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  1. Local governmentPremiumDean Phillips appointed to Manjimup council vacancy

  2. TrufflesPremiumManjimup Forage & Feast festival serves up successful debut

  3. PolicePremiumPolice urge South West residents to dob in drug dealers

  4. MusicalPremiumSpelling Bee set to bring laughs to Manjimup stage

  5. Dung Beetles PremiumAI takes guessing out of South West parasite control

Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief economist Dr Daniel Kiely.

EconomicsPremiumSouth West businesses feel squeeze from Middle East conflict

South West businesses are among the State’s hardest hit by rising operating costs as the Middle East conflict continues to put pressure on profit margins. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Cancer Council South West regional cancer prevention co-ordinator Emma Handreck, Bridgetown High School principal Carol Thorsby, student Ashton Willey.

Cancer CouncilPremiumBridgetown High secures $10,000 for new shade

Bridgetown High School students could soon have a shadier wait for the bus after the school secured a $10,000 prize to improve sun protection on campus.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Deb Sanders, Southern Forest Steppers, Roberto Spadotto, The Gateway Hotel manager, Giulia Colombo, The Gateway Hotel manager, Paul Fowler, The Gateway Hotel owner and Jack Kilrain, Deanmill Football Club, posing with the new jumper.

FootballPremiumDeanmill and Southern Forest Steppers come together

A new chapter for Southern Forest Steppers will begin alongside grassroots football when Deanmill Football Club hosts the inaugural Beyond the Boundary community event on Saturday.

Jack Penniment

Attendees at a perimenopause and menopause forum in Albany last year.

Women’s HealthPremiumPerimenopause and menopause event coming to South West

A panel of female health professionals will unite to improve the lives of women in the South West at a community event next month.

Craig Duncan

Summit Modular general manager Brad Bairstow with Summit general manager David Simpson at Summit in Myaree.

HousingPremiumFactory-built fix for South West housing crisis

modular homes capable of being built in as little as four months are being touted as one potential solution to the housing crisis in the Southern Forest region. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Deanmill's Cooper Rayson runs away from Tigers' Reece Edwards.

FootballPremiumDeanmill claim victory in final round do-or-die clash

The do-or-die final round clash between Deanmill and Tigers on Saturday did not disappoint, with the reigning premiers sneaking into the top four after winning a thriller by 17 points. 

Jack Penniment

SFFC acting chair Monica Radomiljac.

Mental HealthPremiumPremiumSouthern Forests Food Council supports community

The Southern Forests Food Council is exploring a new approach to support the South West community with a new program Southern Forests: Recognise. Respond. Refer. 

Manjimup police have closed a tobacco and vape retailer after seizing an estimated $200,000 worth of illegal products.

CrackdownPremiumPremiumPolice seize $460,000 of illegal products in vape shop raid

South West police have seized about $460,000 worth of illegal tobacco and vape products and shut down a Manjimup retailer following two raids.

Dana East at Richmond’s jumper presentation ahead of the round one AFLW match between Richmond and Collingwood.

FootballPremiumPremiumDana East celebrates 50 games with win on debut for Tigers

Manjimup’s Dana East celebrated her 50 game milestone with a win on debut for Richmond in round one of the AFLW season on Saturday over close rivals Collingwood at Ikon Park.

The Grey Company’s Alex Hey competes at the 2025 Balingup Medieval Carnivale.

HEAR YE, HEAR YEPremiumBalingup Medieval Carnivale returns this weekend

Witches, wizards, knights and wenches will descend on Balingup this weekend as the town transforms into a medieval wonderland for the 31st annual Balingup Medieval Carnivale.

Madelin Hayes

Warren-Blackwood Interschool Science Competition overall shield winners Nasrin Mahdawi, Aviendha Woodard, Brayden Shepherdson and Riley Giblett from Manjimup Primary School.

SCIENCE COMPPremiumManjimup Primary School crowned science champions

Students with a keen interest in science took part in an interschool competition last week, with Manjimup Primary School named overall shield winners. 

Madelin Hayes

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The Royal Hotel, Wellington St, Perth.

Administration and liquidationPremiumTop WA hospitality venues enter administration

The companies behind The Royal Hotel, Ciao Dandy and Busselton Pavilion have gone into voluntary administration amid a ‘restructuring’ process, but will continue trading.

Adrian Rauso

C Restaurant owner Olivier Letrone has announced the closure of the venue after 25 years.

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Perth’s iconic rotating restaurant to shut in early 2027

After millions of guests, thousands of rotations, and countless memories, an iconic Perth venue will say goodbye in January.

Zach Margolius

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Staff describe Western Power rapist as bully, wannabe bikie

The Western Power manager who raped a colleague on a work trip was a bully who bragged about his bikie connections but was exposed as a wannabe by a senior Coffin Cheater.

Ben Harvey

The Cliff Head clean up cost has been estimated at up to $400 million - and that’s not even including the onshore part of the project.

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Minister, industry trade barbs over rig clean-up risks

Energy producers have squandered an opportunity to stave off an industry-wide levy for a WA oil rig clean-up after the junior operator collapsed, the minister says, as fears mount similar debacles will follow.

Rebecca Le May

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C Restaurant owner Olivier Letrone has announced the closure of the venue after 25 years.

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Perth’s iconic rotating restaurant to shut in early 2027

After millions of guests, thousands of rotations, and countless memories, an iconic Perth venue will say goodbye in January.

Zach Margolius

Emergency services at a Baldivis property last October.

Courts & JusticePremiumChatGPT ‘egged on’ Perth mother before alleged baby murder

More than 8000 messages between a Perth mother accused of murdering her baby and chatGPT will form a central part of the case, a court has been told. 

Hannah Cross

Sinamon is East Victoria Park.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumPerth bakery back in court over alleged unlawful conduct

A Perth bakery boss accused of physically blocking Fair Work inspectors as they tried to access employment records is being taken to court. 

Emergency crews from Police, DFES and St John WA were in attendance.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumFatal collision in Wheatbelt sparks police investigation

A young woman has died after her hatchback collided with a tree on a rural road in WA’s Wheatbelt. 

Four-year-old Layna Leavy died in the horror crash which also injured her brother and mum.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumMum charged after fatal crash that killed 4yo daughter

The mum driving when her car collided with another, killing her four-year-old daughter and injuring her son, has been hit with a suite of charges two months on from the fatal crash. 

Regional News

Sea lions at Abrolhos Islands.

‘Big sea puppies’PremiumResearchers work to boost health of Abrolhos sea lions

Researchers have visited an isolated and endangered sea lion population off the Mid West coast to learn more about them and protect them from diseases, including H5 bird flu.

Sally Q Davies

Kempton Electrical Contracting owner Bailey Kempton.

Regional businessPremiumMid West businesses pessimistic about future outlook

Conflict in the Middle East is fuelling pessimism for Mid West businesses about their futures, according to a new report from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.

Sienna Seychell

A fishing camp at Lake Quallilup being investigated.

Overfishing crackdownPremiumOverfishing risks ruining it for everyone at Lake Quallilup

Authorities have issued a warning about the consequences of overfishing after catching a group of fishers breaching the number and size limit for black bream at a popular lake east of Esperance.

Toby Cann

The Geraldton foreshore from above.

Local governmentPremiumPremiumGeraldton’s ties with sister cities go ‘dormant’

Cybersecurity risks have forced the City of Greater Geraldton to move away with their partnerships with foreign cities, after a warning from Federal Government. 

Edible Gardens Festival organiser Trevor Paddenburg is calling for gardeners to get in touch to be part of the 2027 Edible Gardens Festival in May next year.

Community FestivalPremiumPremiumShow off you space in Margaret River Edible Gardens Festival

A South West festival aimed about getting the most out of your garden is coming back to Margaret River next year, with organisers calling on locals to open their space to share what they have created.  

Leader of the Nationals WA Shane Love.

Rail safetyPremiumPremiumProgress on mandatory train lighting law

The State Government and Opposition will negotiate amendments to a proposed mandatory train lighting law after the government committed to supporting Nationals WA leader Shane Love’s private member’s Bill.

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CNBC newsMyspace eyes comeback to combat social media fatigue

The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?

Sawdah Bhaimiya

An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in the Rhine is falling to a record low following exceptionally hot weather.

CNBC newsPremiumEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

Sam Meredith

Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsPremiumBurry 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

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The firebombing caused extensive damage to the Midland tobacco shop.

Courts & JusticePremiumTobacco firebomber refuses to reveal organised crime links

The man who firebombed a Midland tobacco shop has refused to say whether it was linked to organised crime amid the so-called tobacco wars.

Hannah Cross

Police have renewed calls for information into the death of Perth mum Amy Wensley, 24, who died from a gunshot wound to the head in June 2014. Image: Supplied

CRIMEPremiumCops apologise over bungled death probe

More than a decade after a mum’s death was prematurely ruled a suicide, police have admitted more than a decade later there were shortcomings into their bungled probe.

Emma Kirk

Madi said she was enjoying a Whittaker’s Peanut Slab, a popular Kiwi treat, while walking along the airbridge when a female passenger began making comments about the snack.

LifestyleVideoPerth traveller’s snack on Bali flight sparks furious debate

A holidaymaker has sparked a fierce debate after she was called out for eating a peanut-filled chocolate bar while boarding a flight from Perth to Bali.

A 29-year-old woman has died after a workplace incident at a towing yard in Osborne Park. NewsWire / Sharon Smith

UPDATEDPremiumPremium29yo woman killed in workplace incident

A 29-year-old woman has been killed in a tragic workplace incident at a towing yard in Western Australia.

BHP delivered full-year financial results to the ASX on Tuesday. NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

financePremiumPremium‘Standout’ reason for BHP’s $9.8bn profit

One of Australia’s largest companies will pay its highest dividends in four years off the back of a massive boom in one product.

Airfares from Perth to Broome, where you can enjoy a camel ride on Cable Beach, start from $169.

TravelQantas slashes WA fares in massive blockbuster sale

Travellers have been offered a major airfare bonanza, with Qantas slashing the price of flights across Australia and WA as part of its biggest domestic sale of the year.

Troy de Ruyter