A bushfire emergency robbed Upper Great Southern of a third-place finish in senior country week’s A-section, three of their squad opting to return to Wandering where a blaze was threatening homes and lives.
Claire Middleton
A devoted volunteer in Narrogin has claimed the shire’s highest honour for her charity work and selfless nature towards supporting the community.
Hannah Whitehead
The Narrogin community gathered for an Australia Day breakfast at Alby Park to celebrate the nation this week, with a host of awards granted to salute upstanding citizens.
A Wheatbelt-based women’s refuge has been inundated with female products and children’s items after a massive donation effort from two local clubs leading up to Christmas
Emergency services rushed to the scene about 4.40pm but could not save the man.
A young pharmacist has taken a State award back to the bush after being acknowledged for researching and rectifying a prescription error during her internship up north.
After being almost entirely wiped out in a 2023 bushfire, a rare Australian plant species has been discovered growing back in record numbers in a Wheatbelt reserve.
Brookton police are on the hunt for car thieves following the theft of three vehicles over the holiday period.
Upper Great Southern Cricket Association’s top team enjoyed a marvellous start to their A-section country week campaign with clinical victories over Peel Country A and Geraldton A.
Volunteer firefighters were battling to free a man trapped in his car after a crash on Lovering Road, near Hyden, in the Shire of Lake Kondinin on Tuesday morning.
Narrogin’s historic museum and shop has finally reopened a year after a car ploughed through its walls, with the manager saying it was “wonderful” to welcome visitors back after the terrifying incident.
A blaze that has raged through more than 40,000ha of land and destroyed one structure near Dunn Rock in the Shire of Lake Grace remains out of control and uncontained after five days.
Hannah Whitehead and Melissa Sheil
The picturesque Wheatbelt town of Williams has won WA’s Tidy Town Sustainable Communities award, earning recognition for its well kept streets, and vibrant public spaces.
Amy Towers
A man has been airlifted to Perth with serious injuries after becoming trapped when the ute he was in crashed in Popanyinning, north of Narrogin.
Melissa Sheil
A State homecare provider is set to take Wheatbelt residents under its wing after the Shire of Narrogin council resolved to transition its shire-run service to an external provider.
An Upper Great Southern Cricket Association first XI team stacked with experience will look to return to title contention in the A-section of senior country week starting on Sunday.
Cameron Newbold
The Upper Great Southern Cricket Association under-14 B side won the pool A grand final at junior country week, clinching a two-wicket victory over West Pilbara in a tense showpiece finale.
Major crash officers are investigating after a man in his 50s died after his motorbike crashed in Hyden on Thursday morning.
Melissa Sheil and Hannah Whitehead
Narrogin detectives are pleading for public assistance to help find two men who committed an aggravated robbery at a primary school oval on Monday night.
The Upper Great Southern Cricket Association under-16 B side finished fourth overall in junior country week after losing their pool B play-off for third place on January 9.
The Boddington community is rallying after the destructive bushfire that threatened their town over Christmas, as residents, volunteers and authorities work to restore what they’ve lost.
Following a catastrophic Christmas bushfire that threatened lives and homes in Boddington, shire president Eugene Smalberger has extended a heartfelt thank you to the community.
In 1925, two Perth men, Nevill Westwood and Greg Davies, and their Citroen 5CV Bubsie, became the first to circumnavigate Australia by car.
Jacki Elezovich
The Upper Great Southern Cricket Association under-14 C2 team won their division of junior country week, walloping Wellington in the grand final by 10 wickets.
