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  1. incredible reunion PremiumAppie mates freak reunion after 55 years

  2. Indigenous RoundPremiumA look at the best of the South West’s Indigenous AFL stars

  3. Smash and grabRam raid in Manjimup’s town centre

  4. Federal electionPremiumManjimup and Busselton youth mental health election pledge

  5. log off PremiumFurther $30m for businesses as timber ban looms

AFL WatchPremiumManjimup’s Pickett offered ban over bump

A look at how the South West’s AFL stars have fared in round nine of the 2022 AFL season.

Carly Laden

Federal electionPremiumO’Connor candidates make their Federal pitch

As the Federal election draws near, we questioned the candidates for O’Connor on their plans for the electorate.

Jacinta Cantatore

Reduce and reuse to raise funds PremiumManjimup students recycling for local footy club

Taking over a recycling program for their local footy club, a group of students from the Manjimup Education Support Centre have raised more than $1000 to support the team. 

Kasper Johansen

soccerPremiumRovers women lose a close one

The Manjimup Rovers went down in a hard fought loss to Blackwood United in the SWSA Ladies Reserves competition at the weekend, while the men were convincingly beaten by league-leading Harvey.

Luke McPherson

2-2PremiumRoos bounce away from Tigers

Boyup Brook’s hopes of playing finals football at reserves level in 2022 received a boost on Sunday at Rea Park

Justin Fris

Piping freshPremiumMulti-million-dollar water pipeline complete

Clean and reliable drinking water is now on tap in Mullalyup and Kirup with the completion of a 17km-long pipeline connecting the towns to the area’s principal scheme water.

Jacinta Cantatore

Bowser painSouth West petrol prices set to exceed $2 per litre

South West petrol prices will continue rising, according to the State’s fuel pricing watchdog, the halving of the fuel excise providing little relief for motorists.

incredible reunion PremiumPremiumAppie mates freak reunion after 55 years

Florio Da Re was at an Anzac Day service when he saw a man standing alone and went to say g’day. It turned out to be Stewart Bannister, for whom he had been searching for 55 years. 

Regional FDV supportPremiumPremiumDV support for Manjimup and Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Family and domestic violence victims in Manjimup and Bridgetown-Greenbushes will now have access to critical services after a donation from a private foundation to help bolster the service.

Smash and grabRam raid in Manjimup’s town centre

Police are urging witnesses to a  Giblett Street ram raid to come forward to help identify the perpetrators of the reckless act.

Jacinta Cantatore

special election PremiumElection set to fill Bridgetown-Greenbushes vacancies

The extraordinary election was triggered after president John Bookless and councillor Barbara Johnson announced their resignation from the Shire in April

Jakeb Waddell

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ECU executive dean resigns after shock grading allegations

The head of WA’s biggest teacher training institution has resigned after academics accused senior leaders of pressuring them to change grades so that failing students would pass.

Bethany Hiatt

Service saviour?CommentsPremium‘Must stay open’: McGowan considers Activ workshop lifeline

The McGowan government may intervene to save Activ workshops from closing, saying the sites employing more than 700 people with disability ‘need to stay open’.

Rebecca Le May and Josh Zimmerman

ongoing tensions PremiumCops explore whether ‘rival bikies’ behind home invasion

Simmering tensions between rival bikies is being probed by gang crime squad detectives as a possible motive behind an attempted home invasion near the Perth Hills on Tuesday night.

Phil Hickey

Regional News

Coming soonPremiumLaverton Hospital rebuild “on track”, State Government says

The eight-bed facility was last upgraded in 1973, but WA Labor Member for Kalgoorlie Ail Kent told the Kalgoorlie Miner that $23.5 million had since been made available for the rebuild.

Amber Lilley

Fast chargersElectric vehicle charge stations on the table for Esperance

The lease request from Horizon Power asks for the use of four car bays at Lot 309 on James Street, with the intention of installing two fast-charging stations.

Amber Lilley

Local government electionPremiumJason Keller joins Port Hedland council after landslide win

A focus on crime and housing are on the agenda for the new face on the Port Hedland council, after Jason Keller took out the special election by more than 160 votes.

Alexander Scott

Federal election PremiumPremium‘Mood for change’: Labor looks to oust Libs in Forrest

As Australians head to the polls Saturday, the two front-runners for the South West’s Forrest electorate have spoken about how they’re feeling ahead of today’s result.

COVID SCAREPremiumPremiumHallett’s legal battle dealt another setback

The son of former Liberal MP Nigel Hallett has had another setback in his fight against animal cruelty charges after missing his latest court appearance because of a COVID scare.

funding failPremiumPremiumOpposition cites no funding allocation for Margs Hospital

The Opposition has unloaded on the State’s Labor Government and local members including Jane Kelsbie for failing to support the Margaret River region.

WA News

Down to the wireIndependent Chaney ‘not expecting result’ in Curtin tonight

The Liberal stronghold of Curtin could come down to the wire, with the independent challenger telling The West she was not expecting a result tonight.

Jake Dietsch

‘Big bang’VideoPremiumWATCH: Man ‘lucky to be alive’ after trying to put out fire

A passerby has captured the dramatic moment firefighters tried to put out the blaze as black smoke billowed from the business in Malaga. SEE THE FOOTAGE

Daryna Zadvirna

Under the pumpVideoCommentsComments‘They’re very unusual’: McGowan hounded at polling station

Mark McGowan was heckled by anti-vaxxers as he cast his vote at Safety Bay Primary School on Saturday.

Virus latestCommentsCommentsWA’s active COVID cases smash through 90,000 barrier

WA has reported a decline in COVID cases for a fourth consecutive day as hundreds of thousands of West Aussies flood polling booths across the State today - but active infections are rising.

Sinking feeling CommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘There’s no contracts’: WA Govt slams PM over ‘ghost ships’

WA’s Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of promising “ghost ships” and failing to provide local shipbuilders with certainty.

Every vote countsCommentsPremiumCrucial seats: How WA could decide the election result

Experts have weighed in on how some key marginal seats in Western Australia may determine the next Prime Minister.

Angie Raphael