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  1. TourismPremiumPemberton tourism business shines at South West awards

  2. CyclingPremiumWorld champs a success for Nannup in more ways than one

  3. PolicePremiumManjimup police to host Halloween disco

  4. EquestrianPremiumManjimup equestrian eyes World Games dream

  5. Smart GlassesPremiumManjimup shire silent on smart glasses ban

The Shire of Nannup council building

CouncilPremiumNannup shire audit reveals governance gaps

The Shire of Nannup has acknowledged a series of governance and compliance issues, including failing to publish councillor payment information dating back to 2020 and falling behind on mandatory reviews.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Bridgetown police are investigating suspicious fires in Glenlynn early Monday morning.

PolicePremiumPolice hunt firebug after early-morning blazes in Glenlynn

Bridgetown police are investigating a series of deliberately lit fires in Glenlynn early on Monday morning. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Ashlyn Browne is now the proud mother-duck of 11 ducklings in Quinninup.

WildlifePremiumFeathered family keeps Quinninup carers busy

A Quinninup couple who first became involved in wildlife rescue after finding a lone duckling three years ago are now playing mum and dad to 11 orphaned wood ducks. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Beatrix, 10, Tamara, Louis, 7, and Drew Koulthard at the Rainbow Ride in Bridgetown.

Rainbow RidePremiumIn Pictures: Rainbow Ride rolls through Bridgetown

Cyclists of all ages took to the streets of Bridgetown on Monday as the Southern Forests and Valleys Rainbow Rides rolled through town. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The Starkie family Jemma, Toby, Tom, 3, Elsie, 7, and Isla, 5, at the Manjimup Farmers Market.

Farmers marketPremiumManjimup market makes its debut

Manjimup’s newest market made its debut over the weekend, bringing together dozens of local growers, makers and producers.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Robbie O'rouck, Jessica Halker and Dave Kent at the 2026 Nannup Music Festival.

Nannup music festivalPremiumNannup music festival ticket go on sale

Tickets are now on sale for the 2027 Nannup Music Festival, with more than 100 acts set to take the stage for the event’s 38th year. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Emergency services attend a serious crash on South Western Highway near Yornup in 2020.

Road safetyPremiumPremiumSchool bus safety fears as overtaking lanes stall

A local bus driver says dangerous overtaking along the South Western Highway is putting schoolchildren at risk “several times a week”.

Titans' Holly Bamess gets pressured.

BasketballPremiumPremiumManjimup and Bridgetown’s summer basketball continues

Manjimup and Bridgetown’s summer basketball continued last week with another round of action across the two associations. 

Roger and Judith Smailes at the Bridgetown Club for Melbourne Cup day.

at the Bridgetown Club for Melbourne Cup day.PremiumPremiumBridgetown Club celebrates Melbourne Cup in style

Melbourne Cup fever swept through the Bridgetown Club on Tuesday as locals dressed in their race-day best for the nation-stopping event. 

Shire of Manjimup councillor Jayde Darin.

CouncilPremiumManjimup council backs local firm for footpath upgrades

Manjimup councillors have put local jobs ahead of the lowest price, awarding a $295,149 footpath construction contract to a local business despite a cheaper tender being recommended by shire officers. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

The Bridgetown Community Resource Centre

CRCPremium$300,000 boost for Warren-Blackwood traineeships

Six community resource centres across the Warren-Blackwood will share in $300,000 in State Government funding to create new traineeship opportunities for local residents. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

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A family have been left heartbroken after a house fire in Collie claimed the life of one-year-old boy

WA NEWSPremium‘Cot was in flames’: Toddler dies in tragic WA house fire

A devastating house fire in Collie has claimed the life of a one-year-old boy.

Hayley Primmer

Rayle Williams and Ashleigh Turner.

CrimePremium‘My mates are dead’: First responders reveal crash carnage

A catastrophic scene akin to an explosion of ‘metal and blood’ confronted those first on the scene of a fatal crash that killed two teenage boys and hospitalised two others.

Brooke Rolfe and Sophie Gannon

The luxurious St James house

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Aboriginal body silent on luxe Perth home that CEO lives in

A large not-for-profit Aboriginal corporation operating in WA’s north will not reveal why it bought a luxurious house in Perth that its chief executive now lives in.

Adrian Rauso

The Sunday Times can reveal detectives from the WA Police child abuse squad executed a search warrant at Clay Thomas Jones’ Safety Bay address on September 4

CRIMEPremiumAccused child rapist granted bail despite concerns for teens

Disturbing details about how a 48-year-old man allegedly recorded the sexual abuse of two WA teenage girls across eight months have emerged.

Caleb Runciman

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Yoga studio owner Laurel Green said she’d been excited to discover an osteopathy program was starting up in Perth.

EducationPremiumREVEALED: Year 12s get new uni options, including a WA first

Year 12s thinking about what to study at university next year have had a few extra choices added to their options.

Bethany Hiatt

The luxurious St James house

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Aboriginal body silent on luxe Perth home that CEO lives in

A large not-for-profit Aboriginal corporation operating in WA’s north will not reveal why it bought a luxurious house in Perth that its chief executive now lives in.

Adrian Rauso

A grandstand collapsed during the Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta Beach on Sunday.

AustraliaThree injured in grandstand collapse at popular Aussie music festival

The temporary seating came down in the early stages of Sunday’s sold-out festivities.

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a passenger plane was forced to abandon its landing at Perth Airport in a scary near-miss.

AviationPassenger plane in scary near-miss at Perth Airport

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a passenger plane was forced to abandon its landing at Perth Airport in a scary near-miss.

Paul Patrick Mulligan pictured outside District Court.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumDrunk-driver who left cyclist for dead jailed

A ‘callous’ drunk-driver hit a cyclist and left him for dead because he feared the consequences had police caught him drink-driving, a court has been told.

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Kaitlyn Henderson and Jenni Holder from Kalgoorlie Newsagency celebrate the sale of the division one winning ticket.

☺️💙Video‘Honey, don’t forget Lotto’: Timely text delivers $1.5m win

A simple text, a smiley face and a blue heart. One lucky West Aussie almost missed the chance of a lifetime.

Rosa Griffith

Year 11 student Amalia Anderson.

Shearing schoolPremiumMorawa ag students round out final 2026 shearing school

Students at WA College of Agriculture – Morawa have completed the final component of the 2026 Shearing School, gaining valuable hands-on experience.

Rebecca Nadge

Fremantle Dockers Isaiah Dudley during day two of the 2026 Kimberley 9s Carnival at Cable Beach, Broome, on Thursday. Carwyn Monck

AFLPremiumDockers answering a Kimberly calling

Cable Beach is a hell of a long way from Optus Stadium, but as schoolkids played footy on the pristine sand alongside Fremantle players and staff, they could imagine the roar of the crowd.

Craig O'Donoghue

The State Government's new fatigue road safety campaign.

Road safety PremiumPremiumHorror-themed video warns drivers about dangers of fatigue

A “disturbing” new road safety campaign portraying fatigue as a sinister figure lurking behind tired drivers has been launched regionally to help warn drivers about the “silent killer”.

The refurbished Caravelle on display.

New season Weather plays a part in low-key start to new sailing season

Adverse weather conditions on Saturday prevented sailors from participating in their sail past to kick off the 2026-2027 season at Princess Royal Sailing Club. 

A starling perched in a tree.

AI vs BirdsPremiumPremiumAI-powered program to track European starlings kicks off

A program to detect European starlings using artificial intelligence has kicked off along WA’s south coast in an attempt to protect grain, livestock and fruit.

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Attendees try out the new touchscreen MacBook Pro during the Apple Experience LA in Los Angeles, Oct. 28, 2026.

CNBC newsAt last, Apple brings out touchscreen MacBook

Apple announced its first laptop with a touchscreen will go on sale next week. The launch signifies the growing strategic importance of the Mac to Apple, despite it generating less revenue than the iPhone.

Kif Leswing

Since 1990, only nine days have had a larger jump in the VIX on a smaller drop in the S&P500 than last Friday, according to SpotGamma.

CNBC newsWhy the market’s fragile calm faces a major test

Markets paused their slide this week as the tech sector found its footing following an AI sell-off sparked by high borrowing costs and doubts over data centre returns.

Justin Zacks

By the 1950s, another technological innovation would come along and have a profound effect on women: the washing machine.

CNBC newsPremiumWomen may be at greater risk of AI job losses

The history of technological progress suggests that, as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

Steve Liesman

Amazon’s Bee Frontier device can be worn on a wrist or clipped on to clothing..

CNBC newsPremiumAmazon launches new Bee ‘personal AI’ devices

Amazon is releasing two new Bee listening devices as it moves further into the AI hardware market.

Annie Palmer

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NewsPremiumMystery ticket wins $60 million Oz Lotto

A mystery ticketholder who won Oz Lotto’s $60 million jackpot has not come forward, though the ticket’s sale location has now been revealed.

Andrew Hedgman

Craig Silvey shared a category one child sexual abuse image with a fictitious user online, believed to be a police officer, in the days before he was arrested. NewsWire / Colin Murty

CRIMEPremiumDisgraced jailed author’s 9000wd apology

Disgraced author Craig Silvey has penned a 9000-word apology online, after being jailed for possessing and distributing child exploitation material.

Emma Kirk

The TLEA lithium refinery at Kwinana.

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PremiumLayoffs at Kwinana lithium refinery

Jobs are on the chopping block at Australia’s pioneering lithium refinery as its cumulative losses approach $500 million amid a ‘challenging’ market.

Police Commission Col Blanch said the technology identified people who presented a risk. NewsWire

NEWSPremiumPremium1.3m faces scanned in major police AI trial

A five month police trial using AI-assisted technology to recognise faces resulted in more than 100 arrests and identified seven alleged sex offenders.

The Sleeman Avenue landslide site in Mira Mar is still considered unstable.

landslipPremiumPremiumLandslip neighbours anxiously waiting for remediation plan

Residents neighbouring the Mira Mar landslip say their “patience is wearing thin” as the authorities dealing with the unstable hazard zone declare long-term remediation plans are on the horizon five years on.

Limelight winner indie electronic pop act, Boox Kid (middle) (aka Jarred Wall) with runners up Elianie Watson and Beau Torrance from band Ghost Care.

MusicPerth’s biggest music opportunity returns to RAC Arena

Perth’s local musicians have the chance to step into the spotlight at RAC Arena thanks to the return of Limelight music fund. 

Fraser Williams