The National Disability Insurance Agency delivered two information days in Tambellup last week, encouraging the community to connect with local service providers and learn more about the scheme.
Jacki Elezovich
A Great Southern trio on fire in the WAFLW as Claremont continue unbeaten season, the pride of Tambellup footy star Jeff Farmer represented in Freo’s Indigenous jumper and 200-game milestone for a loyal Shark.
Cameron Newbold
WA’s movie-set beauty is being discovered by the film industry, and they want more - possibly even your home.
Kim Macdonald
Mouse activity, and threat it presents to Australian grain growers, will be tackled by CSIRO with an $11 million joint investment from the Grains Research & Development Corporation and partners.
Georgia Campion
A Great Southern man who found himself swept up into the eye of a freak tornado and thrown 30m into a fence on a Frankland River farm on Tuesday said he is grateful he’s “still standing up”.
Melissa Sheil
The Badgebup-Rockwell Country Women’s Association branch held their monthly meeting on May 26, with members of the group coming to Katanning to learn more about diversity in their local community.
Susan McDougall
An international team of peace runners arrived in Albany on Tuesday as part of their 111-day, 15,000km torch relay around Australia
Claire Middleton
A Katanning woman who fought her friend in front of court, smashed home windows with bricks and stole food items has avoided prison.
Hannah Whitehead
The Katanning Country Club hosted the Upper Great Southern Women’s Golf Association ladies open day on May 29, with association members travelling from across the region to take part in the day.
Small town pride was stitched into every thread of Fremantle’s 2025 Indigenous Round jumper, with AFL legend Jeff Farmer channelling the natural splendour of the Great Southern that shaped him.
Katanning Netball Association held a midweek round last week, with closely fought games in all divisions plus strong performances from two teams at the Fuel To Go & Play Netball Association Championships.
Tina Briscoe
A stretch of Albany Highway that was closed on Sunday after a water main burst near a decommissioned fuel tank has been partially reopened for southbound traffic, with northbound traffic still under a detour.
A Kojonup man who hid from police in a caravan telling them to shoot him in a 50-minute stand-off, and drove with drugs in his system, has avoided jail.
Woodanilling Primary School’s first ever bush day gave students the chance to learn about the Indigenous history of their local land and connect with elders.
A brand-new Early Years bus service enables young children in the Great Southern access to essential early childhood services by removing persistent transport barriers.
The number of Australian men who admit to intimate partner violence, from emotional abuse to physical attacks, has risen to one in three, the biggest study of its kind has revealed.
Kate Emery
More than 350 West Australians have vanished without a trace — known as ‘long-term missing people.’ Now the State Government has a plan to find them.
Ben Harvey
Emergency services rescued a hiker from the Stirling Range National Park on Saturday, with crews from around the Great Southern working together to complete the eight-hour rescue.
Fifth-term Federal Liberal MP Rick Wilson says he is disappointed to have been dumped from the shadow cabinet under new Liberal leader Sussan Ley but will continue advocating for livestock producers.
Katanning local Dillon Clay has been named Australia’s top agricultural tyre fitter taking out the agricultural and off-road category in the inaugural Tyre Fitter of the Year awards.
A business which started through a mix of family loyalty, optimism and naivety is celebrating 25 years of producing some of the best grape varieties in the Great Southern region.
Marrying natural beauty with pragmatic place making has earned the designers of the Middleton Beach foreshore an award of excellence from the WA Chapter of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
Kojonup gun on fire to boot 12 goals in Cougars mauling of Imperials in LSWFL, the new Bring Ya Boots podcast bringing to life great country footy stories and top recognition for passionate Railways president.
Mark Adams is among the hundreds of farmers at his wit’s end after trying to navigate the State Government’s new online portal to help gun owners comply with sweeping new changes to WA gun laws.
Melissa Pedelty
