Meet the league coaches for the 2025 Lower South West Football League season.
Melissa Pedelty
A Melbourne folk artist is excited to bring their national tour to WA regional audiences and hopes to share the love in areas frequently overlooked.
A two-week festival across 10 towns in the Lower South West has been announced, set to showcase the rich and diverse heritage of the region.
Manjimup’s catholic co-educational school has welcomed a new principal during its centennial, Lisa Gallin
A cidery in Manjimup has officially opened a long-anticipated cellar door at its orchard premises.
Southern Forest farmers are buoyed by the state of this season’s harvest, despite initial fears
Riders passed through the Warren-Blackwood region last week for the annual Hawaiian Ride for Youth with stops at Pemberton, Manjimup and Kojonup high schools to talk about mental health.
Anjelica Smilovitis
An art auction in Bridgetown will raise funds to upgrade the “dire” student common room and provide new monkey bars to boost physical wellbeing.
Bridgetown Trotting Club will host the Bridgetown Cup as part of the course’s second meeting of the year on Sunday.
Eucalypt Australia announced the 2025 Eucalypt of the Year was awarded to the Wondrous Forests of the Walpole Wilderness in WA out of 10 destinations nation-wide.
A 1920s Nannup cottage is undergoing a transformation to become a hub for “bike packers” riding the Munda Biddi Trail.
Reigning Lower South West Football League premiers Boyup Brook will start their season at home when they come up against Deanmill at Boyup Brook Oval on Saturday.
Josh Kempton
A Manjimup eatery has recently introduced freshly scooped gelato to its extensive menu, inspired by the local outcry for the sweet treat.
The WA Nationals have won back the prized former conservative stronghold of Warren-Blackwood, with Bevan Eatts declaring he intends to “give the region a voice” and hold the State Government accountable.
Thousands are set to swarm Manjimup next year to participate in one of Western Australia’s most significant annual speedway events.
Southern Forests winemakers are thrilled to have been included on a global network’s new under-the-radar wine region list.
Barracudas and Comets took out the Manjimup Amateur Basketball Association mens A and womens A grand final wins after two thrilling contests on Friday night.
The Blackwood River Arts Trail returns in April, celebrating its fifth year of showcasing both emerging and established artists across the Lower South West.
Manjimup Amateur Basketball Association had an incredible turnout on Saturday for its eight junior grand final matches.
Boyup Brook Cricket Club’s Braydon Ridley was named Warren Blackwood Cricket Association champion player for the second consecutive year at an awards ceremony last week.
A new storybook on the Donnelly River Village inspires children — and adults — to explore the “living history” of the old timber mill built in the 1950s.
People from across the State have put their pumpkins on the scales, rolling into Kirup with their big vegetables on the backs of trucks and trailers for the annual contest.
The South West community rallied to rescue a missing teddy bear as a Canadian family were set to leave WA after the state’s first ever agritourism tour.
A new school is in the works for the Nannup community with a focus on teaching children life skills in nature.
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