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Bridgetown's Elizabeth Walsh.

In MemoriamPremiumBridgetown community mourns loss of Elizabeth Walsh

The Bridgetown community is mourning the loss of a beloved stalwart who dedicated her life to helping others. 

Judi Fletcher

Tracy Ladhams, Julie Rose, from Cancer Council WA, and the host Jessice Giddens.

Cancer AwarenessPremiumCancer fundraising event raised $6000

The 2025 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser in Nannup raised $6000 towards cancer treatment and awareness.

Yousuf Shameel

The old Bunbury post office signboard.

Old Post OfficePremiumHeritage site now a local businesses office

Once a cornerstone of the towns early architecture, a historic building in the heart of Bunbury is now housing a local finance business, blending heritage with modern enterprises.

Yousuf Shameel

Christine Latham’s artwork titled You Don’t Look Aboriginal.

Art exhibitionPremiumSelf-realisation and acceptance exhibited at the gallery

Manjimup will be exhibiting a series of oral presentations featuring images from the series Blak/White Story by Christine Latham.

Yousuf Shameel

Racing and Gaming Minister Paul Papalia.

Permanent movePremiumBanned drinkers register to become permanent in Goldfields

The banned drinkers register operating in the Goldfields will be made permanent under liquor law reforms that have been introduced into WA Parliament.

Neil Watkinson

Former Kalgoorlie MLA Ali Kent, then-Racing and Gaming Minister Tony Buti and O’Connor Cellars director Chris Devlin announcing the rollout of the banned drinkers register in the Goldfields in March 2022.

Useful insightsPremiumMore work needed to make banned drinkers register effective

Addressing ongoing challenges remains crucial if the banned drinkers register is to effectively reduce alcohol-related harm, a new report has concluded.

Neil Watkinson

A NAIDOC ball will be held at the Norseman Town Hall.

NAIDOC WeekPremiumPlenty of NAIDOC Week activities in Norseman

From a night of glitz and glamour to cooking kangaroo tails by the firepit, the Shire of Dundas will host a range of activities to celebrate Indigenous culture.

Jessica Antoniou

The Shire of Dandaragan is one of a trio of shires to create a coastal recreation tracks master plan.

4WD beach accessPremiumShires have joined forces to protect coastal environment

Shires have joined forces to protect coastal environment

Stuart Quinn

Shadow forestry minister and Warren–Blackwood MLA Bevan Eatts.

Native logging banPremiumBan on native logging labelled a ‘betrayal’ for regional WA

Warren-Blackwood’s MLA Bevan Eatts has called the newly enshrined law to ban native logging a ‘betrayal’ to Regional WA and the forestry industry.

Craig Duncan

Nexus' first flight prepares to depart Geraldton Airport.

AIrfare capLabor hits back over airfare cap ‘scare campaign’

Labor has hit back at Nationals Leader Shane Love, clarifying the Regional Airfare Zone Cap Scheme is not being scrapped, despite funding only being outlined until 2026.

Josephine Hingst

The BreastScreen WA mobile service will be in the Goldfields.

Free mammogramsPremiumMobile breast screening service to visit Goldfields towns

Women aged 40 and over can access free mammograms when BreastScreen WA’s mobile service visits Coolgardie, Leonora, Laverton and Wiluna during the next month.

Isabella Davis

Dry July organisers are eyeing a big milestone this month.

Dry JulyPremiumDry July aiming to reach $100m fundraising goal this year

The Dry July Foundation is aiming to recruit 30,000 Australians to go alcohol-free this month and reach a $100 million fundraising goal since its inception in 2008.

Isabella Davis

Councillors voted unanimously last month to increase the shire’s fees and charges by 2.5 per cent across various services.

Fees and servicesPremiumSouth West’s shire looking to keep the cost of services low

Manjimup councillors voted unanimously last month to increase the shire’s fees and charges by 2.5 per cent across various services.

Craig Duncan

Kaleb Russell flies during a jump.

MotocrossPremiumElectric atmosphere fuels tri-series competition

Geraldton was the place to be on June 28 as it hosted the opening round of the 2025 Tri-Series Motocross in near-perfect conditions. 

Derek Goforth

Spot On Therapy director Monique Loos, Bright Minds Therapy director Hayley Willis, Goldfields Physio director Diane Lukasiewich, Kalgoorlie Speech Pathology speech pathologist Lauren Vandenbosch and Full Circle Therapies centre manager Rae Hutchinson are concerned about the impact of cuts to the NDIS funding arrangements.

HEALTHPremiumAllied health providers outraged by NDIS pricing cuts

Goldfields allied health providers say cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme pricing arrangements will make it unviable to provide care in remote locations.

Carwyn Monck

A new tourism attraction in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands at the site of one of the most haunting chapters in maritime history – the Batavia mutiny of 1629.

Dark chapterBeacon Island trail unveils Batavia’s dark history

A fresh window into Australia’s maritime past has opened on one of the Abrolhos’ most significant islands, offering tourists a dramatic glimpse into shipwrecks, mutiny, and the area’s striking beauty.

Josephine Hingst

Tigers’ Clayton Dongara.

FootballPremiumTigers snatch two-point win over Three Springs in thriller

The Morawa Tigers had a close call against Three Springs in round nine of the North Midlands Football League, snatching victory by a mere two points.

Luke Lawson

Kalgoorlie’s Jordan Angus and Jack Varian celebrate their win during the 2024 Goldfields Football League preliminary final.

FootballPremiumRace on to get star ruck back from injury

Kalgoorlie resume in the GFL against Boulder on July 19.

Neale Harvey

Students from Pemberton District High School joined forces with emergency service crews to learn the ropes of rescue.

Learning the ropesPremiumSouth West students join forces with emergency service crews

Students from Pemberton District High School joined forces with emergency service crews to learn the ropes of rescue. 

Craig Duncan

Towns’ Aaliyah Jones handballs.

FootballBulldogs claim thumping win over Hawks

The GNWFL was headlined by a standalone fixture between Brigades and Towns at GBSC Sports Park on Saturday, leaving Chapman Valley without a game after Northampton forfeited. 

Luke Lawson

The scene of a bushfire in the State’s south.

Fire managementPremiumGovernment body details approach to bushfire management

Parks and Wildlife Service hosted a series of community meetings last month sharing their approach to bushfire management in the Warren-Blackwood region to Manjimup and Walpole residents. .

Craig Duncan

The shire of Boyup Brook has moved to get a historic train back on tracks, voting to bring the 70-year-old locomotive to the centre of town.

History on trackPremiumCouncil move to get historic train back on tracks

The Shire of Boyup Brook has moved to get a historic train back on tracks, voting to bring a 70 year old locomotive to the centre of town.

Craig Duncan

Kalgoorlie Golf Course in November 2024.

Golf agreement PremiumCity strikes partnership with metro golf club

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has struck another reciprocal agreement with a metro golf club to share discounted fees for members.

Tegan Guthrie

The Shire of Menzies has been granted $80,000 to reline the town dam.

Menzies water PremiumFunds to upgrade water storage in Menzies

The Shire of Menzies has been granted $80,000 to reline the town dam and install water tanks through a government community water program.

Isabella Davis