Every day this year, no matter the weather, an 11-year-old Dunsborough boy has braved a dip in the ocean for a cause close to his heart.
Sean Van Der Wielen
The operator of two regional WA clinics has vowed to get out the chequebook to attract suitable staff amid a tight labour market.
A Busselton man who is accused of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter allegedly searched ‘how to get my stepdaughter to sleep with me’ on the internet.
Claudette Rizzi
A ban on fishing for greenlip abalone between Busselton Jetty and Shoal Cape west of Esperance will continue this season amid a continuing need for stocks to recover in size.
Busselton’s Mitch Tenardi was beaten to the Hayward Medal but did claim a pair of awards on Friday night, winning the coach-voted league player of the year and media player of the year honours.
Josh Kempton
Harvey Bulls star Trinity Brown edged out Busselton’s Katie-Jayne Grieve to win the Nola Marino Medal in a thrilling count on Friday night.
A move towards getting more women into surfing has seen the Federal Government commit to a $1 million boost for the sport.
Warren Hately
Margaret River’s Boardriders have snared one of the most prestigious wins outside of the competitive surf calendar by coming first in Rip Curl’s Boardroom Surf League event.
The Busselton Community Safe Space has been given a boost to get more volunteers trained in mental health support as they join forces with the Busselton Apex Club.
The region has welcomed a big Chinese wine delegation to the region as part of State Government measures to help Margaret River producers re-enter what was once a key market.
The Busselton community has been quick to embrace a pop-up clinic looking to boost blood donations across regional areas.
Oliver Lane
Up to 20 young people from across the South West and Great Southern will undertake an 18-month traineeship as part of a partnership between Rio Tinto and the Apprentice and Traineeship Company.
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Sean Smith
Tributes have begun to flow for the man allegedly killed by his own son during a bloody confrontation at a regional roadhouse — on the same day John Gallagher appeared in court on a murder charge.
Tim Clarke
A former bikie who lost his brother to a bizarre gas bottle blast has now lost his freedom after being nabbed with a quarter of a kilogram of cocaine in a hired luxury car.
Disgraced Perth cricketer Alex Hepburn has been given the green light to play in the top WA league despite having been barred from the sport in England and Wales for a decade.
Lauren Price
Perth is still the nation’s property winner but some trigger-happy investors from the east are overpaying in WA, according to an influential analyst.
Kim Macdonald
A former car factory turned brewery in North Fremantle has had its rich history recognised by being added to WA’s heritage register.
Dylan Caporn
I strongly believe the AFLW, in its ninth season, is far more advanced than what the men’s league was nine seasons into its inception, writes Danielle Laidley.
Wealthy neighbours of Fremantle Oval fear incorporating desperately needed social housing into a multimillion-dollar development of the area will hit the value of their properties.
Andre Rebelo — accused of murdering his own mother and then forging her will and other documents — has made bombshell admissions ahead of what was to be the first day of his trial.
Vet shortages in the South West are at crisis level, with the lack of staff forcing vets from across the city to share on-call duties.
Holly Prentice
Former West Coast Eagle and Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins returned to Bunbury to talk about his time off the footy field.
Another winning division one lotto ticket has been sold in the South West, the second in a matter of months.
Shell shocked Labor policymakers are asking ‘how much will it take to make Keep the Sheep go away’, senator Michaelia Cash claims, as the fight to save WA’s live export industry continues to gather momentum.
With a love for sharing Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired food, the team at Market Eating House are hosting two events as part of this year’s Lost and Found Festival.
Nominations are set to open next week for the vacancy on the Shire of Collie council caused by the death of long-serving councillor Elysia Harverson.
You might call me a ‘rebel without a cause,’ says Grab co-found Anthony Tan said. But I was on a mission to create something that could be ‘a force for good’.
Ernestine Siu
Economic stimulus in China could also be a shot in the arm for Nike and Starbucks, two major brands trying to orchestrate their own turnarounds.
Jesse Pound
Joker: Folie a Deux stumbled to just $US40 million ($58.7m) in US domestic ticket sales during its opening weekend, a far cry from the $US96.2m its predecessor brought in during its debut in 2019.
Sarah Whitten
A strike by Israel against Iran could raise fears of a disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and add a significant price risk premium.
Spencer Kimball
Police are investigating a hit and run in Morley after a van hit a 20-year-old e-scooter rider but failed to stop.
Caleb Runciman
Relaxed conditions for street performers could inject even more life into Margaret River’s main strip with the shire waiving fees for buskers.
Seven years of Labor Government have been disastrous for both the private and public housing sectors in WA.
The City of Stirling is pleased with a recent decision by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation to reject an asbestos dump site proposal near homes and schools in Mirrabooka.
A 29-year-old has spent his birthday behind bars after being sentenced to seven months in prison for threatening to bash his 80-year-old grandmother’s head in while holding a brick.
A former aged care facility wedged between a primary school and daycare which was once destined to become a drug rehab centre has been approved for residential use and likely to home single mothers or widows.
Erick Lopez