Balingup Medieval Carnivale is a symbol of chivalry to the community and visitors annually, but it did not start out with the theme when it began nearly three decades ago.
Anjelica Smilovitis
Greenbushes Discover Centre vice-chair Amanda Lovitt echoed her great-grandmother Ada Robinson as part of a guided tour around the town.
The new Bridgetown-Greenbushes visitor centre is set to open today at the old railway station with the team working passionately on the project bringing history to the present.
Penny Thomas discovers the largest exhibition of fashion from the African continent ever displayed in Australia
Penny Thomas
MEGAN FRENCH reveals the ultimate list of cinematic filming locations across the globe, from all-time icons to new trending hotspots.
Megan French
MEGAN FRENCH reveals five of the world’s best bookstores worth travelling to.
A UNESCO City of Literature, Scotland’s capital is a boon for bookworms and a reader’s delight.
Steve McKenna
A group of artists from this year’s Blackwood River Arts Trail in Balingup faced a major setback when the gallery intended to hold their artwork closed.
This week on our dedicated travel podcast, fashion writer MEGAN FRENCH chats to travel journalist PENNY and STM deputy editor JADE JUREWICZ on the wonderful world of travel shoes
Running for four flirty and fun weeks, you don’t want to miss this event.
Olivia Senior and Artrage, Rooftop Encore
Stephen Scourfield sees reflections of his journeys in a very personal exhibition
Stephen Scourfield
A WA artist inspired to take up sculpting while walking through Cottesloe’s Sculpture by the Sea has now won the exhibition’s most coveted award.
Claire Sadler
In 1991, a wool crisis was gripping Australia. Enter The West Australian’s Dean Alston, whose two panel cartoon from February 1991 summed up the mood of those in the bush.
Dylan Caporn
Great Southern photographer Debbie Cristinelli beat more than 300 other entries to claim two of the for the 2024 annual Rural Aid calendar.
Harry Grigson
Best known for his classic rock tribute performances around the Albany region, Rusty Lynch has covered bands such as The Beatles and Led Zeppelin but has opted for a new challenge in the classical music sphere.
The Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest has received a record number of entries from Kimberley filmmakers.
Jake Dietsch
The winner of the 2023 Archibald Prize, Julia Gutman, works with donated textiles to make monumental yet intimate scenes of the people in her life.
Liz Hobday
Australia’s top cultural institutions will share in more than half a billion dollars to deal with chronic underfunding that has led to staff and program cuts and crumbling, leaky buildings.
Katina Curtis
Surprise finds in Nagano
William Yeoman
The Heritage in Focus photography competition offers an opportunity to bring WA’s historical architecture into the foreground
Public art in Perth is often derided, but these five statues have become beloved icons of our city.
Belle Taylor
WILL YEOMAN gets in touch with his inner nerd in Japan
Local Marco Ferrarese gives insider hints on where to go and what to see for travellers to Seberang Perai, part of Penang Island located on mainland Malaysia.
Marco Ferrarese