Busselton-Dunsborough Times

What’s onBustling Busselton, what’s on in the capes

All the action in and around Busselton next week

Library services coordinator Carol Anderson and eServices librarian Marina Harris display pictures for the Busselton library book sale in 2019.

wet weddingBusselton underwater wedding a first for WA

Catherine Massey

FireThe Goose ‘a total loss’ after blaze rips through

A blaze at The Goose Beach Bar and Kitchen was first reported at about 3.46am this morning and was understood to have started in the utilities room before burning through the entire building.

Catherine Massey

Devastating blow‘Total loss’: Iconic SW restaurant destroyed by blaze

Iconic Busselton restaurant The Goose Beach Bar and Kitchen has been gutted by a blaze overnight, leaving locals devastated.

Catherine Massey

muralLocals join in mural artwork

A new sense of vibrancy can be felt in the heart of Busselton this month as a 40m mural nears completion.

Catherine Massey

Plant theftPlant theft hurts

A “frustrating” spate of plant stealing in the region has caused heartache for a Vasse woman using her garden as a retreat during chemotherapy.

Catherine Massey

Easter 2021Buns hot to trot as Busselton No.2 spot

Hot cross buns were a hot commodity in Busselton this Easter with local residents revealed as the second highest consumers of the treat in WA.

Catherine Massey

Covid vaxCentre is jab ground zero

A medical centre in the heart of Busselton offering the COVID-19 jab has delivered about 1200 vaccinations over the past three weeks.

Catherine Massey

HomelessnessAlone & nowhere to go

A surge in rental prices following the end of the State Government COVID-19 emergency rent moratorium last week has pushed homelessness in the Capes towards crisis levels.

free membershipsChamber tools to help NFPs

Free business tips, tools, and workshops will be handed to Capes not-for-profit operations this year as Dunsborough Yallingup Chamber of Commerce and Industry strives to support its local businesses.

bowlingGreat Scotts

Women of the Busselton Bowling Club triumphed last month when they snagged a shared win in the six-day Country Week competition.

soccerMid-match lapses cost City

Conceding goals either side of the half-time break proved costly to CMI Busselton City in their FFA Cup game against Kwinana United last Sunday.

Steve Gibson

Young gun of wine awardLone Young Gun rep

Margaret River will be represented by just the one winemaker in this year’s Australian Young Gun of Wine awards.

Warren Hately

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Bush and ‘BurbsHarley, Pickett, Palmer, and more star in country footy

Former St Kilda forward Tom Lee booted nine goals on debut, two ex-Dockers teamed up for Pinjarra, while several other household names had a kick in the country.

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Regional News

How good is Karratha‘Net zero won’t kill off Pilbara industries’, says PM

Scott Morrison told a Karratha business breakfast more jobs would be created as a result of the move to a more green industry and there was a bright future ahead as heavy industry decarbonised.

Lanai Scarr

Road rageDriver out on bail after ‘hit-and-run brain snap’

A Geraldton man accused of deliberately running down a cyclist in a road-rage fury which a magistrate has put down to a violent ‘brain snap’ has been released on bail.

Sarah Steger

Guilty pleaCarey Park man admits to carjacking

Gregory Douglas Abbott appeared in Bunbury Magistrate’s Court via videolink from Bunbury Regional Prison, where he pleaded guilty to aggravated armed robbery, among other related charges.

Carly Laden

wet weddingBusselton underwater wedding a first for WA

A Mandurah couple have tied the knot in Busselton, in what is believed to be an Australian first.Surrounded by fish, Debby and Cameron McLeod celebrated their wedding under the Busselton Jetty.

REform neededCalls for action as youth crims wreck Kimberley shops

Businesses across Broome’s historic Chinatown precinct have battled with the break-ins, with some, including the Green Mango Cafe, enduring multiple robberies within two months.

Budgie flies inKylie’s secret trip to Margaret River

The star arrived in the South West yesterday to taste test a local wine being made by a premium winery for her own booze brand.

WA News

Caution urgedWill pool plan be ‘noose around the neck’ for WACA?

A former WACA board member, and leading sceptic of the disastrous Ascot Capital project, has urged cricket members to be cautious about supporting a proposed City of Perth pool at the WACA Ground.

John Townsend

Another blowSenior Rock Machine bikie facing weapons charges

The Rock Machine bikie gang has suffered yet another hammer-blow after senior figure Daniel James Bailey appeared in court this week over a string of serious weapon and drugs charges.

Phil Hickey & Shannon Hampton

SEE THE PHOTOSFrustrated cyclone victims forced into six-hour queues

Hundreds of locals impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja continue to spend hours queuing in the sun to get vital pre-paid food and fuel vouchers, prompting calls for the system to be moved online.

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Fraud charges
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Race car driver guilty of stealing company cash

A championship race car driver accused of siphoning $330,000 from a company he started with Heath Ledger’s dad has been found guilty of several offences.

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New-look partnership
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Nats and Libs to form alliance after election bloodbath

The Nationals and Liberals are just days away from signing an agreement to form an alliance in State Parliament for the next four years, The West can reveal.

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Nine new recruits join WA Police dog squad

The WA Police canine squad has been boosted with an extra nine dogs who are specially trained to sniff out drugs and cash and chase down crooks, The West can reveal.

Phil Hickey

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