Bunbury and Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault will meet in Saturday’s South West Football League reserves grand final, with both teams coming off disappointing ends to the 2025 season.
Jack Penniment
History is upon Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault this Saturday, with the club reaching maiden South West Football League women’s grand final against Busselton.
Busselton were on the wrong side of last years South West Football League grand final result, having gone down in one of the all time greatest deciders against South Bunbury by a solitary point.
Bunbury are looking to break a six year drought at the top of the South West Football League with a long journey taken to set the team up for this Saturday’s grand final against Busselton.
Trinity Brown has claimed her second Nola Marino Medal for the SWFL women’s best and fairest, capping an outstanding season by becoming the first Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault player to win award.
The Environmental Protection Authority is determining whether or not to assess a sand mine proposal in Yallingup after it received nearly 400 public comments.
Madelin Hayes
Busselton will enter the 2026 South West Football League women’s grand final as favourites but the side is not underestimating their opponents in Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault.
A Margaret River historian is calling for ugent action to protect ancient fossils in Augusta, warning the site is being destroyed before the public has had a chance to understand its significance.
A Busselton apprentice has shown she is above the rest, winning a State wide award ceremony.
Hayley Primmer
South West has to wait until 2027 to benefit from a new service being rolled out north of Perth this week, which will see two more health care professionals onboard the State’s emergency rescue helicopters.
Mitch Tenardi ended his run of being the bridesmaid after securing his first Hayward Medal at the South West Football League awards night on Friday.
For diners at Cowaramup’s newest winery, the journey from paddock to plate is only a few steps away.
Australian singer-songwriter Matt Corby will bring his soulful sounds to Margaret River next month, headlining Good Day Sunshine Festival with a few surprises in tow.
Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School, in Glen Iris is a finalist in two categories, excellence in cultural responsiveness, and excellence in teaching and learning in the primary school sector.
Opposition leaders are joining a chorus of concern over changes to the Federal Government’s visa processing priorities, claiming the South West will be hit hard by rural workforce changes.
Craig Duncan
Kojonup capped off their undefeated 2026 Lower South West Football League season in style with a commanding 84-point grand final win over Bridgetown in Saturday’s decider.
Bunbury’s Beth Schilling returned to West Coast’s AFLW side for the first time in more than a year at the weekend as the Eagles secured their first win of the season.
The Harvey shire has celebrated a milestone moment after its Reconciliation Action Plan was officially endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.
Rose Patane
Millions of dollars have been awarded to more than 100 producers across WA’s sheep regions ahead of the approaching deadline to ban live sheep exports from Australia in May 2028.
Georgia Campion
The Busselton Jetty Swim is set to welcome a record number of swimmers to Geographe Bay in February, with more than 6000 participants expected for the event’s 32nd edition.
Margaret River is set to host WA’s first dedicated regional wildlife hospital with the State Government today announcing $1.5 million of funding to establish a new state of the art facility.
A busy great-grandfather ignored calls from an unfamiliar number for weeks before discovering he had won more than $650,000 in Saturday Lotto.
Troy de Ruyter
Two South West community radio stations have been revealed as finalists for national awards recognising people, programs and stations across Australia’s broadcasting sector.
Boyanup are looking to add to their run of dominace over the South West Hockey League women’s competition with Marist standing in their way of glory.
