The South West are well represented in Saturday’s State clashes against South Australia, while the day kicks off with a talent showcase between the WA Under-20s and WA Under-18s.
Jack Penniment
With more than 30 years experience, a rescue member with the Donnybrook State Emergency Service is encouraging more people to volunteer in the lead up to Wear Orange Wednesday.
Rose Patane
While Premier Roger Cook said the WA Budget was not about “picking winners”, Warren-Blackwood MLA Bevan Eatts said the regions had largely missed out on funding.
Craig Duncan
Manjimup volunteers will be celebrated next week as the community marks National Volunteer Week with a special presentation and lunch.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
Bridgetown-Greenbushes residents are encouraged to have difficult but important conversations about end-of-life planning at a free community event this week.
When emergencies unfold, SES volunteers are among the first to answer the call — and next week, communities of the Southern Forests are being asked to wear orange in their honour.
Firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty were remembered at a memorial service in Yornup for International Firefighters Day.
Dominant performances were the theme of round five Lower South West Football League with all three fixtures margins over 50-points.
Despite recent and planned network upgrades, people travelling outside Southern Forests townsites are being warned they still cannot assume they will have mobile coverage when they need it.
Defending champions Tiffany Cromwell and Mark O’Brien will be among a record field of 2000 riders lining up in Nannup for the 2026 Seven Gravel Race this Saturday.
A late-night crash on the South Western Highway claimed two lives and left a third person recovering in hospital earlier this month.
Bushwalkers heading into the Southern Forests are being urged not to rely on mobile phones as their only safety device following several recent search and welfare incidents.
Artists from across the South West are being invited to capture the faces, landscapes and stories of Bridgetown-Greenbushes as the 2026 People and Places Art Awards prepares to return to the region.
A new peer-learning program designed to strengthen farm resilience and support more productive dairy systems is being rolled out for dairy farmers across the Lower South West.
One man’s waste is another’s treasure is more than a saying at the Northcliffe transfer station, where a local recycling push is helping divert tonnes of material from landfill.
Southerners Football Club held their annual ladies day event on Saturday, but this year there was an added element to an already big day at the club.
WA Plantation Resources is marking 50 years of operations at its Diamond facility, celebrating what the company says has been a long-running contribution to Manjimup’s timber industry.
A long-awaited push to unlock the future of the Pemberton Mill site has taken another step forward, with the Shire of Manjimup continuing to advocate for joint planning of the strategic town-centre land.
A new addition to Pemberton’s growing small business scene is putting the spotlight firmly on local producers.
The Shire of Boyup Brook has awarded its highest civic honour, honorary freeman, to a long-serving community member in recognition of her exceptional and sustained contribution to the region.
Rising fuel costs raised fears for Easter tourism in regional WA, but some Southern Forests operators report resilience, and even opportunity, during the holiday period.
The Manjimup Repertory Club is set to bring the stage to life once again, with its much-loved More May-hem! performance returning for one weekend only this May.
A landmark institution is set to commemorate an impressive 80 years of history later this month, with the Bridgetown Club opening its doors for an anniversary open day celebration.
Manjimup’s northern entry timber arch could be nominated for the State Register of Heratige places after councillors voted to peruse funding and preservation options rather than relocate the landmark.
