South West
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- Petrol prices
Regional diesel runs dry as metro panic-buying hits WA farms
WA farmers face three-week wait times for regular fuel supply deliveries, with fears it could affect seeding and harvesting season.
- Indigo Lemay-Conway
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Panic buying blamed for driving up fuel prices as WA stations put limits on sales
Petrol prices have risen across WA and supplies have become limited, but government officials say panic buying is the cause.
- Indigo Lemay-Conway
War of words erupts over Western Australia’s prescribed burning program
As LA faces the mass destruction of multiple wildfires, dissent is building over the prescribed burning regime for the shrinking, drying forests of WA’s South West.
- Sarah Brookes
Violent storms becoming the norm in Mandurah, says SES
Severe thunderstorms across Perth and WA’s southern regions led to the SES receiving more than 45 calls for help statewide, mostly for water ingress, flooding and downed trees.
- Claire Ottaviano
Taken to the cleaners: Busselton eatery blaze sparks $7m lawsuit over tea towels
The Goose Beach Bar was destroyed by fire in 2021 after tea towels sparked a blaze in the tumble dryer. Now the former cleaners have been dragged to court.
- Jesinta Burton
- Review
- Busselton Pavilion
Busselton’s newest pub is set to get tongues wagging (and eaten)
When an ambitious publican opens a pub and kitchen run by an Avengers-style team of hospitality pros, good things happen.
- Max Veenhuyzen
Casual nurses booted from Busselton Hospital jobs due to ‘admin error’
Casual nurses at Busselton Hospital have had their employment canned at the last minute in what the union claims are an effort to claw back budget blowouts.
- Hamish Hastie
The woman set to replace disgraced WA MP convicted of child abuse
James Hayward’s conviction disqualifies him from sitting in parliament, meaning the next Nationals candidate below him on the 2021 ballot paper will likely fill the vacancy.
- Hamish Hastie
- Review
- Tall Timbers
Serious about wine? A trip through the South West reveals a surprise hidden in the woods
Tall Timbers in Manjimup looks like your standard fare tavern from the outside. Inside, however, you’ll find a very impressive showcase of local drops.
- Rob Broadfield
- Opinion
- Foodie travel
WA’s best local food and wine festival raises a glass to the pinot noir
The Pinot Picnic ticks all the boxes. It has well-curated events and excursions, a raft of stunning cafes and restaurants and all you need to make a weekend of it.
- Rob Broadfield