Shire chiefs are taking pains to reassure the Augusta community the local government is aware of their needs and key issues.
Warren Hately
The prospect of a local bus service inched a step closer last week with Shire of Augusta-Margaret River chiefs meeting with WA’s Public Transport Authority in Perth.
Councillors could be called upon to approve significant changes to an already green-lit major subdivision set to alter the face of Cowaramup.
A Margaret River photographer hopes to show the fullness of the feminine identity and her perspective as a doula in her photography exhibition, which will be running from April 24 to May 1.
Daniel Hocking
Margaret River’s Jack Robinson is looking to put a slow start to the season by his own lofty standards behind him in the Australian leg of the World Surf League’s Championship Tour.
Josh Kempton
Standing at the State’s most southern point Federal candidate for Forrest Tabitha Dowding and MP Matt Keogh announced the regional park would receive a $1.25m investment under a re-elected Labor Government.
Craig Duncan
Hundreds of protesters gathered on Yallingup’s Smiths Beach last Sunday to protest the ongoing Smith Beach Project’s proposed 100 meter access ramp - regularly referred to as a “seawall”.
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region has scored a massive $770,000 grant to help its work protecting its namesake waterway.
The developers of a proposed resort at Gnarabup are still optimistic about starting work this year as WA’s Environmental Protection Authority prepares to issue a ruling on the project
The Fini Group has signalled it may go back to the drawing board or maybe even abandon its Margaret River hotel ambitions.
With Margaret River vignerons barely recovered from their three-year ordeal with tariffs affecting the Chinese wine market, Donald Trump has thrown a fresh spanner in the works.
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region general manager Drew McKenzie has announced his surprise resignation, citing the need for a break from his hectic duties.
Margaret River surfer Ily Fraser added to her burgeoning reputation on the national stage by claiming victory in the under-14 girls division at the Parko’s Junior Pro in Queensland earlier this month.
The team behind the restoration of Margaret River’s most iconic town-centre landmark are celebrating as the project gains serious momentum.
Moves to appoint Bunbury-based MLA Don Punch as the Minister in charge of the wider South West are flawed and part of Labor’s problem with regional WA, key stakeholders have alleged.
Spaces are filling up and time is running out to get involved in next month’s Margaret River Ultra Marathon.
It remains unclear whether a review of ratings categories is likely to affect looming consideration of next financial year’s Shire of Augusta-Margaret River budget.
Shire president Julia Meldrum says the resurgent Labor State Government must dedicate its third term to addressing shortfalls in regional WA.
The rangers in charge of the region’s national parks and much of the coast have handed out only a fraction of the penalties available to them this financial year.
Augusta-Margaret River council members have faced heckling while forging ahead with a new policy focused on climate change.
A local service that enables healthy women to deliver their babies close to home is going from strength to strength.
The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River has pledged that the farming community and landowners need not fear a proposed new local biodiversity strategy.
A contentious biodiversity strategy that sparked outrage among South West farmers has been sent back for further consideration and consultation.
The future of “Australia’s first net-positive circular hotel” is in serious jeopardy after a decision last week by the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
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