Australia's alps have been blanketed by snow just in time for the school holidays following the worst start to a season in decades.
Jacob Shteyman
Brookton’s newest councillor Carlo Andretta has a simple vision for the town — to make it “a destination, not a stopover”.
Amy Towers
Denmark Visitor Centre served its final tourist last week as the facility closed its doors in preparation for the building’s conversion into the town’s library.
Melissa Sheil
He was waiting with his children for a flight when disaster struck.
Digital Staff
Two of the Great Southern’s most treasured natural attractions are set for a boost, with upgrades beginning at Greens Pool and Elephant Rocks in William Bay National Park.
A proposal for a new luxury, nature-based accommodation to be built at Hamersley Inlet Reserve is on track for construction, with Shire of Ravensthorpe ticking Wander Group as the preferred proponent.
A preferred proponent has been selected for a small-scale nature-based tourism park proposal near Fitzgerald River National Park.
Tegan Guthrie
Albany has been named as the next host city of the WA Tourism Conference, with the major tourism event scheduled to land in the port city in May 2027.
Jacki Elezovich
Narrogin residents are being asked whether they would like to see the townsite’s four major entry signs replaced with stone statements, at an estimated cost of more than $170,000.
The South West has shone at the 2026 tourism awards, with Walpole’s Gary Muir, Busselton’s Chantell Field, and Margaret River’s Nic Chirico all recognised for individual awards.
Craig Duncan
With rugged coastlines and world class beaches, two Great Southern towns have earned a place on the Australian Traveller’s 100 Best Towns to Visit in 2026.
French authorities have ordered more than 1700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship to stay on board due to a gastro outbreak.
THOMAS ADAMSON
A large chunk of the 5.5 million people who visit the Australian Capital Territory each year do so during Canberra's beautiful autumn.
Staff Writers
National research shows WA outscored the rest of Australia on six key quality of life indicators, but a final statistic seems to un-do all the good points about inner Perth — housing affordability.
Kim Macdonald
Tourism operators in the South West are reporting a downturn in trade ahead of winter, as global uncertainty and rising costs reshape visitor behaviour.
Madelin Hayes
After a turbulent start to the year marked by record flooding and global economic uncertainty, the Kimberley tourism sector is entering its peak dry season with cautious optimism.
Phoebe Solon
One third of tourism businesses are already cutting staff hours as fresh data reveals ‘bleak’ three months ahead.
Oliver Lane
The Cook Government’s State Budget will include $3 million to improve Fremantle Prison as a visitor attraction.
Joe Spagnolo
Not one but TWO WA beaches have been named in the top 50 World’s Best Beaches list, as one incredible contender was ranked third — the location of which will come as no surprise to most West Aussies.
Katherine Kraayvanger
Tribe to be offloaded with high price hopes as parent company executive says Perth is particularly well placed to sustain tourism growth.
The Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup has marked the completion of the first stage of the Tambellup Caravan Park, with a community open day held on April 10.
Six Great Southern businesses will take their next step forward after securing a share of $1.02m in Regional Economic Development (RED) Grant funding, aimed at driving new business growth.
South West police have renewed calls for road safety after an Easter long weekend they say was among the busiest ever on the region’s roads.
Leaders in the South West’s agritourism space have been invited to the first international agritourism conference, set to be held in Scotland in June.
