A primary school bus driver in the State’s south west has been accused of blindfolding a 14-year-old girl and raping her twice.
Sarah Steger
A burning desire to have their day of celebration is driving Marist Cricket Club’s A-Grade squad through a long and gruelling pre-season.
Jackson Barrett
Highly-regarded South Bunbury women’s coach Maxwell Jetta is set to take the reins at the club again for season 2021
Dalyellup College is beginning to reap the rewards of a major investment in its cricket program, with the school progressing as far as the semi-final in this year’s Kim Hughes Shield.
A Collie man charged in relation to the incident at the Crown Hotel on Thursday, made a second brief appearance in court yesterday as one of the victims remains in a critical condition.
New hope has been breathed into the 40-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of Collie school girl Lisa Mott, with a new $1 million reward to anyone who can help catch her suspected killer.
Joe Spagnolo
Bunbury’s boating community have welcomed the recent $78 million funding announcement from the State Government which will go towards the Transforming Bunbury’s Waterfront project.
Nicolette Barbas
With the summer season around the corner, the City of Bunbury Surf Life Saving Club patrol captains and their teams have commenced beach patrols.
Home to 33 active fire fighters and 40 members, Beelerup Bush Fire Brigade now has a place to call home with the newly-opened Beelerup Fire Station.
The Bunbury Regional Art Gallery has been taken over by a stunning display of art, completed by some of the region’s best young artistic talents.
Bunbury businesses are set to benefit from the City receiving an NBN Co business fibre zone, which will increase internet speeds in the CBD.
Don Punch Trophy winner Cameron Thomson’s is a story of footballing hard luck, persistence and now triumph.
A Bunbury man described as a “menace” on the road will spend a year behind bars after he caused a crash while under the influence of alcohol, cannabis and methamphetamine.
Ailish Delaney
From the moment the final siren sounded on preliminary final day, the most powerful story, if Bunbury was to go on and win the following week, was going to be that of Jesse Gribble.
Surf Life Saving WA’s South West Westpac Helicopter reported a more than 65 per cent increase in swimmers and surfers being cleared from the water due to the presence of sharks this school holidays.
The Bunbury Musical Comedy Group has turned on the lights and raised the curtain to celebrate 60 years of song, dance and laughs.
Bella Kitchen
The Bunbury Masters Swimming Club is celebrating 30 years of swimming and camaraderie. The club was formed in 1989 by a group of keen pool and ocean swimmers.
Last Wednesday was St John of God Health Care Foundation Day, and as part of the celebrations Bunbury St John of God unveiled two new wall panels in its main foyer.
As the dust settles on an extraordinary SWFL grand final, thewest.com football commentator Jackson Barrett and South Western Times journalist Bella Kitchen assess all 44 players from Sunday’s clash.
Jackson Barrett and Bella Kitchen
The Bunbury Geographe Chamber of Commerce hosted a State Budget lunch on Friday at the Quality Hotel Lighthouse.
This year’s budget will see the State Government fund a suite of projects across the South West.
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan joined Bunbury MLA Don Punch at Jetty Baths on Friday to announce additional funding into a key project on Bunbury’s waterfront.
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which to many serves as a reminder to be aware of the common symptoms of the disease.
This week marks an awareness of mental health across Australia during what has been a tumultuous year.
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