An acclaimed producer spent several days last week filming within the Southern Forests, showcasing the region’s innovative producers and diversity of produce
Melissa Pedelty
Walpole residents celebrated Australia Day in style, coming together at Pioneer Park for a day full of music, food, and entertainment.
Warren-Blackwood will be the new home to six medical interns as they embark on a year-long learning journey at hospitals across the region.
A Manjimup resident has been recognised for his dedication and commitment to his community at a local awards event last Thursday
Bunbury Red were not able to retain their women’s country week A-section title, suffering an eight-run defeat to Geraldton Blue in the final at the WACA Ground on Monday.
Josh Kempton
Warren Blackwood Cricket Association’s C-section side survived a relegation playoff in their final game of the carnival on Friday, beating Bunbury by nine wickets to finish their campaign on a winning note.
Bridgetown Cricket Club stalwart Matt Tassos will play his 300th game for the club on Saturday.
Rourke Walsh
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, get ready for an essay as we’ve managed to narrow down our top 12 photos from across the South West from 2024
Craig Duncan
The road is set to be closed for five weeks.
Sofia Fimognari
A South West shire has plans to turn residents’ stories into a documentary and a podcast series to ensure the preservation of its history.
West Aussies experienced extreme heat last week with a heatwave that set new January temperature records for the South West towns of Bridgetown, Collie and Busselton.
The Bunbury community came in droves to the Koombana Bay foreshore for Skyfest 2025 on Australia Day.
Ezra Kaye
Southern Ports has achieved global certification becoming one of five port authorities in the world to receive asset management certification from the International Organisation for Standardisation.
Valued members of the Bunbury community were honoured at the Citizen of the Year awards on Australia Day at the Graham Bricknell Music Shell.
More than 1000 athletes and 400 volunteers from 21 WA surf lifesaving clubs descended on Bunbury’s Back Beach for Surf Life Saving WA’s annual Country Carnival over the weekend.
Three Collie projects are set to benefit from a $250,000 investment from the State Government through the Collie Futures Small Grants Program.
South West product Kyle Lee proved unstoppable at the Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in Busselton last week, winning three gold medals across the course of the event.
Josh Kempton, Caitlin Bassett & Jake Santa Maria
Bunbury’s two teams in the A-division of women’s country week experienced mixed fortunes, with the Bunbury Red side making the final and the Bunbury Blue team winning two games.
Tornadoes Red emerged as the winners of the Bunbury Senior Basketball League women’s A-grade table-toppers clash on Friday night, beating Tornadoes Black by two points.
The final round of the Bunbury Senior Basketball League men’s A-grade season saw Tornadoes Black extinguish Aces Sky’s hopes of jumping into the top five and secure their own finals place with a victory.
Bunbury’s B-section side was the best performed of their lower grade outfits at senior country week, making it through to the final.
Bunbury’s bid to win back the Boan Cup fell short last week, with the Blue Swans failing to make the senior country week A-section final.
The annual Jazz in the Jarrah concert will celebrate its 15th year, with the Manjimup Lions-hosted concert taking place on February 1.
Daniel Hocking
The Imperials Football Club in Manjimup is entering a new era with a young local couple, Matt Seymour and Sesha Dalton, at the helm
