西澳地方政府协会(Western Australian Local Government Association)与ABC WA(ABC西澳分台)于10月22日召集地方议会和媒体负责人举行活动。此次利益相关方活动涵盖行业优先事项、社区举措以及加强沟通的方式。多个城市、郡和城镇的市长、主席及首席执行官出席,ABC WA的高级工作人员也到场。WALGA主席Mark Irwin表示,地方议会取得的积极成果常常被忽视,并鼓励与会者分享这些故事。WALGA首席执行官Nick Sloan表示,该协会代表西澳大利亚州的139个地方政府。
A 42-year-old Carey Park man has been charged after an alleged police chase involving a stolen Toyota LandCruiser in the South West. Police allege the driver rammed three occupied police vehicles during a pursuit on October 16 and damaged two others before the vehicle was stopped in Collie. The man faces charges including three counts of assault with intent to prevent arrest, four counts of criminal damage and two counts of endangering life. He is also charged over alleged burglaries in Davenport, Boyanup, Carey Park and Bunbury. He is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on November 2.
来自西澳大利亚州各地的十位艺术家正在争夺乔恩达卢普市政府(City of Joondalup)设立的25,000澳元“邀请艺术奖”。入围艺术家中有三位是原住民,队伍还包括从库南纳拉到班伯里的地区艺术家。作品将于10月29日至12月12日在乔恩达卢普当代艺术画廊(Joondalup Contemporary Art Gallery)展出,获奖者将于10月24日公布。观众还可以投票选出“人气奖”。市长Daniel Kingston表示,此次展览探讨地方、记忆、身份认同与环境等主题。免费的公共活动包括艺术家讲座、工作坊以及努恩加(Noongar)星空观测活动。
Telethon funding has allowed national charity Eat Up to expand its regional WA lunch program from 66 to 84 schools. So far in 2026, the program has delivered 35,345 sandwiches to 5628 students across seven regions, including Bunbury, Esperance and Geraldton. Teachers say the lunches help children concentrate, attend school and learn. Schools also say the discreet service removes shame for students whose families face cost-of-living pressures.
Eleven-year-old Oli Roberts has seen snow for the first time, a wish granted by Make-A-Wish Australia and Telethon. Oli was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at two-and-a-half years old and spent three and a half years on chemotherapy. His family travelled from Busselton to Mount Hotham in Victoria, where the children played in the snow and Oli tried snowboarding. Oli reached five years since finishing treatment on June 13 this year and is officially cured, his mother says.