An increase in discarded fishing gear is having drastic impacts on our sea and shore bird, finding themselves wrapped up in a catastrophe that should not exist.
Craig Duncan
Binningup resident Pam Bevan shares her poem with the story of a person finding a painting of an Australian soldier in their house.
Pam Bevan
A truck driver who caused a crash that sent a swimming pool through a driver’s windscreen and injured two people has been fined $8000.
Kasey Gratton
Anzac Day service a product of passion and experience for War veteran.
Oliver Lane
Harvey product Donnell Wallam was excellent as the Queensland Firebirds registered their first win of the Super Netball season with a three-goal win over Giants Netball.
Josh Kempton
Harvey’s Brady Hough produced a superb performance as West Coast broke their western derby losing streak with a shock 37-point win over crosstown rivals Fremantle at Optus Stadium on Saturday night.
Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault took back the Harvey Fresh Cup in dominant fashion on Saturday, smashing Harvey by 104 points at Harvey Oval.
With the ongoing dry spell impacting the South West, shires are continuing to extend fire restrictions.
Craig Hartshorn and and Tracey Johnstone shared their terrifying story being forced to flee the Nanga Brook bushfires during the blaze.
The Shire of Waroona hosted a free community breakfast this weekend to say a heartfelt thank you to the firefighters who protected the community from March’s Nanga Brook bushfires.
The Waroona Lions Club is hosing a come and try day for the community to test out their fleet of billy karts.
Lorlita McEwen has been remembered by her loved ones as someone who was there to help others through their toughest times while still finding room to celebrate the good times.
A Harvey farm worker has been fined after crashinh into a motorcyclist — breaking their pelvis in several places — while driving “without due care and attention” on the well-lit road.
Holly Prentice
The Shire of Waroona will re-establish a licence agreement with a telecommunications company so it can continue operating on shire land.
Small businesses in Harvey and Waroona will have the opportunity to take part in a free online workshop to help them plan digital initiatives, manage business risks and implement resilience strategies.
Claudette Rizzi
The proposed offshore wind farm zone off the coast of Bunbury has raised a trove of queries and concerns, so we at the South Western times took those questions and put them to an expert.
A Preston Beach resident has recalled the moment he thought a plane falling from the sky before crashing was an ‘astronaut’ or a ‘space shuttle’.
Oliver Lane and Caleb Runciman
Two elderly men have survived a serious plane crash after they were forced to make an emergency landing on Tuesday afternoon.
Caleb Runciman
Dementia Australia is visiting the Shire of Waroona this month to help educate and provide support for people living with dementia, their carers, family, and friends.
The Harvey Hawks opened their South West Soccer Association Men’s Division One season with a thumping 7-1 win over Bunbury Dynamos at Forrest Park on Sunday.
Waroona was packed with V8’s, certified classics and everything in between this weekend, as the All Australian Car Day drove into the South West.
The Waroona Showgrounds became the country’s most extravagant parking spot this Sunday, with over 400 cars, trucks, motorbikes and speedsters packed into the oval.
Bush fire brigades are opening their doors to the community next month across the Shire of Harvey in the hopes of drawing in more volunteers.
Three Aboriginal artists with strong connections to the South West have been chosen to tell cultural stories in artworks at Albemarle’s Paris Grove development in Australind.
Sean Van Der Wielen