Construction company fined $600,000 over Rottnest building collapse

Construction company fined $600,000 over Rottnest building collapse

Firm Construction was fined in Perth Magistrates Court on Monday over the incident which left workers with chemicals burns,fractures and lacerations.

  • byHolly Thompson

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‘Completely avoidable’:Rottnest boatie’s family sues barge company over his death

‘Completely avoidable’:Rottnest boatie’s family sues barge company over his death

John Gillard,80,was fishing with a friend when a 90-foot Rottnest barge ploughed over their anchored runabout,killing the Perth grandfather,whose family are now fighting for change.

  • byTracy Vo
Cash boat purchase tips cops to 800 kilos of cocaine headed for Australia

Cash boat purchase tips cops to 800 kilos of cocaine headed for Australia

A cabin cruiser in distress near Rottnest Island has led police to intercept one of Australia’s largest ever drug importations.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Rottnest barge skipper cleared of causing the death of fisherman John Gillard

Rottnest barge skipper cleared of causing the death of fisherman John Gillard

John Gillard,80,was fishing for whiting at The Windmills in between Rottnest Island and Fremantle in January 2021 when his boat was ‘crushed like a can of sardines’.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andHeather McNeill
‘Bail out if you can,Johnny’:Rottnest fisherman recalls fatal barge collision

‘Bail out if you can,Johnny’:Rottnest fisherman recalls fatal barge collision

Peter Whitaker,79,said he and friend John Gillard,80,were fishing for whiting on a “brilliant” day in January 2021 when the boat he was on was “crushed like a can of sardines”.

  • byHeather McNeill
A perfectly cooked rare steak on Rottnest? And not on your own barbecue? It exists

A perfectly cooked rare steak on Rottnest? And not on your own barbecue? It exists

It’s not hyperbolic to suggest Isola Bar e Cibo has the bones,aesthetics,and casual refinement of a beachside restaurant in Italy’s north-west.

  • byRob Broadfield
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Four records broken as swimmers take on 33rd Rottnest Channel Swim

Four records broken as swimmers take on 33rd Rottnest Channel Swim

Thousands of swimmers took on the almost 20-kilometre race on Saturday,blowing four previous records out of the water.

  • byHolly Thompson
Rottnest Island reefs under threat as marine species dwindle

Rottnest Island reefs under threat as marine species dwindle

It’s one of our national treasures,drawing international and local tourists aiming to get the famous ‘quokka selfie.’ But offshore,something is happening to the reefs.

  • byHolly Thompson
Rottnest Island quokkas:The big problem with selfies with'the world's happiest animal'

Rottnest Island quokkas:The big problem with selfies with'the world's happiest animal'

Tennis stars have turned selfies with'the world's happiest animal'into a must-have for visitors to WA's Rottnest Island. Is that really a good thing?

  • bySteve Madgwick
Record winds smash Perth leaving thousands without power,and there’s more on the way
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Record winds smash Perth leaving thousands without power,and there’s more on the way

Western Power said on Tuesday evening about 9000 customers still had no power,down from a peak of about 35,000 in the morning.

  • bySarah Brookes andHolly Thompson
Storm warning issued as Rottnest ferries cancelled for the weekend

Storm warning issued as Rottnest ferries cancelled for the weekend

The Bureau of Meteorology warns thunderstorms are forming over much of the south west of WA ahead of an approaching cold front which could cause damaging wind gusts and isolated heavy rainfall.

  • byHolly Thompson