Brooke Rolfe

West Australian of the Year finalist Professor Rhonda Marriott pictured at Murdoch University, Perth, on Monday. Credit: Carwyn Monck The West Australian

Bearing witness to real change and wanting to see those changes have lasting benefits for generations to come is Professor Rhonda Marriott’s bread and butter.

‘Rotting' footbridge closed after chilling school kids video Credit: The West Australian

Emergency crews have rushed to a serious crash in the South West after a car reportedly hit a steel barrier. Credit: Rebecca Parish Supplied

It is understood a car has hit a steel barrier, with emergency crews on site.

Perth received a hefty drenching overnight as more than 18mm fell at the beginning of what is expected to be a several-day streak of downpours.

If Stephen Michael is named the Channel 7 Sport Award recipient at the West Australian of the Year Awards, it will be a pleasure he will share everyone who has inspired him throughout his life.

A victory that lights the path for others is what fills WA footy royalty Stephen Michael with the most pride.

A man has been thrown from his boat after it slammed into a bridge in a busy waterway in Mandurah. Credit: 7NEWS 7NEWS

Perth has been battered by wild storms overnight, recording winds up to 100km/h as flooding shuts down Riverside Drive and debris blankets roads across the metropolitan area.