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  1. Oral HistoryPremiumNew Voices Sought for Nannup’s Oral History Project

  2. SUSTAINABLE FARMINGPremiumSouthern Forests Carbon Pilot Project a huge success

  3. SpeedwayPremiumManjimup Speedway’s Steet Stock Stampede results

  4. BRIDGETOWN TROTSPremiumTrots return to Bridgetown for Autumn Carnival opener

  5. SWFLPremiumEagles and Bombers officially announce combined side

The event will take place on Wednesday, March 25 at the Manjimup Imperials Recreation Club from 6pm to 8pm

HEALTHPremiumFree Manjimup event tackling concussion awareness

Rural Health West will host a free community education session in Manjimup later this months aimed at improving awareness and understanding of concussions. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Collage of artworks on display in the 2026 Blackwood River Arts Trail.

ARTPremiumArt trail returns to the Blackwood Valley in 2026

Artists across the Blackwood Valley will open their homes, studios and creative spaces later this month as the Blackwood River Arts Trail returns for its sixth year.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Award winner Radha Hamilton from the Western Australian College of Agriculture Denmark.

Agriculture youth awardsPremiumAgriculture Youth Safety Award winners announced

Agricultural students from across the State have been recognised as the best work health and safety students in their year at the Agriculture Youth Safety Awards.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Pete and Rachel Galvin with one of their award-winning gins.

WINE AND DINEPremiumBlack Cockatoo Distillery spreads its wings in Bridgetown

Black Cockatoo Distillery founders Pete and Rachel Galvin are celebrating the upcoming official opening of their new cellar door and art space in Bridgetown.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

This years Warren District Agricultural Show celebrates the Year of the Fire Horse.

AG ShowPremiumSaddle Up for the Warren District Agricultural Show

The Warren District Agricultural Show returns this Friday for a jam-packed weekend of fun, celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse with plenty of horsing around for the whole family.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Southern Forests Campdraft Club president Bruce Treneman and Hazelwood Conrod compete in Manjimup.

CAMPDRAFTPremiumSouthern Forest Campdraft celebrates 10 years of competition

The 2026 Southern Forests Campdraft delivered another fantastic weekend of competition, horsemanship and community spirit. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Holly Bamess wrestling the ball from the Dribblers.

BasketballPremiumPremiumComets are on doorstep of historic season

Comets continued their dominance over the Manjimup Basketball Association senior women A grade in last weeks qualifying final while Titans cause an upset in the elimination final.

The Barracudas faced off against the Purple Cobras in round one of the Manjimup Basketball Association finals.

BasketballPremiumPremiumTough contests and momentum swings in first week of finals

First week of finals in Manjimup Basketball Association senior men A grade competition saw tough contests and momentum swings.

Bridgetown Wildlife Rescue director Shane Williams with eight month old western grey joey Lana.

WILDLIFEPremiumPremium$27,000 boost for Bridgetown Wildlife Rescue

A Bridgetown wildlife group has received a mega funding boost to help care for injured kangaroos.

Community health professional of the year Dr Sarah Youngson.

HEALTHCAREPremiumBridgetown doctor recognised at WA Rural Health Awards

Bridgetown’s long-serving doctor Sarah Youngson has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to rural healthcare, receiving the community health professional of the year award.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Mensland Manjimup 2026 supreme exhibit winners Harris Thompson and Hannah Powe, of Venturon Livestock, with supreme exhibit Venturon Mellcat U213, sponsor Nicole Muir of Mensland Manjimup and judge Thomas Spencer.

CATTLEPremiumVenturon Livestock clean sweeps cattle comp at Manjimup Show

The cattle competition at the 2026 Warren District Agriculutral Show drew strong support with 32 entries across the led and unled sections. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

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Brodie Dewar returned to Perth District Court on Monday.

Courts & JusticePremiumAlleged coward-punch killer Brodie Dewar back in court

The man accused of killing WA Labor figure Tim Picton with a coward-punch outside a nightclub has returned to court.

Sarah Crawford

The Worsley Alumina operation.

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Worker dies at South32’s Worsley

South32 is temporarily scaling back operations at the Worsley Alumina refinery near Collie after a workplace fatality before dawn today.

Adrian Rauso

An unwitting drug mule has been jailed for his role in a cross-border meth-trafficking operation, which used Apple Air Tags to monitor the movements of illicit drugs between New South Wales and Western Australia. 

CrimePremiumUnwitting drug mule learns fate for role in meth-trafficking

An unwitting drug mule has been sentenced for his role in a cross-border meth-trafficking operation, which used Apple Air Tags to monitor the movements of illicit drugs between NSW and WA.

Jessica Evensen

Peter Bennett died at home late on Wednesday, aged 59.

EngineeringPremiumBoss of Perth-based engineering firm dies suddenly

Century-old Clough said Peter Bennett’s ‘influence on our company, our culture and our industry will endure for many years to come’.

Sean Smith

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Ashleigh Schaub with 18-month-old Xander Grahma and Sarah Graham with 3-year-old Aylah Schaub at Earlybirds Playgroup in Mt Hawthorn.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumReport finds shocking wellbeing decline in WA kids

A worrying pattern of declining mental health and rising developmental concerns is emerging in WA’s youth, according to new report from the Commissioner for Children and Young People.

Rhianna Mitchell

“It’s not like if a train is late, or a school has crap NAPLAN scores,” with Ben Harvey.

Up LateVideoCommentsPremiumIt’s not like if a train is late, or a school has bad scores

Ben Harvey proves the hospital system is as much of a basket case now as 20 years ago – even though politicians have spent $176 billion on health in the meantime.

Ben Harvey | Mon, March 16

Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPremiumCalls for free flu jabs to start before winter crisis hits

There’s a push for free flu vaccines to be offered earlier, and for longer, as Perth hospitals brace for winter. 

Universities need to rethink assessment and recruitment amid the rise of AI, a minister says. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumAI could make university degrees less valuable

AI could make soft skills like judgment more important for workers than traditional university degrees, assistant minister Andrew Leigh will say in a speech.

An audit of Perth youth hostels, include Mission Australia’s in Victoria Park, has found they are full most days. Pictured is Mission Australia WA Regional Leader Elise Jorgensen with youth at a facility in the Southern Suburbs Justin Benson-Cooper

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
CommentsPremiumUnlucky housing lottery for Perth’s lost kids

An audit has revealed Perth’s housing crisis is hitting vulnerable teens and young adults hard, with shelters forced to turn more people away every day, sparking a nightly scramble for help for hundreds.

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Thi Sinh Nguyen, 42, pleaded guilty in Geraldton Magistrates Court on March 9.

The Geraldton GuardianPremiumWoman hit with hefty fine for black market seafood trading

A Geraldton woman has copped a whopping fine for buying and selling recreationally caught rock lobster on the black market

Imogen Wilson

PHBG’s warren smoker in action.

Pest controlPremiumLandholders fighting rabbits with underground warfare

Regional landholders are taking the fight to one of Australia’s most pervasive pests with some underground warfare. 

Craig Duncan

Nicole Watts and Bailey Ryan at the 2026 Frontier Goldfields Children Charity Ball.

Charity ballPremiumTop-secret high-roller auction item a hit at GCC Ball

A top-secret high roller auction item at Saturday night’s Goldfields Children Charity Ball saw local companies and community members digging extra deep to support local children experiencing health issues.

Tegan Guthrie

Clean up Australia Day saw nearly 5000 pieces of rubbish collected from Koombana Bay and Rocky Point.

ENVIRONMENTPremiumPremiumDolphin safety the focus in whopping Koombana Clean Up haul

The City of Bunbury have released their collection statistics for Clean Up Australia Day, with nearly 5000 pieces of rubbish collected along the Koombana coastline.  

The Ciry of Bunbury council agenda has been released for third meeting of the year.

COUNCIL PremiumPremiumCity of Bunbury council to meet for third 2025 hit-out.

The City of Bunbury council have released the agenda for their third meeting of the year, with tonight’s “hit-out” taking a step back from the last. 

Lily Anzellino, Jude Turner, Ken Turner, Geoffrey Bach, Jayne Stennett, Forget-Me-Not memory Cafe founder Angi McCluskey, Steve Hepton, and Dorothy Hepton.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTPremiumPremiumAustralind to be included in memory cafe program

The Shire of Harvey has expanded its Forget-Me-Not Memory Cafe program to Australind in a bid to increase access to the initiative

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A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf.

CNBC newsPremiumOil’s war-driven volatility pulls in record retail money

The Iran war news flow-driven oil moves are drawing retail investors into the world’s most traded commodity, further fuelling volatility.

Lee Ying Shan

Gordon Ramsay

CNBC newsVideoCommentsPremiumWATCH: How Gordon Ramsay built a billion-dollar empire

Chef, restaurateur and global TV star Gordon Ramsay has opened the doors to his newest Michelin-starred location and reflects on the setbacks and successes that have shaped his career.

Caitlin Kalinowski stepped down from OpenAI after raising concerns the company moved too quickly on a Pentagon AI agreement.

CNBC newsCommentsOpenAI hardware chief quits over Pentagon AI deal

OpenAI hardware chief Caitlin Kalinowski has resigned, warning the company rushed into a deal to deploy its AI models on Pentagon networks.

Reuters

Flightradar24 still of flight traffic across the Middle East on March 4th, 2026.

CNBC newsVideoCommentsPremium$17 trillion at stake as travellers caught in Iran crossfire

The war in Iran is part of a growing number of conflicts that have affected the global tourism industry, showing that people who are far from falling missiles and drone attacks aren’t immune to ripple effects.

Leslie Josephs and Contessa Brewer

WA News

CEO Voice: Tanya Steinbeck.

PropertyCommentsPremiumPerth’s ‘chronic’ land supply prompts dire 2030 prediction

Enough land supply for nine to 16 days worth of demand, according to two studies. No wonder UDIA expects we will miss the Housing Accord target by 25,000 homes by 2030.

Kim Macdonald

The cross marking the spot where Mark Edward Gregory was killed in a hit-and-run on Mercer Road in 1991.

Cold case PremiumHunt for new clues into unsolved Albany hit-and-run death

Police are pleading for the authors of letters “dobbing in” possible suspects in the unsolved historic hit-and-run death of Mark Edward Gregory to come forward, as new technology reopens the Albany cold case.

Melissa Sheil

Lines for fuel at VIBE Nollamara this morning.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHundreds queue in 35C heat as fuel hits extortionate $2.76

Round-the-block queues at a Nollamara service station have starkly illustrated the impact of rising fuel prices on top of another hike in mortgage rates.

One Sandgroper’s life will never be the same after scooping a multi-million-dollar windfall.

CHECK YOUR SLIPSCommentsCommentsWA ticketholder nets the whole Lott-o with insane $15m haul

One fortunate West Aussie player has scored the entire Oz Lotto jackpot.

Rachel Dolan, Abbie Hynes, Jodie McGlinchey, Heather McLoughlin, Abby Farrell, Ruth Watson and Rebecca Killalea.

St Patricks DayCommentsCommentsPerth awash with green and Guinness-fuelled fun for St Pats

The CBD was transformed into a sea of emerald on Tuesday as the Irish and honorary locals alike kicked off St Patrick’s Day with a whole lot of craic.

The RAC Rescue helicopter was sent to a road crash in Beaufort River to airlift one woman, while the other died at the scene.

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Crash kills woman, second being airlifted to Perth

A woman has died after a serious car crash on Albany Highway in Beaufort River, with a second woman flown to Perth with critical injuries. 

Jacki Elezovich