WA police’s head of financial and cyber crime and the state’s Crimestoppers boss have joined forces to warn Great Southern residents to be on the watch for money traps set by cyber scammers.
Melissa Sheil
Wild Gravel is back, heading for the stunning landscape around Gnowangerup with a host of competitive and community events on Saturday.
Claire Middleton
Rides, live entertainment and traditional country show favourites will bring the community together when the annual Katanning Agricultural Show returns on Saturday.
Amy Towers
Towns stunned premiers Cuballing with a seven-wicket victory in Saturday’s opening round of the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association’s A-grade that featured super efforts with both bat and ball.
The Kojonup Showgrounds were buzzing with activity on Saturday as families flocked to the annual Kojonup Show for a day packed with rides, entertainment and plenty of fun.
Defending premiers Broomehill got back to winning ways in the GSCA on Saturday but only courtesy of a momentous collapse by home side Katanning Wanderers who came to grief with victory in their sights.
The Shire of Katanning has announced that Growie WA has been selected as the preferred provider to lease and operate the new childcare facility at the Katanning Early Childhood Hub.
A Great Southern pub’s proposal to transform a public park into a beer garden and community event space has been released, with a survey circulating to gauge community opinion.
A police officer has been awarded with a bravery medal for his heroic actions in saving a baby who was choking while on traffic duty in Lake Grace.
After more than two decades serving the Katanning community as a firefighter, Katanning Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service captain Chris Brooks has been recognised with a 20-year clasp.
An unusual chance to be part of the chorus in a groundbreaking theatrical show is on offer with a strange caveat – you must be able to swim.
Katanning police have located a 36-year-old woman who has been missing since Monday.
Katanning police are appealing to the public for information regarding two suspicious scrub fires in the Shire of Katanning on Saturday.
WA is expected to produce a large but lower harvest this season as growers across the Mid West and the northern Kwinana zone begin harvesting
Georgia Campion and Melissa Pedelty
One of WA’s most notorious paedophiles will likely be released back into the community in a matter of weeks, despite two of his victims’ grieving mother urging authorities to keep him behind bars.
Jessica Evensen
Katanning Wanderers came close to causing a major opening round upset in the new Great Southern Cricket Association season, as they tried to chase down 204 against Kendenup on Saturday.
Cameron Newbold
If you can see sheaves of wheat blowing in the breeze and the sound of leather meeting willow, it’s Green Range-Ongerup in their fancy shirts having a crack in the GSCA’s 45-over competition.
Up to 1400 people may be removed from Katanning and Narrogin’s already slim workforce following the proposed cuts to second and third-year backpacker visas, according to the peak tourism body.
A young woman who was caught red-handed by a teacher while trying to sell a vape to a child on school grounds in the Great Southern has been sentenced in court.
A young man has admitted to having stashes of cannabis, MDMA, and psylocibin with the intent to sell or supply them in Ravensthorpe, as well as possessing other serious drugs.
A former education assistant at a Great Southern school has denied allegations she had sex with and indecently dealt with an underage child multiple times earlier this year.
A century of memories were on display at the Cranbrook Community Hub earlier this month as the Shire of Cranbrook celebrated a momentous anniversary.
Borden Backtracks, a taster for the upcoming Wild Gravel extravaganza, attracted 130 cyclists, runners and walkers to a free gravel event last Thursday.
The Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced this year’s list of finalists for the prestigious Great Southern Business Awards, recognising the region’s top commercial names.
