The heroes of Bridgetown are suiting up for another year of the Superkids Superheroes fundraiser event this weekend with the annual childhood cancer fundraising aiming to reach $500,000.
Yousuf Shameel
Northcliffe set to be a-buzz as organisers busy beginning planning for the region’s first ever Bee Festival set to take place next year.
Craig Duncan
East Manjimup Primary school is set to be centre for major interschool robotics competition this Friday, with students from across the region competing to be the best engineer.
Bridgetown’s Container for Change team are in the running for the WasteSorted awards 2025 in the WA regional category.
Entries are open for 39th edition of the West Australian Country Music Awards, with country music artists, songwriters and bands encouraged to throw their hat into the running.
Kojonup continued a dominant Lower South West Football League season with a 48-point victory over Imperials at Manjimup Recreation Ground on Saturday.
Josh Kempton
Scientists studying Western Australia’s endangered South West peatland ecosystems have received a $3.38 million boost from Lotterywest to support a major collaboration to better the ecosystems
The Shire of Nannup has proposed an 8 per cent rate rise, which would see residents paying an extra minimum of $104 this year, after reconsidering a 12.18 per cent jump.
Manjimup shire president Donelle Buegge is set to chair the Warren Donnelly Water Advisory Committee after five years of service.
Several South West schools and local sporting groups have been given a leg up by the State Government as part of a $10 million investment across WA.
South West’s newest tourist attraction will be setting sail for a 12-month trial period, with Pemberton’s floating saunas approved by council and visitors encouraged to take the plunge.
A pioneer and visionary in orcharding who transformed the horticulture industry has passed away, aged 98.
Amber Lilley
Almost a year after closing Manjimup’s Mordalup Road Bridge, the passageway has finally been reopened after months of upgrade works giving several community members a direct line to town once more.
The Nannup Geopark hosted two interns from the University of Western Australia McCusker Centre for Citizenship these past months, helping prepare critical documentation for the group’s future success.
Kojonup player-coach Travis Abbott has been named in the WA Country side for their clash with South Australia on Saturday.
Kojonup underpinned their status as Lower South West Football League premiership favourites with a 35-point victory over Deanmill in a top-of-the-table clash at Kojonup Sporting Complex on Saturday.
A weekend of dragon-slaying campaigns and dungeon-crawling one-shots were on offer at a South West town as the sixth iteration of the annual role-playing tabletop event kicked off.
Daniel Hocking
A former Bridgetown-Greenbushes chief executive received a $173,268 termination payout, in addition to their $191,736 annual salary, it has been revealed.
Future leader and regional advocate debates for TAFE funding at WA’s Youth Parliament as the representative of the Warren-Blackwood electorate.
A local park has opened a new inclusive play space hoping to provide a cohesive and interactive experience catering for all ages and abilities in the town.
Gin distilled in the South West has managed to take home two gold medals from the 2025 Australian International Spirits Awards.
Manjimup’s own Thea Walker will be representing WA as a finalist for Australia’s top young ag leadership award this year
Some of the Lower South West Football League’s brightest young stars featured as Regional Districts won division two of the Country Championship colts on Friday.
The organisers of the annual Blackwood Dungeons and Dragons Winterfest are preparing to host more than 250 enthusiasts over the two-day event, with new and expanded events on offer in Bridgetown.
