A 35-year-old Margaret River man has been charged in relation to two scrub fires in Margaret River at the weekend.
Madelin Hayes
Caleb Runciman
Following community consultation the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River will be voting to introduce a no‑parking zone for vehicles in the evenings along Barrett Street Weir carpark.
Craig Duncan
Residents across the South West were treated to some phenomenal sights on Tuesday night as the aurora australis lit up the southern sky.
Margaret River men’s mental health and connection group Self Seen is inviting everyone in the community see what their group is all about at a free barbecue next month.
Busselton-Margaret River Cricket Association have stormed through their pool games undefeated in A section of senior country week.
Jack Penniment
A welcome to country and a smoking ceremony will mark the beginning of Vintage 2026 in the Margaret River wine region.
Rose Patane
The SWFL is ready to celebrate its 10th year of the women’s competition with all 11 clubs represented
Sydney-based indie-rock outfit The Rions are hitting the South West in March as part of a huge 19-stop regional tour.
Forrest MP Ben Small has assured South West voters of better things to come as he welcomes Angus Taylor as the new leader of the Federal Opposition.
The Shire of Augusta Margaret River have announced it will extend the Gracetown Swimmers Beach matting trial until December 23.
Will Corbett
Margaret River Region Open Studios 2026 is set to come with a new look, with Jacquie Happ taking over as the chair for the arts event.
WA’s No.1 trainer Grant Williams has opened up on the ‘deeply confronting’ uncertainty over his and wife Alana’s suspension from racing, as the pair won an appeal and further declared their innocence.
Hayden King
The horrific crash closed the freeway for more than 10 hours.
Rachel Fenner
Specialised blue-collar workers on Western Australian mine sites are raking in more than experienced surgeons, thanks to a gold mining boom.
Adrian Rauso
A driver who was fleeing police for the second night straight and had been awake for three days when he killed a young South Korean man in a crash in Forrestfield has learned his fate.
Rebecca Le May
Water Corporation is struggling to provide a basic level of service to customers amid a maintenance backlog of at least five years and urgent repairs including decaying sewerage and lead leaking into pipes.
Charlton Hart
A young driver has been killed after his car hit a tree in Pingelly.
John Carey may have been a tad ambitious about the future of Albemarle’s lithium hydroxide refinery following Thursday’s news the plant will be closed. Plus: A Perth tech company wins an RBA shoutout.
A new chapter in local healthcare has begun with the opening of Perth Radiology Clinic Bunbury, a comprehensive medical imaging clinic now operating in the South West city.
Yousuf Shameel
Spray, a staffie cross who doesn’t feel the urge to drink water because of an extremely rare brain condition, had her family in a panic on Sunday when she went missing for 18 hours.
Isabella Davis
Australian Vanadium has brought in global industrial heavyweight Sumitomo Electric Industries to bolster its bid to develop Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s $150 million vanadium battery project.
Neil Watkinson
Regional learning has received a funding boost, with Dongara and Mullewa community resource centres backed by the State Government to deliver in-person learning.
Improving air quality, comfort and safety at the Leschenault Leisure Centre’s indoor aquatic facilities is the aim of a million dollar investment by the Shire of Harvey.
Rox Resources has selected MACA Interquip Mintrex to build the processing plant for the $383 million Youanmi gold project south-east of Mt Magnet.
As Starbucks sells off most of its China business, local rival Luckin Coffee is expanding into higher-priced cold brews and other drinks. It’s also expanding its footprint in the US.
Evelyn Cheng
S&P Global Ratings has lowered its forecast for China property sales this year, barely two months into 2026.
Elon Musk’s net worth soared past $US800b last week after he merged SpaceX with xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $US1.25 trillion.
Robert Frank and Lora Kolodny
The US on Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to mobilise allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, including coordinated price floors.
Dylan Butts
There will be one very special little fan in attendance when Sam Kerr leads the Matlidas onto Optus Stadium to kick off their AFC Asian Cup campaign - her baby son Jagger.
Jay Hanna
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Caitlin Vinci
A 23-year-old Norwegian arrived in Perth on Saturday after a 5500km trek across some of the country’s most isolated highways.
A team of fishing and environmental experts has been appointed to help reopen recreational demersal fishing in 2027, as the backlash over a commercial ban puts Roger Cook’s Government under pressure.
People in the warning zone are urged to prepare for heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
An order to suppress the identity of the first person to face terrorism charges in Western Australia has been lifted.
Emma Kirk
