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  1. Lucky DayCommentsPremiumManjimup woman wins AFL grand final dream experience

  2. Driving Under InfluenceCommentsPremiumManjimup man fined for driving with meth in system

  3. Local Government ElectionsCommentsPremiumBridgetown-Greenbushes Shire President steps aside

  4. Candidates WrapCommentsPremiumBridgetown-Greenbushes council elections candidate wrap

  5. Suspended prison sentenceCommentsPremiumSuspended prison sentence for drunk driver

Kelsbie ResponseCommentsPremiumLabor reps missing from Manjimup logging forum

Warren-Blackwood MLA Jane Kelsbie has backed her Labor Government’s plan to ban native logging by 2024 despite overwhelming community concern in the lower South West.

Ben Loughran

NetballCommentsPremiumAlley Catz named Pemberton 2021 netball champs

Pemberton Netball Association recently wrapped up a stellar 2021 season with a number of thrilling grand finals.

Josh Sunderland

Happy BirthdayCommentsPremiumManjimup CWA celebrates milestone 90th anniversary

The branch held its 90th anniversary celebrations in town on Tuesday, which included the unveiling of a new commemorative bench.

Josh Sunderland

Album LaunchCommentsPremiumBarnett ‘lets go’ with new album and tour

Bridgetown’s Tracey Barnett has launched her new album Eyes Forward with a tour across WA.

Josh Sunderland

Manjimup Cherry FestivalCommentsPremiumManjimup Cherry Festival gearing up special anniversary

The 20th annual Manjimup Cherry Festival is set to spring into action next month with a special celebration to mark the occasion

Ben Loughran

Suspended prison sentenceCommentsPremiumSuspended prison sentence for drunk driver

A Manjimup motorist who had already been permanently banned from the road was caught drink-driving by police last month.

Ben Loughran

Manjimup Cherry FestivalCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumManjimup Cherry Festival gearing up special anniversary

The 20th annual Manjimup Cherry Festival is set to spring into action next month with a special celebration to mark the occasion

Candidates WrapCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumBridgetown-Greenbushes council elections candidate wrap

In the lead up to local government elections in October, the Manjimup-Bridgetown Times is looking at each candidate who is standing for a seat in various councils in the Lower South West.

Local Government ElectionsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumBridgetown-Greenbushes Shire President steps aside

After serving more than eight years as a councillor with two stints as the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes president, John Nicholas has decided not to stand in the upcoming local government election.

Open InvitationCommentsPremiumManjimup Shire president letter to the the Premier

Manjimup Shire president Paul Omodei has penned a letter to Premier Mark McGowan to invite him to Manjimup to address the community over the State Government’s decision to end native logging by 2024.

Ben Loughran

FootballCommentsPremiumWarren-Blackwood Bombers show how it’s done

Two premierships in three seasons is a feat not many football clubs have accomplished — let alone in their first three years of existence — but the Warren-Blackwood Bombers have done just that.

Josh Sunderland

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Suspects’ homes raided as cops hunt Gerard Ross killer

Murder suspects have had their homes turned inside out, items seized and DNA taken during a spate of police dawn raids in the hunt for Gerard Ross’s killer.

Kristin Shorten

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Award-winning Gerard Ross docu-series in full

The Boy in the Blue Cap: The Gerard Ross Story is an eight-part award-winning documentary about one of WA’s most enduring and heartbreaking mysteries. Watch the full series here.

Kristin Shorten

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FMG’s trouble at topPremium
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Fortescue bonus cuts in spotlight

Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest is battling to stave off more resignations of key senior Fortescue Metals Group staff upset over a $50 million cut to their executive bonus scheme, sources say.

Stuart McKinnon

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Ex-boxing coach on trialPremiumFriend says ‘life had gone out of’ alleged rape victim

The friend of a teenage girl, who has accused an ex-Geraldton junior boxing coach of sexually assaulting her in a hot tub, says she didn’t see the alleged attacks, but was told about it soon after.

Elise Van Aken

Get yours nowVideoModerna jabs now available at WA pharmacies

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is now available across selected WA pharmacies with walk-ins welcome among people aged over 12.

Tim Dornin

Horror collisionPremiumCyclist dies in tragic crash with school bus

Children watched on in horror after a school bus collided with cyclists on a coast road in Bunbury this morning, leaving one dead and another injured.

Ailish Delaney, Jackson Barrett & Carly Laden

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PremiumEx-youth boxing coach ‘raped teen in home hot tub’

A former Geraldton youth boxing coach is accused of twice sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a hot tub at his Rangeway home last year — while one of the alleged victim’s friends was present.

Charges laidPremiumPremium‘Gel blaster’ in alleged hostage drama

An Albany man allegedly used a gel blaster to hold a woman and four children hostage on Friday night.

‘Clear manipulation’PremiumPremiumStalker behind bars after love letter breach

An Albany father has been jailed for his “insidious and deceptive” behaviour after he sent love letters to his former partner in breach of a violence restraining order.

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Explosive revelationsPremiumCrown Perth’s high-roller room kept open in lockdown

The royal commission has heard how the Pearl Room remained open while Perth was in a snap COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year.

Angie Raphael

CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONShock sum of money CEO paid for sex

A former CEO of a council used a shocking amount of public funds to pay for a sex worker, a corruption probe has found.

Catie McLeod

COVID-19VideoCommentsCommentsWA exposure sites released after truckie tests positive

WA Health has released a list of potential exposure sites after a truck driver who was in Perth for two days last week tested positive for COVID-19 in NSW.

UpdatedGrand final scare as WA records new case

An infected NSW truck driver who entered WA has sparked fears of an outbreak just three days before the AFL Grand Final.

Brutal injuriesPremiumPremiumAccused soccer star basher facing more violent charges

Critically ill soccer star Danny Hodgson’s alleged teenage basher is facing ‘multiple’ other charges, a court has heard, and was understood to have been on bail at the time of the alleged attack.

Virus scareVideoCOVID-positive NSW truckie spent two days in Perth

A truck driver who was in Perth for two days last week has tested positive for COVID-19 in NSW – but the virus scare will not impact Saturday’s AFL grand final.

Josh Zimmerman & Peter Law