A tantalising extra wildcard slot has allowed Cyrus Cox to squeak through to join Jacob Willcox and Willow Hardy in this year’s Margaret River Pro.
Warren Hately
Margaret River wine industry veteran Nigel Gallop says all parties must come together in a round table forum well before the start of next year’s vintage.
Key figures in the South West have called on Premier Mark McGowan to get a better plan in place for any future snap lockdowns.
Anger and confusion has raged in the State’s South West at the weekend over the McGowan Government decision to allow metropolitan travellers into the region.
Steve Butler and Warren Hately
Although the Margaret River Pro is another week away, the action starts for locals on Tuesday with the coveted trials firing up at Mainbreak.
The Augusta-Margaret River Hawks will be gearing up to continue their undefeated run when they get set to face South Bunbury on Sunday.
The Margaret River Heart is rapidly turning into comedy central as yet another famous Aussie comic adds a South West stopover to his national tour.
Living in Margaret River again and loving it, big-wave surfer Felicity Palmateer says she’s finally finding a balance between competitive ambitions and creative fulfilment after years on the road.
Ratepayers will continue to be slugged with a levy on their rates notices while the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River reviews its financial modelling.
The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River has again rejected claims holiday home approvals have driven up the region’s squeeze on affordable housing.
Tourism executive Pip Close was named the environmental group’s inaugural chief executive this week, to start on May 10.
The Margaret River wine sector has embarked on a month of special discounts, deals and offers for resident wine-lovers
Luke Sweedman has explored nearly all of WA’s nooks and crannies during his career as a botanist. He’s so planted in the field that he even has a tree named after him. Here is his story.
Steve Butler
The family of a young Manjimup electrician who died in a workplace accident have spoken of their heartbreak at losing a ‘carefree’ soul who was ‘so, so loved’.
Ben Loughran
He’s an Aquinas College graduate who’s been photographed rubbing shoulders with former footy stars and splashing cash, so how did Chris Brown get caught up in a $120 million Federal court case?
Sarah Steger
The report found Aboriginal prisoners were “not proportionally represented” in the more desirable employment opportunities, gratuity levels, or accommodation standards.
Jackson Barrett
At a time when the State’s embattled tourism industry is at a critical juncture, about 300 delegates will meet in Geraldton next week to discuss how to keep visitors coming to Western Australia.
Phoebe Pin and Liam Beatty
Esperance’s Twilight Beach carpark could soon be buzzing with food trucks after councillors decided to move away from the one-lease structure to an open trading permit system.
Amber Lilley
A man who allegedly spat in a police officer’s face before biting him and another officer on the hand as they attempted to arrest him has been released on bail.
Shock claims that prisoners were caught having sex behind bars have emerged from a Kalgoorlie prison managing male and female inmates, sparking anger from the WA Prison Officers Union.
A push for the reinstatement of a passenger train service between Perth and Albany is gathering steam after a high-level meeting between key stakeholders from local and State politics.
Australians could get more choice in locally made beer and gin, with the Morrison Government set to slash taxes on brewers and distilleries in this month’s Federal Budget.
Lanai Scarr
A Perth lawyer has accused Chris Brown of creating a fake email using high-profile law firm Bennett & Co’s letterhead to claim more than $6.7 million was heading into one of his bank accounts.
Neale Prior
More gymnasts have come forward about their mistreatment at the WA Institute of Sport, with one former athlete alleging a coach slapped her, put their hands around her neck, and shook her.
Whether the Corruption and Crime Commission acted legally in pursuit of allegedly grubby behaviour by some WA politicians was the subject of two days of lofty argument in the Supreme Court last week.
A WA judge has blasted a man who filmed himself violating his former girlfriend while she slept, saying all women have the right to be in a relationship ‘without having sexual acts forced upon them’.
Business high flyer Bret Silvey — the man accused of ripping millions from family and friends in a bogus finance scheme — finds himself at the centre his own tale of friendship, secrets and betrayal.
Tim Clarke
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