A local government marvel who stood as the first female president in a Great Southern shire has received deserved recognition, named a life member at the 2025 WA Local Government Association’s awards.
Hannah Whitehead
Albany’s star baker Susan Retzlaff has seen her caramel slice named the best in WA at the Baking Industry Employers’ Association of WA awards.
Claire Middleton
An 11-year-old filmmaker is the current pride of Little Grove Primary School, after her short film detailing the effects of climate change on coral spawning was honoured in Australia’s leading science awards.
Melissa Sheil
Mt Barker Public Library’s Reading for Generations project has earned an award from the Library Board of WA for a series of collaborative storybooks aimed at fostering cultural inclusivity in the community.
A long-time Wheatbelt shire president praised for her tireless campaign for regional road improvements has received the highest honour at the 2025 WA Local Government Association’s awards.
The work and achievements of the Great Southern’s Indigenous community were on show at the Southern Aboriginal Corporation’s annual NAIDOC Ball on Saturday night, with seven awards presented.
Jacki Elezovich
Two Wheatbelt stalwarts were recognised on a State level for their dedicated work and ideas in local government at the 2025 WA Local Government Association awards earlier this month.
The man who helped revolutionise WA’s agriculture industry, establish several environmental groups and serve his local government for four decades was deservedly recognised with a King’s Birthday Honour.
Denmark carpentry apprentice Meriel Farr nailed three apprenticeship awards from Master Builders WA at a ceremony in Perth last month.
A Katanning hardware store has been lauded for its excellence, innovation and customer service at the SA, NT and WA Timber and Hardware Industry Awards.
Daisy Ridley battled zombies in Albany during the production of horror movie We Bury the Dead, and now the former Jedi will battle other films at CinefestOZ.
Ben O'Shea
Despite his almost four decades of public and volunteer service to the Mt Barker community, Ken Clements admitted he was “very surprised” to see his name among the 413 esteemed Australians receiving an OAM.
Across his 96 years of life — highlights of which include identifying WA’s most iconic crustacean, being a dual-code State sportsman, and detailing Albany’s golf club — receiving an OAM tops Ray George’s list.
A mystery buyer has pocketed the entire $100 million prize in Thursday's Powerball draw - the biggest lottery jackpot of the year so far.
Sebastian Tan
Powerball is offering its biggest lottery jackpot of 2025 as a past winner of a $100 million prize shares their post-win experience.
A tech guru responsible for keeping the devices and networks of a Great Southern school ticking has been lauded as the best in regional WA.
It started in 2011 as a sideline to the Whitfield Estate winery in Denmark but chocolate making there is fast becoming a main event.
Three esteemed Great Southern men have been honoured for their decades of community service with their names featured in the 50th year of the Kings Birthday Honours.
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg never wanted to be proven right about the fate of coral reefs under a warming climate and is now being honoured for his discoveries.
Poppy Johnston
Women in business, finance, education and law are recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List and some share their proudest career moments.
Maeve Bannister
The King's Birthday Honours List includes meritorious awards in the areas of emergency service, public sector, intelligence and corrections.
Staff Writers
Military honours as part of the King's Birthday include the Conspicuous Service Cross and Conspicuous Service Medals.
More than 500 people from politics, showbiz, charity, sport and business are recognised in the general division of the 2025 King's Birthday Honours List.
Children who learn to ride and care for horses often turn into upstanding adults, according to a rural pony club legend.
Stephanie Gardiner
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