The draft Preston Beach Managment Plan will soon be open for community consultation, giving individuals the opportunity to have their say on the future of the coastal area
Rose Patane
The State Government has been urged to get serious on climate change after launching a new document aiming to spark ‘conversation’ around WA’s long-term water security.
Craig Duncan
The Shire of Augusta Margaret River is set to use the findings of the summer beach bus to lobby the State Government to reconsider public transport funding in the region.
Will Corbett
The Shire of Augusta Margaret River will transition into the Autumn Restricted Burning Period on Sunday March 29..
Registrations are now open for a program to help grazers in the Geographe region enhance productivity and profitability while minimising environmental impacts.
If you are walking down the foreshore in Broadwater you may find some confronting signs aimed at raising awareness to an iconic South West marsupial.
Former Busselton Senior High student Joshua Snow has been named a 2026 Sir John Monash Scholar – one of Australia’s most prestigious postgraduate honours.
Madelin Hayes
The reopening of Pemberton’s iconic Gloucester Tree has been further delayed, with authorities now targeting a mid-year completion.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
A music video promoting mental health support services in the South West has premiered in Busselton, attracting about 100 people to a packed-out cinema.
South West winery Aravina Estate has expanded into accommodation with the launch of 21 cabins at its Yallingup property.
A motion to seek further information on potential offshore wind farm impacts was knocked back at this week’s Busselton council meeting, after debate over the role of local government on the issue.
A South Western prospector believes he is close to finding a legendary gold deposit which has been lost for more than 150 years.
The South West is the home of French Film this week, with the Alliance Française French Film Festival kicking off in Bunbury last night.
A singer hailing from Bunbury will continue his journey on Australian Idol after being voted in to the competition’s top 8
It was another weekend of glitz and glamour in the South West as one Bunbury school hit the red carpet for its annual school ball.
A South West town team has finally completed a project more than two years in the making, aiming to encourage drivers to stay aware and be vigilant on the road.
An ongoing project to save the critically endangered white bellied frog is continuing to hop along thanks to a major funding top-up
Citizen scientists needed to help track WA’s most adorable endangered animal, the western ringtail possum.
South West Slammers are kicking off the 2026 NBL1 West season with the longest road trip in the competition on Saturday evening.
Jack Penniment
WA’s oldest dairy forced to closely examine the sustainability of its delivery model to cafes, restaurants and other customers in response to the Iran war-induced fuel crisis.
Cheyanne Enciso
Concerns over regional healthcare have boiled over in Parliament, with Vasse MLA Libby Mettam accusing the State Government of failing some of the South West’s most vulnerable patients.
Five organisations in the Lower South West have secured road safety grants to help boost road safety awareness at local events.
The Blackwood River Film Festival begins this weekend, with a selection of short films showing in Nannup, Bridgetown, Balingup, Boyup Brook, and at Ampersand Estates.
Construction has begun on headspace Manjimup, bringing the long-awaited youth mental health service to the Warren-Blackwood region
