International workers are encouraged to bring a flag or wear traditional clothing from their home country at the Margaret River wine region 2025 vintage celebration.
Melissa Pedelty
Annual price increases for houses have slowed to their lowest yearly growth since the third quarter of 2022, despite an overall rise in combined capital house and unit prices.
Sofia Fimognari
The 2025 Karnidale circus festival is back and bigger than ever for it’s 17th edition this week on January 17 and 18.
Ezra Kaye
WA Labor has pledged they will “do what’s right” for the South West if re-elected, but that doesn’t include additional funding to improve the Margaret River Senior High School.
Busselton Margaret River Junior Cricket Association’s under-16 B gold side was the most successful of the association’s four teams competing at junior country week last week, taking out their division’s title.
Josh Kempton
Despite desperate calls for improvements to the Margaret River Hospital, Premier Roger Cook has defended WA Labor making no funding commitments.
Picturesque Yallingup Beach will play host to WA’s premier junior surfing event for the 20th time this week, with Australasia’s best junior surfers coming to the South West to compete in Taj’s Small Fries.
South West pace ace Mahli Beardman made his long-awaited debut for Perth Scorchers in their 61-run loss to Sydney Thunder at ENGIE Stadium on Monday night.
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Warren Hately
New research estimates Margaret River Visitor Centre users spent $40.3 million in the local area in the last financial year, highlighting the value of the community facilities.
Margaret River is set to get its very first local FM radio station as a community organisation is preparing to hit the radio waves for the first time next month
Oliver Lane
The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River will meet for the first of their 2025 ordinary council meetings this month.
Specially trained Yallingup chef Sioban Baldini is bringing her cooking classes to the hands of children.
The Busselton Margaret River Junior Cricket Association has sent four sides to the ongoing junior country week in Perth.
A Yallingup art gallery featuring West Australian outback landscapes is showcasing WA artist Judy Prosser’s latest works of the “wild” Kimberley.
Anjelica Smilovitis
Firefighters have used a chainsaw to free an injured person after a truck crashed into a tree before it fell on the vehicle, trapping him inside.
Caleb Runciman
The Margaret River Wine Association is on the hunt for a new independent chair.
Locals and travellers in the Augusta-Margaret River shire will be able to make their way to the beach for free and not have to worry about parking their car in popular areas.
A free annual concert series will return to the Margaret River region this year, extending its sessions to Augusta by request after a popular local event was cancelled.
The Shire of Augusta Margaret River has been recognised for its commitment to accessibility and inclusion for the sixth consecutive year, receiving praise for its recreation centre upgrades.
Five events in the Margaret River region spanning art and performance, sport, and food and gourmet produce will benefit from event support funding.
The new police officer in charge in Margaret River has hit the ground running, cracking down on traffic patrols in the lead-up to the Christmas holidays.
The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River president has launched a stinging rebuke of the State Government’s treatment of the sector due to “bad behaviour” of just a few councils.
Councillors have sent the next stage of the shire’s climate action plan back to the workshop stage amid concerns from some sectors of the community.
