The shires of Harvey and Capel managed to sweep the competition at the 2025 Local Government Awards alongside two South West State members of Parliament.
Craig Duncan
Detectives from Bunbury’s Rapid High Harm Offender Response team are trying to locate the owners after recovering a storage unit full of allegedly stolen goods with an estimated value of over $80,000.
Yousuf Shameel
Australind’s Kyle Lee won a bronze medal with a brilliant performance in the men’s 10km open water event at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore last week.
Josh Kempton
Peel’s Jacaranda Cat Sanctuary is downsizing with rescuers eager to get current cohort re-homed.
The Binningup Coastcare and Environment Group assembled the community last week to plant almost 500 seedlings.
Harvey hosted the talent of The Actors’ Hub this week who spent the week rehearsing the performance of their original show Is There Anybody Out There? in the Harvey Recreation and Cultural Centre.
The Shire of Harvey have installed LifeVac anti-choking devices across several community facilities in the shire, specifically designed to designed to quickly and safely clear airway obstructions.
Several Harvey community members have joined with Ed Connect Australia’s school volunteer program, giving their time to mentor and encourage students.
Harvey residents have a new hot spot to connect with one another, as a beloved community hub’s renovations are officially complete
The Cookernup community are concerned their 117-year-old Church is at risk of being destroyed.
Ratepayers in the Shire of Harvey are likely going to paying almost an extra $100 in residential rates this year.
Though internationally recognised as critically endangered with a 90 per cent drop in their population in 50 years, the WA Government has rejected calls to label Baudin’s black cockatoos a higher priority.
Mining giant Alcoa is banking on a lengthy delay before contentious plans to expand bauxite mining operations in WA’s South West jarrah forests get the final nod.
Daniel Newell
The south-west community came together for a night of celebration at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre for Bunbury Geographe Sports Awards.
The Shire of Harvey’s longest serving staff member, Ornella Morabito retired last Wednesday after almost 50 years.
From algal blooms to underwater pandemics the health of one of WA’s most important ecosystems is constantly teetering and one citizen scientist has raised concerns the estuary is once again at deaths door.
The Shire of Waroona has massively increased its canopy cover, planting 363 native trees around the community.
Waroona’s Anglican Community Op-Shop is now the only charity store in town, with volunteers hopeful of expanding their operation to manage the influx of much-welcomed donations.
Community groups will receive a share of almost $10 million funding to assist in their work protecting the State’s most at-risk waterways.
Clad in their distinctive red blazers, Brunswick’s Judy Talbot, Norma Booth and Emma Papalia were all recognised for their decades of service to the Red Cross Unit.
Parks and Wildlife has launched a new ebook celebrating the culture, nature and beauty of the Kalgulup Regional Park, showcasing 3168ha of landscapes and ecosystems of Bunbury and its surrounds.
A small procession gathered at the Waroona police station on Monday morning to raise the flags for NAIDOC Week before marching through town in the rain.
Binningup Coast Care and Environment Group are inviting everyone to help restore the towns beaches, hosting a community planting day at the Binningup foreshore on Sunday.
A Waroona eatery is offering a taste of country through NAIDOC Week, culminating in a major weekend event with kangaroo on the menu.
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