Albany has been named as the next host city of the WA Tourism Conference, with the major tourism event scheduled to land in the port city in May 2027.
Jacki Elezovich
Narrogin residents are being asked whether they would like to see the townsite’s four major entry signs replaced with stone statements, at an estimated cost of more than $170,000.
Melissa Sheil
The South West has shone at the 2026 tourism awards, with Walpole’s Gary Muir, Busselton’s Chantell Field, and Margaret River’s Nic Chirico all recognised for individual awards.
Craig Duncan
With rugged coastlines and world class beaches, two Great Southern towns have earned a place on the Australian Traveller’s 100 Best Towns to Visit in 2026.
Amy Towers
French authorities have ordered more than 1700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship to stay on board due to a gastro outbreak.
THOMAS ADAMSON
A large chunk of the 5.5 million people who visit the Australian Capital Territory each year do so during Canberra's beautiful autumn.
Staff Writers
National research shows WA outscored the rest of Australia on six key quality of life indicators, but a final statistic seems to un-do all the good points about inner Perth — housing affordability.
Kim Macdonald
Tourism operators in the South West are reporting a downturn in trade ahead of winter, as global uncertainty and rising costs reshape visitor behaviour.
Madelin Hayes
After a turbulent start to the year marked by record flooding and global economic uncertainty, the Kimberley tourism sector is entering its peak dry season with cautious optimism.
Phoebe Solon
One third of tourism businesses are already cutting staff hours as fresh data reveals ‘bleak’ three months ahead.
Oliver Lane
The Cook Government’s State Budget will include $3 million to improve Fremantle Prison as a visitor attraction.
Joe Spagnolo
Not one but TWO WA beaches have been named in the top 50 World’s Best Beaches list, as one incredible contender was ranked third — the location of which will come as no surprise to most West Aussies.
Katherine Kraayvanger
Tribe to be offloaded with high price hopes as parent company executive says Perth is particularly well placed to sustain tourism growth.
The Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup has marked the completion of the first stage of the Tambellup Caravan Park, with a community open day held on April 10.
Six Great Southern businesses will take their next step forward after securing a share of $1.02m in Regional Economic Development (RED) Grant funding, aimed at driving new business growth.
South West police have renewed calls for road safety after an Easter long weekend they say was among the busiest ever on the region’s roads.
Leaders in the South West’s agritourism space have been invited to the first international agritourism conference, set to be held in Scotland in June.
The company building Victor Goh’s Elizabeth Quay skyscrapers was blasted for withholding millions of dollars from a contractor in a previously secret legal ruling.
Matt Mckenzie
A state's hotel association says "outdated" Good Friday pub trading laws must be changed ahead of the 2032 Games or the government risks an Olympic hangover.
Robyn Wuth
WA tourism businesses are eager to power through and capitalise on a make-or-break Easter period ahead of an increasingly uncertain 2026 that could see fuel prices and inflation loom over leisure budgets.
Cheyanne Enciso and Simone Grogan
The Shire of Denmark council voted on Tuesday night to approve plans for a 50-bay caravan park in William Bay, adjacent to some of the town’s biggest tourist hotspots of Greens Pool and Elephant Rocks.
A popular Pilbara cultural event has become the first major tourism casualty due to fuel supply uncertainty.
Hannah Cross
WA’s tourism industry faces an uncertain path ahead as war in the Middle East turns international travellers away.
WA Tourism Minister Reece Whitby is heading to China this week to secure more direct flights between Perth and Chinese cities.
