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  1. HealthcarePremiumSouth West gains 21 GPs but housing pressures mount

  2. NetballPremiumManjimup win bragging rights over Bridgetown

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  4. Council Preview PremiumShire to seek Talison funding for community projects

  5. Shire AwardsPremiumNational honour for Manjimup shire infrastructure director

The future of walk trails is being considered.

Regional trailsPremiumSurvey launched to shape Warren Blackwood trail network

Residents and visitors from across the Warren Blackwood region are being encouraged to have their say on the future of local trails. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Dairy cows at Bannister Downs.

Dairy PremiumBannister Downs Dairy celebrates Royal Food Awards success

Northcliffe’s Bannister Downs Dairy swept the competition at the 2026 Perth Royal Food Awards, taking home four gold and seven silver medals at the awards night in Claremont last Friday.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Bridgetown Historical Society secretary Richard Allen.

HistoryPremiumAfter-dark tours unlock town’s unique history

Bridgetown’s streets will once again come alive with history, when the annual Bridgetown Ghost Walks return next month. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The Boyup Brook Country Music Muster has received a $30,000 funding boost.

Art fundingPremiumFunding boost for 40th Boyup Brook music muster

Boyup Brook’s milestone 40th Country Music Muster has received a $30,000 funding boost, helping organisers prepare for one of the town’s biggest annual events. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The antique fair will be held at the Bridgetown Town Hall on Friday and Saturday.

AntiquitiesPremiumBridgetown to host antique fair this weekend

Collectors and treasure hunters will descend on Bridgetown this weekend for the Antique and Collectors Fair. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Elders Donnybrook branch manager and licensee Angela Murphy says Donnybrook is the South West's best kept secret.

SECRET IS OUT PremiumDonnybrook is in demand on the housing market

A South West sales consultant has said Donnybrook is the region’s best kept secret, a town now experiencing strong demand. 

Rose Patane

Cooper Nitschke kicks at goal for Tigers.

FootballPremiumPremiumLSWFL: Teams fight for a place at the pointy end of season

The race for finals is almost at full boil in all three grades with two rounds to play in the Lower South West Football League season. 

Donnybrook Blackwood Ravens are gearing up for the final three weeks of the SWFNL season.

NetballPremiumPremiumRavens sides on the hunt for finals with three weeks to play

Donnybrook Blackwood Ravens master’s side is gearing up for back-to-back South West Netball Football League premierships with three fixtures remaining. 

Cassi-Jo Davis' striking textile creation captured the public's imagination, receiving the most votes from the 296 ballots cast during the July exhibition.

ArtPremiumPremiumTextile artwork takes out Bridgetown’s People’s Choice Award

A striking wearable textile artwork inspired by Golden Valley Tree Park has won the public vote at this year’s Bridgetown-Greenbushes art awards. 

The inaugural Forage & Feast festival will be held at the Manjimup Heritage Park this Saturday.

Truffle FunPremiumForage & Feast set to celebrate truffle season this Saturday

The Southern Forests’ world-famous truffle industry will be celebrated this Saturday when the inaugural Forage & Feast: Manjimup Truffle Uncovered festival comes to Manjimup Heritage Park. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The floating sauna on Pemberton's iconic Pemberton Pool.

TourismPremiumFloating sauna officially opens in Pemberton

Pemberton’s new floating sauna has welcomed its first visitors after opening at the Pemberton Pool, introducing an eco-friendly wellness experience to Western Australia’s South West. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

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Jarrad Russell Ernest Wrightson.

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Jail for ex-Comancheros over failed $1m cemetery stash plot

Two men who were caught by an undercover cop in a bizarre money laundering scheme that involved burying $1m at a Perth cemetery and was orchestrated by Comanchero kingpin Raymond Cilli have been jailed.

Ben Harvey & Melissa Sheil

A sickening video has emerged appearing to show two Perth private school students torturing a defenseless native black swan by forcing vape smoke down its throat.

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Perth teens film sickening attack on defenceless black swan

A sickening video has emerged appearing to show two Perth private school students torturing a defenceless native black swan by forcing vape smoke down its throat.

Charlton Hart

The firebombed car outside the Wiluna police station.

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Firebombing exposes native title feud at boiling point

A car firebombing outside a WA police station has exposed an escalating battle for control of an Aboriginal group that holds the keys to major mining approvals.

Adrian Rauso

New KPMG chief executive John Sams.

AccountingCommentsPremiumKPMG ‘evaluating options’ amid talk of big job cuts

The under-pressure audit and consulting firm insists it has not yet settled on cuts, despite talk its workforce will be reduced by up to 10 per cent.

Sean Smith

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A WA Police vehicle parked outside Manjimup Accessories during Tuesday's operation, with police assisting Department of Health officers.

PolicePremiumPolice back health in Manjimup tobacco raid

Officers from the Department of Health’s tobacco and vape regulation directorate were accompanied by South West police at a Manjimup business as part of a regulatory activity. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

A woman who was caught in a car with a trafficable quantity of meth, illegal weapons and cannabis has been granted bail until her next court hearing.

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Bail for woman accused of trafficable meth haul in car

A woman allegedly caught during a traffic stop in Mt Barker with a huge meth haul in her car along with illegal weapons has been granted bail. 

Jacki Elezovich

Police from the major crash investigation section are trying to determine the cause of the collision.

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CommentsPremiumTwo dead, child critical after crash near WA tourist town

A serious crash near Shark Bay on Monday has killed two people and critically injured a 12-year-old child, who is receiving treatment on an emergency jet flight back to Perth.

Jarrad Russell Ernest Wrightson.

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PremiumJail for ex-Comancheros over failed $1m cemetery stash plot

Two men who were caught by an undercover cop in a bizarre money laundering scheme that involved burying $1m at a Perth cemetery and was orchestrated by Comanchero kingpin Raymond Cilli have been jailed.

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster at the 2026 Met Gala.

EntertainmentCommentsCommentsHugh Jackman’s ‘one-of-a-kind’ move with girlfriend

Hugh Jackman and his girlfriend Sutton Foster are taking their relationship to new heights by collaborating on a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ wellness retreat for women.

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The 20-year-old driver pleaded guilty to driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.028g and having a prescribed illicit drug in her system.

courtsPremiumDriver fined for positive tests to alcohol, meth after crash

A young P-plater has copped a fine after being found with both methamphetamine and alcohol in her system after becoming trapped in her car when it rolled off a Boddington road.

Melissa Sheil

Ann-Marie, James, 8, and Lylah Widdison, 11, are getting ready to sleep in their car for one night for Homelessness Week.

Homelessness WeekPremiumLocals urged to sleep in cars to spread homeless message

Sleeping in your car does not sound cosy or comfortable, yet it is a reality for many Australians who have no other option. 

Sienna Seychell

Major crash investigation section officers are investigating a crash in Myalup at the weekend.

POLICE PremiumInvestigations underway after a crash in Myalup

Major crash investigation section officers are appealing for witnesses as they investigate a crash which occurred in Myalup at the weekend. 

Rose Patane

New intensive dairy facilities, including those that use free stall barns, dairy dry lots, loose housing barns and feed pads, are most likely to be target by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulations.

regulationPremiumPremiumDWER unlikely to target existing intensive dairy facilities

Industry expert explains what it means for dairies to have been lumped in with feedlotters under environmental licensing regulations at an industry breakfast on Thursday.

A Binningup resident has called for a bus service to be implemented.

Connecting CommunityPremiumPremiumBinningup residents call for bus services

Helping provide independence and removing pressures off individuals are some of the reasons why a Binningup resident says implementing a new bus service in the town would be a good idea for the small town. 

Harvey police station officer-in-charge Leighton Kirk is passionate about a strong community connection and a victim focus.

TAKING LEAD PremiumPremiumMeet Harvey’s new officer-in-charge

Establishing a strong community connection and a victim focus are among the top priorities of Harvey Police Station’s newest officer-in-charge 

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Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.

Yun Li

BP chief executive Meg ONeill.

CNBC newsPremiumBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.

Sam Meredith

Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyCommentsPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

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Show me the money! Labor’s by-election dilemma

For evidence that panic has already set in for Labor in the Secret Harbour by-election, one only needs to follow the money trail. 

Jessica Page

Praveena Mittal President of Visha Hindu Parishad of Australia, Rabbi David Freilich OAM, Dr Rateb Jneid AFIC President and Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy.

Religion and BeliefCommentsPremium‘Side by side’: Religious leaders gather in show of unity

WA religious leaders have joined together in a powerful symbol of unity and hope, pledging to work ‘side by side’ to tackle rising division and uncertainty.

Rhianna Mitchell

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NewsPremiumPremiumPrisoners paid $10 to sleep on the floor

In an unusual move, prisoners are being compensated with gratuity payments for sleeping on mattresses on the floor of overcrowded jail cells in one state.

Education Minister Sabine Winton has conceded the performance of WA’s Year 3 students in numeracy were “of the most concern” in this year’s NAPLAN tests.

EducationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAdding numeracy check to Year 1 not a fix for NAPLAN woes

Sabine Winton has conceded the numeracy performance of WA’s Year 3 students were ‘of the most concern’ in this year’s NAPLAN tests, but does not believe bringing forward a maths check in Year 1 is the answer.

Jetstar will start charging passengers up to $82 for carry-on luggage.

AviationCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA travellers outraged over Jetstar’s ‘ridiculous’ bag fee

Local travellers are threatening to turn their backs on Jetstar following a controversial policy shift that will see passengers charged up to $82 to use overhead lockers for carry-on luggage.

Hundreds of additional carparking bays are set to be built at Karrinyup Shopping Centre.

WA NewsCommentsKarrinyup’s $27m solution to nightmare car park

The approved project will have two new parking levels built above an existing multi-storey car park.

Liam Murphy