Scientists from Edith Cowan University who have been undertaking seagrass research in Geographe Bay say they are encouraged by the latest results.
Suzanne Aston
Penny Thomas stays amongst towering gumtrees in the Margaret River region
Penny Thomas
The Girls 2 the Front event also provided and opportunity enjoy some live music, eat pizza and celebrate International Women’s Day with fellow girls, friends, families and community
Farmers in the South West are being invited to a yearly event intended to maximise pasture yield now that seasons have shifted and spring is on its way.
Craig Duncan
Gardening royalty was on hand to help the Zonta Club of Dunsborough Geographe mark International Women’s Day.
A new Department of Transport (DoT) centre will open in Busselton towards the end of the year, giving the growing population of Busselton and surrounding areas greater access to transport services.
Busselton locals are being asked to prepare for the arrival of cruise ship Coral Princess, which is scheduled to arrive on March 16.
“A big diamond? Well, I’m not robbing anywhere so that diamond can stay in the shop.”
Wine writer and broadcaster Cassandra Camerer-Charlick has won a prestigious international prize recognising her role as an emerging voice in the global industry.
The region’s prohibited burning season will now extend until after Easter as authorities voice concerns about unprecedented risks along the coast.
Warren Hately
Challenging conditions tested the region’s up and coming surfers at their annual high school contest.
AFL expert Danielle Laidley runs the rule over every West Coast and Fremantle player after their contrasting season openers. Here’s who starred and who struggled.
Danielle Laidley
Police have laid charges on eight people over the alleged violent burglary of $300,000 worth of high-end equipment from a Mt Lawley production company.
Lauren Price
The company which forced a top WA school to cancel a trip of a lifetime to NASA Space Camp just weeks before students were scheduled to leave has gone into administration.
Bethany Hiatt
WA’s highest-paid fat cat received an eye-watering $300,000 rental allowance for a London home as Western Australians deal with a dual cost of living and housing crisis.
Dylan Caporn
Rescuers were fortunately nearby when a private vessel returning to the mainland from Rottnest capsized in the midst of the Port to Pub open water swim race.
A couple who drowned in the Peel Estuary were reported missing after they failed to show for work the morning after they went crabbing.
Subiaco have named former West Coast midfielder Greg Clark as their new captain just months after his return to the powerhouse club.
Perth has become the worst rental market in the country with the vacancy rate dropping to 0.75 per cent in February — the lowest of all capitals.
Several groups around the South West have come together to establish a new community resilience network to help farmers cope with the impacts of drought on their mental health.
Emotions boiled over during a community meeting held in Binningup on Saturday to make submissions during the consultation period on the offshore wind farm zone proposed off the South West coast.
Sean Van Der Wielen
Two ratepayers have suggested the City of Bunbury look north on a model for specified area rates near canals, claiming Bunbury’s current model is unfair.
Oliver Lane
The Harvey Agricultural Society is calling for the public to use their skills to submit entries for the exhibition hall at the Harvey Show in late April.
The South West Indian Group celebrated the most colourful of festivals on the Hindu calendar at Koombana Bay on Saturday morning.
The Preston Beach volunteer rangers fully support the Shire of Waroona’s decision to investigate a beach management system for the popular WA driving beach.
While the cities and towns are spread across the globe, some countries are especially affordable for retirees.
Celia Fernandez
There are several tactics you can employ to impress a prospective employer during a job interview. And there are a few behaviours you’ll want to avoid, such as phrases that could turn your interviewer off.
Gili Malinsky
A broad return to a more mixed offering of vehicles from global auto giants assumes an all-electric future at a much slower pace, and it calls attention to ambitious EV targets set for the years ahead.
Michael Wayland
JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon has urged the Federal Reserve to wait past June before cutting interest rates, arguing the central bank needs to shore up its inflation-fighting credibility.
CNBC
Australians are being kept in the dark about whether any former immigration detainees convicted of murder and sexual crimes have also breached visa conditions, a hearing has been told.
Duncan Evans
An emergency-level bushfire warning is in place for people in the Perth Hills as an out-of-control bushfire rages.
Caleb Runciman and Lauren Price
State Ombudsman Chris Field has described the Cook Government’s move to block taxpayers from picking up the $200,000 bill for a research report with little local relevance as an affront to his independence.
Joondalup Hospital will soon offer a patient tracking service, allowing relatives to keep up to date with what stage their loved ones are in surgery.
Last week, agricultural leaders got together at the National Farmers Federation Mental Health Forum to discuss an issue that is not talked about enough — the mental wellbeing of farmers.
WA’s richly paid agent-general requires higher remuneration than other overseas postings because of the cost of living in London, Roger Cook has argued.
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