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  1. Waste SortedPremiumSouth West cities funded for waste management projects

  2. BREAST NIGHT EVERPremiumBusselton goes pink as Boobie Ball raises big bucks

  3. COMMUNITY FUNDINGPremiumCommunity groups to benefit from funding

  4. Fire SafetyPremiumSouth West residents urged to plan for bushfire season

  5. UNUSUAL MOVEPremiumMinister orders Busselton to rezone land

A Broadwater man has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly being involved in a fatal crash in Busselton last month.

CrimePremiumMan charged after ‘generous’ winemaker killed in crash

The 56-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly being involved in a crash that took the life of winemaker Sarah James-Martin. 

Craig Duncan

Vasse MLA Libby Mettam along with Yalyalup residents Nina Soddart and Moira Fyvie are calling for more bus services within the City of Busselton.

BUSSES FOR BUSSELTONBusselton residents call for bus services

Six months after calling for improved bus services in Busselton, residents of Yalyalup say they are still waiting for action

Madelin Hayes

The 511 Army Cadet Unit at the 2025 Remembrance Day service in Busselton.

Remembrance DayPremiumBusselton pays tribute on Remembrance Day

Busselton residents joined Australians across the nation in a solemn minute of silence on November 11 to commemorate Remembrance Day

Madelin Hayes

Lee Anderson, mother of the late Kyle Andrews, said the new Busselton accomodation is expanding Kyle's legacy.

RESPITE RETREATPremiumKyle Andrews Foundation Busselton retreat nears completion

A new holiday retreat offering much-needed respite for families with children diagnosed with cancer and other serious illnesses is nearing completion in Busselton.

Madelin Hayes

Pullman Bunker Bay was inducted into the Hall of Fame after securing gold for three consecutive years at the WA Tourism Awards.

TOURISM AWARDSPremiumSouth West shines at WA Tourism Awards

The South West’s top tourism operators stole the spotlight at the 2025 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards, with several local businesses taking home major honours

Madelin Hayes

Callum Greenshields broke his previous course record to win the 2025 Yahava KoffeeWorks Cool Water Classic.

COOL WATER CLASSICPremiumCallum Greenshields shatters record in Cool Water Classic

Defending champion Callum Greenshields delivered a powerhouse performance at this year’s Yahava KoffeeWorks Cool Water Classic, obliterating his own course record.

Madelin Hayes

Adam Ridgewell with the Vision Australia Blind Golf New South Wales Open trophy.

GOLFPremiumPremiumBusselton golfer on track for WA Blind Golf title

Busselton resident Adam Ridgewell has emerged as one of the State’s best blind golfers, collecting a string of titles this year. 

Police are calling for information following a police pursuit in Busselton.

POLICE CHASEPremiumPremiumDriver sparks evade-police pursuit in Busselton

Police are appealing for public assistance after an evade-police incident unfolded in Busselton on Monday.

Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn said waste management was a “shared responsibility”.

Waste SortedPremiumPremiumSouth West cities funded for waste management projects

Two South West cities have received more than $13,000 to deliver community-led waste management projects as part of National Recycling Week.

Co-organisers of the Bigger Boobie Ball, Heather Hunt and Carol Smith.

BREAST NIGHT EVERPremiumBusselton goes pink as Boobie Ball raises big bucks

The Bigger Boobie Ball has marked its biggest year yet in Busselton, with the annual fundraiser now tallying an impressive $150,000 for breast cancer support since its launch three years ago.

Madelin Hayes

The Busselton Football & Sportsmans Club secured $28,000 in City of Busselton Community Assistance Program funding.

COMMUNITY FUNDINGPremiumCommunity groups to benefit from funding

Ten local organisations are set to share in $85,000 of City of Busselton funding, giving them the boost they need to deliver projects, programs and services that will benefit the community

Madelin Hayes

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Byford John Calvin School is at the centre of a terrifying health scare after several children were pricked with the same needle in a botched blood sugar testing exercise.

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WA students pricked with same needle in botched blood test

A primary school in Perth’s south is at the centre of a terrifying health scare after several children were pricked with the same needle in a botched blood sugar testing exercise.

Charlton Hart

Austal chief executive Paddy Gregg.

DefenceCommentsPremiumAustal demands ‘less talking, more doing’ at Henderson

Chief executive Paddy Gregg is frustrated over the slow pace of development on the proposed defence precinct at Henderson, which is being expanded to support naval shipbuilding and US nuclear submarines.

Sean Smith

Jonathan Campbell Valverde, Nicholas Bennetts-Shorter and Dylan Roy McNamara.

Courts & JusticePremiumVictim’s desperate final words revealed as killers jailed

The 29-year-old man was lured to a Rivervale park by a long-term friend then left for dead over a $2000 debt.

Rebecca Le May

Rogue Perth dentist David Hurst and Tanja Dixon, former patient of dentist David Hurst.

HealthCommentsPremiumTop dentist slams regulators’ attempt to stop rorts

Moves to tackle ‘inappropriate conduct’ by dentists amid an explosion in Australians emptying their superannuation accounts to pay for expensive procedures will likely backfire, a top surgeon has warned.

John Flint

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The incident occurred near the Bayswater station on the Airport line about 3.30pm.

WA NEWSVideoCommentsPremiumRita Saffioti reveals what caused peak-hour train derailment

The incident occurred near the Bayswater station on the Airport line about 3.30pm.

Oliver Lane and Claire Sadler

Jonathan Campbell Valverde, Nicholas Bennetts-Shorter and Dylan Roy McNamara.

Courts & JusticePremiumVictim’s desperate final words revealed as killers jailed

The 29-year-old man was lured to a Rivervale park by a long-term friend then left for dead over a $2000 debt.

Rebecca Le May

Rogue Perth dentist David Hurst and Tanja Dixon, former patient of dentist David Hurst.

HealthCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTop dentist slams regulators’ attempt to stop rorts

Moves to tackle ‘inappropriate conduct’ by dentists amid an explosion in Australians emptying their superannuation accounts to pay for expensive procedures will likely backfire, a top surgeon has warned.

Documents obtained by The Sunday Times show Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School issued a staggering 1,066 suspensions to students in 2024

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CommentsPremiumThe troubled WA school with more suspensions than students

A troubled public school in country WA which was once forced to have police patrol during recess periods due to violence, has handed out more suspensions in a year than it has students.

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.

MiningPremiumPremiumJab for Ellison in ongoing intellectual property slog

The Mineral Resources boss has been accused of undermining the growth of a novel ore transporting system, in the latest claim of a years-long intellectual property blue against his former business partner.

Regional News

House prices in the Margaret River region continue to climb.

real estate boomPremiumForecast sets Augusta-Margaret River prices to grow

Real estate pundits have extended their forecast for stellar growth in home values across the Capes region.

Warren Hately

Former Geraldton locals Kodie Bedford and Tasma Walton are two of the creative driving forces behind the new TV series Reckless.

Gero girls take overPremiumKodie Bedford talks all things Reckless and Geraldton

Geraldton has a habit of producing powerhouse storytellers — and Kodie Beford is the latest name making waves across national television. 

Josephine Hingst

Kylie Cook sharing her knowledge on how to identify the presence of dung beetles and abundance by simply placing dung in a bucket of water and waiting - the beetles will float to the surface before flying off.

Discovering Dung BeetlesPremiumFarmers get their hands dirty learning about dung beetles

South West farmers have got their hands dirty at a recent event, learning all about farmland’s tiniest  and most underrated workers — dung beetles.

Craig Duncan

Lifestyle appeal is one of the prime factors still driving a surge of interest in Margaret River.

demographics switchPremiumPremiumLatest Shire plan reveals fascinating changes to region

The latest Shire of Augusta-Margaret River corporate plan turns many expectations about the region and its resident on their heads

In total, about 100 supporters got involved in Saturday's protest at Gnarabup.

gnarabup proposalPremiumPremiumSaturday paddle-out protests ‘Preserve Gnarabup’ campaign

Protesters of a planned resort and associated village development at Gnarabup have taken to the water at the beach they say will be swamped once more than 1000 residents are added to the region.

Denmark is a unique part of WA.

What I SeePremiumPremiumThe unexpected delight of discovering a hidden little gem

Have you ever been to Denmark? No, I don’t mean to visit our lovely Queen Mary, but the little place tucked away in the Great Southern region of WA. What a little gem.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

MarketsPremiumNvidia chief’s ‘half a trillion’ chip forecast

Nvidia chief reveals his company has $US500 billion ($770b) in orders, in 2025 and 2026 combined, for its chips that are at the heart of the AI boom.

Kif Leswing

Michael Burry, the former hedge-fund manager who predicted the housing market's plunge, is seemingly bearish on AI stocks.

CNBC news‘Big Short’ investor bets against AI giants

The investor made famous by “The Big Short” who recently roiled the market with a tech short bet, is accusing some of America’s largest technology companies of using aggressive accounting to pad their profits.

Yun Li

Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

CNBC newsPremiumBuffett picks up pace in dishing out billionaire fortune

Warren Buffett has laid out a plan to “step up” the pace of giving away his $US149 billion ($228b) estate to his children’s foundations.

Yun Li & John Melloy

Tesla says shareholders have voted in favour of CEO Elon Musk’s almost $1 trillion pay plan, with 75 per cent support.

CNBC newsCommentsElon Musk’s $1 trillion dollar pay deal approved

Tesla says shareholders have voted in favour of CEO Elon Musk’s almost $US1 trillion pay plan, with 75 per cent support.

Lora Kolodny

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University of Western Australia leader Amit Chakma has conceded it needs to “break the idea” there is only one type of student for the institution in the tussle to win back enrolments from its rivals.

EducationCommentsUWA working on improving ‘elitist’ perceptions

University of Western Australia leader Amit Chakma has conceded it needs to “break the idea” there is only one type of student for the institution in the tussle to win back enrolments from its rivals.

Bethany Hiatt

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NEWSPremiumPassenger removed from Qantas flight

A “disruptive” passenger has been removed from a Sydney-bound Qantas flight after being restrained on-board.

Jessica Paul

Councillor Peter Melrosa seconded the mayors motion to refuse signing off on the development application form.

WA NewsCommentsCommentsTown refuses to sign development application for racetrack

Victoria Park council continued to prove its opposition to the Burswood racetrack by voting not to sign off on a development application form.

The ticket scored the couple the entire Division One jackpot of $50 million.

LOTTOCommentsCommentsMandurah couple ‘in total shock’ after $50m Powerball win

‘This kind of thing doesn’t happen to normal people like us.’

Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire in Forrestfield, with nearby residents warned about larges amounts of smoke. 

WA NewsCommentsComments‘REMAIN INSIDE’: Warning issued amid factory blaze

Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire in Forrestfield, with nearby residents warned about larges amounts of smoke. 

Police are questioning one person after a Mandurah daycare was damaged in a possible arson attack overnight. 

crimeArson probe launched after Mandurah daycare damaged in fire

Police are questioning a person after a Mandurah daycare was damaged in a possible arson attack overnight.

Caleb Runciman