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  1. Boyup Brook AwardsPremiumBoyup Brook honours Suzanne White with freeman title

  2. HousingPremiumSnapshot reveals no affordable rentals in Southern Forests

  3. Yarning CirclePremiumCommunity gathers in Manijmup for Yarning Circle opening

  4. Trails PremiumLocals invited to shape Southern Forests trails

  5. Fuel CrisisPremiumFuel prices bite, but Southern Forests tourism holds strong

The Manjimup Repertory Theatre is known throughout the community for their engaging productions.

TheatrePremiumMay-hem! returns to Manjimup Repertory Theatre

The Manjimup Repertory Club is set to bring the stage to life once again, with its much-loved More May-hem! performance returning for one weekend only this May. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The Bridgetown Club, which was founded 80 years ago.

Bridgetown Club PremiumBridgetown Club celebrates 80 years with community open day

A landmark institution is set to commemorate an impressive 80 years of history later this month, with the Bridgetown Club opening its doors for an anniversary open day celebration. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Fire destroyed the asbestos-ridden Pemberton Mill in December 2022.

Pemberton MillPremiumPemberton Mill site redevelopment takes step forward

A long-awaited push to unlock the future of the Pemberton Mill site has taken another step forward, with the Shire of Manjimup continuing to advocate for joint planning of the strategic town-centre land. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Workers at the WAPRES Diamond Bio Hub outside of Manjimup.

Diamond MillPremiumWAPRES marks half-century in Manjimup timber industry

WA Plantation Resources is marking 50 years of operations at its Diamond facility, celebrating what the company says has been a long-running contribution to Manjimup’s timber industry. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Pemby Pantry in Pemberton is offically open.

ProducePremiumNew Pemby Pantry champions local growers

A new addition to Pemberton’s growing small business scene is putting the spotlight firmly on local producers. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Stan Wright playing for East Perth.

FootballPremiumSouth West footballers ready to pull on the black and gold

The South West are well represented in Saturday’s State clashes against South Australia, while the day kicks off with a talent showcase between the WA Under-20s and WA Under-18s.

Jack Penniment

Donnybrook SES rescue member Janine Stevens has volunteered with the emergency services for 30 years and says more people should think about joining.

WOW DAY PremiumPremiumSouth West SES member says more people should volunteer

With more than 30 years experience, a rescue member with the Donnybrook State Emergency Service is encouraging more people to volunteer in the lead up to Wear Orange Wednesday. 

Premier Roger Cook and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti release the State Budget.

State BudgetPremiumPremiumSouthern Forests sees little investment in State Budget

While Premier Roger Cook said the WA Budget was not about “picking winners”, Warren-Blackwood MLA Bevan Eatts said the regions had largely missed out on funding. 

The Manjimup Seventh-day Adventist Church on Highfield Street.

VolunteersPremiumPremiumManjimup community to celebrate region’s volunteers

Manjimup volunteers will be celebrated next week as the community marks National Volunteer Week with a special presentation and lunch. 

ACRRM president Dr Rod Martin.

HealthPremiumBridgetown event to help locals plan for end-of-life care

Bridgetown-Greenbushes residents are encouraged to have difficult but important conversations about end-of-life planning at a free community event this week. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Lower South West community members are encouraged to wear orange for SES volunteers next Wednesday.

WOW DayPremiumLower South West to turn orange for SES volunteers

When emergencies unfold, SES volunteers are among the first to answer the call — and next week, communities of the Southern Forests are being asked to wear orange in their honour.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

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Police alleged the online offences occurred between January and February 2026. 

WA NewsPremiumTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

West Australian writer Craig Silvey was charged with distributing and possessing child exploitation material in January after he was allegedly caught actively communicating with other paedophiles on the internet. 

crimeVideoPremiumDisgraced author wrote of teen assault & exploited young boy

Disgraced WA author Craig Silvey published novels that included scenes of a teenager being sexually assaulted by her father, and an underage boy trying to arouse elderly men before he was arrested.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Freo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

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Police alleged the online offences occurred between January and February 2026. 

WA NewsPremiumTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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The West Australian exclusive
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PremiumFreo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumShuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumPerth nurse who worked while high on meth identified

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Regional News

Forrest MP Ben Small speaking in Parliament.

Federal BudgetPremiumBudget cuts $10 million wine tourism and cellar door program

This week’s Federal Budget has brought “nasty” cuts to a popular tourism incentive to the wine industry in a move Forrest MHR Ben Small has called a “betrayal”.

Craig Duncan

Jim Chalmers delivered his budget on Tuesday night.

Federal Budget 2026PremiumHow tax changes in Federal Budget impact the Mid West

People are saying that accounts and finance managers are the biggest winners from Tuesday’s Federal Budget, but not everyone in the sector is celebrating the huge proposed tax reforms.

Sally Q Davies

Geraldton MP Kirrilee Warr.

Flying Doctor DayPremiumLocal MP appalled by lack of funding for incoming RFDS base

Geraldton’s RFDS base set to be up and running within the next two years has only received $7.5 million in funding from the State Government – an amount MLA Kirrilee Warr believes to be inadequate.

Imogen Wilson

Merlin Gammon is running around Australia.

EndurancePremiumPremiumLong-distance runner stops in Geraldton in round-nation run

“I’m not quite sure exactly why I’m doing it,” is not a sentence you expect to hear from someone running the perimeter of Australia, pulling his belongings on a bike trailer behind him. 

Going to the video shop on a Friday night actually felt like an event. It was a ritual. A tradition.

Pom in OzPremiumPremiumLonging for another Friday night at the video store

There was something special about the old video store. Not just the movies themselves, but the whole experience surrounding it. 

Migrants are often wrongly blamed for challenges such as housing supply, an inquiry has been told. (Tim Marsden/AAP PHOTOS)

ImmigrationPremiumPremiumMigrants a scapegoat for poor planning, inquiry told

Despite being accused of taking local jobs, overseas migrants create better workforce security and bolster the Australian economy, farming groups say.

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A lack of high-quality feedback could also lead to attrition.

Workplace MattersCommentsPremium‘Be honest?’: Why workers don’t tell their bosses the truth

Leaders say that they want to hear the honest truth about what’s happening but almost half of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.

Sophie Caldwell

Strategists such as Galloway can charge more than $15,000 a month for their services.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMeet the YouTube whisperers behind the biggest video names

With thousands of YouTube creators relying on the platform for income, many are turning to strategists as essential advisors on how to keep videos viral.

Alex Sherman and Zach Vallese

Energy supermajors have experienced a significant share price boost.

CNBC newsPremiumShell tops profit estimates as war drives price surge

British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring.

Sam Meredith

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThe growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

Laya Neelakandan

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NEWSPremiumAlleged sales pest’s weird acts

An alleged door-to-door sales pest’s acts across multiple businesses have been exposed – including a comment he made towards a woman.

Blake Antrobus

WA is being thrown into a constitutional brawl with Canberra over an imminent Federal “takeover” of the State’s gas industry amid warnings the new laws could trigger diplomatic friction with two of Australia’s most important allies.

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Fed takeover of WA’s gas industry could spark ally tension

WA is being thrown into a constitutional brawl with Canberra over an imminent Federal ‘takeover’ of the State’s gas industry.

Ben Harvey

Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis announced the limits on Friday morning and said they were a way of keeping the practice sustainable across the State.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA’s recreational fishers slapped with fresh demersal limits

WA’s recreational fishers are facing a fresh round of restrictions on catching some of the State’s favourite fish, with the Cook Government introducing new bag limits on several demersal species Statewide.

A cop accused of digitally penetrating a male colleague with whom he had consensual oral sex during a bawdy police party has quit the force.

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The West Australian exclusive
PolicePremium
The West Australian exclusive
PremiumWA cop quits force after sex act on mate at staff party

A cop accused of digitally penetrating a male colleague with whom he had consensual oral sex during a bawdy police party has quit the force.

Passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrive at Bullsbrook Quarantine Centre on Friday.

Public HealthCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHantavirus a sexual transmission risk for six years: Study

Hantavirus can survive in a man’s reproductive tract for at least six years and could potentially be spread by sexual transmission, a Swiss study has revealed.

Dozens of regional and remote courthouses will cease operating for at least three months, forcing accused criminals to travel hundreds of kilometres to have their cases heard. Pictured: Broome Courthouse.

‘CHAOS’CommentsPremiumJudges ‘extraordinary’ decision to close remote courts

The State’s top judges have made the extraordinary decision to axe hearings across regional WA for three months, claiming police will no longer provide courtroom security.

Brooke Rolfe and Cain Andrews