Hundreds of people from across the Great Southern gathered in Albany at the weekend to celebrate 50 Years Of Deadly at the 2026 Southern Aboriginal Corporation NAIDOC Ball.
Melissa Sheil
About 80 per cent of ratepayers in the Shire of Wagin should expect a 3.5 per cent increase in their rates in the next financial year, although the shire expects an 6.8 per cent increase in revenue.
A community cycling initiative in Gnowangerup has been boosted by a $25,300 grant which will provide up to 200 safety helmets — one for every child in the shire.
Claire Middleton
A lifetime of service to regional WA has been remembered following the death of former farmer, Nationals MP and Narrogin community figure Robert (Bob) Wiese at the age of 85.
Amy Towers
Buried asbestos at Hyden Primary School has resurfaced in the playground, sparking safety concerns from parents who say years of temporary fixes have failed to solve the problem.
Rates in the Shire of Gnowangerup are set to rise by 6.6 per cent after the council approved a budget for 2026-27 at its ordinary meeting last month.
A woman has avoided serious injury after a single vehicle rollover left her trapped inside her car on Tuesday afternoon.
Amy Towers and Jacki Elezovich
Kojonup’s James ‘Jimmy’ Heggaton has been remembered as a cherished and tenacious member of the WA agriculture and Great Southern communities by family and friends in a heartfelt service.
Georgia Campion
The full phase in of WA’s mandatory electronic identification tag for sheep and goats has commenced to bring the national traceability system to full operation.
Bob Garnant
Five new faces from across three districts have joined the Co-operative Bulk Handling Growers’ Advisory Council.
A woman has died after a horror two-car crash in regional WA.
Matt Zis
Narrogin have overcome a persistent Williams to notch their seventh win of the season, maintaining their grip on top spot on the Upper Great Southern Football League ladder.
Cameron Newbold
Pingelly woolgrowers Kevin and Vanessa O’Brien were rapt after setting a new WA record lamb price of $397 per head at the Katanning Regional Sheep Saleyards, where limited supply brought strong demand.
Tucked away on Chester Pass Road is a shop-come-workshop where Barry Clay produces his magic, taking the rotten, the broken and the grimy and restoring them to their former glory.
WA shearers and woolhandlers were recognised for their excellence during the WA Competition Shearing Association’s 2026-26 show circuit held across the State.
The proposed gold mine at Badgebup could be a bust or a bonanza according to the presidents of three nearby shires, who have banded together in a bid to prepare themselves for its impact.
A clinical Jerramungup powered to their eighth straight win in the Ongerup Football Association season, as Hayden Parker and Jedd Siviour combined for 14 goals on Saturday.
Allstars again had the better of Kojonup in the Katanning Netball Association A-grade competition on Saturday, while Olympians claimed a hard-fought win in round nine.
Jacki Elezovich
Katanning businesses could soon help promote the town more directly, with councillors backing a proposal for the Katanning Regional Business Association to oversee entry road signage.
A young Kojonup man accused of careless driving in a crash that caused the death of a woman and left another with serious injuries has made his first court appearance in Albany.
A seat on the Shire of Wagin council has been expeditiously filled by a former representative following the resignation of a sitting councillor.
WA’s grain handling giant has been ordered to cough up more than $22 million for a rapid loading station build in the Great Southern following a failed Supreme Court appeal.
Risk management and innovation adoption drove plenty of discussion at the WAFarmers’ two-day event in Albany last week.
An extraordinary efforts by eight rural bushfire brigades across a season in which major blazes decimated their region have been recognised by their nomination for a WA Fire and Emergency Services award.
