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  1. TOP 30 PremiumA Bunbury teenager’s Australian Idol journey continues

  2. PAW & ORDERPremiumCouncil backs more signage and changes to dog beaches

  3. Disaster and EmergencyPremiumTragedy as woman dies in crash in WA’s South West

  4. SWFLPremiumBig name recruits and gun youngsters equal a bullish line-up

  5. FISHINGPremiumDemersal fishing protest nets over 1000

Concept plans for the planned $3 million kiosk in Collie’s Wellington National Park.

NEW KIOSKPremiumBunbury builder awarded the Collie’s national park contract

Plans to construct a $3 million kiosk in Collie’s Wellington National Park have been locked in with Bunbury builder at the helm

Yousuf Shameel

Owner of Wollaston Fish and Chips Samuel Vial.

FISH BANPremiumFish and chips stores collateral damage of controversial ban

While the State Government’s ban on demersal fishing claims to safeguard fish populations for future generations, a Bunbury chippy fears their livelihood is on the line as the new restrictions start to bite. 

Yousuf Shameel

Forrest MHR Ben Small gains two assistant shadow cabinet positions in the leadership shake up.

POLITICSPremiumBen Small claims double assistant shadow ministry portfolio

Forrest MHR Ben Small has joined the shadow cabinet as Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Electoral Matters in Angus Taylor’s leadership shake up. 

Will Corbett

Bunbury pair Thomas Hinchcliffe and Jay Pfoeffer representing the WA State under 15s cricket team.

CricketPremiumLocals shining for WA in Under 15 Cricket Championships

Local juniors have been shining for Western Australia during the School Sport Australia Under 15 Cricket Championships Carnival in the South West this week.

Jack Penniment

South Bunbury won the 2025 South West Football League grand final.

SWFLPremiumSouth Bunbury gunning for history with a hat-trick of flags

Dual South Bunbury premiership coach Julian Burgess has backed his core of local stars to create history and deliver the most successful club in the South West Football League its first hat-trick of flags

Jack Penniment

John Standley is through to the Australian Idol top 21.

GO JOHNNY GOPremiumJohn Standley is through to the Australian Idol top 21

Australian Idol judges were left beaming on Tuesday night after another performance by Bunbury-raised teenager John Standley, sending the singer straight through to the competition’s top 21. 

Rose Patane

The Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup council chambers.

PETITION South West council receive petition to act on homelessness

A petition asking to assist those who are experiencing homelessness has been put forward to the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup

Rob and Kate Witten have Fly With Caution running in Saturday’s Bunbury Cup.

RacingPremiumPremiumMultiple locals competing for Bunbury Cup and Stakes glory

Trainers and jockeys are ready for barriers to swing open for the 2026 Bunbury Cup and Stakes with multiple locals competing for glory at their home track this Saturday.

Seanadh McEleney after her win at the Australian Schools Championships 2025.

BoxingPremiumPremiumLocal boxer taking on the world at World Boxing Futures Cup

A local boxer is taking on the world this week at the 2026 World Boxing Futures Cup.

Rachel Vrieling with her book and her guinea pig.

Awesome Author Premium11-years-old Rachael Vrieling publishes her first book

At only 11 years old Rachael Vrieling has published her own book Fadaz: The Emotional Support Guinea Pig.

Yousuf Shameel

Phil Cahill with scorecards he has collected over the years on occasions when he has shot his age.

GOLFPremiumLocal golf club veteran shoots his age 86 times, eyeing 100

A veteran Capel Golf Club member is breaking and making records — some of which sound a bit too good to be true.

Yousuf Shameel

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The parents of Cleo Smith — the young girl who was kidnapped from a WA campsite and held for 18 days — have closed the door on a difficult chapter in their lives.

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Cleo Smith family’s major life update years after kidnapping

The family of the young girl who was abducted from a WA campsite and held for 18 days have closed the door on a difficult chapter.

Kim Macdonald

Hailee Hildebrand was allowed out on day release, only four days after another suicide attempt inside the hospital’s youth mental health ward.

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Grieving mum’s plea: ‘They were meant to save her’

Stacey Hildebrandt is brokenhearted but insists she wants change — not sympathy — in the wake of her daughter’s suicide while she was an inpatient at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Jessica Page

Laurence Escalante arrives at the Perth Magistrates Court today. Michael Wilson

Courts & JusticePremiumDramatic scenes as billionaire faces nine new drug charges

Perth billionaire Laurence Escalante has been hit with a raft of new criminal charges as his minder clashed with media outside court in dramatic scenes.

Rebecca Le May

One of seven people charged over a massive cocaine haul found stashed inside a bulk carrier off Perth has had his charge dropped.

Courts & JusticePremiumNew twist as epic trial looms after huge drug bust off WA

One of seven people charged over a massive cocaine haul found stashed inside a bulk carrier off Perth has had his charge dropped.

Rebecca Le May

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Chinese made cars now top the sales lists

AutomotiveCommentsPremiumChina No.1 source of new cars sparking intelligence warning

China is the biggest monthly source for new Australian cars for the first time ever and dominates the EV market. Japan had been the uninterrupted No.1 since 1998. Here’s why intelligence experts are worried.

Stephen Johnson

Kristina Mariah Calder and Joel Samuel Lee Williams were arrested on February 13, just one day after Ms Calder shared a video of the pair exploring Japan.

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No trips for Mandurah travel influencer on cocaine charges

A TikTok influencer who shared videos of glamorous trips abroad has been grounded after being arrested on drug charges. 

Rachel Fenner

Qantas will send another A380 to the UK amid huge demand for flights to Europe.

TravelCommentsCommentsQantas puts on new flight for UK travellers

Qantas will introduce a new flight route from Sydney to the United Kingdom as travellers scramble to get to Europe amid the war in the Middle East. SEE THE DETAILS.

Home and Away filmed at Bullara Station

TVCommentsCommentsREVEALED: Home and Away WA filming locations

All the locations revealed: Brax (Stephen Peacocke) and Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) make their highly anticipated return to Home and Away 7.00pm Monday, March 9.

Ben Harvey explains why Donald Trump has pragmatic and personal reasons for launching US attack on Iran given the regime’s funding of the three Hs of terror.

Up LateVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWATCH: End game for three Hs of terror

Harvey explains why Trump has pragmatic and personal reasons for launching US attack on Iran given the regime’s funding of the three Hs of terror.

Regional News

Noel Brunning, GWN7 news anchor. (Staff portrait, take in the Seven West Media Photographic Studio).

NOEL ON-AIRPremiumSouth West TV icon marks 40 years on air in regional news

For 40 years, through shifting airwaves and changing screens, Noel Brunning has remained a steady voice and familiar face of regional news.

Yousuf Shameel

Walk to Defeat MND 2025.

WALK FOR ACCESSPremiumBunbury community invited to walk to defeat MND

The Bunbury community is being called on to come together for a powerful local cause, with registrations open for Walk to Defeat MND Bunbury 2026.

Yousuf Shameel

Leanne Pettersson was a regular user of the hospital facility before it closed.

HYDROTHERAPY POOLPremiumHydrotherapy pool users calls for an independent facility

Almost a year after Bunbury Regional Hospital’s hydrotherapy pool closed down permanently, the South West community are still feeling the ache of losing their valued facility.

Yousuf Shameel

Bunbury Fringe benefited from the State Government's $2.4 million investment into WA art projects

ArtsPremiumPremiumSouth West Arts projects nab portion of $2.4M investment

Three South West Arts projects have nabbed a portion of a $2.4M State Government Investment into WA artists.

Divers took to the water to help clean up at Busselton Jetty.

JETTY CLEAN Fifth annual underwater clean up held at Busselton Jetty

A group of dedicated volunteers took to the Busselton Jetty at the weekend as part of the fifth annual Busselton Jetty Underwater Clean up. 

The new memorial for Constable Laurence Buzza

POLICEPremiumPremiumNannup cop recognised 85 years after death

A memorial to a Nannup police offer who was shot and killed 87 years ago has been officially unveiled. 

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Goldman Sachs’ Chairman and CEO David Solomon.

CNBC newsPremiumBanking boss surprised by ‘benign’ market reaction to war

Goldman Sachs’ Chairman and CEO David Solomon said financial markets have had a surprisingly “benign” reaction to the Iran war, as the conflict enters its fifth day.

Sawdah Bhaimiya

Airspace closures after the Iran strikes forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world.

CNBC newsVideoCommentsPremium‘Limited’ flights back on in Dubai after Iran strikes

Airspace closures after the Iran strikes forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world.

Leslie Josephs

Apple introduces iPhone 17e

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMore bang for buck in Apple’s new (and cheaper) iPhone 17e

Apple opened its week of product launches on Monday morning with a refreshed low-cost iPhone and a faster iPad Air, as it begins what looks to be a broader multi-day hardware push.

MacKenzie Sigalos

Iranian Navy soldiers at an armed speed boat in Persian Gulf near the strait of Hormuz about 1320km south of Tehran, in April 2019.

CNBC newsThe countries most affected by Strait of Hormuz blockade

A prolonged closure of the Strait would likely lead to a further surge in oil prices, with some analysts seeing oil crossing $US100 per barrel.

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Electors passed a motion of no confidence in the City of Fremantle.

Local governmentCommentsPremiumNo confidence, no worries: City ignores electors’ concerns

The City of Fremantle is taking a ‘steady as she goes’ approach after electors declared they did not have confidence in how it was managing its finances.

Michael Palmer

An artist's impression of the proposed development.

DevelopmentCommentsPremiumControversial development approved despite expert warning

A doctor fears patient consultations at a medical centre will suffer from an adjoining three-storey development.

Michael Palmer

West Australian shoppers will soon be forking out more at the supermarket.

AgriculturePremiumPremium‘Real pile of strife’: Supermarket prices in WA set to soar

West Australian shoppers could soon be forking out more at the supermarket, with agribusinesses bracing for higher oil and fertiliser prices to bleed into production costs amid war in the Middle East.

Two high-tech US surveillance aircraft have made an ‘unexpected’ stopover into Western Australia just days after the Trump administration began its bombing of Iran, but officials are refusing to discuss details of the visit.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumREVEALED: US spy planes make secret WA stopover

Two high-tech surveillance aircraft made a stopover in Western Australia just days after the Trump administration began bombing Iran, but officials are refusing to discuss details of the visit.

A lucky WA punter has become the first Set for Life winner in the State this year. 

LottoCommentsCommentsWest Aussie ticketholder scores life-changing $4.8m win

The winner has not yet visited the Lotto HQ to lay claim to the enviable prize. 

Austin Appelbee at Lathlain, eager to meet his favourite footy team.

WA NewsCommentsTeen hero’s dream meeting with West Coast after sea rescue

The WA teen who captured global headlines when he swam for four hours through dangerous seas to save his family isn’t showing signs of returning to normal life. 

Brooke Rolfe