Mandurah Mail
Saturday, 9 December 2023
Community cricket clubs to benefit from NRMA grants program
Australian national cricket team player, Cameron Green (from Perth), with members of Secret Harbour Dockers Cricket Club from Golden Bay. Picture supplied.
Finn Coleman
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Cash found on Mitchell Freeway after alleged botched drug deal
Police have found cash scattered along a freeway in Perth. Source: WA Police
Jessica Coates
Youth block of adult prison to shut after teen's death
Aaron Bunch
The controversial Unit 18 youth facility at Casuarina Prison is to be closed and replaced. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)
Opinion
The customer's always ripe, for a rip-off
Garry Linnell
Supermarket companies persist with the myth of self-service checkouts. Picture Shutterstock
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Whoops! Live anchor caught flipping the bird
Anna Houlahan
Maryam Moshiri gets serious. Picture via BBC News
NSW swelters but cool change beckons
Kathryn Magann and Rachael Ward • 51m ago
Sydneysiders have flocked to the beach as temperatures push above 40C. (AP PHOTO)
Pair charged with taking toddler after woman injured
Tara Cosoleto • 1hr ago
Two people have been charged with taking a child from a woman allegedly injured by one of them. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)
Teesdale resident secretly erects blue tree to support son-in-law and mental wellbeing
Finn Coleman
John French secretly built and erected a large blue metal tree for his son-in-law. Picture supplied.
Teens charged after 'reckless' suburban police chase
Source: WA Police
Jessica Coates
7 rules for a respectful and worthwhile Voice referendum
Joe McIntyre
Megan Davis (left), one of the Indigenous leaders asking us to establish a Voice to Parliament. AAP/National Reconciliation Council supplied
Students get in touch with space station
Halls Head College students and teachers had the chance to contact International Space Station crew member, astronaut Loral O'Hara (inset image). Picture supplied.
Finn Coleman
Indigenous leader and Labor luminary Pat Dodson retires
Dominic Giannini, Paul Osborne and Andrew Brown
Pat Dodson dedicates his life to building respect between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)
Hundreds turn out for Wonders of our Wetlands festival
Finn Coleman
The Peel-Harvey Catchment Council's Bec McKenzie, Janine Neeling, Jane O'Malley, Thelma Crook, Karen Lyons and Renee Barton.
Raising awareness of lung cancer among the Mandurah community
Finn Coleman
People gather at Mandurah War Memorial to remember people that have passed from lung cancer and to raise awareness of the disease. Picture supplied.
Design a kindness mascot and win cash and prizes for your school
Twins Romy and Hudson, 8, get started on their mascot designs for honesty as part of the Kind Kids Design a Mascot competition. Scan the QR code to enter. Picture supplied
Dayle Latham
Look who will be WA's Australian of the Year for 2024
Acm Network
The recipient of the the 2024 Australian of the Year for Western Australia is advocate for victims of crime Mechelle Turvey (white top). Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au

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Australian national cricket team player, Cameron Green (from Perth), with members of Secret Harbour Dockers Cricket Club from Golden Bay. Picture supplied.
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Rachel Lane and Noel Whittaker. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
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The Byron Bay home is made for outdoor entertaining and summer living. Picture: Supplied
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Gordon Cuff and Susie Aulich have owned The Trig for the past 16 years. Pictures supplied
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Kick Gurry, third from the left, wrote and directed C*A*U*G*H*T, about four Australian soldiers whose hostage video turns them into celebrities. Picture Stan
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