South West products Jayden Goodwin and Mahli Beardman represented the Prime Minister’s XI in a rain-affected match against India in Canberra over the weekend.
Josh Kempton
Waroona Warriors A-grade side again showed their dominance with a strong 82-run win against Warnbro on Saturday.
Aimie Lewis
Harvey-Benger’s women’s team continued their unbeaten season with a dominant eight-wicket win over Hay Park in Harvey on Sunday.
Haydn Jones, Matt Chave & Rowan Morrison
Leschenault captain Hollie Perkin hit the first hundred of the Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association women’s first-grade season to guide her side to a 101-run win over Colts on Sunday.
A second hundred of the season from Bradman May saw Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association men’s first-grade ladder-leaders Dalyellup cruise to a nine-wicket win over Leschenault.
A Tornadoes Black outfit bolstered by the inclusion of star Tiahna Sears sent a message to the rest of the Bunbury Senior Basketball League women’s A-grade competition with a 75-point win over Conquerors.
Tornadoes Black edged out Bulls Grey by a solitary point in a Bunbury Senior Basketball League men’s A-grade overtime thriller at South West Sports Centre on Friday night.
Capel-based trainer Lou Luciani’s Hot Zed defied outsider status to produce a third-placed finish in the 1200m Group One Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.
Bunbury is set to be full of action this summer with a new event guide aiming to help residents and travellers get the most out of their warm holiday months.
Amber Lilley
South West residents are being told to keep a lookout for the toxic pokeweed plant after a weed was recently removed at a Perth property.
Oliver Lane
A major State rugby event is coming to Margaret River this weekend as part of a pitch to make an interstate and possible international sporting fixture an annual local event.
Warren Hately
The 20th edition of Ironman events in Busselton on Sunday will see nearly 80 of the world’s best triathletes compete in the Ironman 70.3 Western Australia Asia-Pacific Championship.
More than 5000 hectares of farmland has seen the benefit to soil testing across the Geographe region.
Craig Duncan
A popular hotel is boycotting the Bunbury bus station, citing rising crime in its decision to no longer advise guests to use the terminal.
A sculpture dedicated to “all women” will be built in the City of Bunbury after the council voted to take the next steps in creating the artwork despite councillor outcry over sexism.
There were streamers, party hats and cake galore as community members came together to celebrate 50 years of the Bunbury public library.
After growing up on a Capel farm, a South West woman is sharing her skin cancer journey on a documentary aiming to increase awareness on UV and includes big names like Hugh Jackman.
Tornadoes Red will face another top-of-the-table Bunbury Senior Basketball League women’s A-grade clash at South West Sports Centre on Friday night, this time against Aces Sky.
Josh Kempton and Oliver Lane
The Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association will be back in action this weekend after a bye for The West Test last week, with a number of enticing men’s and women’s first-grade games slated.
Several campsites in the South West have shifted to an online booking system allowing campers to plan their trips six months in advance.
Harvey-Benger started their Peel Premier League T20 Cup tournament with a 28-run loss to Waroona at Peelwood Reserve on Tuesday night.
The Forrest Park Miniature Railway is desperate for volunteers, after dwindling numbers have left them short-staffed over the summer holidays and facing the possibility of having to close.
Holly Prentice
Former Australian all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile bagged his maiden five-wicket haul in South West local cricket on Saturday, guiding his side Cowaramup to a win over Margaret River Hawks.
South West Slammers men’s side will complete 2000 laps of Hands Oval next month as part of a gruelling physical challenge to raise money and awareness for homelessness in Bunbury.
