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MANDURAH: The City of Mandurah will finally put surfer Ben Gerring’s legacy on show this Friday, with the official opening of the new Beach Emergency Number (BEN) signage system at Gearies Beach, Falcon.
Mr Gerring tragically lost his life in May 2016 after being mauled by a great white shark off the popular surfing spot. It was the first fatal shark attack off the Mandurah coast. Read more.
COLLIE: Daisy the Toy Poodle is just seven months old, but already she is facing the biggest fight of her life.
The much loved family pet was this week diagnosed with the potentially deadly parvovirus infection, commonly known as parvo.
Daisy is one of a dozen dogs to be infected with parvo in Collie in the past fortnight, with three dogs already losing their lives to the infection, two of which were puppies who were too young to be vaccinated. Read more.
BUNBURY: A Bunbury man who pleaded guilty to a string of drugs and weapons charges will face District Court later this year for sentencing.
Robert Jeffery Johns appeared in Bunbury Magistrates Court via video on Thursday.
He entered guilty pleas to 20 charges stemming from offences in June and July last year. Read more.
NORTHAM: A Northam house on Chidlow Street West has burned to the ground on Thursday morning.
Emergency Services and local police attended the fire that started about 4am. Read more.
COLLIE: The Greens have called on both the Federal and State governments to immediately start consulting with the Collie community to prepare for the retirement of a Collie coal fired power station.
The move comes after the recommendations of the Senate inquiry to phase out coal in the state based electricity review to remove 380 megawatts of power from the grid. Read more.
ESPERANCE: An Esperance resident has expressed concern and warned other about a traffic infringement scam, that he was recently targeted by.
Diesel Crawford said the scam landed in his inbox on Thursday, April 27.
The scam stated that he had been issued with a traffic infringement on Friday, April 7 to the value of $103.95. Read more.
Regional news
Richard Irwin says it’s very special to snap a rare moment capturing nature’s interaction with humans.
A father and son who survived three days in almost-freezing temperatures in the rugged Tasmanian wilderness were able to construct a makeshift shelter to save their lives.
It’s a modern day Agatha Christie mystery in the making. Happily, with no deaths.
SOMEONE who bought a Keno ticket won $2.7 million at the Isa Hotel the night before Anzac Day. They have not claimed their prize yet.
National news
In the midst of the pre-Christmas rush, security guard Mohammad Hassan Al Bayati??? led a three-year-old girl from a Sydney shopping centre playground into a locked stairwell.
Labor has denounced the move for a super-sized homeland security ministry, calling the Turnbull government's proposal "deeply concerning" and a "power grab" by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.
Billionaires Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer and Bruce Gordon might end up with complete control of the Ten Network by Christmas if Malcolm Turnbull does not slash TV licence fees in the upcoming Budget.
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International news
A 26-year-old Australian woman has been found dead in Bali after a motorcycle accident.
The hotel where she was staying, Rinaya Canggu, was notified by police that she had been found in the early hours of Thursday face down in the gutter in Canggu, a beachside village in Bali that is popular with expats.
"Liar" and "hogwash" are some of the words being exchanged in a bitter spat that between the sister of a woman dubbed "the heaviest woman in the world" and the doctors at a Mumbai hospital who have been treating her for weight loss.
Donald Trump's attempts to prevent citizens of six predominantly Muslim nations from entering the US is helping the cause of extremists, former British prime minister David Cameron has declared.
On this day | April 28
There are 247 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).
224 – The Battle of Hormozdgān is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire.
1881 – Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
1944 – World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
1986 – High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident.
1996 – Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 23 others.
1996 – Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 4½ hour videotaped testimony for the defense.
