In the blink of an eye Curtis Mateljan went from being a fit, active 21-year old, to one confined to a wheelchair for four months and years of rehabilitation.
Jackson Barrett
Passionate swimmers who are unable to participate in this year’s Rottnest Channel Swim have another option a little closer to home, with the Margaret River Recreation Centre hosting a virtual swim.
Ensuring everyone is given the opportunity to escape for some rest and relaxation was the inspiration for Turner Caravan Park’s new chalet.
The age-old debate over how best to manage sharks in an effort to avoid attacks has been reignited by a spate of recent sightings in the South West.
Rudy Selmes is a young man of few words, which is fine, because his immense talent for art gives him an avenue to say plenty.
Parts of Burnside and Gracetown could soon be included in a new locality, named for a local Aboriginal figure.
After a sweltering two weeks in the region, Red Cross Australia has offered some important tips to help West Aussies beat the heat this summer.
Catherine Massey
A 23-year-old man was killed early on Wednesday morning in a single-car crash at a notorious Margaret River blackspot.
Surfing Australia will be hoping the 2020 Australian Junior Surf Championships will be the first and last to be held virtually, but Gracetown board rider Sol Pogue-Englert didn’t seem to mind.
After a stint in the Eastern States, an up-and-comer bearing a famous name in West Australian winemaking is returning to the Margaret River region.
Margaret River Senior High School has finished inside the top 50 schools in the State for average ATAR results for 2020.
Margaret River man Brian Walley said he was “smitten from the very first moment” he met his wife Mair in their Welsh hometown as teenagers. Now, they’re about to celebrate 75 years together.
South West residents and visitors to the region have been cashing in on the new Containers for Change scheme, with local facilities seeing a significant increase in deposits as families clean up.
Further delays to Jetstar’s Melbourne to Busselton route has caused frustration in the region, as customers and tour operators alike are forced to wait another six months.
The tragedy comes just two weeks after two serious crashes within 12 hours of each other on the same stretch of road.
Daryna Zadvirna
A 43-year-old man Margaret River man has been arrested, charged and refused bail after failing to comply with a COVID quarantine direction
The window of opportunity for South West recreational marron fishing officially opened this week, with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development set to be out in force.
It seems people will be watching for a different whale as they walk down Busselton Jetty in the future, after the Cetacean design won the poll for the new Australian Underwater Discovery Centre.
Ailish Delaney
A man has been flown to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries after crashing into a tree.
Western Australia’s Margaret River Pro will continue on the elite World Surf League tour calendar until at least 2024 after securing a three-year extension.
Justin Chadwick
A Cowaramup abattoir will remain closed today after a man died yesterday morning in a workplace accident, with the company offering its ‘deepest condolences’ to his family and colleagues.
Warren Hately and Michael Traill
Cowaramup-raised aerial performer Elke Uhd is back on dry land, but head over heels once again with a string of performances lined up for February’s Perth Fringe World.
Warren Hately
A 69-year-old Margaret River man was fined in absentia at Onslow’s courthouse earlier this month for possession of illegal fish traps.
Precious Plastic Margaret River has made the “unfortunate” move of pausing its collection of plastic lids as the volunteers behind the region’s eco-friendly venture eye potential homelessness.
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