Manjimup will be the place to be this long weekend for those wanting to enjoy a weekend of music, with the Manjimup Bluegrass and Old Time Music Weekend taking place.
Daniel Hocking
A South West men’s health organisation will be hosting a luncheon at the end of the month to help raise funds and awareness.
The Warren Women’s Hockey Association held their grand finals on Saturday, with spectators treated to two closely contested and hard-fought games.
A Southern Forests arts organisation celebrated its second year open to the public showing local artists’ work.
The Manjimup Rovers ended their 2024 South West Soccer Association season with a pair of losses, with the women losing by two goals and the men losing by six while both playing away.
Walmsley winery Wignalls took out top prize at the 20th Southern Forests and Valleys Wine Wine Show on Friday night, where the region’s best wineries were recognised for their outstanding wines.
The Pemberton Arts Group will open its 21st annual Spring Exhibition on Friday night, with the event taking on the theme of renewal.
A major and minor premiership, the grand final’s best player and the season’s best and fairest, Boyup Brook’s David Cowan might need a bigger trophy cabinet.
A group of junior riders will be representing the Manjimup Motorcycle Club at the Australian Junior Motocross Championship in Bunbury later this month.
A long-serving medical practitioner who once worked in Pemberton and Northcliffe will be honoured and immortalised with a brass bust and plaque during the opening of the Pemberton Museum.
Boyanup did the double in the South West Hockey League on Saturday, claiming both the men’s and women’s A1 premierships at Bunbury Hockey Stadium.
Josh Kempton and Sean Van Der Wielen
A prime retail site in the centre of Waroona is up for sale for more than $1 million, having been empty for months since National Australia Bank left town last November.
Craig Duncan
The Harvey show for Whiskey & Boots’ newest production Mama Stitch had crowds in stitches and sobs as the one-of-a-kind show made its mark on the town.
Harvey’s own Lewis Italiano given medallion for excellence for his performance at WorldSkills competition in Lyon, France.
Collie’s first season in the league competition in the South West Netball Football League has ended in premiership glory, running out 15-goal winners over Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault in the grand final.
Bunbury kept their South West Football League double chance alive at Payne Park on Sunday with a 14-point victory over Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault in the first qualifying final.
Josh Kempton
Bunbury used their home ground advantage to full effect in the South West Football League women’s second qualifying final on Sunday, taking down Harvey Bulls by 41 points at Payne Park.
Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault product Ethan Hughes has been de-listed by Fremantle after a 10-year career with the Dockers.
WA’s cricket teams will be captained by a pair of Bunbury products on a full-time basis this season, with Sam Whiteman appointed as the permanent leader of the Sheffield Shield side.
Josh Kempton and Jackson Barrett
Busselton bounced back from their heavy defeat in the first round of the finals to advance to the South West Football League women’s preliminary final with a 10-point semifinal win over South Bunbury.
Donnybrook sailed through to the South West Football League semifinal at Boyanup Oval on Saturday, ending Augusta-Margaret River’s season with a dominant 72-point elimination final victory.
Waroona shire president Mike Walmsley said he is happy with the AEC’s “change of heart” which will see the area stay within the Peel-centred electorate of Canning at the next Federal election.
A brand new guide all about the native plants local to the South West area was released last week, giving gardeners a better understanding of native gardening.
Staff and volunteers at a non-for-profit plant nursery are devastated to have around $4000 worth of tools stolen from their workshop, after a thief broke into their shed earlier this month.
