Laura Newell

4 days ago | thewest.com.au | Laura Newell

More than 4,700 homes and businesses in the Mid West city of Geraldton are without power this afternoon. According to Western Power, 4796 customers have been affected in Mahomets Flats, Beachlands, Wandina, Geraldton, Wonthella, Rangeway, Tarcoola Beach, Karloo, Mount Tarcoola, West End, Utakarra and Cape Burney. The power went out at 2.45pm and is predicted to be restored by 6pm tonight. More to come.

4 days ago | geraldtonguardian.com.au | Laura Newell

Power cut leaves more than 4,700 Geraldton customers in the dark

2 weeks ago | geraldtonguardian.com.au | Laura Newell

Dongara emergency department nurse banned after admitting thefts of morphine and Panadeine Forte

3 weeks ago | northwesttelegraph.com.au | Laura Newell

Residents are again set to be hit in the hip pocket as the the Town of Port Hedland puts next year’s rates out for public consultation, with the average residential bill set to be $2481, with a minimum of $1404. The rate in the dollar amount for 2025-26 is actually proposed to reduce for all categories except unimproved mining and pastoral land, to account for Landgate’s valuer-general revised valuations, which have seen large increases across the board.

4 weeks ago | thewest.com.au | Laura Newell

When I think of my mate Chris back in the UK, it’s as he was at the tender age of 17. All gangly legs and nerdy, but with a smile that melted your heart and a kind word for anyone he met. A good old fashioned nice guy. Over the years as we grew up and I moved to the other side of the world, we mostly lost contact save for the odd Facebook post or message on high days, holidays and big personal events like our respective weddings, or the births of our children.