The State Government has announced $1.5 million in grant funding for the South West and Great Southern regions to support communities who are struggling with drought-like conditions.
Oliver Lane
For university students wanting a career in the resources sector, Alcoa is offering 15 paid summer vacation roles beginning in November and lasting three months.
Claudette Rizzi
Wokalup based trade apprentice Lewis Italiano is set to compete in an international trades skills competition this year and is a finalist in the 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards.
Boyanup held off a fast-finishing Marist to win a South West Hockey League grand final rematch 5-4 at Bunbury Hockey Stadium on Friday night.
Josh Kempton
Bunbury has ranked in the top 10 fastest-talking Australian cities, with new research suggesting the speed at which you talk may lead to healthier brain function later in life.
Holly Prentice
South Bunbury’s scintillating start to the South West Football League season continued at Harvey Oval on Saturday night with an 89-point win over the Harvey Bulls.
The South West Football League’s kings of the late comeback Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault pulled out another thriller on Sunday, producing a dominant fourth quarter to beat Bunbury by 10 points.
South West Slammers men’s side were not able to honour the jersey retirement of club legend Aaron Edwards on Saturday night with a win, suffering an 11-point loss to Goldfields Giants.
South West Slammers women’s side missed a rare opportunity for a win with a 14-point loss to Goldfields Giants at Eaton Recreation Centre on Saturday night.
South Bunbury’s scintillating start to the South West Football League season continued at Harvey Oval on Saturday night with a 89-point victory over Harvey Bulls.
Harvey Bulls continued their undefeated start to the South West Football League women’s season with a 37-point victory over South Bunbury at Harvey Oval on Saturday.
Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault gave Bunbury’s women’s side a scare, but the Bulldogs had the quality to secure a 40-point victory at Brunswick Oval on Sunday.
The Shire of Waroona are breaking ground on an $100,000 upgrade to improve access at the iconic Preston Beach.
Craig Duncan
A popular fishing spot on the Collie River has reopened to the public after undergoing structural maintenance.
One of the State’s top agricultural school will throw open its doors on the weekend to allow the public to explore the 900-hectare farm’s facilities.
The owners of a the popular Binningup Cafe have found themselves with no choice but to close after being flooded for the fifth time, resulting in thousands of dollars of damage.
There’s a group of people making their mark at Drakesbrook Weir, settling down each week to enjoy the act of fishing.
The Waroona Lions Club is hosting the grand opening of its new toy library this weekend with a fun-filled family event.
The City of Bunbury has axed its plans to turn a residential area into a heritage-listed zone after overwhelming backlash from community members.
Students from several Bunbury primary schools headed to Mangrove Cove last week for some in-the-field environmental education with the team from Nearer to Nature.
Isabella Chalker, 15, and Samuel Greenwood, 17, will get a taste of the political process as they represent the city in this year’s The Y WA Youth Parliament.
Sean Van Der Wielen
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Bunbury-based group Young Veterans have called for more to be done for veterans’ health care to treat chronic conditions.
Busselton registered the biggest win of the South West Football League women’s season on Saturday, smashing Eaton by 108 points at Bovell Park.
The Dunsborough Fire Station are opening their doors to the community this weekend as they put the finishing touches on a new fire wise garden.