The Margaret River Summer of Wine festival is back for another year and will see a program of more than 50 winery events and pop-ups across the region.
Rose Patane
It was a night of entertainment and sing-alongs at Margaret River Senior High School for the region’s annual carols event
South West speedster Mahli Beardman has opened his 2025/26 Big Bash campaign, with the Scorchers sealing the deal against the Sydney Sixers on Sunday afternoon.
Will Corbett
Vanya Cullen from Margaret River’s Cullen Wines has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Western Australia for her work and achievements in the wine industry
A struggling Margaret River wine producer has been liquidated
A long-awaited review of one of Australia’s most devastating poisons has been labelled a ‘joke’ by conservationists who claim it does nothing to address an urgent issue.
Craig Duncan
The closure of 12 APU beds in Bunbury has sparked alarm across the South West, with WA shadow mental health minister Libby Mettam warning the decision is already placing pressure on mental health services.
Madelin Hayes
Former Australian all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile continues to shine for Cowaramup Cricket Club, running a game high 77 at the weekend to help take down Dunsborough Cricket Club.
Amber Lilley
A surfing hotspot in the South West has become the 10,000th location to have a defibrillator on hand.
Yousuf Shameel
The Shire of Capel will be assessing four-wheel-drive access to beaches as a colony of shorebirds is pushed to the edge by reckless drivers.
A popular South West beach is under the watchful eye of Surf Life Saving WA beach lifeguards over summer as an ongoing partnership pushes forward
A Margaret River builder has been named South West young builder of the year.
A controversial South West wind farm is moving forward without an assessment from WA’s environmental watchdog despite community pressure.
The South West’s iconic golden cow will be moo-ving back to the its rightful location soon after almost nine months of love and care.
From gun to tape, Lotte Wilms proved just what an ironwoman is made of, not letting a tough year stand between her and the 2025 Western Australia Asia-Pacific Championship in Busselton.
After nearly 25 years of fishing in the West Coast zone, Southwest Wildecatch owner Vern Wilde said he had ‘no idea’ what to do next.
A near perfect race has seen a new Asia Pacific Champion crowned in Busselton as Cameron Main charged across the line in time of 7hr. 38 min. 26 sec.
There isn’t a refuge anywhere across the 23,000 square kilometres of the Warren–Blackwood electorate — that’s not just a bureaucratic oversight — It’s a safety failure.
Bevan Eatts
The State Government are taking off the gloves and rolling up their sleeves in the fight against one of Australia’s most dangerous animals — the mosquito.
A Regional Swim school has been recognised as the best in the State for its small size and is among the best in all of Australia.
The Margaret River community is encouraged to have their say on a renewable future plan for the region before the policy heads back to the council.
Imagine sitting by the mirrored waters in the depths of Lake Cave — that is the feeling Phoebe Dubar has captured as part of a new experimental album drawing inspiration from sounds across Western Australia.
Questions have been raised about potential changes to the region’s demographics with hundreds of homes slated to cater exclusively for seniors.
Warren Hately
Dunsborough creatives have joined forces in a heartfelt collaboration for the Callum and Jake Robinson Foundation, contributing a special silent auction piece.
