Manjimup Bridgetown Times

Junior FootballJuniors set to return

The Lower South West Junior Football Association season is scheduled to begin on July 25.

Tristan Wheeler

Jasper Good, 13, kicks the ball at Deanmill's first training of the season.

Mens ShedProjects keep rolling

Tristan Wheeler

BYA ConnectAction group aims to connect more young people

Blackwood Youth Action is set for a busy week, with the launch of its wraparound BYA Connect service today and receiving a $25,000 donation from the Bridgetown Rotary Club on Monday.

Tristan Wheeler

Northcliffe GrantsLottery grants a big boost

Northcliffe organisations have received a boost thanks to funding made available by Lotterywest.

Tristan Wheeler

COVID TestingStudents line up for COVID tests

About 150 students and staff at East Manjimup Primary School this week began their participation in the Statewide DETECT program.

Tari Jeffers

Bridgetown HeightsWork starts on housing project

Site works began yesterday on a new housing development located just outside Bridgetown.

Tari Jeffers

100th Birthday100th milestone celebrated

A Manjimup great-grandmother and longtime CWA member celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday surrounded by family and friends.

Tari Jeffers

Regrowth LoggingLogging stings honey

Pemberton Honey and Whispering Woods owner Michael Cernotta is concerned about the impact Forest Products Commission logging in the Treenbrook area will have on his businesses.

Tristan Wheeler

Triple treat as school celebrates rare milestone

There was not just one birthday girl at East Manjimup Primary School on Friday, there were three on the same day and they were in the same class.

Apex wants to know if people want Christmas lunch

Manjimup Apex wants to know if the community wants the annual Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch amidst COVID-19 concerns.

Fruit Loop Friday a $30k support for Pemberton

Dougy Savage surprised about how popular support program was with Pemberton community.

Water schemeCall for winter halt on SFIS geotechnical investigation

Renewed calls out for geotechnical investigation into the Southern Forests Irrigation Scheme to be stopped at least until summer. DPIRD overseeing survey and said requisite permit had been obtained.

Tristan Wheeler

Moving TimesMB Times moving office

Manjimup-Bridgetown Times still here to serve the community.

Tari Jeffers

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Alcock CupWho impressed in round three of PSA footy

A couple of Christ Church talents lived up to their pre-game hype, Tom Graham continued his rich vein of form and an Aquinas defender stood up in the face of relentless pressure.

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Trial of the centuryClaremont trial: Everything you need to know

For so long, so much has been said and written about the Claremont serial killings, but so little was known. Now for the first time, read everything you need to know about the ‘trial of the century’.

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Aboriginal heritageKing Leopold Ranges officially renamed

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt announced the new title in Derby this morning and said it would now reflect the cultural history of the lands.

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‘It was an inferno’Golden Bay man faces court over alleged boat arson

Cory Peter Gardiner, 22, faced court yesterday charged with causing almost $40,000 worth of damage when he allegedly set fire to a pontoon and house boat and poured fuel on a car and granny flat.

Jake Dietsch

PARTY ONGold Bar set to be regional WA’s biggest nightclub

Kalgoorlie-Boulder business kingpin Ashok Parekh believes the city might be on the cusp of boasting regional WA’s biggest nightclub with the development of two new areas at the Gold Bar.

Jason Mennell

Government to spend $376k on design fix for fascine

The State Government has committed $376,000 to design a long-term solution for Carnarvon’s silted-up fascine waterway, according to WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.

WA in line for huge $1b export boost

WA is set to receive a $1 billion export boost with the Federal Government underwriting flights carrying rock lobster and other agricultural products while international planes remain grounded.

Schools take steps to sustainable future

Two local schools and the City of Albany have joined the ClimateClever initiative to help shrink their carbon footprint and reduce utility costs.

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Golden Slipper-boundJust For Love Golden Slipper Pace-bound after GP win

Trainer Barry Howlett’s family, who own the filly, are almost certain to adopt a program change and start her in the Group 1 classic rather than go ahead with plans for a spell.

Ernie Manning

Critical conditionClub staff member battling life-threatening injuries

A staff member from popular nightclub the Paramount is suffering life-threatening injuries after an incident in Northbridge early this morning.

Red Toyota sought after woman killed on freeway

A woman was killed on Mitchell Freeway last night prompting a call from police for help locating a vehicle of interest.

COVID rosters see FIFO mental distress soar

The toll of the COVID-19 crisis on WA’s FIFO workers is starting to show with 40 per cent of those surveyed reporting psychological distress — up from 33 per cent before the pandemic.

‘Loving and caring’ mum revealed as Hwy crash victim

Jaymie Mathers-Wise has been remembered as ‘truly beautiful soul’ that lived for her children after she was tragically killed in a horrific crash on Roe Highway on Wednesday morning.

Little battlerPerth girl’s brave life with ‘missing brain’

She’s bright and bubbly, but Andie McAuliffe’s beautiful smile hides a problem deep inside her head. The 10-year-old is missing part of her brain due to a rare condition. Here is her amazing story.

Angela Pownall