Augusta-Margaret River Times

FootballHawks grind out win

Saturday’s victory over the Harvey Bulls at Gloucester Park was warmly received by Augusta-Margaret River coach Matt Jamieson.

Justin Fris

Talent questYoung talent time

Sense of placeMargaret River mural takes shape

A new mural honouring the region’s Wadandi is nearing completion on Margaret River’s main street.

Final stageEnd of main street project funded

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River now has the funds to push through and finish the full redevelopment of Margaret River’s main strip.

Warren Hately

forest protestGroups clash over forest

Police intervened in forest protests this week east of Margaret River.

Warren Hately

Help is hereheadspace opens in Margaret River

A headspace satellite office which opened in Margaret River this week will be welcomed to address mental health challenges for some of the shire’s younger residents.

Warren Hately

Wilyabrup fallsWilyabrup GI bid fallout

A push by some of the region’s leading winemakers to establish a distinct geographical indicator for the Wilyabrup sub-region has failed.

Warren Hately

Last resortButler to headline Preserve Gnarabup gig

John Butler will return to his activist roots with a gig in town later this month to help raise funds for the fight against a proposed five-star resort on the coast.

Heart attackBills too high for theatre group

One of the region’s longest- running volunteer arts groups says it will look to host future performances in smaller local venues because of unaffordable hire costs at the Margaret River Heart.

last resortPetition to combat resort plan

Residents will be called on to add their names to a growing petition campaigning against the proposed five-star resort at Gnarabup.

DFES shiftFireys win their right to transfer

After years of lengthy negotiations, two of the shire’s leading brigades have officially won the right to transfer to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.

beach alertWarning as toxic bluebottles washed ashore in storms

It’s that time of year when pretty but painful bluebottle colonies surge onto South West shores after winter storms.

Catherine Massey

Hometown heroesHawks eye redemption

Augusta-Margaret River coach Matt Jamieson is well aware of how important Saturday’s clash with the Harvey Bulls at Gloucester Park is for his side’s top five hopes.

Justin Fris

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Ex-children’s boxing coach accused of raping teen girl

Former Geraldton PCYC boxing coach Justin Crudeli, who was once entrusted to help ‘reduce anti-social behaviour’ in young boys, has been charged with raping a 16-year-old.

Liam Beatty & Sarah Steger

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‘No one person to blame’Rio chasing extra $135m in ancient rock shelters blast

Jean-Sebastien Jacques has revealed the option to blast the ancient shelters in the Pilbara provided Rio with an additional 8 million tonnes of high-grade ore worth $135 million.

Stuart McKinnon and Sarah Ison

Daughter’s tributeSon charged over horror crash that killed parents

A woman has spoken of her family’s devastation at losing both parents in a tragic car crash near Geraldton, in which her brother suffered serious injuries and now faces criminal charges.

Liam Beatty

VRAAttack prompts plea for real time shark alerts

The miraculous survival of Dunsborough surfer Phil Mummert from a shark attack at Bunker Bay has renewed calls for more VR4 receivers for public safety.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

Indigenous recognitionCall for Bussell Highway name change

Aboriginal elder and former West Australian of the year Robert Isaacs has called for Bussell Highway to be renamed, or dual-named, to recognise his great-grandfather Sam Isaacs.

Guess who’s backDave Grills to fight for old seat at 2021 WA Election

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillor and former WA Nationals Upper House member Dave Grills this week revealed he would re-contest his old seat under the Western Australia Party banner.

All smilesMiners relaxed in lead-up to WA poll

The mining industry was front-and-centre on the campaign trail in the 2017 State election, a role some argue was the key factor in former WA Nationals leader Brendon Grylls losing his Pilbara seat.

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Chopper rescueMan hospitalised after Bullsbrook crash

Police were called about 12.40am after a silver Holden Statesman travelling north on Meadowbank Ramble left the road and crashed into a fence.

Shannon Hampton

Premier’s warningWA border could stay until mid-next year

Mark McGowan says WA’s hard border could remain in place until the middle of next year and there are no plans to relax strict quarantine rules for a possible AFL grand final.

Joe Spagnolo

My army of angelsStars unite to help Eagles ‘godmother’ in cancer battle

Former West Coast star Adam Selwood and Fremantle gun Sabreena Duffy are among those involved in a national fundraising rally to support the godmother of the AFLW through her battle with cancer.

Dysfunctional process‘Hurt deepened’ by Rio’s blast submission: PKKP

Indigenous group says its trust in the system and its partners has been “broken completely” by the destruction of rock shelters in the Pilbara used by their ancestors.