Bunbury audiences will get a taste of Australia’s biggest comedy event later this month when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow arrives in town.
Yousuf Shameel
As winter gets closer and Bunbury sees nights of stormy weather, the rough sleepers and homeless population of the region looks for shelter and warmth.
Young children of Bunbury are invited to reimagine one of the greatest escape stories in history in the form of a short story.
Hoyts Cinema is set to open at the Eaton Fair Shopping Centre next year as part of the centre’s million dollar expansion.
Rose Patane
Community meetings are back in the shire of Dardanup, giving residents the chance to connect with councillors and shire staff to share their feedback and shape the community’s future.
A first home is on the cards for a young Bunbury family after a trip to the grocery store left them with a winning $250,000 Scratch ’n’ Win prize.
Bunbury residents are invited to head to Dot’s Place on Wednesday, May 13 for Cancer Council WA’s Biggest Morning Tea.
Leschenault’s boxing champ Lekeisha Pergoliti will don the green and gold after being named in the eight‑athlete team for Australia in the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Jack Penniment
Concerns are growing around the safety of Paris Road after a school traffic warden in his 80s was hit by a vehicle in Australind on Friday morning.
South West Slammers women got their second win of the season in emphatic fashion against Joondalup Wolves at Eaton Recreation Centre on Saturday.
It was a celebration of the Leschenault Estuary which brought people out to Ridley Place in Australind at the weekend.
The 2026 edition of the Peter Betti Cup didn’t live up to it’s expectations, with Bunbury taking a 30-point win in a one-sided affair at home on Sunday.
Last month City of Bunbury councillors engaged in a heated debate to decide the future of lot 89 Beach Road, land adjacent to the city’s Big Swamp.
Craig Duncan
2025 Fremantle draftee Leon Kickett was a late inclusion for Saturday’s Peel league clash with West Perth, but the Bunbury star took his opportunity in the side’s 71-point win.
A school crossing warden has been hit by a vehicle in Australind at the intersection of Barnes Avenue and Paris Road.
WA’s biggest regional city is set to benefit from a $3.7 million investment into WA’s Sexual Assault Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Support Services.
A South West driving instructor is opposed to the State Government’s changes to the licensing system, saying it will not improve driver’s behaviours and attitudes.
Six South West players are a step closer to pulling on the black and gold, named in the WAFL squad for next month’s state clash with South Australia.
A South West housing advocate is demanding answers as to why over 100 social homes across the region remain vacant, despite the state being in the middle of a housing crisis.
Madelin Hayes
Bunbury cancer care centre has unveiled a new state-of-the-art radiation therapy machine, enabling treatment for more than 800 patients a year from the South West.
Bunbury will start the 2026 WA Pedal Prix season in style this weekend with the popular event set to open the four-race series for the first time
Three groups in Bunbury are amongst organisations in the creative sector across the State set to share in more than $10 million as part of Lotterywest’s Arts and Culture Infrastructure Grant Program.
The State Government will invest $2.7 billion next financial year with the aim of delivering safe, reliable, and sustainable water across WA.
One tight finish stood out in an otherwise one-sided round of women’s South West Football League round five action.
