The community’s outrage boiled over during a regional shire’s council meeting this week, with the shire president forced to adjourn proceedings and issue a public apology.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
Football participation across the South West continues to climb, with Auskick, Superkick and community football numbers all recording growth in 2026.
Jack Penniment
Bridgetown footballer Kalani Brooks has received a massive suspension for his off-the-ball strike on a Kojonup player during a Lower South West Football League match last weekend. Get the details here.
Amy Towers
The former WAFL player has been charged with assault and impeding someone’s breathing after two alleged on-field attacks.
A language at risk of being lost forever will be heard in Manjimup in October when 92-year-old Thiinma elder Peter Salmon shares his extraordinary life through stories and song.
The Karri Rally has once again delivered a boost for Manjimup, with strong competition, community events and an influx of visitors making for a successful weekend.
Boyup Brook’s Flax Mill Caravan Park could be temporarily closed if an ongoing dispute over long-term residents cannot be resolved and its current operator walks away.
A long-running push to help older Boyup Brook residents remain in the community is set to be revived, with councillors to consider launching a fresh investigation into an independent-living development.
The people behind one of the world’s largest hard-rock lithium operations will take centre stage when Talison hosts its 2026 open day in Greenbushes.
South West sheep enthusiasts are being called on to help bring some of Australia’s rarest breeds into the spotlight at this year’s Perth Royal Show.
A car towing a caravan jack-knifed on a bridge near Kojonup last Friday prompting an emergency response.
Plans to conduct prescribed burns in three tingle forest blocks near Walpole have reignited community protest.
West Australia is expected to play a major role as national supply reaches record levels over the coming seasons, as growers across the Southern Forests prepare for what is shaping up to be a bumper harvest.
Australians are being encouraged to dust off their favourite flannel shirt this August and help support farming families doing it tough through Farm Angels’ annual Flanno for a Farmer campaign.
Bridgetown-Greenbushes councillors will push State and Federal governments for greater investment in the shire as the expanding Greenbushes lithium mine reshapes the district.
Construction of Boyup Brook’s new Evacuation Centre and Sporting Clubrooms is continuing to gather pace, with the shire confirming the project is on schedule despite recent wet weather.
Female participation at the Bridgetown Basketball Association continues to rise, with the club expanding its development opportunities through a growing Girls Winter Skills Program.
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has condemned the coward punch that left a country footballer concussed, declaring players are ‘not immune’ from criminal consequences for violence on the field.
The Lower South West Football League finals race tightened further on the weekend in round 14, with two crucial victories on Saturday helping Tigers and Imperials strengthen their positions inside the top four.
A former West Coast WAFL player is facing a lengthy suspension after a coward-punching an opponent in an ‘ugly’ off-the-ball incident that marred a Lower South West Football League game on Sunday.
Jack Penniment and Amy Towers
Police have found two men who were reported overdue after a kayaking trip on the Blackwood River, bringing a multi-agency search to a safe conclusion.
If you’ve ever wanted to know the secret to a long and happy marriage, John and Kay Muir say it’s friendship.
Madelin Hayes
Budding photographers are being encouraged to showcase the beauty and character of Bridgetown by entering the Bridgetown Community Resource Centre’s 2027 Calendar Photo Competition.
Northcliffe residents are being encouraged to come together for a free screening of Just A Farmer later this week.
