More flooding of Perth roads expected as massive storm front looms

More flooding of Perth roads expected as massive storm front looms

The strongest cold front of the year is set to hit the state’s coastline,bringing unusually heavy rainfall and damaging winds just in time for the Monday morning commute.

  • byLauren Pilat

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WA chardonnay wins world’s top wine award - taste it here while you can

WA chardonnay wins world’s top wine award - taste it here while you can

Fermoy,established in 1985 and acquired by the Young family in 2010,built a new cellar door in 2013 to drive domestic sales and has tried to keep a low profile.

  • byDavid Prestipino
South West winery,restaurant owners lament ‘playing police’ during limited weekend

South West winery,restaurant owners lament ‘playing police’ during limited weekend

The hospitality industry faces financial hits up to $200m and strict lockdown restrictions force many winery and restaurant owners in the South West to play police.

  • byDavid Prestipino
WA travel permitted but wining,drinking and dining off the menu

WA travel permitted but wining,drinking and dining off the menu

Holidaymakers and hospitality businesses will take the easing of lockdown restrictions with a grain of salt after strict conditions were imposed including on those travelling to the regions.

  • byDavid Prestipino
WA tourism operators cry for help as lockdowns hit on two fronts

WA tourism operators cry for help as lockdowns hit on two fronts

WA tourism operators face financial hits on two fronts after the state’s border was closed to most of Australia and holidaymakers from Perth and Peel cancelled school holiday trips.

  • byDavid Prestipino
Police investigate after woman’s body found in Margaret River

Police investigate after woman’s body found in Margaret River

Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in Margaret River on Monday morning.

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Margaret River’s new wave of wine

Margaret River’s new wave of wine

A new guard of winemakers are turning the tide on tradition in the Margaret River wine region. Meet five of the best.

  • byTess Ingram
Brazil nuts:Aerial duo are rewriting the surfing textbook on their way to WA

Brazil nuts:Aerial duo are rewriting the surfing textbook on their way to WA

The competition shapes as the greatest exhibition of new freestyle surfing in a WSL professional event,with Brazilian world champions Gabriel Medina and Italo Ferreira ushering a new style of surfing that has the sport alight.

  • byDavid Prestipino
Two-speed economy hits WA’s South West as Perth tourists ‘drive and drop’

Two-speed economy hits WA’s South West as Perth tourists ‘drive and drop’

The South West tourism sector is enduring a two-speed recovery from COVID-19,as tourists from Perth flock to hotels and watering holes but hold back from spending on tours and attractions.

  • byTess Ingram
Margaret River coastline to be renamed in recognition of Noongar hero Samuel Yebble Isaacs

Margaret River coastline to be renamed in recognition of Noongar hero Samuel Yebble Isaacs

A strip of land between the surfing meccas of Gracetown and Prevelly in Western Australia’s South West is set to be renamed ‘Yebble’ after a Noongar hero.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Why this WA vineyard is Australia’s best (spoiler:it’s not in Margaret River)

Why this WA vineyard is Australia’s best (spoiler:it’s not in Margaret River)

Everything has an origin story,and good wine starts in the vineyard. As wineries move to minimalist techniques to craft better ones,the end product has never been more reflective of the origin.

  • byDavid Prestipino