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  1. Massive RedevelopmentsCommentsPremiumWorks begin soon on South West skate park project

  2. Serial ThiefCommentsPremiumA mother stole dog food to sell for drug money

  3. Strategic Community PlanCommentsPremiumA local Shire’s community plan is undergoing revamps

  4. Major Road Upgrades PlannedCommentsPremiumUpgrades for a major thoroughfare are being formulated

  5. Medical Clinic New HomeCommentsPremiumAn Indigenous medical clinic has found a new home

AFLW CombineCommentsPremiumManjimup talent was on display at AFLW combine

Manjimup football product Dana East took one step closer to realising her dreams of playing in the AFLW after attending the 2021 Draft Combine at the weekend.

Josh Sunderland

Music Awards ReturnCommentsPremiumMusic awards back on track

Western Australia’s country musicians will once again get the chance to have their achievements recognised as a much-loved awards ceremony makes its highly anticipated return.

Josh Sunderland

New membersCommentsPremiumManjimup CWA has been boosted with a dozen new members

The Manjimup Country Women’s Association has been given a new lease of life with close to a dozen new members joining the ranks of the club as it celebrates its 90th birthday this year

Ben Loughran

FootballCommentsPremiumImperials let win slip

Imperials Football Club has let slip a crucial game in the Lower South West Football League after Kojonup came from behind to win by one point.

Ben Loughran

FootballCommentsPremiumSoutherners stomped by Bridgetown Bulldogs

The Lower South West Football League’s first and last-placed teams faced off in a one-sided fight on Sunday as Bridgetown bulldozed the Southerners by 175 points.

Josh Sunderland

severe weatgerSuper storm smashes SW with heavy rains, strong winds

The South West has copped the brunt of a “twice a year” weather system that saw the region lashed with wild conditions of heavy rain and wind gusts up to 135km/h.

Ailish Delaney

prepare for rainHeavy winds, severe weather for SW

WA’s oncoming cold front can see South West residents anticipate severe weather the region only experiences about twice a year.

tensions bubblePremiumPremiumCalls for more say into Donnybrook sports hub

Frustrated members of Donnybrook’s sporting community have taken a stand against the shire council in a bid to see their demands met during the development of a new town sports and events hub.

NetballPremiumPremiumMagpies swoop on Bulldogs

They might not be the top team of the South West Netball Football League but the Busselton Magpies have proved they are still finals contenders after dispatching Bunbury Bulldogs 52-44.

Top ReadsCommentsPremiumManjimup-Bridgetown Times - top three reads this week

Read up on this week’s top stories and more in the latest edition of the Manjimup-Bridgetown Times.

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FootballCommentsPremiumWarren-Blackwood Bombers blitzing league

With just five rounds left in the 2021 South West Junior Football League season, the Warren-Blackwood Bombers look set to make yet another deep finals run.

Josh Sunderland

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Homeless mum-of-six dies on Perth’s cold streets

A mother of six who had been sleeping on the city’s bitterly cold streets is the latest homeless person to lose their life in Perth.

Annabel Hennessy

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Former teacher, WAFLW coach on child sex charges

A former teacher and WAFLW league coach is facing multiple historical allegations of sexually abusing a student at a WA school.

Shannon Hampton

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WA’s public schools on COVID watch

Schools are making sure they are ready for any potential Perth lockdown, war gaming a scenario in which an outbreak of the Delta strain of COVID-19 leads to classes being shut down.

Bethany Hiatt

Regional News

Flouting lawsCommentsPremium‘Quarantined’ Vic couple allegedly found at WA bar

A couple travelling from Victoria who have allegedly been caught flouting self-isolation laws in Norseman will spend the remainder of their quarantine period in police lock-up

Amber Lilley

burnt-out buggyPremiumTeenager’s vehicle arson charge to go to trial

A Geraldton teenager will go to trial after denying he was responsible for a spate of burglaries allegedly committed over a three-day period earlier this year.

Liam Beatty

Teen terrorPremium‘Bored’ birthday boy jailed for Hedland crime spree

Foley pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated burglary, five counts of stealing a motor vehicle, and one count of endangering the life of an officer

Danielle Raffaele

On the edgePremiumPremiumSurf club buildings at risk

Storms and swells have pounded Denmark’s Ocean Beach precinct, forcing the evacuation of equipment from the Denmark Surf Live Saving Club and putting parts of the building at risk.

Oh brother!CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFake ID backfire leads to jail for Hedland man

On May 10, 2019, Upkett was stopped by officers for a breath test in South Hedland and provided them with his brother’s personal details, including his name and date of birth

Crash mistakeCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumP-plater hit man on path as car too hot for teen driver

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder teenager who was driving a car too powerful for him to handle has been fined for an act of dangerous driving in which he hit a man who was walking his dog on the footpath.

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‘Serious concerns’Urgent search for two missing in floodwaters continues

Police are continuing to search for two drivers who went missing yesterday after their cars were found submerged in flood waters in separate parts of the State.

Sarah Steger

Cannington crime spreePremiumMan charged after dramatic shopping centre arrest

A man who led police on a dramatic pursuit across Perth’s southern suburbs and through the Westfield Carousel shopping centre has been charged with more than two dozen offences.

Sarah Steger

Quieter streetsPremiumPremiumNew station a game-changer for Ellenbrook

FIRST PICTURES: Ellenbrook may be a sleepy suburb now but by 2031 it will have transformed into the busiest public transport hub in the north eastern corridor.

Early lifelineCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumPlaygroups set to expand to welcome expectant parents

The not-for-profit community centres are set to expand to welcome expectant parents prior to birth, and to better connect all families with support services.

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PremiumChicken Treat arrest bikie’s link to Mindarie shootout

The Comanchero bikie accused of torturing a victim with a blowtorch posted a photo with a fellow gang member who allegedly crashed his Mustang after a carpark shootout.

Police swoopCommentsPremiumEye-witness account of dramatic Carousel arrest

Police have pulled off a dramatic arrest inside Westfield Carousel shopping centre of a man who allegedly led officers on a frantic high-speed chase through Perth’s south.

Michael Traill, Joey Catanzaro & Sarah Steger