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
The Perth mother allegedly killed by her crypto-trader son Andre Rebelo — had repeatedly voiced her dislike of his ‘plastic fantastic’ life with his glamorous influencer girlfriend.
Tim Clarke
The new Bishop of Broome will be the third man in recent years to lead the huge diocese which covers the Kimberley.
A jury has been urged to reject a woman’s account of how she fatally stabbed her partner during a meth-fuelled argument as ‘utterly preposterous nonsense’.
A male nurse has been charged with assaulting a grandmother at a Perth hospital, while a second hospital has apologised after she suffered two ‘avoidable’ falls within 24 hours.
A man has died after a motorcycle collided with a car in Rockingham on Sunday afternoon.
The State Government’s initiative to decrease homelessness and help vulnerable families in the Great Southern has received a significant boost with 13 new social houses in Katanning.
Hannah Whitehead
Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s first sauna and cold plunge studio has opened, offering locals the “fire and ice” experience with myriad health benefits.
Anneke de Boer
Farmers' asking prices for their land are spooking potential buyers as the number of deals plummets almost 20 per cent in 12 months.
Callum Godde
Roger Cook says Port Hedland council has gone ‘off the rails’ after passing a motion concerning contamination of COVID vaccines, which world health authorities debunked.
Bored over the school holidays, 17-year-old Steven Gadia was looking to put his free time to good use and decided to rally his mates for Oceans to Outback, a fundraiser for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
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 popular cot has been recalled on urgent safety fears, with babies at risk of injury or death.
Duncan Evans
Labor should rip the climate Band-aid off, instead of delaying the pain. Then give the industry the means to get on with it.
One of Australia’s biggest and most unique child studies - based here in WA - reached a major milestone this month when it welcomed its 10,000th baby participant.
A long-awaited WA eating disorder clinic is a step closer as development is set to begin in Mandurah, with a site set to go to tender this month.
A Liberal candidate has resurrected plans for a marina in Rockingham that would include tourist attractions, two jetties, accommodation and more than 490 boat pens.
Tens of billions of dollars will be poured into Henderson shipyard to create a new defence precinct capable of building modern naval ships and maintaining Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines.
Katina Curtis and Jessica Page