CROWDS were chatty as they waited to see the first screening of Drift in Margaret River last night.
Local spirits lifted by Drift premiere
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Allergy week aims to save lives
ONE in 10 babies will develop a food allergy in Australia and this number is on the rise.
Drift fans offered map
THE South West Development Commission has released a brochure and map to help fans of the film Drift ...
Writers have their say ahead of festival
HAVE you ever wanted to sit down with a successful author and ask them any question you can ...
Get to the bottom of bowel cancer
WITH more than 14,000 cases a year nationally, bowel cancer is the country's most common internal cancer affecting both men ...
Sponsors needed for band
MARGARET River Concert Band is seeking sponsors for the Band Weekend they are running on June 15 and 16.
Walk with a purpose
PARENTS, babies and toddlers gathered for the Big Pram Walk on Thursday to raise awareness of post-natal and ...
Posture makes a difference
EVERY year two million Australians are affected by back pain.
Burnoff targets not met
THE Department of Environment and Conservation is having difficulty achieving its "notional prescribed burning target" of 200,000 hectares for the ...
Wildcats drop in to school
PERTH Wildcats visited Margaret River Primary School last Tuesday for a fun outdoor basketball clinic.
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Light plane crash at Wagga Airport
WAGGA: Pilot in a serious condition after a light aircraft flips on runway.
Man shot in the face, airlifted to hospital
BALLARAT: Other people were inside the house where a man was shot in the head, police say.
Body found near paraglider search site
VICTORIA: Fears held second adventurer, missing off the coast since Saturday after the discovery of a man's body.
MEGA GALLERY: The week in pictures
NATIONAL: The 40 best snaps from our photographers.
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Bodyboard state titles shift to Yallingup
POWERFUL swell is expected to please bodyboarders competing at Yallingup this weekend.
Teams own soccer scoreboard
MARGARET River hosted Manjimup on Sunday and with both teams unbeaten in the Championship League so far, this ...
Stellar field for golf Pro-Am
MARGARET River Golf Club is buzzing with talk of the Settlers Liquor Store Pro-Am on May 30.
Hawks beat HBL team
THE newly-formed Margeret River Hawks girls footy team travelled to Brunswick to challenge the HBL girls.
Fishing and Freediving the Capes May
SCHOOL holidays ended last week along with the warm autumn we have been having.
Massive win for A2
MARGARET River A2 men's hockey team came out with all guns blazing against arch rivals the Wests on ...
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Military police pressured to make prisoners more 'pliable'
Military police at Australia's detention centre in Afghanistan were pressured to make prisoners more "pliable" by gagging them, depriving them ...
Deek's golden day
With the Brisbane Times City2South presented by Westpac bringing runners back to Coronation Drive, Commonwealth Games gold medallist ...
Ethical path to artificial stem cell technology
Australian research has created a molecular roadmap that shows how any cell in the human body can be ...
Part-time working mother is the norm
More Australian women are going back to work after having children, but they prefer to work part-time and ...
Gaming habits are learnt early
One in four teenagers has played a gambling-style video game, leading to warnings game play could translate into ...
Editorial cartoon
The day's burning issues as seen through the eyes of The Sydney Morning Herald's editorial cartoonist.
Women
POLL: Double mastectomy 'gave me back control'
ALBURY: Deborah Palmer tragically watched her own mother die from breast cancer.
For richer, for pourer: average coffee price expected to hit $4
Savour that cup of coffee and start collecting loyalty cards. The average price for coffee could hit $4 ...
Video: Jean, 94, gets blast from the past
Future fashion
Fashion technology continues to move faster than holographic Burberry models on the runway.
Red carpet: InStyle 'Women of Style Awards' in Sydney
Last night Nicole Kidman was awarded InStyle magazine's Women of Style inaugural Hall of Fame Award.
Singing Whitney Houston fan forces flight down
A Whitney Houston fan has been arrested after forcing a flight to make an unscheduled landing when she would not ...
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100 Years of Margaret River
Margaret River runners show support for Boston
Local running group to hold memorial run in honour of Boston Marathon bombing victims.
Entertainment
From Pearce to Nina's proud man
Offspring's Matt Le Nevez fell into acting with his eye on a football hero.
Shorts supply
As the St Kilda Film Festival prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary, Craig Mathieson investigates the art - ...
Hard to hear The Voice over the sobbing
It is the smash-hit singing contest that is about to launch into its live finals, with all eyes ...
Date with Kate: Marta Dusseldorp
Marta Dusseldorp talks about her transition from theatre to television and how she never goes home in character.
Life & Style
Daily horoscopes: Sunday, May 19
Read Alison Morney's daily stars for Sunday, May 19, 2013.
Snapshots of the market
A picture may have been worth a thousand words, but now the right one can go for much ...
Ethical path to artificial stem cell technology
Australian research has created a molecular roadmap that shows how any cell in the human body can be ...
Anorexics wait two years for treatment
Young women in desperate need of treatment for eating disorders could be forced to wait up to two ...
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Old Settlement is for Group Settlers
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Shire boost welcome
AS one of the successful applicants for recent Community Development funds, the Margaret River Environment Centre thanks the ...
Stair works don't impress
I AM writing to “congratulate” our Council on their inspired and innovative commitment to public art in our ...
Labor sets a booby-trap as it heads for the door
Trap. Wedge. Trick. Ploy. All these words have been used to describe Wayne Swan's latest federal budget.
Uni reform to hurt students
Four in five university students must work to support their studies, juggling an average of 16 hours of ...
The waiting game
Donna Kelly, like most people, wishes doctors had more time in the day to treat their patients.
Travel
Love Boat, a sequel
On-board the Queen Mary 2, Andrea Black discovers the passenger perks that come with being a 'Cunardist'.
Flying in terminal bliss
You don't have to have business-class lounge access to take advantage of their facilities.
Thai's back in style
French fashion flair meets urban chic decor at this high-rise, writes Sean Mooney.
Fun before you fly
Stuck in transit? Feeling bored? Brian Johnston finds 50 fun things to do at the world's airports.