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Regional high schools have made up eight of the 50 highest performing schools in the Tertiary Entrance Examinations.
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The Western Australian Agriculture Minister has refused to say whether he would support a merger between the state's two farm lobby groups.
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Police say fatigue was most likely the cause of a roll over on the Brand Highway in Western Australia which left a 32-year-old woman with serious injuries.
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The brother of the former West Australian Premier Geoff Gallop, says he has had the heart breaking task of notifying other relatives that their father's grave has been desecrated.
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Western Australian police are calling for public help, to find those who desecrated more than 20 graves at the Geraldton Cemetery over the weekend.
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The organisers of the annual Tidy Towns competition are hoping more Aboriginal communities in Western Australia will take part this year.
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Fire authorities say a candle was responsible for a fire which caused nearly $200,000 worth of damage to a home at Geraldton in Western Australia on Friday.
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Fire authorities are warning the recent spell of warmer weather has created conditions ripe for bushfires.
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Western Australia's Heritage Council hopes a visit to Sandstone, to meet with shire representatives will help resolve a deadlock over the future of a heritage-listed building.
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Police in mid-west Western Australia say they are generally pleased with the behaviour of New Year's Eve revellers.
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