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  1. Local GovernmentPremiumResidents clash over setback changes in Pemberton Estate

  2. STORIESPremiumSecond Donnelly River Village children’s book launched

  3. RATE RACEPremiumCommunity initiative support on the cards with new deal

  4. NetballPremiumNetballer is shining for Western Australia

  5. MUSICPremiumMusic Roadshow rolls into Bridgetown this weekend

Fletcher Milentis races past the officials’ box at Manjimup Speedway in 2025.

SpeedwayPremiumManjimup Speedway hosts seasons final race this weekend

One of the biggest Production Sedan events ever staged in Western Australia is set to roar into life this weekend with the inaugural Timber Town Throwndown taking over the Manjimup Speedway. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Lower South West Football League premiers Deanmill.

FootballPremiumDeanmill starting from scratch with fresh face at the helm

It’s a new era starting in 2026 for Deanmill with Dave Rawson taking over the league side after a successful tenure under former coach David Fall.

Jack Penniment

The Manjimup Rea Park and Collier Street Redevelopment has achieved significant acclaim, being named a finalist in the WA Cricket Community Facility Project of the Year category.

CouncilPremiumManjimup council backs next stage of Rea Park redevelopment

The Shire of Manjimup has unanimously supported moving forward with the next stage of the Rea Park and Collier Street redevelopment. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Ray Barnett and Walter Bruyn teaching bowls at Nannup District High School.

Community SuperstarPremiumRay Barnett bowled over to be recognised for major award

Nannup Bowling Club vice-president and greenkeeper Ray Barnett has been recognised for his hard work as the Alcohol and Drug Foundation’s Good Sports West Australian Volunteer of the Year Award runner-up.

Jack Penniment

Manjimup’s Dark Corners invites visitors to journey deeper into Manjimup’s darker history.

HISTORYPremiumManjimup to host historical production Dark Corners

Manjimup Heritage Park is set to host an exciting new interactive historical production this month, with the inaugural exhibition of Manjimup’s Dark Corners.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Shire of Manjimup building.

COUNCILPremiumDebate continues over Manjimup Shires draft housing policy

A controversial draft local planning policy that would guide how residential properties may be used to house temporary workers in the Shire of Manjimup is open for public consultation.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Manjimup shire president Donelle Buegge, Lester Prize board chair Dr Marina Hogan and Warren-Blackwood MLA Bevan Eatts at the exhibition opening in Manjimup.

ARTPremiumPremiumLester Prize exhibition opens at Manjimup Art Gallery

For the next month, the Manjimup Art Gallery will host a series of portrait works from the finalists of the prestigious 2025 Lester Prize. 

Head barber Vince Johnson giving free haircuts to returned serviceman on Anzac Day.

ANZACPremiumPremiumManjimup barber offers free haircuts for veterans

Returned servicemen will be able to receive a free haircut this Anzac Day, thanks to a gesture of appreciation from Manjimup barbershop Kingz Collective. 

Clint Noakes, Kye Blight, Drew Ogle and Kyle Sayer at the Manjimup Speedway.

SpeedwayPremiumPremiumBlight claims $10,000 prize in Timber Town Throwdown finale

The 2025/26 racing season ended in spectacular fashion at the Tyrepower Manjimup Speedway, where a strong field of drivers competed in the inaugural Production Sedan Timber Town Throwdown.

Tracy Ladhams raised $7000 during last year’s Australia's Biggest Morning Tea campaign.

BIGGEST MORNING TEAPremiumManjimup Biggest Morning Tea targets $10K fundraiser

Manjimup community champion Tracy Ladhams is preparing for another strong year of fundraising, with her annual Biggest Morning Tea community fundraiser already tracking ahead of last year’s event. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Tyler Radomiljac, from Lambton Wines.

WINE PremiumDream conditions deliver standout wine in Southern Forests

The Pemberton and Manjimup wine regions have finished the 2026 vintage, with producers across the region reporting an exceptional season.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

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D & C Corporation worked on two of VIctor Goh’s builds — Capital Square on Mount Street and EQWest on the banks of the Swan River.

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From Goh to woe: Secret docs reveal EQWest delay dispute

The company building Victor Goh’s Elizabeth Quay skyscrapers was blasted for withholding millions of dollars from a contractor in a previously secret legal ruling.

Matt Mckenzie

Sam Lalor, Murphy Reid and Jagga Smith.

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How the 2024 draft REALLY should have gone

Inspired by the stunning early success of Murphy Reid after he was taken with pick No.17, The West Australian’s Josh Kempton has run a re-draft on the stacked 2024 pool.

Josh Kempton

Flowers by the side of Nicholson Road, Lynwood, where a fatal crash occured which resulted in the death of Skye.

GoFundMeVideoBaby who died in crash remembered as ‘precious little soul’

The baby, who died in a horror rideshare car crash on Saturday, has been remembered as having ‘the most beautiful smile’. 

Treasury Wine Estates boss Sam Fischer.

BusinessPremiumTreasury Wines faces ‘elevated risk’ of bankruptcy

Shares in the winemaker have collapsed 63 per cent over the past year as one Australian hedge fund said its debt load means bankruptcy is possible.

Tom Richardson

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It is understood the Scotch College student Jack Avenell was on a True North cruise when he drowned.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumTributes flow after son of True North Cruises owner drowns

A 15-year-old private school student who tragically drowned in the remote Kimberley has been remembered as ‘the most enthusiastic and keen young fella ever’.

Premier Roger Cook has declared a state of emergency in WA amid a fuel crisis.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsRoger Cook declares state of emergency in WA over fuel

A state of emergency will be declared in WA in a bid to pressure fuel companies to divert supplies where they’re needed, but Roger Cook says it won’t trigger Covid-style restrictions on the public.

Jessica Page

“Boardroom screaming match ends with cops storming out” with Ben Harvey.

WATCHVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumBoardroom screaming match ends with cops storming out

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey reveals why being the boss of WA’s Police Union isn’t a long-term career prospect with the third president in five years facing the chop.

Raymond Reddington, who changed his name from Maxwell Robert Fulton was on trial accused of murdering his wife Sharon Fulton (inset) in 1986.

Court & JusticePremiumPremiumHusband learns fate for murdering Sharon Fulton 40 years ago

A cold case killer who murdered his wife 40 years ago has been sentenced to life in prison, however a terminal cancer diagnosis means he could have as little as 18 months to live.

The Eagles have produced the rare feat of comebacks from 22+ points down at quarter time in their past two matches.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTwice in 48 years: Eagles’ amazing ‘comeback kings’ feat

In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at West Coast achieving a comeback feat achieved only four times before in AFL/VFL history, and more stats and facts on our WA clubs!

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John Matthew Gallagher and Dean Thomas Gallagher.

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Murderer used child abuse material to ‘rob people’

A man who murdered his dad in Salmon Gums two years ago says the 2300 photos and videos of child abuse material police found on his phone were used to help lure people out for him to rob and “make quick cash”

Tegan Guthrie

Major reforms to the residential tenancy bond release process have come into effect in WA, making it easier for renters to get their bond back. 

Consumer WatchPremiumWhat to know about new bond release reforms

Are you up to date with the new bond release process? 

Candice Evans

The grand opening of the new golf club rooms in 1932.

Snapshot in TimePremiumCampaign launched 100 years ago to resurrect golf club

In April 1926 a group of local, like-minded sports lovers decided it was high time Geraldton had a golf club again. 

Trudi Cornish

Lake Navarino Holiday Park has received $81,761 in the State Government's latest round of RED grants.

State FundingPremiumPremiumTwo Waroona holiday locations receive a major funding boost

Two Waroona holiday locations have received a major funding boost in the latest round of regional economic development grants from the State Government. 

DPIRD says aerial culling of deer is humane, despite claims to the contrary by the Australian Deer Association.

DEER CONTROL PremiumPremiumDeer control will take place in Harvey in June

An aerial control of rusa deer is set to be conducted by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in the Harvey region later this year.

Russell Collins and Robert Cook with a Fordson P6 at the 2026 Lights on the Hill.

IN PICTURES PremiumPremiumAnnual event showcases vintage tractors and machines

It was a step back in time at the Talbot’s Farm in Brunswick at the weekend as vintage tractors roared to life once again for the Lights on the Hill event. 

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President Donald Trump.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWatchdog zeros in on suspicious oil trades before Trump post

The probe is zeroing in on at least two instances over a roughly two-week period when trading volumes jumped sharply just ahead of key White House news.

Yun Li

A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world’s oil and gas passes on March 1, 2026.

EnergyVideoCommentsPremiumWhat an Iran blockade will look like and how it will be done

The move comes as Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for weeks during the US-Israeli war with the country, a bottleneck that roiled global markets and strained the economy.

Garrett Downs

This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China’s eastern Shandong province.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumIran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian financial crisis

The question now is how long the shock lasts and whether the physical energy shortage can be resolved before the economic damage spirals out of control. 

Anniek Bao and Lee Ying Shan

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumElon Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO as part of lawsuit

Elon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman removed from their roles as officers in the company as part of a case that’s expected to go to trial later this month.

Lora Kolodny

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Kym Derwyn Barnes, 44, was sentenced in Narrogin Magistrates Court for lying about his identity after being caught speeding without holding a drivers licence.

COURTPremiumDriver lied to police about his identity after speeding

A South Australian man who drove almost 30km/h over the speed limit and pretended to be his brother when speaking to police has been fined and his license suspended again.

Hannah Whitehead

Perth motorists are being urged to do their research before filling up on Wednesday, as one retailer hikes prices by a staggering 23.6c while others provide relief. 

WA NewsCommentsPerth motorists urged to fill-up with caution on Wednesday

Perth motorists are being urged to do their research before filling up on Wednesday, as one retailer hikes prices by a staggering 23.6c while others provide relief. 

Fraser Williams

Det-Sen. Const. Greg McDougall, pictured, was critically injured when Brenden Ross Green hit him with his HiLux Ute and then fled the scene.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremium‘Callous’ drug runner that ran down cop learns his fate

A man who ran over a detective in a brazen attempt to evade arrest over the drugs in his possession has faced court for sentencing.

A property in Bunbury sustained major damage for the extreme weather conditions.

Severe WeatherVideoCommentsCommentsSuspected tornado tears through WA city overnight

A clean-up is underway in WA after a suspected tornado struck the State’s largest regional city. 

A significant cold front brought strong winds and rainfall across the State’s south on Monday night.

WeatherVideoCommentsCommentsWA cold front brings triple-digit winds and rain galore

Winter is officially coming, with residents in Perth and WA’s south waking up to grey skies after an overnight cold front.

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COURTVideoCommentsPremiumWoolies goes to war over pricing of Tim Tams, Oreos and more

The Australian supermarket giant will fight allegations it used fake discounts to deceive customers believing they were getting genuine bargains.

Kate Stephenson