Property owners must comply with the Firebreak & Fuel Hazard Reduction Notice from 15 November 2020

The project will see a complete refurbishment of the Historic Town Hall and Civic Centre.

Applications close on Monday 9 November 2020

This is a fantastic opportunity for local businesses to access training and development face-to-face without taking time off work or travelling long distances.

Are you a local producer or business interested in pitching, seeking investment or networking?

Tourism WA's RES is an annual funding round for smaller and emerging events....

Our regional tourism association continues to develop opportunities to promote our region and our towns.

The Australian Government has announced a $50 million Recovery for Regional Tourism Fund

We recently interviewed Kevin Tay from the Bridgetown Pharmacy to learn how they are giving back to the community.

WALGA has prepared an information pack on the impact of COVID-19 on the local economy

Shire President John Nicholas recently provided a video update

On Friday 18th September the WA Tidy Town Judges visited Bridgetown and Greenbushes.

The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries is offering grants of $2,000 to support community-led diversity and inclusion activities celebrating Harmony Week in 2021

Are you a small rural property owner who is interested in land use and management?

Late in July WA passed a significant milestone of 100 days since any unknown local transmission of COVID-19.

Channel 9 and Bankwest are partnering to support people in WA who are making a real difference, who need a helping hand, or who are doing it tough.

High interest in volleyball has triggered a new Wednesday night sporting activity at the Bridgetown Leisure Centre. Seventy five people turned up on the first evening of the social volleyball competition which currently has 12 teams competing. Surprisingly a large number of players come from Bunbury, Manjimup and Bunbury as well as Bridgetown.

From 1 October 2020 through until 31 May 2021, if you are an existing Water Corporation customer, you will be able to swap your existing shower head for a waterwise option!

Along with the Shires of Manjimup, Nannup, Donnybrook-Balingup we will be participating in this exciting opportunity in 2021.

Containers for Change provides an exciting opportunity for community groups, sporting clubs and charities to raise much-needed funds by encouraging members of the community to donate their 10c refund.

If you are a farmer, farm worker, farm supplier or farm contractor facing hardship due to drought you could be entitled to mediate financial support of up to $3,000 the second round of the Drought Community Support Initiative.

As we continue to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 the need for community celebration is strong. Each year, on Australia Day, the Community Citizen of the Year Awards gives us the opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of individuals and groups within our community.

Our budget was adopted by Council on Thursday 27 August, the same day that the State Government announced $640,000 investment in 2 key projects for our Shire.

With communities desiring their local governments to be focused on local economic recovery and jobs, for most local governments, this is a discretionary role, and a new one that has added pressure to existing workloads during the pandemic.

The State Government is inviting proposals for new tourism attractions, experiences and concepts for Western Australia's national (and marine) parks and conservation reserves, as part of the State's COVID-19 recovery.

Our Shire Councillors have adopted a COVID-19 Financial Hardship Policy. This Policy is designed to support the whole community in meeting the unprecedented challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the Policy is so that we can offer fair, equitable, consistent and dignified support to ratepayers suffering hardship due to COVID-19, while treating all members of the community with respect and understanding.

Every 4 years the Shire engages in extensive community consultation to check in with the community on a range of issues and to seek community input into the future of the Shire.

The Southern Forests & Blackwood Valley Tourism Association is our regional tourism association. The Association has been actively promoting our region as a unique tourism experience and brand. The Association was formed after years of consultation with the local and regional tourism operators and wider business community. This news article touches on some of the key opportunities that the Association has brokered in an attempt to raise the profile of our region.

This week we meet with Colleen Russell from the Bridgetown Agricultural Show to hear about how the Ag Society Committee have been faring this year, amidst the upheaval of COVID-19 and trying to plan a significant event in the face of ongoing uncertainty.

Last week we shared the preliminary findings of the state-wide survey undertaken by CATALYSE with support from LG Professionals WA and funding from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. This week, the Minister for Local Government, David Templeman, officially launched the results of the online survey which mapped community wellbeing and resilience across WA during the pandemic.