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Rex Rees chainsaw racing at the Deanmill Workers Club

WoodchoppingPremiumDeanmill Workers Club host Woodchopping competition

Woodchopping competition at Deanmill workers club a cut above the rest.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Playwright John Aitken

LOCAL HISTORYPremiumNannup Oral History Project wraps up five-week podcast

The Shire of Nannup has invested in preserving the towns history, producing a podcast which shares the voices and stories that make Nannup unique. 

Will Corbett

Hundreds flocked to the showgrounds for the Bridgetown Show.

Bridgetown ShowBridgetown show a wild success despite rainy forecast

Bridgetown Agricultural Show battles rain, hail and shine at the Bridgetown Showgrounds on Saturday. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Giant Tingle Tree in Walpole, a feature of the Southern Forests and Valleys Heritage Festival

HERITAGEPremiumSouth West festival wins at state awards

The Southern Forests and Valleys Heritage Festival has taken out top prize at the the 2025 Western Australian Heritage Awards.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Troy Maddern chainsaw racing at the Deanmill Workers Club woodchopping competition.

WoodchoppingPremiumDeanmill Workers Club woodchopping competition results

The Deanmill woodchopping competition axe-ceded expectations over the weekend.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Bridgetown town hall and Shire building.

Future plansPremiumCommunity invited to comment on future of leisure centre

A regional shire is calling on the community to have a say in the future of their leisure centre. 

Craig Duncan

Warren-Blackwood MLA Bevan Eatts has slammed the lack of housing for key workers.

HousingPremiumShire forced to house essential workers amid housing crisis

Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday night, Bevan Eatts said police, teachers, nurses, and aged care workers were struggling to find housing in the regions because of the State Government’s “failure”.

Craig Duncan

Western Australia’s avocado industry continues to be the State’s most profitable horticulture product, as exports have grown more than sixfold in the past five years. 

Green goldPremiumWA avocado industry reaching all time highs in DPIRD report

West Australian avocados continue to be the State’s most profitable horticulture product, as exports have risen more than sixfold in the past five years. 

Craig Duncan

South West avocado grower Dean French, Estelle French and Marika Keeble with Antonio Dos Reis Braz at the Manjimup game.

SoccerPremiumTimor-Leste community held an Independence day soccer comp

Members of the Timor-Leste community took part in a soccer round robin at Rea Park in Manjimup last Saturday.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

MESC students with Imperials president Wayne Barnden and treasurer Luke Porter.

Recycling StudentsPremiumFooty club grateful for student recycling contributions

The Imperials Football Club in Manjimup hosted a thank you day for Manjimup Education Support Centre students on Friday after teaming up for Containers for Change. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Donnybrook police have charged two women with several counts of gaining benefit by fraud.

POLICE PremiumWomen allegedly stole from man who stopped to help with car

The elderly man was driving along the South Western Highway when he stopped to assist two women in a broken-down vehicle. 

Rose Patane

2024/25 season senior women A premiers, Comets.

BASKETBALLPremiumManjimup basketball’s premiers look to hold position

Reigning premiers of the Manjimup Amateur Basketball Association, Comets, will look to hold on to their top position when they clash with the team nipping at their ankles on Wednesday. 

Amber Lilley

Manjimup's Haiden Lagana bats.

CRICKETPremiumTable-toppers have a win each and Ridley smashes a ton

The table-toppers of the Warren Blackwood Cricket Association have locked horns twice in the past week, taking each other to task in both the T20 and one-day formats. 

Yousuf Shameel

The Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup council chambers.

EXTRAORDINARY PremiumVoters in Donnybrook-Balingup to head back to the polls

Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup councillors have decided on a date in March for an in-person vote to fill a vacant councillor position.

Rose Patane

The Shire of Manjimup is calling for expressions of interest for its new advisory groups.

ADVISORY PremiumNew groups will help provide feedback in shire of Manjimup

Expressions of interest are open for community members passionate about their district who want to share their feedback and opinions with the Shire of Manjimup.

Rose Patane

Luxury glamping tents at Serenity Gully outside Bridgetown.

World Luxury Travel AwardsPremiumSerenity Gully Australia’s best glamping destination

Bridgetown’s Serenity Gully has been recognised as Australia’s best glamping destination at the Luxury Travel Awards.

Amber Lilley

George Grozotis.

FAVOURABLE WEATHER PremiumManjimup cherries bounce back

The cherry season is in full swing, with trees in the Southern Forests’ blossoming after last season’s tough conditions resulted in some growers losing 90 per cent of their harvest.

Amber Lilley

Warren-Blackwood MLA Bevan Eatts.

REGIONAL SUPPORT PremiumLocal MLA demands more family violence support

The MLA for Warren-Blackwood has warned lives are at risk, demanding urgent investment for family violence support in regional WA.

Rose Patane

Jack's Shack was launched on Saturday.

JACK’S SHACKPremiumAn old timber worker’s hut has been restored

100 people gathered in Donnelly River to mark the launch of a newly restored timber worker’s wood and iron hut

Rose Patane

Community members gathered for beach clean up.

Beach Clean upPremiumTour group gathers community to keep local beaches clean

A South West tour group rolled up their sleeves and  hit the sand to help keep a pristine bit of beach clean as the community joined them. 

Yousuf Shameel

Smoke smothering farmland in the Shire of Waroona during last year’s bushfires.

Fire SafetyPremiumSouth West residents urged to plan for bushfire season

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services and Water Corporation are both calling for South West Residents to best prepare for this upcoming bushfire season. 

Craig Duncan

Spudshed's founder Tony Galati.

Crisp PlanPremiumTwo South West orchards snapped up by WA spud empire

Spud King Tony Galati has forked out $14 million in a deal to nab two major Manjimup orchards in his plan to secure local produce for slated-to-open regional stores.

Georgia Campion

The front cover of Bridgetown: A Community In Conversation by Sandi Rivers.

NEW BOOKPremiumStories of Bridgetown people told by fellow resident

A new coffee-table book shares the stories of community members, as written by a Bridgetown resident.

Yousuf Shameel

A clean-up event at Yeagarup Beach.

Hitting the sandPremiumPemberton Discovery Tours ready for annual beach clean

Hot on the heels of being finalists at the WA Tourism Awards, Pemberton Discovery Tours is hitting the beaches this Saturday for their 12th annual beach clean up.

Craig Duncan