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MANDURAH: Peel Thunder have made history by taking out the 2016 WAFL premiership with a hard-fought win against Subiaco on Sunday. Read more.
BUNBURY: And in more football news, South Bunbury take out the 2016 South West Football League Premiers with a 12.14.86 to 4.7.31 win over Collie. Read more.
NANGA BROOK: Police are investigating a crash in Nanga Brook that claimed the life of a 24-year-old Port Kennedy man. Read more.
MANDURAH: A roadside memorial for a motorcyclist who was killed in a traffic accident on Mandurah Road has been destroyed by vandals. Read more.
BRIDGETOWN: Should they stay, or should they go? A risk assessment has been completed by the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to help determine whether a gaggle of geese are allowed to remain in the River Park, Blackwood River and surrounds. Read more.
State of the Nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
Regional
► ILLAWARRA: A seriously ill Illawarra grandfather who sexually abused two generations of his family over a 30-year period is facing the prospect of dying behind bars. More here.
► BALLARAT: A Lydiard Street North venue will need to be completely refitted after a fire under the bar smoke-logged the building and adjacent businesses. Read on.
► NEWCASTLE: Newcastle’s city centre is set to be transformed into a “digital precinct” with free public Wi-Fi, high-speed broadband and a dedicated “innovation hub” aimed at attracting new industries and jobs to the Hunter. Read on.
► BENDIGO: State Emergency Service volunteers were searching an area on the outskirts of Bendigo for the weapon used in the alleged murder of 18-year-old Hayden Coleman earlier this month. Read on.
► PORT CAMPBELL: Eight people, including a honeymooning couple from Italy, miraculously survived a head-on collision near Port Campbell on Friday. Read on.
►LOGAN: Logan City Council will join the Gold Coast and not put any money into the 2028 Olympic Games South-East Queensland feasibility study. More here.
► WODONGA: Police have recovered three high-powered rifles stolen from a farm, including one weapon which had been shortened to the size of a pistol. More here.
National news
Retailers and toy companies are attempting to double the length of time in which they must alert the consumer watchdog to a product that may have caused a serious injury, illness or death. Read more.
It was the loud, derogatory voices in her head that propelled Antoinette Croft from the home she shared with her three young children. The voices said terrible things. Read more.
National weather radar
International news
UNITED STATES: A manhunt is under way for a gunman who the police say fatally shot five people at a mall north of Seattle on Friday night (Saturday AEST). Read more.
CHINA: It seemed an unbeatable investment: a biomedical company in a rustbelt province in China where the government was backing high-tech enterprises enthusiastically. Read more.
PHILIPPINES: He was shot four times and left lying in a pool of blood in a dark street of the sprawling Philippine capital, a victim of President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly anti-drugs crackdown. Read more.
On this day
1580 - Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind
1687 – Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks, damaging the Parthenon
1687 - The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
1815 – Russia, Prussia & Austria sign the Holy Alliance
1983 – Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war by judging supposed missile attack from the US an error
Facts supplied: onthisday.com
The faces of Australia: Samuel Dundas
Launceston based opera singer, Samuel Dundas, is performing in an opera world first – a silent opera.
Sydney Opera House – The Opera (The Eighth Wonder) will be performed on the steps of the opera house, with the chorus and orchestra performing inside.
