One of the region's best known wine experts received long overdue recognition at this year's Jame Halliday Awards. Vasse Felix’s vineyard manager, Bart Molony, was awarded the coveted “Winemaker of the Year” prize at last week’s awards ceremony.
Joey Dijkstra from Albany has been committed to improving mental health and wellbeing in Australia for the past two years and has been named a finalist in the WA Youth Awards in Community Leadership. Mx Dijkstra joined the headspace Youth National Reference Group in 2022 to advocate for queer and disabled young people in regional … Read more
Further recognition for Manchester City’s top footballers: Phil Foden and Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw were each named PFA Players of the Year.
A doctor who is developing new methods to prevent patients from dying from high blood pressure and a psychologist who is improving the quality of people's working lives are this year's winners of WA's most prestigious science award. Internationally renowned clinical researcher Markus Schlaich and world-leading analyst Sharon Parker were jointly named Scientists of the … Read more
A groundbreaking Busselton drinks market has won national honours at the Gourmet Traveller 2025 Restaurant Awards held in Sydney on Monday night. South West Wine Shop, part of the Parker Group's Busselton Pavilion, was named Wine Bar of the Year in the magazine's annual review of the best and most promising restaurants on the Australian … Read more
After the death of a father near Moora on Sunday evening, a road safety summit comes too late for another Western Australian family.
Volunteer, artist, treasurer, farmer, chairwoman – these are just some of the titles Marion Macdougall of Denmark holds in the community, and now she can add the title of 2024 St. John, WA Rural Volunteer of the Year. She said she was “surprised” and “thrilled” when she received the award at the annual St John … Read more
Brandt Snedeker, who became a US hero at Hazeltine in 2016, has been named vice-captain of next year's Ryder Cup by Keegan Bradley.
The Perth rugby community is mourning the loss of a respected player who died in a horror accident at the weekend. His death has “left the biggest hole in many people's hearts,” the statement said. Joseph Simpkins, 28, was driving a car when it crashed into a barrier on the Tonkin Highway, south of Dunreath … Read more