Busselton is set to record it’s busiest cruise season ever, with 18 arrivals to Geographe Bay in the 2025-26 season including 11 maiden visits.
Madelin Hayes
The Dunsborough Fun Park has hit the market, offering a multimillion-dollar opportunity to take over one of the region’s most recognisable leisure sites.
The City of Busselton has penned a scathing 94-page letter in an attempt to appeal the EPA’s recommendation to approve the majorly controversial Smith Beach resort.
Craig Duncan
The roar of nearly 200 motorcycles rolled across the South West at the weekend as riders united for the annual Black Dog Ride from Busselton to Dardanup.
A number of shire and city leaders have voiced their opinion on whether future shire amalgamations are on the cards, with varying results.
Will Corbett
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery will host artworks by 26 South West artists from March 21 for South West Biennial 2026.
Yousuf Shameel
A South West conservation group is taking their wildlife saving efforts into the ocean after securing a grant to buy a boat for cygnet rescue.
Year 12 students at Busselton Senior High School arrived in style at the Hilton Garden Inn as the kicked off their final year with their annual school ball celebrations.
Rose Patane
The Shire of Dardanup will be launching a three-month trial aiming to provide those traveling through the region a new spot to stop and rest.
A new independent report has found the Royal Flying Doctor Service is delivering double its value of funding invested, with the South West seeing an increase in patients retried in a 12-month period.
It was all glitz and glamour as students from Australind Senior High School it the red carpet at the weekend for their Year 12 school ball
A titan of the Bunbury community, Nicola ‘Nick’ Bucchino, has been remembered as a loving husband, son and father with a heart of gold.
A new piece of medical technology at Capecare will help residents receive faster treatment and reduce stressful hospital trips, thanks to a donation from the Dunsborough Lions Club.
A Margaret River 16-year-old, Harper McKinney, is hoping to rally the community this weekend in calls to end mining in WA’s native forests
The Upper House have locked in a five year extension on Collie’s Griffith Coal Mine, leading opposition members to question WA’s renewable future.
The tourism body for Margaret River-Busselton remains confident Easter visitor numbers will hold strong, despite rising fuel costs linked to tensions in the Middle East.
Health professionals from across the South West have been recognised for their dedication to delivering regional health care at this year’s WA Rural Health Excellence Awards.
Taffy, the 15-year-old miniature therapy horse, has had to take a break from his regular visits to aged care centres across the South West after needing to be rushed to the vet for emergency surgery.
The nation has thrown their love and support behind a Bunbury teenager as he is voted in to the Australian Idol top 10
The iconic Yallingup hotel is set to change hands in weeks, but Adrian Fini promises it is a family project - not a development.
Kim Macdonald
The 2026 Southern Forests Campdraft delivered another fantastic weekend of competition, horsemanship and community spirit.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
Comets continued their dominance over the Manjimup Basketball Association senior women A grade in last weeks qualifying final while Titans cause an upset in the elimination final.
Jack Penniment
First week of finals in Manjimup Basketball Association senior men A grade competition saw tough contests and momentum swings.
A Bridgetown wildlife group has received a mega funding boost to help care for injured kangaroos.
