Police scaled back their visible presence in Katanning on Friday as investigations continue into the suspicious death of a 49-year-old man who was found unresponsive on Marri Drive last week.
Amy Towers
A five-goal final term helped Kukerin-Dumbleyung snatch victory over an impressive Katanning Wanderers outfit in round three of the Upper Great Southern Football League competition on Sunday.
Cameron Newbold
Police have assured the Katanning community there is “no ongoing threat” following the suspicious death of a man on Wednesday morning, as they urge anyone with information to come forward.
Detectives are combing the area where a man was found dead in suspicious circumstances in Katanning, blocking off a home and a bush block as part of the investigation.
Key forward Hayden Parker has kicked the biggest haul of his season so far, booting 14 majors in Jerramungup’s massive win over Boxwood Hill on Saturday.
A major police investigation is unfolding in Katanning as homicide squad detectives probe the suspicious death of a man in his 40s.
Jacki Elezovich and Georgia Campion
Colour has splashed across Katanning’s Piesse Park wetlands, with a vibrant new mural transforming a once boring cement cylinder into an eye-catching outdoor artwork for the community to enjoy.
Regional sporting clubs and local governments could be left on the sidelines under the State Government’s new $332 million PlayOn WA initiative, according to shadow sport and recreation minister Peter Rundle.
Round two of the Katanning Netball Association winter A-grade competition saw Allstars continue their winning streak and Olympians take to the court for the first time in winning fashion.
Jacki Elezovich
There has been strong support from WA producers in one of the largest carcase trials in the country.
Rebecca Nadge
A love of rural communities and a desire to help farms thrive has drawn a 25 year-old veterinarian from Kojonup back from her city studies to practise in the country.
Danielle Marsland
Roe MLA Peter Rundle has labelled the State Budget “disappointing” for regional communities, saying key projects across his electorate had again missed out on funding.
Hundreds of sheep worth about $95,000 have been stolen from a Great Southern farm, with similar reports of stock theft emerging from neighbouring areas and the Wheatbelt.
Georgia Campion
A family business has launched a domestically-produced alternative to traditional fertilisers, after conflict in the Middle East highlighted Australia’s reliance on imported product
The majority of WA’s crop will be sown into the ground by the middle of the month, with sentiment rising among grain growers thanks to the season’s early start.
Prominent agribusiness Craig Mostyn has bought out a Cuballing-based livestock feed manufacturer to secure its pelletised feed supply for an undisclosed amount.
The first round of the Katanning Netball Association’s winter competition got underway at the Katanning Leisure Centre on Saturday, with Kojonup and Allstars walking off winners in the A-grade competition.
A former mental health nurse has been put behind bars for more than a decade after being found guilty of grooming one of his vulnerable young patients into a sexual relationship that began when she was only 14.
Melissa Sheil
National Families Week is being celebrated in Gnowangerup with an Early Years Expo on Monday, a free event aimed at supporting children in the most important years of their development.
Claire Middleton
Reigning premiers Wickepin made it two straight wins to start their title defence in the Upper Great Southern Football League, taking care of Williams by 62 points on Sunday.
On his first crack in the under-21 State team, Woodanilling’s Shaun Shackley came home with gold after WA won their fifth straight national title in Canberra.
Vital respite and convalescent services will remain available at Wagin Health Service for the foreseeable future, the Shire of Wagin confirmed last week.
Bridgetown have come from the clouds to defeat reigning premiers Deanmill on the road in Saturday’s round four Lower South West Football League clash.
Jack Penniment
Katanning’s council has backed early plans to reconstruct the iconic ‘Drum Man’ sculpture and develop a railway interpretive area.
