This year’s Lower South West Football League competition was some of the most evenly matched footy in recent years, according to operations manager Berend Kaaks.
Amber Lilley
In an initiative to future proof the regional aquaculture industry from the impacts of climate change, a new educational program will make its way to Manjimup to build knowledge and skills.
Yousuf Shameel
A major investment from the State Government will assist two art facilities in Manjimup with essential upgrades.
A Queensland-based singer-songwriting duo gears up for their first tour in WA when they will perform three shows in the South-West region.
Young people needing mental health support in Manjimup will soon have somewhere new to turn, with headspace one step closer to opening its doors early next year.
Bridgetown's famous lolly store has made the move to a sweet new location, and better than before.
Rose Patane
A cat who was missing for two years has been returned home to Manjimup, re-completing his now-widower owner’s family.
Craig Duncan
There are nine candidates in the running for six seats on the Bridgetown-Greenbushes council with shire president Tracey Lansdell up for re-eleciton.
With local elections quickly approaching, hopeful candidates have thrown their hat in the ring to compete for a seat on council in the shires of Nannup and Boyup Brook.
The Warren Women’s Hockey Association season came to a conclusion with grand finals in wet conditions on Saturday.
Staff reporters
Bridgetown’s Josh Power was rewarded for a brilliant Lower South West Football League season with his first Tyrepower Medal, denying Boyup Brook’s David Cowan his third consecutive best and fairest award.
Josh Kempton
All three Deanmill senior sides will be in action on Lower South West Football League grand final day after the Hawks’ colts notched a 24-point victory over Tigers in their preliminary final.
Southerners sent Kojonup out of the Lower South West Football League in finals in straight sets on Sunday, riding a stunning comeback to a 10-point preliminary final victory at Pemberton Oval.
Two Manjimup businesses have been named WA finalists for the Telstra Best of Business Awards for the sustainability category.
New bin enclosures will cost Shire of Manjimup ratepayers $150,000 to install, with councillors voting to replace the old, worn out facilities.
In a move highlighting the region’s reputation as a powerhouse in sustainable food production, Manjimup will host a world-renowned regenerative farming expert to learn the ways of the future.
There will be nothing but the classics at the Manjimup Bluegrass and OldTime Music Weekend, set to make its return on September 26 to 29.
Another netball season for the Manjimup Netball Association has finished with an awards night and grand final games marking the end of another year.
Nine candidates are in the race for Manjimup Council with two seats up for grabs in the Urban Ward of council and four open seats in the rural ward with only one rural ward councillor going for re-election
The first avocado festival in Western Australia is set to be held in the South West with the Pemberton Avocado Festival in November
With sparkling wines taking top honours for two years running in the annual Southern Forests and Valleys Wine Show, many will be watching closely to see if 2025 continues the trend for a three-peat.
A former South West shire chief is seeking damages against a Greenbushes resident over a string of Facebook posts.
Simone Grogan
The wedding industry is the “quiet achiever” of the local tourism industry, with a new surprise trend only adding to the Margaret River and Warren-Blackwood areas’ appeal as a destination.
Warren Hately
Deanmill claimed the first place in the Lower South West Football League’s grand final on the back of a remarkable turnaround in Sunday’s qualifying final, which saw them defeat Kojonup by nine points.
