US interest rates are on the move for the first time in three years, which could have an impact on every Australian borrower.
Cameron Micallef
Local governments across the State could soon be implementing laws to keep cats indoors as Parliament debates long-overdue amendments to WA’s Cat Act.
Craig Duncan
While excited to see the South West receive WA’s first dedicated regional wildlife hospital, wildlife rescue volunteers claim to have been cut out of discussions despite their years of advocacy.
Towage vessels servicing Port of Esperance will soon have a new place to moor, with construction of a new tug facility set to start in the coming months
Neil Watkinson
Students at two local schools have participated in an important historical project this week, engaging in activities inspired by a picture book detailing a young Jewish girl’s experience fleeing nazi Germany.
Rosa Griffith
The value of the Manna lithium project has doubled, according to a new study which examined the integration of the ex-IGO Nova-Bollinger processing facility into the project east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Hawk Resources will start an exploration program next Monday after exercising its option to acquire 80 per cent of the Olympus scandium project in the remote northern Goldfields.
The merging of two gold exploration companies will create a new entity with four projects boasting about 350,000 ounces in the Eastern Goldfields.
A South West market has been recognised for its efforts to help lead the war against waste across the State.
Rose Patane
A Busselton builder has sweeped the competition at the 2026 HIA Regional Western Australian Housing Awards coming home with 7 of the 18 awards.
Seth Carter
Road building and maintenance took centre focus in the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku’s annual budget for 2026-27, with $6.1 million allocated towards the Papulankutja Road and Great Central Road.
A South West High School has embraced history this week, celebrating 50 years of NAIDOC, with a full day of celebrations between students, staff, and family.
The Collie Art Prize will return to the South West in 2027, with entries for the exhibition set to open in October.
A WA Police Union spokesperson is calling for the State Government to “stand up and listen” as housing challenges reach “breaking point” for the South West police force.
Families with loved ones at a South West cemetery have been given less than a month to remove personal items from their graves or have their belongings binned.
Hayley Primmer
Boyanup have secured a hat-trick of South West Hockey League women’s premierships after holding off a determined Marist side to win Saturday’s grand final 2-1 at Bunbury Hockey Stadium.
Jack Penniment
Marist have claimed the South West Hockey League men’s premiership after overcoming Boyanup 4-2 in Saturday’s grand final at Bunbury Hockey Stadium.
Eaton claimed its third South West Netball Football League premiership after defeating two-time reigning premiers Mercy-Leschenault-Collie by eight goals in Saturday night’s grand final.
Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault are hunting a three-peat of South West Football League colts premierships, while South Bunbury are looking for their first in over 20 years.
The Albanese government is clamping down on dads dodging child support with major reforms.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Beloved and longstanding Albany community radio station Gold MX 1611AM has been forced to hang up the microphones after 29 years on air, with director Samele Haell calling time at the end of the month.
Jacki Elezovich
A country hockey coach has been handed a massive 10-match ban after abusing an umpire during a Lower Great Southern Hockey Association women’s A-grade match last month.
Amy Towers
Kangas’ mid-court dynamo Hayley Hulm has claimed her first Michelle Parsons Memorial trophy as fairest and best in the Albany Netball Association A1 competition.
Bunbury and Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault will meet in Saturday’s South West Football League reserves grand final, with both teams coming off disappointing ends to the 2025 season.
