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The water level in Hay Park soccer field rose up to 11mm in one hour on the weekend.

SoccerPremiumRescheduling of games to be decided after a pitch report

The quarterfinal games of the South West Cup 2025 were cancelled due to the weather conditions and safety concerns and the rescheduling is yet to be announced.

Yousuf Shameel

Alice in Wonderland themed decorations along the trail.

Collie TAFEPremiumTAFE students created a themed trail for disabled riders

Students from South Regional TAFE’s Collie campus have partnered with HorsePower Collie to design and construct a “Alice in Wonderland” themed horse-riding trail for disabled riders.

Yousuf Shameel

Lee Kernaghan and his wife Robby Kernaghan.

Country concertPremiumAussie country legend promises rocking show

Australian country music legend Lee Kernaghan has announced the final leg of his nation tour, which he describing as “country, but it rocks”.

Yousuf Shameel

The South West Phoenix under-16 boys with coach Gary Mayers.

SoccerPremiumSouth West boys ready for Borneo with community backing

Young soccer players from South West are preparing to lace up their boots and represent the state in the upcoming Borneo Cup held annually in Malaysia this October.

Yousuf Shameel

Relay for Life Bunbury committee at the launch.

Cancer fundraisingPremiumRelay for life comes back to Bunbury aiming for new heights

Bunbury’s much-loved 24-hour cancer fundraising event is returning for its 23rd year and will be aiming to surpass the $5 million mark with already $60,000 raised this year.

Yousuf Shameel

Myles Pollard speaking at the 2025 Leadership Conference.

Leadership ConferencePremiumActor reflects on his journey from bush to stage

Spending his childhood in regional Australia gave actor-turned-director Myles Pollard the confidence to succeed in the industry, but it wasn’t the loud, chest-thumping kind people think is needed. 

Yousuf Shameel

Federal Member for Forrest Ben Small.

HealthPremiumForrest MP Ben Small slams NDIS changes

Federal Member for Forrest Ben Small has slammed new changes to the National Disability Insurance Agency, saying they present an “unfair disadvantage” for regional communities across the South West.

Craig Duncan

Veronica McNab in front of the St John of God Bunbury Hospital.

CLOSEDPremiumResidents left out to dry with hydrotherapy pool closure

South West residents have been left out to dry with Bunbury’s St John of God Hospital announcing the permanent closure of its hydrotherapy pool.

Craig Duncan

Wallcliffe Fire Service Brigade members fighting a bushfire in Dunsborough.

Rise of the machinesPremiumHow AI is being tested to spot bushfires before they spread

Artificial intelligence-powered smoke detector cameras are being tested as a tool to spot potentially deadly bushfires before they spread out of control.

Craig Duncan and Shannon Hampton

Myalup brewery Old Coast Road Brewery was awarded Best Brewery at the 2025 Business South West Connect Awards.

TOP GONG PremiumMyalup’s brewery named best in the South West

Myalup‘s Old Coast Road Brewery has been named the best in the South West, taking home the 2025 Business South West Connect award for best brewery.

Daniel Hocking

South Bunbury's Rocco Versace and Busselton’s Beau Chinnery.

FootballPremiumSWFL: Tigers to take on Magpies in table-topping clash

South Bunbury will return to Hands Oval to take on ladder-leaders Busselton in a top-of-the-table South West Football League clash on Saturday.

Josh Kempton

A pair of lovebirds are looking to move into Gelorup’s artificial cockatoo hollows installed last year.

Cockatoo housing crisis PremiumGelorup’s cockatoos moving into artificial hollows

New hollows on the market seem to be the hot commodity for cockatoos amid their avian housing crisis. 

Craig Duncan

Cory Richardson and Courtney Bayliss.

BasketballPremiumSlammers stalwarts to retire after one final game

A pair of South West Slammers stalwarts will play one final game for the club on Friday night before heading into retirement.

Josh Kempton

Augusta-Margaret River's Harper Payne made his league debut at 15 years old.

FootballPremiumSWFL: Young Hawk joins rare club as 15-year-old debutant

A 15-year-old Augusta-Margaret River footballer earned his place among a rare club by making his top-flight South West Football League debut at the weekend.

Josh Kempton

Fans take in the 2024 Margaret River Pro.

SurfingPremiumMargaret River Pro moved to April in sweeping WSL changes

Next year’s Margaret River Pro will be staged a month earlier than in 2025 as part of sweeping changes to the World Surf League Championship Tour.

Josh Kempton

Jayden Goodwin has been selected in the Perth Scorchers squad for the upcoming Top End T20 Series.

CricketPremiumGoodwin in Scorchers’ squad for pre-season tournament

Bunbury’s Jayden Goodwin has been given a chance to continue developing his limited-overs game, being selected in Perth Scorchers’ squad for the upcoming Top End T20 Series.

Josh Kempton

Jye Amiss kicks on goal.

FootballPremiumBusselton’s Amiss continues solid form in derby

Busselton product Jye Amiss continued a solid spell of recent form with a three-goal performance in Fremantle’s 49-point win over West Coast in the western derby at Optus Stadium on Saturday.

Josh Kempton

Sensei Phil Holt, Janice Sullivan-Clark, Lily Sullivan (12), Tessa Sullivan, (14), Angel Erhard (6), and fundraiser organisers Emmett Sullivan and Kellie Erhard.

Community causePremiumFlooded Busselton dojo gains community support

Heavy rains are to blame for leaving a Busselton dojo flooded, with the community jumping into action to support the martial arts club in its bid to replace all equipment. 

Daniel Hocking

Work is starting on the dual-use path to Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse.

major milestonePremiumCape Leeuwin Lighthouse trail works start

Augusta residents have been told to gear up for a long-awaited community project connecting the township to Leeuwin lighthouse.

Warren Hately

Kieren Kane, Lachlan McDonald, West Coast Eagle Josh Kennedy, Milla Dwyer, Alison Rutten, Sebastian Czajka and Simon Kane.

Super kids, super heroes PremiumSuper heroes suit up to fight cancer

The heroes of Bridgetown are suiting up for another year of the Superkids Superheroes fundraiser event this weekend with the annual childhood cancer fundraising aiming to reach $500,000. 

Yousuf Shameel

Ripple Farm bees. PollyDot

BeeFestPremiumOrganisers a-buzz as plans begin for first ever bee festival

Northcliffe set to be a-buzz as organisers busy beginning planning for the region’s first ever Bee Festival set to take place next year.

Craig Duncan

Students from Balingup Primary School and Manjimup Primary School during the Pitching In Challenge on Thursday.

Robot warsPremiumManjimup school set to host major interschool robotics event

East Manjimup Primary school is set to be centre for major interschool robotics competition this Friday, with students from across the region competing to be the best engineer.

Craig Duncan

Bridgetown’s Containers for Change team is in the running for the WasteSorted awards 2025 in the WA regional category.

Waste warriors PremiumContainer for Change team in running for WasteSorted award

Bridgetown’s Container for Change team are in the running for the WasteSorted awards 2025 in the WA regional category.

Craig Duncan

West Australian country music award star Codee-Lee.

Musical starsPremiumNominations open for WA’s country music star of the year

Entries are open for 39th edition of the West Australian Country Music Awards, with country music artists, songwriters and bands encouraged to throw their hat into the running.

Craig Duncan