New $280 million Smiths Beach resort project could start next year:developer

New $280 million Smiths Beach resort project could start next year:developer

The prominent Perth name behind a new $280 million seaside resort and community hub on a stunning piece of South West coastline plans to turn the sod in 2023.

  • byPeter de Kruijff

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Twin tastings reveal WA’s great cabernets (and where to find them this summer)
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Winemakers

Twin tastings reveal WA’s great cabernets (and where to find them this summer)

Twin cabernet tastings in the heart of Margaret River wine country have shown why some of the best quality and value cabernet is found along this 110 kilometre stretch of winding road in the South West.

  • byDavid Prestipino
‘Phenomenal effort in horrific conditions’:Firefighters gain control of three suspicious fires across WA

‘Phenomenal effort in horrific conditions’:Firefighters gain control of three suspicious fires across WA

Authorities are treating three separate bushfires during a total fire ban across WA over the Christmas period as suspicious,with one man charged for allegedly igniting a blaze that tore through 30,000 square metres of land.

  • byLauren Pilat
‘At a moment’s notice’:Chidlow resident forced to evacuate 10 horses after Wooroloo fire

‘At a moment’s notice’:Chidlow resident forced to evacuate 10 horses after Wooroloo fire

Some residents who had evacuated on Boxing Day evening returned home Monday morning,grateful for community support in helping them leave,especially those with animals and livestock.

  • byLauren Pilat
Carpark kerfuffle threatens to see Cheeky Monkey kicked out of Margaret River brewpub

Carpark kerfuffle threatens to see Cheeky Monkey kicked out of Margaret River brewpub

Cheeky Monkey Brewing Co has launched legal action against its landlord Wilyabrup Investments after the latter warned it terminate a brewery and restaurant lease over carpark issues.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Margaret River region bushfire believed to have been deliberately lit

Margaret River region bushfire believed to have been deliberately lit

Firefighters have contained the fire that ripped through thousands of hectares and are appealing for anyone with information on how it started to come forward.

  • byHolly Thompson
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How Mark McGowan’s vaccine mandates could make dining out more expensive

How Mark McGowan’s vaccine mandates could make dining out more expensive

Restaurant and winery owners have criticised Mark McGowan’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for their staff,saying it will cripple an industry already reeling more than most from the pandemic and allow vaccinated staff to ‘name their price’.

  • byDavid Prestipino
Clean dozen:The private Margaret River cellar doors open one weekend only

Clean dozen:The private Margaret River cellar doors open one weekend only

A Margaret River event that focuses on natural and organic wines from producers whose cellar doors are seldom open.

  • byDavid Prestipino
West Aussies’ love of timber will see it sourced from Indonesian rainforests,industry warns
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Forestry

West Aussies’ love of timber will see it sourced from Indonesian rainforests,industry warns

A state government decision to stop native logging in the South West has been labelled short-sighted by those who know how environmentally friendly and sustainable local jarrah and karri production should be.

  • byAja Styles
Force of nature:WA crusader all alone on the natural wine front

Force of nature:WA crusader all alone on the natural wine front

No one has changed the winemaking landscape in Australia quite like Vanya Cullen,her Wilyabrup winery sequesters more carbon than the business emits,so why aren’t more of her contemporaries following suit?

  • byDavid Prestipino
Margaret River,WA travel guide and things to do:Nine Highlights

Margaret River,WA travel guide and things to do:Nine Highlights

The Margaret River region in WA has the best in food and forests,wine and waves

  • byPenny Watson