Local News

The Shire of Waroona is urging landholders and contractors to seek advice before clearing any land after a recent successful court prosecution.

The City of Mandurah has received State Government funding to help combat coastal erosion at one of its most popular beaches.

Detectives are investigating a burglary and criminal damage incident at a primary school in Port Kennedy.

A man accused of wielding a machete at the front door of a home in Greenfields has been released on bail.

The community is rallying around a Parmelia family who lost everything in a house fire.

The brand new Baldivis Police Station is now officially open and operating.

Police are continuing their hunt for a man who approached multiple houses in Greenfields armed with a machete.

Fresh new spaces have come to life on the Dawesville foreshore.

Peel Thunder has announced the formation of their first ever All Abilities Wheelchair Football Team.

A Halls Head man is due to appear in court today charged with allegedly possessing and circulating child abuse material online.

Rockingham Police are on the hunt for two men who stole a puppy from a home in Shoalwater.

The location of a new $5.4 million veterans wellness hub in Rockingham has been announced, with the centre set to provide current and ex-serving personnel and their families more support closer to home.

The Shire of Murray is encouraging community and sporting groups, non-profit organisations and individuals to apply to the Shire’s grants and funding programs.  

The City of Mandurah is inviting the community to come along to a National Tree Day planting event in Dawesville on July 27 from 9am-12pm.

The Rockingham Flames teams were on fire on Tuesday night in their local derby with the Mandurah Magic in front of a huge crowd at Mike Barnett Sports Complex.

An Australind newsagency has sold a winning Lotto ticket worth $1 million.

A kangaroo has been shot in the head with an arrow, prompting a local wildlife rescue to find the person responsible.

The State Government is proposing changes to the public holiday calendar that could see Western Australian's have two more days off a year.

UPDATE: Mr Bream has been found safe and well.

Two Bunbury suburbs have made the top 10 list of locations across the country where investors saw healthy rental yields over the past 12 months.

A driver has died in a crash in Meadow Springs.

Artists from across Perth and the South West have been selected as finalists in the City of Rockingham’s 2025 Castaways Sculpture Awards.

A 37-year-old man has died after being hit by a car in the South West.

A Baldivis childcare centre has been fined $45,000 after a toddler wandered away from an excursion group last year.

A Byford tradie has been charged with eight counts of stealing after allegedly taking deposits from customers for renovations but never carrying out the work.

Police are continuing their investigation into a fatal crash in East Rockingham, the sixth death on WA roads since Thursday.

The "strongest front of the year to date" is expected to hit Perth, Mandurah and the South West today.

Police are seeking the public’s assistance for information over a fatal crash that occurred in Australind on Thursday, 3 July 2025.