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Drift premiere rates well with council chief
7:33 PM | AUGUSTA-Margaret River Shire chief executive officer Gary Evershed got to see the premiere of Drift, filmed mainly in Margaret River, while in Cannes recently on annual leave.
Community farewells former MLA Barry Blaikie
7:23 PM | SOUTH West identity and the longest-serving MLA to hold the seat of Vasse, Barry Blaikie, 77, lost his long battle with lung disease last week.
Two serious crashes causing delays in Erskine
7:17 PM | TWO separate crashes are causing traffic chaos in Erskine this afternoon.
Two serious crashes causing delays in Erskine
7:11 PM | TWO separate crashes are causing traffic chaos in Erskine this afternoon.
New life for old settlement
7:09 PM | THERE is movement at the Old Settlement site at the entrance to town, after years of inactivity. With the aid of $150,000 from Royalties to Regions allocated in the 2011/12 financial year, works have been carried out over the past 12 months to “get the buildings up to scratch”.
6:59 PM | UPGRADES to two sections of Bussell Highway, $10 million towards the Augusta boat harbour, improved bushfire prevention and protection and more accurate weather forecasts may be the main direct benefits for Augusta-Margaret River Shire from last week’s State budget.
Dogs day out
6:50 PM | “Doggone it, now I’m going to smell like wet dog for the RSPCA Million Paws Walk,” Jake the unhappy hound seems to be saying as Anna Windsor of Doggie Styles gives him a bath on Sunday. Margaret River’s third annual walk raised $3073 for the RSPCA.
12:00 PM | DONNYBROOK Hospital's new palliative care suite has opened after more than 30 years of fundraising and collaborative regional effort.
11:11 AM | More children will undergo free child health checks and school-based health services will be boosted in Western Australia as part of the Liberal-National Government’s $58.5million over four years investment in early childhood health care.
12:00 AM | TUIA Lodge's brand new "out and about bus" went on its first run last week.
12:00 AM | DONNYBROOK apple growers are struggling to make a living as low prices for produce in a softening market takes its toll, according to Apple and Pear Australia Limited (APAL) managing director Jon Durham.
12:00 AM | GREENBUSHES is among 63 regional towns to be nominated for the 2012 Tidy Towns - Sustainable Communities Awards.
12:00 AM | BARRABUP Pool and the surrounding St John Brook Conservation Park near Nannup was the venue for this month's outing for the South West Bird Watchers group.
12:00 AM | THE Country Music Club of Boyup Brook has presented Neville and Rhonda Parker with a life membership.
12:00 AM | THE Boyup Brook Community Resource Centre is part of the new Rural in Reach Program which is delivered by video conferencing to rural and remote areas of the state.
12:00 AM | AUSTRALIA'S Biggest Morning Tea plays a vital role in raising money towards the Cancer Council's work in research, prevention and support. In Boyup Brook the Biggest Morning Tea is being held in
12:00 AM | DONNYBROOK tourism advocate Barry Green called for an agritourism-based rethink of the connection between farmers and eaters at a New Rural Industries Australia Conference in Ballarat last month.
12:00 AM | THE Nannup Branch of the Liberal Party welcomed Forrest MP Nola Marino to their its meeting on Monday, May 14, at Templemore Tea House.
12:00 AM | NATIONAL Volunteer Week is the largest celebration of volunteers in Australia.
12:00 AM | THIRTEEN Balingup locals learned what to do in the first minutes of an emergency last week when they attended a Senior St John's Ambulance first aid course.
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