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ELECTIONS LIVEPremiumLIVE BLOG: South West local government elections

Full coverage from all 12 council elections in the region, including the 10-person race for City of Bunbury Mayor

Staff reporters

Full previewPremiumNew coaches, captains to headline BDCA women’s season

All six BDCA women’s captains spoke with Jackson Barrett ahead of the season’s opening round.

Jackson Barrett

showing offCommentsPremiumRecord crowd at 90th show

After being cancelled last year due to COVID, this year’s Waroona Show broke the attendance record with more than 24,000 people making their way to the event.

Luke McPherson

cricketCommentsPremiumRound one cricket wrap

The scores and stories from Waroona, Leschenault and Harvey-Benger’s weekend cricket matches

Luke McPherson

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Make good use of your council vote

I could tell you not to make a bad choice, I could tell you who to choose, I could pester your decision making process. I won’t do that, but I will tell you to make a choice — your choice.

Kasper Johansen

golfCommentsPremiumHarvey sides to the fore

The Harvey-Waroona Reporter’s Harvey Golf Club Ladies Open Day saw a podium clean-sweep from the home side.

Luke McPherson

FootballCommentsPremiumLions’ best embraces leadership

Ty Anderson has become the pride of Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault after he claimed the Tony Carbone Medal this month.

Luke McPherson

taking flightCommentsPremiumUplifting pastime for hobbyists

Twice a week for the last 12 years, members of the Mandurah and Districts Model Aero Club and have been meeting in Waroona.

Luke McPherson

making movesCommentsPremiumHarvey dancers put best feet forward

A Harvey dance academy has stolen the show in Perth after claiming more than 50 awards at the Starlight Festival of Dance.

Luke McPherson

“outdated” and “underwhelming”CommentsPremiumHarvey ‘needs new narrative’

An external report commissioned by the Shire of Harvey and developed earlier this year has called for the area’s two main visitor centres to be decommissioned.

Kasper Johansen

new beginningsCommentsPremiumWaroona begins hunt for new CEO

The Shire of Waroona has begun interviewing for a new CEO, with a new leader expected at the helm by early next year.

Luke McPherson

sweet dealCommentsPremiumVisa plan for more workers

Harvey’s citrus sector could see an influx of much-needed fresh faces after the Federal Government announced a new visa for seasonal workers.

Kasper Johansen

sun powered shireCommentsPremiumFarm to harvest sunshine

Waroona is harnessing the power of the sun for the South West after an application was made for a second solar farm in the area.

Luke McPherson

riding for researchCommentsPremiumBike trek helps cancer research

After two decades of pedal pushing for charity, the annual South West Bike Trek will see riders stop-off at Harvey and Waroona, as well as Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River.

Kasper Johansen

Top of classSouth West leads in regional COVID vaccination rates

The South West is again leading the regional vaccination pack, with almost 69 per cent of residents having received their first COVID-19 jab and almost 50 per cent of residents fully vaccinated.

Jacinta Cantatore

Close callPremiumMargaret River man in custody allegedly spat on cops

Two police officers are lucky they can avoid mandatory blood tests — and the anxious wait for results — after they were allegedly spat on by a man in police custody.

Jacinta Cantatore

Mental healthScrap metal reborn as Blue Tree at Willowdale

A group of heavy duty diesel mechanic apprentices have created a Blue Tree from scrap metal to raise awareness about mental health.

Jacinta Cantatore

seeing pinkCommentsPremiumHarvey Bulls sign new coach

The Harvey Bulls have a new man in charge after announcing the appointment of 2022 league coach Mark Pink.

Luke McPherson

Money dipPremiumAccused rip-off merchant wants public purse to fund him

Elderly accountant Joe Papalia, who is alleged to have stolen at least $19 million from trusting friends and clients, has applied to use public money to pay for his lawyers.

Tim Clarke

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Man avoids prison for repeated church camp sex attacks

A teenager was raped by her boyfriend two years in a row at a Seventh Day Adventist church camp while she slept — including once when his brother was in the same room.

Taylar Amonini

Season previewBDCA season to begin with new recruits a focus

Jackson Barretthas taken a look at how each of the seven first-grade clubs are shaping up ahead of the 2021-22 summer of cricket.

Jackson Barrett

top three readsCommentsHarvey-Waroona Reporter - top three reads this week

In this week’s Harvey-Waroona Reporter,

Staff Reporters

Mental health weekCommentsPremiumKaine has felt the pain

Kaine Ah Chee has wrestled with his wellbeing for as long as he can remember and now continues to help break down the stigma surrounding mental illness.

Luke McPherson

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It does get better

I was banging my fists repeatedly against the wall and not even making a mark, but one day a crack formed, and with just a few more punches I could see the sunshine on the other side.

Luke McPherson