Your browser is not supported. Upgrade to a different browser to experience this site Western Australia has recorded 17 measles cases since 19 March 2025 Measles cases have been active in the community.  Measles typically develops around 10 days after being exposed to the virus but this can vary from 7 to 18 days.  Measles is highly infectious and can spread via airborne droplets to people close by (e.g Droplets in the air may still infect people entering a room up to 30 minutes after an infected person has left it If someone not already immune to measles visited an exposure location during the specified dates and times below they are advised to monitor for symptoms between 7 to 18 days after the visit Persons who have received two measles vaccinations and those born before 1966 are considered immune to measles There is no ongoing risk of measles at these locations Several countries around the world are experiencing measles outbreaks. 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The 43-year-old, who had trained with the South Bunbury club hours before his death, had faced domestic violence charges in 2021 and was fined $400 in 2014 for possessing a small amount of cocaine. The domestic violence case was discontinued after prosecutors told Perth Magistrates Court there was “no longer reasonable prospects of conviction”. Hunter had been accused breaking into his partner’s Perth home before assaulting her and preventing her from leaving. The charges were one count each of aggravated home burglary, aggravated common assault and deprivation of liberty. If the matter had proceeded and he was found guilty he was facing a maximum 14-year jail term for the deprivation of liberty charge It paints a stark picture of how far he had fallen after reaching such great heights with the Eagles He had been on $5000 bail and had been ordered by the court not to contact or come within 50 metres of his partner Hunter revealed how he had struggled to adjust to life after the AFL when his career was cut short in 2009 due to a chronic shoulder injury “I got to a point where I realised I was going down a pathway I didn’t want to be going down and needed to change my lifestyle choices,” he told The West Australian and I had to learn from what I was doing and get better Football can give you everything but it can also take everything away from you.” “It left a massive hole, and trying to chase that feeling again is very hard to replicate. It took a bit of time to recognise that’s what I was feeling because football was all I knew. I hadn’t experienced life away from it and I didn’t have much direction.” Hunter said he had found peace with himself during the interview while also defending criticism the 2006 Eagles flag win was tainted by rampant drug use by several members of the team. “It definitely took some time to find something else to put my mind to and that dedication I had towards my football into,” he said. “But everything you’ve done to this point makes you who you are and if you’re happy with who you are now, then you can’t complain about the past.” “But people who say it was tainted don’t realise how much it takes to win a flag and the dedication, intense work-rate and pure talent that team had. “If they really want to look at culture, they should look at the extra work some of the guys were doing and how hard they trained. “I don’t give those comments much traction because the guys who were there know the truth. I actually feel sorry for the current players because of the scrutiny they get now and that’s only going to get worse.” Hunter’s premiership-winning mentor John Worsfold, who this year returned to West Coast as Head of Football, said he had not coached a more passionate player. West Coast premiership player Adam Hunter. Credit: TheWest“I was lucky enough to coach ‘Hunts’ for a long time and he was just one of those players who put in 100 per cent into everything he did at the club,” he said. “All he wanted to do was play footy with his mates and share success with them. I know a lot of his teammates are reflecting on what he brought to them as a group and as footballers. “Out of all my time in footy, which is a long time now, he’s probably the player that loved the game more than any player I’ve ever seen. “I understand that he went to footy training last night and had a kick for South Bunbury, because that’s just what he does.” Hunter played all but 10 of his 151 AFL matches under Worsfold. Hunter’s death continues a tragic week for the AFL, after former Brisbane Lions player Troy Selwood and Essendon VFL coach Dale Tapping both died on Tuesday. Selwood’s twin brother Adam and younger brother Scott were teammates of Hunter’s at West Coast. Latest EditionEdition Edition 5 May 20255 May 2025All-powerful Anthony Albanese says give me some R.E.S.P.E.C.T Two women died in a head-on collision north of Bunbury overnight with one of the cars travelling on the dual-lane highway in the wrong direction Two other people died in separate crashes near Kalbarri and in Osborne Park in Perth the 2024 road toll sits at 186 — the highest number of deaths on WA roads in eight years Link copiedShareShare articleWARNING: This story contains details some people may find distressing Four people have died in three separate car accidents on Western Australia's roads over the past 24 hours including a head-on highway crash that claimed two lives in the state's South West It comes as WA records its worst road toll since 2016 with the four latest deaths bringing the number of people killed on WA's roads this year to 186 The latest crash happened around 9:40pm on Monday on the Forrest Highway in Lake Clifton Two women were killed in the crash on Forrest Highway in Lake Clifton Police described the crash as a head-on collision involving a Holden Commodore travelling north and a white Holden Captiva travelling south in the wrong direction suffered critical injuries and died at the scene Forrest Highway is a dual-lane carriageway Forrest Highway is a dual-lane carriageway with a median strip separating the northbound and southbound lanes The next opportunity to cross the road is at an intersection 8 kilometres north of the crash site Mike Peters from WA's Road Policing Command said it would have been difficult for a vehicle to cross a dual carriageway but every crash involved a unique set of circumstances Commander Peters said more details would come to light as investigations continued "It was an extremely nasty and confronting scene for first responders .. [the] community and first responders will have to live with the trauma." Photos taken by witnesses at the scene show cars engulfed in flames Cars stop on the Forrest Highway in the aftermath of the head-on crash Shreyash was driving on the highway at the time and was one of the first to arrive at the scene "My first instinct was to ring the helpline number but stopped when I saw a distant emergency light," he said "We then just patiently waited as more and more emergency services showed up at the scene — two ambulances "It was after 30 minutes that we were asked to turn around and redirected via another route." The first of the accidents occurred around 4pm on Monday in the state's Mid West about 40 kilometres south of Kalbarri in Yallabatharra The 26-year-old female driver of the vehicle died at the scene while three male passengers aged in their 20s received minor injuries Another fatal crash occurred in the northern Perth suburb of Osborne Park where a car struck a pedestrian around 9pm The male pedestrian died at the scene of the crash on Main Street in Osborne Park A 37-year-old woman was driving along Main Street when her vehicle hit a 33-year-old man who was walking on the road while police said the driver was assisting officers with their inquiries Commander Peters said the state's high road toll was preventable and drivers needed to start taking more responsibility adding police could not be everywhere all the time "Everybody that gets behind the wheel of a vehicle is responsible for everyone in the car and other road uses," he said WA Road Safety Commissioner Adrian Warner echoed calls for all drivers to take responsibility for the safety of others on the state's roads Road Safety Commissioner Adrian Warner said there was a "culture problem" on WA roads.  "It is up to us to make better choices, safer choices on our roads. The problem sits with us. We all need to adjust our behaviours." CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) This is probably not the page you’re looking for Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time The drive to WA’s south-west holiday hotspots will be up to 20 minutes shorter this summer with the Bunbury Outer Ring Road expected to open by the end of the year four-lane stretch of highway connecting Forrest Highway to Bussell Highway has been named the Wilman Wadandi Highway after the Wilman and Wadandi people of the south-west Transport Minister Rita Saffioti announced 85 per cent of the highway – including five bridges and four interchanges – was now complete The pandemic and associated labour and construction shortages have been attributed to the bypass’ cost ballooning more than $600 million over budget “The original cost was $850 million and it’s gone to $1.4 billion – but the Commonwealth has paid for half of it and it has been built through all the supply chain interruptions and COVID which has impacted all of our projects,” Saffioti told Nine News reporter Michael Genovese She said the highway would separate local Bunbury traffic from freight and tourism traffic making the route safer “The Forrest Highway has been getting busier and busier and we’ve seen major housing developments in places like Eaton and Australind,” she said The soon-to-be open Wilman Wadandi Highway.Credit: Michael Genovese “Tourists that are going down into the south-west will be saving over 20 minutes and 13 sets of traffic lights are going to be removed for those commuters or those tourists heading down into the south-west it will allow Bunbury and those suburbs to continue to grow.” Credit: Department of the Premier and Cabinet It’s estimated more than $500 million was injected into 360 local businesses with nearly $50 million allocated to Aboriginal suppliers Senator for Western Australia Varun Ghosh said training programs led to work opportunities for local Aboriginal people “The Yaka Dandjoo program has provided on the job training opportunities to nearly 200 local Aboriginal people with 125 going on to gain full-time employment as a result,” he said In December 2022, the Friends of the Gelorup Corridor argued in a federal court that the state’s roads authority and federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek had side-stepped environmental approval processes The group’s lawyer Angel Aleksov accused the federal government of handing Main Roads WA blank-cheque conditions to clear 70 hectares of land to make way for 10.5 kilometres of the highway – home to tuart and banksia woodlands and habitat for the critically endangered western ringtail possum the black cockatoo and the black stripe minnow But lawyers for the minister and Main Roads defended the approval insisting conditions applied were adequate and that there had been extensive work done into the impact of the project Main Roads’ lawyer Fiona Seaward told the court the authority had swathes of information about the environmental impact and what would be required to produce a satisfactory offset strategy Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter The drive to WA\\u2019s south-west holiday hotspots will be up to 20 minutes shorter this summer with the Bunbury Outer Ring Road expected to open by the end of the year Transport Minister Rita Saffioti announced 85 per cent of the highway \\u2013 including five bridges and four interchanges \\u2013 was now complete The pandemic and associated labour and construction shortages have been attributed to the bypass\\u2019 cost ballooning more than $600 million over budget \\u201CThe original cost was $850 million and it\\u2019s gone to $1.4 billion \\u2013 but the Commonwealth has paid for half of it and it has been built through all the supply chain interruptions and COVID which has impacted all of our projects,\\u201D Saffioti told Nine News reporter Michael Genovese \\u201CThe Forrest Highway has been getting busier and busier and we\\u2019ve seen major housing developments in places like Eaton and Australind,\\u201D she said \\u201CTourists that are going down into the south-west will be saving over 20 minutes \\u201CIt\\u2019s going to reduce congestion it will allow Bunbury and those suburbs to continue to grow.\\u201D It\\u2019s estimated more than $500 million was injected into 360 local businesses with nearly $50 million allocated to Aboriginal suppliers \\u201CThe Yaka Dandjoo program has provided on the job training opportunities to nearly 200 local Aboriginal people with 125 going on to gain full-time employment as a result,\\u201D he said the largest in the south-west\\u2019s history the Friends of the Gelorup Corridor that the state\\u2019s roads authority and federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek had side-stepped environmental approval processes The group\\u2019s lawyer Angel Aleksov accused the federal government of handing Main Roads WA blank-cheque conditions to clear 70 hectares of land to make way for 10.5 kilometres of the highway \\u2013 home to tuart and banksia woodlands and habitat for the critically endangered western ringtail possum Main Roads\\u2019 lawyer Fiona Seaward told the court the authority had swathes of information about the environmental impact and what would be required to produce a satisfactory offset strategy Start the day with a summary of the day\\u2019s most important and interesting stories