A 59-year-old man who groped his 12-year-old goddaughter while sitting drunkenly around a bonfire admitted he took the “gutless way out” not telling the girl’s dad who was his best mate.
Amber Lilley
The Shire of Manjimup advocated for an extension to approvals for temporary accommodation on private land in response to the housing crisis and illegal camping in the South West.
Anjelica Smilovitis
A Nannup artist is the only Western Australian finalist recognised for the John Leslie Art Prize, one of Australia’s most prestigious landscape art awards.
Federal Nationals leader David Littleproud has fired shots at the Prime Minister for banning live sheep exports and confirmed overturning the ban would be his first action if elected to government.
Oliver Lane
The Western Beef Association held a Better Hay and Silage workshop in Manjimup to help livestock producers prepare for drier seasons.
The Blackwood River Walk is a popular walking trail for Bridgetown residents and visitors, but in an instant their experience can be spoiled or filled with anxiety when a dog off the lead approaches them.
A well-loved Bridgetown wildlife carer was brutally attacked by a male kangaroo on a rescue mission of a joey caught in the fence.
A Boyup Brook teacher transformed herself into the tyrannical principal from a classic novel-turned-movie, playing the part of a “grumpy, mean” leader for a whole day.
The State Government is allocating $4.29 million for a doppler radar system in a bid to improve water security for growers in the Manjimup-Pemberton region, but the radar will also benefit the wider community.
The Black Powder State Championships was held at the Warren Pistol Club this year with shooters from across the State travelling to compete.
The Bridgetown Jiu Jitsu club found success at a South West championship last month, with several junior and senior club members bringing medals home for the club.
Daniel Hocking
The Manjimup Rovers faced a pair of losses when both the men’s and women’s teams hosted Collie Power on Sunday, with the men losing 1-0 and the women losing 7-1.
The reigning champions will come up against the minor premiers at the weekend with the grand final clash set to showcase the best two teams of the 2024 Lower South West Football League season.
A South West repertory club will take audiences down the rabbit hole over two weekends with their production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
A Manjimup butcher has been recognised for several of their meat products, laying claim to some of the best sausages and burgers in the state.
A social ball held at the Manjimup Town Hall on Saturday night raised $3500 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Boyup Brook Roos secured their place in the grand final with a 12-point win over Imperials during their preliminary final match on Sunday.
Champs lived up to their team name this season, taking home the A-1 grand final trophy after a nailbiting win.
The forestry minister visited a 177-hectare softwood pine plantation in Dingup on Wednesday, which is a part of the state government’s $350 million investment in the pine industry.
The WA Liberal Party officially launched their Warren-Blackwood campaign on Saturday, with the opening of their new candidate’s office on Rose Street.
A $5 million funding boost has been shared by 65 South West organisations as the State Government looks to support community groups and businesses in former timber towns.
Almost half the people who attended the Lions Cancer Institute free skin cancer screenings in Manjimup this month had skin lesions needing further testing.
About 8,500 people are estimated to have travelled from all across the State for the Balingup Medieval Carnivale over the weekend.
Holly Prentice
Nannup’s place on the mountain bike map is set to be cemented as it becomes one of the four stages in one of Australia’s largest races for the first time.
