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footballPremiumPanthers travel to Brunswick as finals hopes fade

The Carey Park Panthers are set to travel to Brunswick to face the Lions on Saturday, still with plenty to play for with a mathematical chance of making the finals. 

Luke McPherson

Can the Magic disappear? Slammers have a trick up their sleeve

“Of course, we will be going out to ensure we try and make a mess of their play-off spot.”

Justin Fris

Boomers@BulldogsPremiumPlenty to play for

Both Bunbury and the Eaton Boomers have plenty to play for at Payne Park on Sunday — albeit for very different reasons. 

Justin Fris

Tough day ahead?PremiumBoomers face massive ask

Eaton Boomers women’s coach Berend Kaaks does not need to be told by anyone how difficult Sunday’s clash against Bunbury at Payne Park will be.

Justin Fris

Special opportunityBunbury kid names RFDS jet

A Bunbury kid has scored a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s newest jet.

Carly Laden

life saver scrapped PremiumVital crash prevention day at South West school cancelled

Donnybrook District High School informed organisers of the Road Trauma Prevention Day the annual event due to be held on August 10 would never run again because of the student’s death late last year.

Luke McPherson

footballWinder continues good form for WAFL eagles

Isiah Winder has once again put his hand up for a return to West Coast’s senior side with an impressive showing in the WAFL. 

Luke McPherson

hockeyPremiumBunbury representatives begin to fire in Country Challenge

The cream of the South West Hockey League have begun to fire for the WA Country sides as they near the pointy end of the national tournament. 

Luke McPherson

key collaborationPremiumECU and WACHS sign MOU

Internships and graduate employment are among the list of potential future collaboration opportunities between Edith Cowan University and the WA Country Health Service.

Luke McPherson

Final game NBL1 West 2022:

“We need to understand moving forward that we need to get fitter, work on our skills and read the play better.”

Justin Fris

Terrific achievement PremiumCristaldi to play 250th game

On Saturday at Hands Oval when he runs out for game 250 against South Bunbury, Cristaldi will be in the company of his family, which have added a new dimension to his perspective on football. 

Justin Fris

SWNFL 2022South Bunbury look to build form against Busselton

Fresh off of holding off a determined Carey Park outfit last weekend, South Bunbury will be looking to continue building momentum towards a potential finals berth and pull off a huge upset.

Carly Laden

Rising starPremiumBrown grateful for opportunities with Jets & Samoa

A young South West netball player has continued to work towards her dream of playing the sport she loves at the highest level after representing Samoa at a recent tournament.

Carly Laden

SWFL 2022Bulls to fight to keep finals berth alive

Fresh off the high of winning the Harvey Fresh Cup for the first time in five years, the Harvey Bulls will be fighting to keep a potential finals berth alive this weekend.

Carly Laden

Commonwealth GamesKookaburras strike gold, Winwood’s campaign cut short

With the 2022 Commonwealth Games at an end, South Western Times journalist Carly Laden takes a look at how some of the South West’s athletes fared in Birmingham.

Carly Laden

AFL WatchPremiumPickett, Hough feature in round 21

While some of the South West’s AFL stars continued putting on solid performances on the footy field, several others reminisced their junior footy days off the field.

Carly Laden

STEM Gender equity: South West uni leads the way

A South West university leader has helped the campus to become the first tertiary institution in Australia to be recognised for supporting gender equity, diversity and inclusion.

Jacinta Cantatore

70s Shakespeare twistPremiumTrickery and mistaken identity in Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare’s classic tale of mistaken imprisonment, identity swap and misguided love gets a 70s-style revamp when a national theatre company brings The Comedy of Errors to the South West.

Jacinta Cantatore

balaclavas & baklavaPremiumLast Orfa’s Kebab ransacker faces Children’s Court

Every teenager involved in a shocking ransacking and raid at a Bunbury kebab store earlier this year has now been identified and charged by police.

Luke McPherson

highway to hellPremiumJournalist’s drive down State’s riskiest regional road

An infamous label as regional WA’s riskiest road the South Western Highway has been a site for fatal crashes, I travelled 490km to try and better understand what makes the highway so deadly.

Kasper Johansen

‘The consequences are dire’PremiumChild protection workers protest huge case backlog

Dozens of child protection workers in the State’s south have walked off the job for two hours to demand a better response from the State Government to the 140 unallocated child protection cases in the region.

Jacinta Cantatore

Truck rollover Premium36-wheeler truck rolls into ditch on SWH

A 36-wheeler truck has rolled over and landed in a ditch on South Western Highway with road users facing traffic delays heading in both directions. 

Kasper Johansen

By-election resultPremiumBridgetown-Greenbushes local council welcomes new members

Two new members were sworn in as councillors on the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire council on Monday night after the Shire’s by-election on Saturday.

Jacinta Cantatore

Festival faves Sabrina Hahn excited to visit “beautiful” Nannup community

Excited to get her hands dirty, fry up fresh produce and figure out flower arranging, gardening icon Sabrina Hahn has highlighted what she is most excited about at this year’s Nannup Flower and Garden Festival.

Kasper Johansen