A fourth-generation female farmer from Manjimup has been recognised by the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia as the WA rural ambassador of the year.
Anjelica Smilovitis
Those who rely on the Bridgetown South NBN fixed wireless tower for their internet services are being warned there could be potential disruptions as part of works to improve internet speeds.
Sean Van Der Wielen
A ban on fishing for greenlip abalone between Busselton Jetty and Shoal Cape west of Esperance will continue this season amid a continuing need for stocks to recover in size.
A West Australian author who specialises in raising the profile of bush tucker around Western Australia has backed the idea the South West could create a whole new cropping industry.
A three-year trial at a Manjimup commercial avocado farm funded by DPIRD and Hort Innovation Australia has found strategic pruning can improve the consistency of fruit quality.
The Shire of Manjimup will continue with plans to seal a section of Old Vasse Road, despite division during community consultation.
Daniel Hocking
A 14-year-old boy has been flown to Perth with serious injuries after he crashed an off-road motorcycle in the South West overnight.
Caleb Runciman
Trails, trees and community spirit bought the Pemby Trail Fest to life at the weekend with people travelling from across the State to take part in the annual running event.
Blackwood Youth Action are in the spotlight for the 2024 WA Mental Health Award finalists.
WA Country Health Service South West will partner with Blackwood Youth Action with funding of more than $420,000 to deliver vital youth mental health services across the region.
WA Meat Industry Association held a meeting for those affected by the closure of the Dardenup Butchering Company custom kill service was held at the Dam in Denmark on October 8.
Residents are calling on the community to keep the The Manjimup Farmers Market alive.
A FIFO worker who left a father with a fractured skull and brain bleeds from a one-punch attack at a pub south of Perth has been sentenced to more than two years’ imprisonment.
Rebecca Le May
First homebuyers look set to be targeted in the upcoming State election with the Liberal Party promising to lift stamp duty exemptions by $100,000 to win their votes.
Joe Spagnolo
Thousands of WA families can’t get ‘defective pipes’ ripped out of their homes quickly enough as insurers decline to renew policies on properties hit with repeated water bursts.
John Flint
Nicheliving's giving up its building license will relieve abandoned customers, but taxpayers will have to foot the $40 million bill, sparking anger.
Jessica Page
A Perth man is missing in Bali after being swept out to sea by an ‘extreme’ wave while saving a distressed swimmer.
Taylor Renouf
The housing boom continues at pace across Australia — but Perth suburbs are well outstripping the rest of the nation. FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE
Troy de Ruyter
Transforming Henderson into the biggest naval precinct in the southern hemisphere is ‘the most significant Defence offering to WA since Federation’ by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles.
Nine has swung the axe on 6PR, dumping programs hosted by journalist Julie-Anne Sprague and popular presenter Tod Johnston.
A Mid West mother will be forced to drive 300km a day — or up to 20 hours a week — in order to take her children to and from school next year after her youngest son’s bus route was axed.
The Federal and State governments will spend a combined $60 million on a new water treatment plant in Busselton amid increasing supply demands and a need to reduce reliance on coastal bores.
Seven Pilbara projects will share in more than $1 million in funding in the latest round of RED Grants aimed at bolstering the region’s employment, business resilience and economic diversity.
Cain Andrews
With shoplifting and antisocial behaviour on the rise as warm weather approaches, Geraldton police have welcomed the assistance of two four-legged officers this week.
Jessica Moroney
E-scooters will remain in Busselton and Dunsborough after councillors made a “tough decision” to keep them despite community concerns.
A Geraldton bank has announced it will shut its doors next year, just weeks after Bankwest closed its doors for the final time.
The City of Cockburn won’t spend any more money on the redevelopment of a basketball centre until State and Federal governments have committed to funding.
You might call me a ‘rebel without a cause,’ says Grab co-found Anthony Tan said. But I was on a mission to create something that could be ‘a force for good’.
Ernestine Siu
Economic stimulus in China could also be a shot in the arm for Nike and Starbucks, two major brands trying to orchestrate their own turnarounds.
Jesse Pound
Joker: Folie a Deux stumbled to just $US40 million ($58.7m) in US domestic ticket sales during its opening weekend, a far cry from the $US96.2m its predecessor brought in during its debut in 2019.
Sarah Whitten
A strike by Israel against Iran could raise fears of a disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and add a significant price risk premium.
Spencer Kimball
A motorcyclist is recovering from serious injuries after an alleged drink driver — who was behind the wheel of a Ford Falcon — smashed into him.
A driver is on the run after fleeing the scene of a pursuit that came to a crashing end on Thursday night.
Cruising has delivered a record economic boom for WA over the last financial year, with almost 300 ships bringing more than 161,000 visitors to the State’s ports.
Aged care centres in regional WA are running at a loss and face closure without investment to help them keep up with lucrative mining wages, a Senate committee in Perth is set to hear on Friday.
She has only half a functioning heart, but Florence Shanks’ indomitable spirit to beat the odds and live her best life is a story to melt a million hearts.
Despite his full-time gig as mayor of Cambridge, former lawyer Gary Mack is revisiting his roots after becoming president of the Law Society of Western Australia.
Harriet Flinn