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A transformative space
Australia's representative to an international fashion organisation occupies one of the shop fronts along Ravensthorpe's main street...
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Social cricket a smash hit
The Esperance Cricket Association celebrated Cricket Australia’s women and girls week with the launch of the first female Sunset Scorchers session at the Esperance Cricket Ground last Thursday evening...
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Rain mars second T20 match
The highly anticipated second match of the ECA’s Cape Le Grand Slam T20 series between competition favourites Elders Insurance Invincibles and the Lister Electrical Sparks was abandoned in the third over...
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Flames notch opening win in T20
An unbeaten 49 from 47 balls from veteran opener Paul Pelham was the catalyst for Elders Finance Flames opening round match victory against the RSM Esperance Renegades in the ECA’s new Cape Le Grand T20...

Esperance News

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Upgrades for ESHS
Esperance Senior High School (ESHS) is set to have a new student services area next year...
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Opposition leader invited to Esperance
WA Opposition leader Basil Zempilas is invited to visit Esperance and the Shire is seeking his suppo...
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Potential buyer for Medallion Metals copper-gold
Medallion Metals appears to have found a buyer for product, once its Ravensthorpe copper-gold project...
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Move to suspend councillor after behaviour at Council 'swearing in'
An Esperance Shire councillor moved to expel one of her colleagues after a string of minor conduct breaches,...

Police and Courts

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Husband threatens judge then faces court
Former Esperance resident and husband of convicted mother, Sarah Jayne Kelly, 30, has pleaded guilty...
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Esperance businesses introduce chat to identify shoplifters
Esperance businesses have banded together to try and minimise shoplifting at stores in town...
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Burglar steals car at West Beach
This 4WD was stolen from West Beach on Saturday night...
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Medical lies, deceiving court and a prison sentence for former Esperance resident Sarah Kelly
When mother of four, Sarah Jayne Kelly, 30, was due to face Esperance District Court for sentencing in...

Sport

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Junior cricket starts up again in Esperance
The Esperance Junior Cricket Association 2025/26 competitions began on Saturday morning...
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Flames notch opening win in T20
An unbeaten 49 from 47 balls from veteran opener Paul Pelham was the catalyst for Elders Finance Flames...
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Rain mars second T20 match
The highly anticipated second match of the ECA’s Cape Le Grand Slam T20 series between competition favourites...
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Social cricket a smash hit
The Esperance Cricket Association celebrated Cricket Australia’s women and girls week with the launch...

Community

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They see me rollin’: Senior Citizens calendar release
The Esperance Senior Citizens Centre has launched its second annual fundraising calendar, aptly titled Vintage...
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Free book exchange in Hopetoun
Parents, children and visitors to Hopetoun Primary School are invited to leave their unwanted books at...
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Non-resident at family's citizenship ceremony
They had hoped to be taking their citizenship pledges together, but Esperance Nails and Spa owners Phi...
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Spring growers guide 
As the weather heats up in Esperance, veggie gardens are crying out for fresh seedlings...

Arts and Entertainment

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A transformative space
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Shmoné performing live  
Travelling band Shmoné is bringing an eclectic mix of sounds to Lucky Bay Brewery this Saturday...
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Wildlife exhibition comes to Hopetoun
Esperance artist Vivian will be opening an exhibition of wildlife photographs at Windspray Arts in Hopetoun...
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Youth sounds coming to the Cannery
Leo Seinor has been jamming out on the drums in preparation for his performance at the Cannery. Photo:...

Agriculture

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Harvest underway in Esperance
Harvest has now officially started in every zone with tonnes received in Geraldton, Kwinana North, Kwinana...
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A feel for fine wool
Terry and Marrion Mitchell secured first prize at the Esperance show for their wool...
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Harvest is back
The first grain deliveries have started, four days after last year's season began...
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CBH Fertiliser marks 10 years
CBH Group is celebrating 10 years since it entered the Western Australian fertiliser market to put downward...

Science and Nature

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Dangerous Pink Lake snake rescue
Wildlife rescuer Darren Darch performed an "extremely dangerous" operation to rescue one of the world's...
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Seals in distress
A member of the public found and reported a distressed seal pup around Stockyards Beach late last mo...
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Demersal fish at risk
Pink snapper, nannygai and Western blue groper are among the fish species found to be at "high risk"...
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Salty plant specialist 
Esperance Wildflower Society secretary and botanist Kat Walkerden has made local salt land plants her...

Opinion

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Headers at the ready as the 2025 harvest begins
October has snuck up on us so fast, and Harvest 2025 has arrived...
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Don't shoot the messengers: South Coast Marine Park
The shire president’s claim (Weekender, September 12) that local objections to the proposed south coast...
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Call for driver training reform
"Following the recent tragic truck crashes on the East–West Highway, Coolgardie–Esperance Highway, and...
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Bird in the Bush (April 12, 2024)
The foundations of the Western Australia that I stepped onto over forty years ago are starting to rattle...

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