Augusta-Margaret River Times

15th annual auctionWinning work puts spotlight on event

The annual Margaret River Art Auction will take place this weekend, but the grand prize winner has already been announced.

Warren Hately

cowabungaWA hard border puts surf slam in doubt

WA’s hard border has cast significant doubts on the multimillion-dollar World Surf League event planned for this month — or maybe November.

Warren Hately

budget failureMP slams funds snub for airport

Vasse MLA Libby Mettam has blasted the Premier for neglecting the Capes region in the State Budget last week.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

‘Royalties is dead’Budget too Perth-focused

Capes Opposition MPs of all stripes have roundly lashed last week’s State Budget, labelling it inadequate and over-focused on Perth.

Warren Hately

tourism hurdlePerth crowd not keen on makeover

One aggrieved tourist recently aired his criticism of the project in a widely-read piece in the Post newspapers last week.

ratings rationaleMore needed for battlers

The Shire says about 100 ratepayers have requested special arrangements to pay their rates this year.

Warren Hately

free coffee offerBike to the beach

Margaret River Coastal Residents Association members are calling on ocean-lovers to join them in their Bike to the Beach event next Sunday.

pandemic pleasuresFingers sings through crisis

Fingers Mitchell Cullen will release a new album, Through the Storm, at The River on Saturday night.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

on the fast trackCapes rail bid

South West stakeholders are pushing for the Perth to Bunbury fast-train feasibility study to be extended to Busselton in the long term, with Margaret River a future option.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

sustainable technologyGlobal win for Ecocene

A Margaret River environmental tech start-up has scored big in an international challenge.

Warren Hately

Surfing protestPaddle-out to fight coast plan

Protest group Preserve Gnarabup is calling all surfers who support their campaign against development on the coast to paddle out tomorrow morning.

Warren Hately

Main street makeoverUpgrade still on Xmas deadline

Main-street redevelopment pain has moved further up the hill, but Augusta-Margaret River Shire chiefs remain adamant the project will finish in time for Christmas.

Warren Hately

Bushfire warningBurn now or face risks

A bushfire safety group has again raised serious concerns about fuel loads surrounding the Margaret River township.

Warren Hately

surfingCapes juniors take titles

Capes region surfers dominated the final event of the Woolworths WA Junior Surf Titles at Trigg Beach on Sunday.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

greypower backlashForest action heats up

Forest industry workers have panned Tuesday’s mass protest by anti-logging grandmother activists as an illegal publicity stunt.

Warren Hately

Housing advocacyFunds win to help battlers

Local housing advocacy group Just Home is celebrating a big funding win while also looking for a new co-ordinator.

Royalties rumbleLocal MPs duke it out

Two Capes MPs have fallen out over a bid to review the Nationals’ Royalties for Regions program to include upkeep costs.

Warren Hately

coke bustDuo on drug counts after police raids

A Quindalup man has allegedly been caught with 80g of cocaine and charged with several drug-dealing offences.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

regional workersBusinesses get worker lifeline

Agriculture businesses struggling to find workers have been thrown a lifeline from the Multicultural Services Centre of WA.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

looking goodResort fight stepped up

The Preserve Gnarabup protest group has unveiled its latest fundraising plans as it continues its fight against a proposed five-star resort development and associated housing on the coast.

Bright spotsBleak year ahead: MRBTA

The region’s peak tourism body has issued a dire forecast for the next year.

Warren Hately

Colour projectMural to enliven garden

The Cowaramup Lions have received a $2000 easy grant from the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River to paint a mural at the new Cowaramup Community Garden.

Jackson Lavell-Lee

Volunteer driveFree JP signing service

Residents with an urgent need for a justice of the peace will now be able to take up free community-based services at the Margaret River Community Centre.

Margaret River grommetOne to watch: WA surfer makes waves internationally

At just 13-years-old, WA surfer Willow Hardy is making waves in the sport internationally, attracting a Rip Curl sponsorship deal and attention from the world’s top board riders.

Caitlyn Rintoul