-up victim

COMPENSATION: A man wrongly held and drugged at Graylands Mental Hospital is likely to receive compensation. Source: PerthNow A MAN who was wrongly administered a strong antipsychotic drug at a Perth mental hospital after being mistaken for...

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Six prison guards attacked at Christmas

VIOLENCE FLARES: A violent inmate at WA's main maximum security prison has attacked two guards over Christmas. Source: PerthNow FOUR prison officers have been assaulted by inmates and another two were injured at three West Australian jails...

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Man charged over West Perth sex attack

CHARGED: A man has been charged over a sex attack on a woman in West Perth in March. Source: PerthNow POLICE have charged a man over a terrifying sex attack on a woman in West Perth in March. Detectives from the Sex Assault Squad charged...

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Collie bushfire under control

HOT WORK: Firefighters are battling a blaze near Collie in the south of the state. Source: PerthNow FIREFIGHTERS have contained a bushfire burning about 15km from Collie, in the state's South West. The bushfire is now being held within...

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'Donate unwanted gifts to blind'

DONATE THEM: West Aussies are being urged to donate unwanted Christmas gifts to the blind.   Source: Herald Sun WEST Australians are being encouraged to donate their unwanted Christmas presents to the blind. Perth residents can drop...

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Goldfields: Hoon driver clocked at 208km/h

TOO FAST: A man has had his Holden ute impounded for 28 days after being clocked doing 208km/h in a 100km/h zone near Coolgardie. Source: PerthNow TOO FAST: A man has had his Holden ute impounded for 28 days after being clocked doing 208km/h...

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Aussie lawyer heads home

Australian lawyer Sarah Armstrong is on her way home after being held in Mongolia. Source: Supplied AUSTRALIAN lawyer Sarah Armstrong has touched down in Sydney after being barred from leaving Mongolia for two months. The 32-year-old was...

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Attack on NY firefighters caught on radio

Audio has been released of the shooting of New York firefighters in the US. Fox News reports. CHILLING audio has emerged of the gunman who ambushed four volunteer firefighters responding to a house fire outside Rochester, New York before...

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Homeless man robbed on Christmas Eve

A HOMELESS man has been injured after he was assaulted by another man who tried to steal a packet of noodles off him near a church. The 32-year-old man had been sitting behind a church in Northbridge when he was approached by another man at...

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Christmas charity lunch draws thousands

2000 people enjoyed Perth's biggest Christmas Day charity event. Picture: Kerris Berrington Source: PerthNow DISADVANTAGED families and those without loved ones gathered at Wellington Square in East Perth today for the 37th annual Christmas...

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Teen's hand slashed in daylight robbery

A TEENAGE girl was slashed with a knife during a robbery in Armadale this morning. The 17-year-old was walking along Green Avenue at about 8am when she was approached by a woman who asked for the time. The woman then pulled out a knife from...

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Bushfire warning as temperatures rise

Residents in high-risk bushfire areas are being reminded to have a bushfire survival plan in case of an emergency. Source: PerthNow WITH a tough bushfire season ahead for Western Australia this summer and soaring temperatures predicted over...

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Girl, 3, pulled from pool at Seaworld

Quick action by a nurse and lifeguard saved the life of a little girl who nearly drowned at a Gold Coast resort this afternoon. The three-year-old girl was reportedly unconscious and not breathing when she was pulled from a pool at Seaworld...

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Wundowie bushfire now under control

A BUSHFIRE in Western Australia that had been threatening lives and homes is now control. Authorities say that residents are no longer in danger in Kingia Road in the eastern part of Wundowie in the Shire of Northam, about 90km northeast of...

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Stars of the surf hit Scarborough

Round 1 of the Iron Man and Iron Woman Series drew big crowds to Scarborough Beach. Picture: Kerris Berrington Source: PerthNow Shannon Eckstein wins The Kelloggs Nutri-Grain Iron Man Series at Scarborough Beach. Picture: Kerris Berrington...

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Historic funding for Perth animal shelters

Premier Colin Barnett and his wife Lyn at the Dog Refuge in Shenton Park. Picture: Kerris Berrington Source: PerthNow ANIMAL welfare groups in WA received a massive boost today with the announcement of a State Government funding package to...

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Hiking tragedy victim a Scottish tourist

THE young boy who tragically died near Exmouth on Friday while hiking with his father was Ewan Louis Williamson, from Scotland. Ewan, 14, was from Largs, a town in the North Ayrshire area of Scotland, about 50km from Glasgow.The teenager was...

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Man seriously injured in Collie crash

A man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a car crash near Collie. Source: PerthNow ONE man has been airlifted to Perth after a serious traffic crash near Collie today. The RAC Rescue chopper flew the man to Royal...

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