Commuters told to book holiday during shutdowns

Perth 6000 Perth commuters are being urged to book holidays or start cycling ahead of the city's biggest train service shutdown. Perth station will be closed for five days from July 12 and the Underground station for the same amount of time from July 31. All Fremantle line services will be cancelled during both periods, which will stop footy fans catching the train to the Western Derby on ...

Tourist drowns off Esperance coast

A tourist has drowned after trying to save her partner who slipped into the ocean while fishing on Sunday afternoon. Police said the 29-year-old woman was fishing at Twilight Beach with her fiancé about 4pm when he lost his footing on the rocks and slipped. The woman went into the ocean but drowned while trying to rescue him. Both the man and woman were pulled from ...

Woman drowns after slipping off rocks

Esperance 6450 A woman has drowned after being swept into the ocean off rocks at Esperance.Police say the 29-year-old woman was fishing at Twilight Cove yesterday afternoon when she was washed into the ocean.Local police say the woman is believed to have been travelling through the coastal town.She is thought to be a tourist.Emergency services arrived at the scene around 4:00 pm, after people ...

Woman 29 drowns fishing off Esperance

Police said the woman was fishing at Twilight Beach in Esperance on Sunday afternoon when she was swept into the ocean.Police are yet to inform her family and are preparing a report for the coroner.The woman's death is the second rock-fishing drowning on the south coast in a ...

Overnight arson spree destroys six cars

Riley, 20, stands beside his burnt-out ute, which he bought last week. His was one of six cars torched during an arson spree across Scarborough and Karrinyup last night.Picture: Twitter/Lisa ...