A major online booking agency has listed locations in the Capes region as the three most sought-after tourism hotspots in Western Australia.
Catherine Massey
Various Busselton businesses will this month pair with the Building Busselton Town Team to provide late-night shopping for the group’s Christmas in the City event.
Cheeky Monkey Brewing Co.’s Hazy East Coast IPA was named Best Beer of the Year last month at the Good Food Guide Awards in Perth.
Community contributions and generosity were acknowledged last month when Dunsborough woman Anne Mair received the Zonta woman of achievement award for her volunteer work with St John Ambulance.
The Margaret River wine sector will be helped by a co-ordinated WA-based bid to stay positive in the face of harsh tariff moves by the Chinese Government.
Warren Hately
A Yallingup local committed to climate action, better services in the regions and community involvement and inclusivity is the new Greens candidate for Vasse in the next State election.
Briana Fiore
The Dunsborough Country Women’s Association came to the aid of hundreds of police officers last week baking cakes and biscuits for those in the region for Leavers.
Jackson Barrett
Dunsborough Country Women’s Association last month held an open garden day to raise money for their new premises within Capecare’s “Armstrong Village” aged care facility.
Men will rejoice next week as the Busselton Man Walk group expands its grip to include a Wednesday evening stroll, in addition to their Monday morning activities, throughout the summer.
Dunsborough Progress Association has opened nominations for its 22nd Naturaliste gratitude award, honouring the generous contributions of Dunsborough residents.
Despite the State’s move to a controlled border, South West travel agents are still struggling.
Blue trees in the Capes are popping up everywhere as mental health becomes a more common and widely accepted conversation.
With snake season fast approaching, health professionals, vets and wildlife experts are giving tips to the public to keep themselves safe this summer.
Tristan Wheeler
Standing centrestage at the Busselton Foreshore, Shelter Brewing Co officially opened its doors three weeks ago, and has already sold more than 33,000 beers to locals and visitors.
catherine massey
Tough games of squash were played at the weekend, with the Annual Masters Spring Team held at the Squash Factory in Wangara.
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A former South West Football League umpire convicted of possessing explicit images of children as young as five has admitted to breaching his suspended prison sentence.
Superheroes have been enlisted to protect the bay with a creative campaign to improve gardens in the Geographe Bay Catchment.
School leavers raved, revelled and rocked this week, celebrating the end of a tumultuous year at the only official Leavers celebration in the country.
A changing of the guard for the WA Liberal Party has thrust Vasse MLA Libby Mettam into the limelight.
Urgent calls for blood donors last week have seen high demand and pleas for a Capes-based donation site.
Busselton police were overwhelmed with the support they received last month at their fundraiser for the Police Family Assistance Council.
They dodged the worst of the disruption to their final school year and miraculously this week WA’s class of 2020 were Australia’s only school leavers to celebrate at an official event.
Vasse MLA Libby Mettam has appealed to various State ministers this week after another fatal crash occurred along the deadly Bussell Highway.
Big achievements continued to flow out of the Capes region this month when Swings and Roundabouts won an award for best outdoor venue.
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