A rescue mission involving a coordinated effort to assist a sole diabetic passenger while stranded at sea has landed two South West volunteer marine rescue service an award nomination.
Madelin Hayes
The Oh Deer Bridgetown-Greenbushes team will return next month to help residents get into the festive spirit early, with Christmas in July wooden reindeer workshops.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
The Balingup Arts and Cultural Hub is set to bring a lively winter program to the historic Balingup Town Hall, with a series of performances, workshops and community events planned for the coming weeks.
Avocado growers and supply chain businesses will gather in Manjimup next week for a regional forum aimed at supporting the growth of WA’s expanding avocado industry.
South West netball’s emerging talent will converge on Bunbury this weekend when the South West Peel Regional Championships return to Hay Park.
Jack Penniment
The Shire of Boyup Brook has supported in principle the sale or transfer of the town’s only GP to a suitable and qualified private operator.
The Shire of Boyup Brook will redirect $200,000 from reserve funds to carry out urgent repair and repainting works at the Boyup Brook Swimming Pool.
The Boyup Brook Community Resource Centre’s annual Whats your Angle? Photography Competition has celebrated a record-breaking year, attracting 167 entries in its ninth year.
This Men’s Mental Health Week, Manjimup doctor Paul Griffiths is urging local men to speak up, seek help and keep trying if the first conversation doesn’t go as planned.
ATI Martial Arts Manjimup fought well above their weight divisions at the The ATI Community Club Championships last month, taking home two golds and a bronze for their efforts.
The Manjimup community was given a chance to learn more about Kwaba Bidi’s services last week in a close-knit event.
Shire of Manjimup chief executive Ben Rose has been recognised for his contribution to local government at the Western Australian Local Government Association Local Government Honours Program event.
Harcourts Southern Forests has launched a new referral program aimed at supporting local sporting clubs and community organisations across the Manjimup Shire.
Final tickets are still available for the Truffle Kerfuffle’s exclusive Fonty’s Pool dinners, as organisers prepare to bring the event back to Manjimup in a new-look format.
The office of Rick Wilson MP is calling for historical photographs from across the O’Connor electorate to feature in its 2027 calendar.
Boyup Brook students considering a future in agriculture are being encouraged to prepare for the Rylington Park Scholarship ahead of applications opening in September.
Bridgetown Primary School’s youngest students are enjoying new ways to climb, balance and play with the installation of a new playground in the school’s pre-primary area.
After five decades of service to the Bridgetown Agricultural Society, longtime member and former president Gerald Richings is calling for the next generation to step up.
WA’s Royal Agricultural Society has appointed Donnybrook farmer Anne Stroud as its first female president in the association’s nearly 200-year history.
Georgia Campion
The Lower South West Colts produced a strong showing at the Great Southern Colts Carnival, finishing fourth after an impressive run through the pool matches.
A Perth man has been charged after police allegedly found prohibited drugs and suspected death cap mushrooms during a traffic stop in Manjimup.
A Manjimup woman has been made to pay $25,000 and has been banned from being in charge of animals for five years after two emaciated horses were seized from a South West property.
Boyup Brook police are seeking public assistance after six rolls of fencing wire was stolen from a Dinninup farm last month.
A 46-year-old man has died after collapsing during a practice run at a mountain biking event in Burekup on Saturday.
