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  • Motorcycle crash in Chidlow

    The RAC Rescue helicopter has been sent to a motorcycle crash in Chidlow this afternoon.In a statement at 1.25pm, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services said the helicopter had been sent to the crash near Flynn Road, ...

  • Perth station closes for rail tunnel works

    The biggest service shutdown in the history of the Perth rail system will happen in July and August as part of essential works to sink the railway, the Public Transport Authority has revealed.No trains will pass through Perth Central Station during two five-day blocks from July 12 to 17 and July 31 to August 4, both of which include weekends.Commuters are being urged to car-pool, walk, cycle, ...

  • Driver killed in Cardup crash

    Major Crash investigators are investigating a crash in Cardup overnight where a man was killed.The crash happened about 1.00am this morning when the man's Holden Commodore struck a tree ...

  • Gilly to wield business willow

    Adam Gilchrist is ready to move on from wielding the willow to selling sandalwood after playing his last game.One of the world's best performed cricketers ended his playing career with the Kings XI in the Indian Premier League last weekend and is focusing his attention on family and his business interests, including Indian sandalwood plantations in northern Australia.He was in Kununurra ...

  • Road toll up after fatal Cardup crash

    Major Crash officers are investigating the fatal crash, where the man’s Holden Commodore struck a tree on Soldiers Road near Siding Road.The crash happened about 1am and the man was the only person in the vehicle.Anyone who can provide further information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Missing man ...


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Devil

Devil

No doubt Devil will receive more than its share of bad press and reviews for one of two reasons (or, more likely, both). First, it was co-produced and developed from a story by M. Night Shyamalan, the first in an apparent series known as The Night Chronicles, which is more than enough ... ...

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  • Federal switch on youth health cash

    WA's volatile relationship with Canberra has hit a new low after the Federal Government pulled out of a deal for two youth mental health facilities and gave the money to a not-for-profit group.A furious Mental Health Minister Helen Morton yesterday blasted the decision, which came after two years of work under a State-Federal agreement for two early psychosis youth centres north and south ...

  • Biker airlifted to hospital after crash

    Update, 2.10pm: A man was airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital after a trail bike crash at a property in Mogumber.The crash happened on Mogumber Road, about 130km north-east of Perth.The man arrived at the hospital at about 1.25pm and is in a serious condition.Further details of the crash are not yet ...

  • Man dies after his vehicle crashes into a tree

    WA A man has died after a crash in Perth's southern suburbs overnight.Police say two men were travelling on Soldiers Road in Cardup when their car left the road hit a tree in the early hours of this morning.One man is being treated in hospital for his injuries.It is the second serious crash in three days.A man and a woman are in a serious but stable condition in Royal Perth Hospital after ...

  • Man missing from Derby aged care home

    Police are concerned about a 68-year-old Derby man, Charles Maurice Murphy, who has been missing since last night.Mr Murphy was last seen at the Numbala Nunga Residential Aged Care facility on Sutherland Street in Derby about 9.20pm last night.He requires medication and there are concerns for his welfare.Mr Murphy is described as of Aboriginal descent, approximately 180cm tall and of slim build. ...

  • Minister pans Barnett over disabled scare tactic

    The number of disabled West Australians qualifying for support services would almost double under Julia Gillard's national disability insurance scheme, the Federal Government claims.Federal Disability Reform Minister Jenny Macklin has released new figures to _The Weekend West _to hit back at Colin Barnett's suggestion this week some people would be worse off if WA signed up to the ...

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