Aussie women are bearing the brunt of the nation’s cost of living crisis and putting their own financial futures at stake to keep households afloat.
Emma Kirk
An extra $20 million will be needed to deliver the final transformation of the Bunbury Regional Hospital, with budget blowouts taking the total cost of the project to more than $471m.
Amber Lilley
Chris Hicks and Brendan Hutchings beat Sean Forman and Jeff Delbridge in the final.
Neale Harvey
After touching many hearts, Bunbury’s ‘dingo at the harbour’ Marley died at the weekend at the ripe old age of 15.
Craig Duncan
St George Mining has begun its first drilling campaign at the Araxa niobium-rare earth elements project in Brazil.
Neil Watkinson
Evolution Mining has expanded both the mineral resource estimate and ore reserve at the Mungari gold operation west of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
A “once-in-a-generation” cash injection of $543 million for the Goldfields pipeline will double the water storage capacity of the Binduli Reservoir that supplies Kalgoorlie-Boulder from 2027
Sunday’s history-making AFL game at Bunbury’s Hands Oval has been hailed as a huge success and organisers are already looking to build on the momentum it generated for future years.
Josh Kempton & Amber Lilley
Souwest Jets’ open side recorded their second win of the West Australian Netball League season last Wednesday, holding off a fast-finishing Rangers to win by one goal.
Josh Kempton
South West Football League ladder-leaders Busselton have led the way in an extended squad for next month’s senior Country Championships, having nine players selected on a 57-strong longlist
A fifth-generation Leonora resident and her father have taken matters into their own hands to restore and fund an old heritage building after it was under threat of demolition following a storm in February.
Jessica Antoniou
Star South West Slammers men’s import Jamal Poplar is serving a two-game suspension after being found guilty by the NBL1 West tribunal of using offensive language towards a match official.
North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson hailed the time his club spent in the South West last week as “special”, saying the early returns on the agreement to bring the club to WA had been hugely successful.
Hannans Boulevard traders are begging the community not to forget them as the centre awaits the arrival of SpudShed’s new store
Tegan Guthrie
Feathers, folly and a fierce dose of satire can be expected from the Goldfields Repertory Club’s upcoming production.
Bunbury and Districts Hockey Association will be looking to defend their pair of division one titles at the hockey Country Championships over the next two weekends in Perth.
The iconic Australian burger chain has revealed it will overhaul its bun selection in favour of healthier options in a “world first”.
Alexandra Feiam
Police are continuing to search for missing man Kyle, who was last seen driving a white van in a regional part of South Australia 10 days ago.
A tech guru responsible for keeping the devices and networks of a Great Southern school ticking has been lauded as the best in regional WA.
Melissa Sheil
A million-dollar contract to build 18 one-bedroom units at the Narrogin Caravan Park has been approved to provide essential worker accommodation for upcoming major projects
Hannah Whitehead
Tasmanians will go to polls for the fourth time in seven years on July 19, after a no-confidence motion in Premier Jeremy Rockliff left the state in limbo for a week.
Joanne Williamson
A popular gaming chair from Target stores has been urgently recalled over fears it could cause severe injuries or death.
The first of six renewable energy industries has been approved in Narrogin, starting the $17 billion combined project investment that will transform the Wheatbelt shire into a renewable energy hub
A Denmark man accused of lighting multiple fires, including at a church and inside an older woman’s house, in one night earlier this year plans to fight the charges in District Court.
