Busselton-Dunsborough Times

Rule breakersTourists ‘flouting travel ban to hit SW surf’

An audit has shown West Australians are still flocking to the South West in direct contravention of the McGowan Government’s regional travel ban.

Danielle Le Messurier

TourismTourism WA support network

Jackson Lavell-Lee

councilFormer mayor takes swipe at council’s rate relief

Busselton City Council voted to implement a range of economic measures in response to the COVID-19 crisis at an emergency council meeting on Wednesday.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

CouncilCity casual staff lose work

The City of Busselton has stood down short-term and casual staff members amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

educationShow of support

Students from West Busselton Primary School have written letters of encouragement and appreciation to people working on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

regional lockdownCompassion call

Stranded travellers in the South West are seeking compassion and understanding from locals who are concerned the remaining tourist population will put further pressure on limited resources.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

vintageSuccessful 2020 vintage

The Margaret River Wine industry today toasted the end to a successful 2020 vintage.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

miningSand mine approved

A controversial application to develop a sand mine in Kaloorup was approved by the City of Busselton during its first telecommunication council meeting on Wednesday.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

Truck fire closes Hayes Road

A mechanical fault caused a truck to catch fire this morning in Quindalup forcing the closure of Hayes road.

Regional COVID-19 charges

Two men, have been charged with COVID-19 related crimes in regional WA.

Caravan parks closed amid regional travel ban

The WA government announced yesterday all travel between regions will be banned as of Wednesday April 1.

crimeFailure to self-isolate charge

WA Police Force have charged the first person to who failed to comply with a direction to self-isolate.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

Liquor restrictionsWine restrictions amended

The WA Government today amended it’s restrictions on liquor sales saving hundreds of jobs at local wineries.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

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Trial of the centuryClaremont trial: Everything you need to know

For so long, so much has been said and written about the Claremont serial killings, but so little was known. Now for the first time, read everything you need to know about the ‘trial of the century’.

The West Australian

SEE THE FULL LISTStirling, Joondalup, Wanneroo WA’s virus hotspots

A new “heat map” released by the WA Health Department shows the Cities of Stirling, Joondalup and Wanneroo as the state’s coronavirus hot spots.

Sarah Steger

WATCH NOWCousins Uncut: Watch the footage too raw for TV

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Cousins opens up on time behind bars, getting king hit as a partying teen and breaking a promise to his young son in unreleased clips from the Brownlow medallist’s Coming Clean doco.

Rourke Walsh

Regional News

JAIL LIKELY‘Low, disgusting act’: Man spits in officers’ faces

“There is not a member of the community who would sanction the behaviour of this lowlife.” Police union boss has his say on Geraldton incident.

Adam Poulsen

Promising signsWA set for record seeding as farmers send sheep east

Farmers in the southern regions are set to allocate more of their land to grain production after a big sell off of sheep to the Eastern States over recent months.

Jenne Brammer

‘False claim’Man told cops he ‘had COVID-19 before escape attempt’

A Bridgetown man who allegedly falsely claimed he had the coronavirus while in police custody has fronted court in WA over a string of charges including aggravated assault and criminal damage.

Shannon Verhagen and Tristan Wheeler

Violence fear as alcohol sales rise

Alcohol sales have soared at the same time experts are predicting rates of domestic violence to increase, as families across the Mid West self-isolate against COVID-19.

Former senior of year Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr jailed

Former WA senior of the year — 86-year-old Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr — has been jailed for five years for sickening sex offences.

WA’s second regional COVID-19 clinic opens in Broome

The clinic will be open every day and treat anyone who has either a fever above 38 degrees or an acute respiratory infection, with the Kimberley region recording 12 cases of the virus.

WA News

COVID-19 TRAGEDYFamily denied chance to say goodbye to WA virus victim

A devastated family is demanding answers after a Bibra Lake grandfather was denied permission to leave hotel quarantine before his wife of almost 50 years had her life support switched off.

Syan Dougherty and Peter Law

ExclusiveHale joins other elite WA schools in cutting fees

Prestigious boys’ college Hale School has joined other elite private schools in cutting term two fees as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

Bethany Hiatt

Woman denies making false claims to keep paedo in jail

A woman who says she was abused by WA’s most notorious paedophile more than three decades ago denies she “made up” the allegations because she does not want him to get out of prison.

Fishers’ plea to keep eating WA seafood this Easter

Easter will be vastly different to previous years as people stay at home to save lives, but the fishing industry needs West Australians to continue the tradition of eating seafood.

Self-isolating West Aussies seek company in foster pets

While we haven’t followed the NSW trend of mass animal adoptions during the country’s COVID-19 self-isolation efforts, the RSPCA says foster applications are through the roof.

Coronavirus disruptionsYear 12 students guaranteed to graduate in 2020

Students in Year 12 will be able to graduate despite the disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis, Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has guaranteed.

Bethany Hiatt