A new Katanning University Study Hub opened its doors last Monday, promoting further education support and accessibility in the regions.
Hannah Whitehead
A Wheatbelt council is offering $20,000 to whoever buys the town’s only butcher shop as the current owners step back from the award-winning business.
Three dedicated Great Southern cricket identities have been lauded for their contributions to the game with State awards.
Melissa Sheil
Shire of Wickepin residents sweated through the final weeks of heat after their public pool was closed a month earlier than scheduled due to an incident in late February.
Katanning-born Shai Bolton has tasted his first victory in Fremantle colours, as the Dockers produced a powerful display on Sunday to claim the western derby over West Coast.
Cameron Newbold
A Wagin man who twice assaulted his former partner and threatened her in front of his four young children after she returned late from a Christmas shopping trip to Perth, has avoided prison.
Pingrup Racing raised more than $10,000 at its annual Pingrup Cup to fund the Pingrup Primary School student camp
Year 10 students at Katanning Senior High School will soon embark on a new training program giving them hands-on experience in the workplace.
Claire Middleton
A Katanning man who sent a string of threatening text messages to a woman, including a “veiled death threat”, has been fined.
Jacki Elezovich
Keep the Sheep signs on Riverside Drive and Tonkin Highway been targeted by vandals, with pro-live export paraphernalia sliced through the middle and others ripped down entirely.
Cally Dupe
A three-month ceasefire has been confirmed as the Premier and police insist safety — not punishment — will be the primary objective when new gun laws come into effect today.
Jessica Page
South Fremantle coach Craig White says they’ve got to roll with the heavy expectations on his side in his first season at the helm.
Mitchell Woodcock
It sent an almighty message but the Keep the Sheep rally on March 28 also provided a mighty good chance for farmers, truck drivers and those involved in agriculture to catch up.
Hundreds of cars and trucks took to the streets of Perth this morning to show their support for farmers and protest the Albanese Government’s plan to ban live sheep exports.
The Gnowangerup community is rallying around each other to ensure those living in the area have access to food and other essentials after a fire at the town’s only supermarket on Wednesday.
Cameron Newbold and Melissa Sheil
Young artists and photographers from the Great Southern will have their works on show from next week as the Blank Walls Youth Art Exhibition opens on Monday at the Vancouver Arts Centre in Albany.
Williams claimed back-to-back Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade premierships after beating rivals Wandering in a tense finish on Saturday.
Cameron Newbold and Hannah Whitehead
Great Southern students have nabbed top spots in the Synergy Schools Solar Challenge Albany car race with Mt Barker, Little Grove, Denmark, and Katanning kids securing a podium finish
Georgia Campion
Father-daughter duo Stephen and Reilly Wicks are riding from Albany to Perth to raise money and awareness on youth mental health in Hawaiian’s 23rd Ride for Youth
Katanning paid homage to the Great Southern’s diverse culture and community, attracting about 5000 people to the region's biggest Harmony Week celebration.
Ongerup Primary School celebrated its 75th anniversary on March 15, with current and former students and staff coming together with the community to mark the major milestone.
West Coast recruit Liam Baker has conceded he will have to improve his fitness if he is to continue to play as a full-time midfielder.
It was a school reunion with a difference as Gnowangerup Junior High School alumni caught up with their former teacher Wally Meacock, more than 70 years after he last taught them.
Shane Love has been re-appointed Nationals leader but conceded he is unlikely to remain Opposition Leader, as the Liberals hang onto a slim lead in the seat of Kalamunda.
