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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

tensions bubblePremiumCalls 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.

Ailish Delaney

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 ReadsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumManjimup-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.

FootballCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWarren-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.

FootballCommentsPremiumTigers fight for a sizeable win over Deanmill

The Tigers avoided an upset loss to Deanmill at the weekend as they dug deep to put away the Hawks by 42 points.

Josh Sunderland

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

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The cheap, cheerful and thoroughly scrumptious drop has triumphed over more than 700 Australian red wines.

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WATCH THE TALK HERECommentsPremiumThe 7yo Aussie TED Talker who hopes to change the world

Molly Wright has given a powerful speech on the importance of the first five years of life, at the opening session of the public-speaking behemoth's first event in more than two years.

Rhianna Mitchell

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Green hydrogen: Is the juice worth the squeeze?

Hydrogen is predicted to be a $12 trillion industry by 2050. We investigate how WA is leading the way in harnessing the element that helps make life possible into a profitable green power source.

Josh Zimmerman

Regional News

Funnyman passes awayVideoCommentsLegendary comic John ‘Strop’ Cornell dies aged 80

Australian comedian John Cornell — best known as Paul Hogan’s sidekick Strop — has died after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Jackson Barrett, Tiffanie Turnbull, Jenny Tabakoff & Troy de Ruyter

Geraldton bail fightPremiumAccused ‘main player’ dealer arrested after phone-tap

Police are fighting for a Geraldton man — accused of being one of the ‘main players’ in the local meth scene — to remain behind bars, arguing the safety of the community is at risk.

Liam Beatty

HARD BORDERCommentsPremiumEucla hotel adapts to hard border once again

The Eucla Motor Hotel’s owner says WA’s hard border with South Australia is “frustrating but understandable” as the business continues to battle through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tom Robinson

SETTLEMENT STRUGGLECyclone Seroja claims hit $245m

While the majority of properties are believed to have been assessed, more claims are set to join the 8149 already lodged with insurance providers.

Set alightCommentsCommentsVehicle set alight outside a Pilbara station

Karratha Police are calling for witnesses who may have seen the incident overnight which left a car damaged and possibly written off.

strong yearCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumNorthern Star strong year after $16b Saracen merger

Northern Star Resources rounded off the 2020-21 financial year in style after delivering a strong fourth quarter as it bedded down its $16 billion merger with Saracen earlier in the year

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All-starsCommentsJordan, Pippen star in new Luc Longley doco

Basketball greats Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen will head an A-list cast in a two-part series centring on the life of their former Chicago Bulls teammate, WA’s Luc Longley.

Steve Butler

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Bowling alley & video arcade for adults to open in CBD

The city centre — long derided for its lack of excitement — is on the cusp of an arcade-game and bowling alley-led revival thanks to a multimillion-dollar vote of confidence in Perth.

Kim Macdonald

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Fit for kingsCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumKings Park ‘open to consider’ cable car concept

A new five-year master plan for Kings Park does not rule out the prospect of a cable car link to the Swan River.

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CommentsPremiumUber tax rakes in whopping $85 million for State Govt

The State Government has raked in more than $85 million from its controversial Uber tax scheme – but it wants another $35 million before the tax ends.

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Pleas ignoredCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumInside the tortured mind of a broken WA cop

A ‘mentally broken’ police officer tormented by nightmares that have finally driven him out of the force after almost three decades claims WA Police have ignored his pleas for help.

Bush legendsCommentsPremiumThe starry-eyed country town revealing space’s secrets

Beneath the quirky secrecy of a bush plot filled with space radars in the heart of WA’s Mid West, lies a love story with equal intrigue.

Steve Butler