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PROUD AS PUNCHComedian Amy Hetherington names her top five regional towns

Albany-born comedian Amy Hetherington is about to embark on a 50-show tour of regional Australia — here are the WA towns she is most excited to visit.

Amy Hetherington

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‘Tiny houses’ could help boost declining rural communities

We’ve all seen the images of micro homes, or as the Australian Tiny House Association calls them, tiny houses. 

Trevor Whittington

Family entertainmentPremiumTom Curtain returns to WA for the ‘Good Life’ tour

Tom Curtain, two-time Golden Guitar winner and ambassador for Dolly’s Dream, will soon be performing to country audiences in WA as part of his ‘Good Life’ tour.

Olivia Ford

HARVEST 2024-25PremiumSnaps put harvest in the frame

As another harvest draws to a close, the Countryman team is excited to share some of our favourite readers’ photos from this season.

Staff reporters

T20 grand final PremiumCougars, Bandicoots to lock horns in inaugural T20 decider

Kojonup and Broomehill are gearing up for the Great Southern Cricket Association’s inaugural T20 grand final under lights on Friday night.

Harry Grigson

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Bushfire in WA’s south downgraded to advice level

A bushfire in WA’s south east has been downgraded to an advice level as firefighters work to strengthen containment lines.

Jessica Evensen

ATAR ResultsPremiumPhoebe Thompson nabs top ATAR in Great Southern

Year 12 students across the Great Southern received their final Australia Tertiary Admission Rank on Saturday with Great Southern Grammar Student Phoebe Thompson earning the top honour for the region.

Georgia Campion

Arrive AliveTop traffic cop issues plea to slow down and drive carefully

Drivers are being urged to slow down and take care on Great Southern roads these holidays as the double demerit period rapidly approaches.

Georgia Campion

WATCH AND ACTPremiumBeverley bushfire: People told to flee or stay and defend

Two water bombers are on their way to a serious blaze in Beverley, where people have been told to leave the area or prepare to defend their homes.

Eliza Kavanagh

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The West Australian exclusive
Courts & justicePremium
The West Australian exclusive
Ex-real estate agent breaches bail, taken into custody

A former Albany real estate agent and fraudulent sparky has been remanded in custody four days after he was granted bail for allegedly attacking his partner and threatening her dog.

Hannah Whitehead

WA NewsWhy WA is being blanketed by a smoke haze

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has issued a smoke alert for the haze it warns could affect those between Perth and Albany.

Super sailorPremiumNo beaches no dramas: Katanning’s Potter wins sailing crown

Young Katanning sailor Zavier Potter may live more than 150km from the ocean, but that did not stop him from conquering all at the O’Pen Skiff Intermediate Division Regatta to be crowned WA sailing champion.

Harry Grigson

WA newsOld Courthouse Museum damaged in car crash, two injured

Two elderly people were taken to hospital following a serious crash in Narrogin in which a car smashed through a brick wall.

Eliza Kavanagh

Rising stars Emerging Great Southern hockey guns play international games

A swag of rising Great Southern hockey players represented WA Country at the 2024 KMSB Youth International Gryphon Cup under-16 tournament in Perth recently. 

Harry Grigson

OPPORTUNISTIC STEALINGPremiumKatanning police warn residence of opportunistic offenders

Katanning police are urging residents to lock their homes and secure their property following a spate of home burglaries and thefts in the area.

Hannah Whitehead

Olympic inspirationPremiumOlympic fever hits Great Southern Academy of Sport stars

Some of the Great Southern’s promising young athletes rubbed shoulders with Australian Olympic stars during a three-day mentoring program hosted by the Great Southern Academy of Sport last week.

Harry Grigson

GOLD MINEPremiumAusgold opens office to gain closer local relationships

The company behind the largest gold mine project in the Great Southern has revealed details about its future operations, including housing and employment, as it officially opens up shop in Katanning.

Hannah Whitehead

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Detectives investigating death of man found in burnt out car

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a burnt out car in a regional WA town.

Hannah Cross

YEAH THE GIRLSPremiumGrant to enhance female regional cricket participation

WA Cricket has secured $712,806 funding for women’s and girls’ cricket through the Federal Government’s Play Our Way program.

Madelin Hayes

PoliticsPremiumNats and Libs slam pastoral lease renewal changes

The State Opposition has slammed proposed changes to new lease conditions for WA pastoralists and called on the Cook Government to extend public consultation until after the March election.

Staff reporter

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
WA Govt won’t have say on ‘transition advocate’

WA Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis has confirmed her department is not working with Federal Labor in its search for a live sheep export ban ‘transition advocate’.

Olivia Ford

Road PleaAlbany OIC issues road plea as WA road fatalities climb

Albany’s top cop is urging road users to take every care on Great Southern roads this holiday season as the state’s road fatality count soared over the weekend.

Georgia Campion

Taste ThatPremiumTaste Great Southern gets new format and new management

Taste Great Southern will return for another three years under new management and in a new four-day format in May 2025. 

Georgia Campion

WA NEWSPremiumMajor company charged over death of worker at WA abattoir

A major meat processing company has been charged over the death of a foreign national after he became trapped in machinery and died while working at their Katanning abattoir. 

Caleb Runciman