A US mining giant has doubled their mining avoidance zone in a globally significant forest, taking more than 26,000ha off the chopping block — but conservationists aren’t celebrating yet.
Craig Duncan
A surfing hotspot in the South West has become the 10,000th location to have a defibrillator on hand.
Yousuf Shameel
A South West wildlife rescue group is calling on the community to help save displaced cygnets as summer strandings start to ramp up
The Shire of Capel will be assessing four-wheel-drive access to beaches as a colony of shorebirds is pushed to the edge by reckless drivers.
A popular South West beach is under the watchful eye of Surf Life Saving WA beach lifeguards over summer as an ongoing partnership pushes forward
Contact tracing is underway after a new case of measles was confirmed in a young child.
Hannah Cross
Tasman Holiday Parks has unveiled a wave of fresh upgrades across its Yallingup locations — perfectly timed for the summer holiday rush and the growing appetite for experience-driven travel.
Madelin Hayes
Santa is set to make an early stop in Bunbury this weekend as the annual Christmas parade makes its way through the CBD.
As the merry season is coming around, it is a time with ups and downs for retailers with more sales than other times of the year but less trading than usual Christmas periods.
A local basketball training facility revamp is set to level the playing field between country and city basketballers, reckons Coastal Basketall’s Nat Fielding.
Will Corbett
The chance for Steve Mountford and Denis Hynes to represent their country came via a pool table, taking on the eight-ball world championships in Ireland earlier this year.
A controversial South West wind farm is moving forward without an assessment from WA’s environmental watchdog despite community pressure.
The South West’s iconic golden cow will be moo-ving back to the its rightful location soon after almost nine months of love and care.
The South West’s leading conservation group has appointed sustainability expert Ross Hamilton its new Board Director while celebrating the achievements of the past year.
From Tonka Trucks and board games to Lego and Furby dolls, what was old is trendy again as kids get their Christmas wish lists in to Santa this festive season.
Rose Patane
From gun to tape, Lotte Wilms proved just what an ironwoman is made of, not letting a tough year stand between her and the 2025 Western Australia Asia-Pacific Championship in Busselton.
Amber Lilley
After nearly 25 years of fishing in the West Coast zone, Southwest Wildecatch owner Vern Wilde said he had ‘no idea’ what to do next.
A near perfect race has seen a new Asia Pacific Champion crowned in Busselton as Cameron Main charged across the line in time of 7hr. 38 min. 26 sec.
Busselton has been selected as the first regional location for the State Government’s Time to Think program.
A new punnet for baby bravos has been launched with WA Farm Direct trialling its new cardboard design
Work on Bridgetown’s new ultra fast EV charging station is under way, with the project set to be completed and opened to the public by March 2026
South coast recreational fishers say they fear for the future of the region after the State Government’s decision to permanently close the West Coast bioregion to commercial gillnetting from January 1.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
Boyup Brook staged a major upset at their home ground on Saturday, defeating ladder-leaders Bridgetown by three runs in the Warren-Blackwood Cricket Association competition.
Callcup Beach has been transformed into a sandy nursery as hundreds of tiny seabirds begin nesting on the shoreline, with beachgoers advised to display extra caution when visiting the area.
