Photos of what was making news this week in regional Western Australia.
Almost 2,000 competitors participated in the ten year anniversary of the SunSmart Ironman WA. Photo: Busselton-Dunsborough Mail.
Almost 2,000 competitors participated in the ten year anniversary of the SunSmart Ironman WA. Pictured are competitors on the bike leg. Photo: Busselton-Dunsborough Mail.
SunSmart Ironman WA winner Jeremy Jurkiewicz. Photo: Busselton-Dunsborough Mail.
Belinda Robinson has been named the Rising Star at the South West Children's Services Awards for her work at the Blue Belles Family Day Care centre. Photo by Sandy Powell/Margaret River Mail.
The winner of the Donnybrook-Balingup Shire photographic competition, a moody photo of the Preston River by Sue Dennis.
Sheep farmers, agriculture workers and their families from Wheatbelt South converged on Fremantle's Merv Cowan Park in support of live export, on Sunday.
Sheep farmers, agriculture workers and their families from Wheatbelt South converged on Fremantle's Merv Cowan Park in support of live export, on Sunday.
Kevin Ball, Xavier White and Blaine Wordly bring the fight to Fremantle.
Swings Taphouse and Kitchen is now open in Margaret River, serving Swings and Roundabouts wine on tap. Photo by Sandy Powell/Margaret River Mail.
Tayla Stone is proving experts wrong and has started walking after three years confined to a wheelchair. Photo: Mandurah Mail/Kate Hedley.
The sound of many tiny voices filled Halls Head Central last week as Riverside Primary School students sang Christmas carols for shoppers. Photo: Brianna Johnson/Mandurah Mail.
St Mary's Ben Lloyd on his way to an epic 130 not-out in their A grade clash against Cowaramup on Saturday. Photo by Sandy Powell/Margaret River Mail.
Bianca Bekkevold, Yasmin Kamel, Marshall Wells and Adam Cronk will be hiking the Cape to Cape trail for the Leukemia Foundation between Boxing day and New Years day.
Some of the spectacular Christmas lights on display in the Avon Valley region. Photo via Avon Valley Advocate.
Some of the spectacular Christmas lights on display in the Avon Valley region. Photo via Avon Valley Advocate.
Margaret River's Jadan Williams readies to smack it out of the park at the weekend's under 12s cricket game. Photo by Sandy Powell/Margaret River Mail.
Tully Schofield readying to make the catch. Photo by Sandy Powell/Margaret River Mail.
Bridgetown resident John Thorpe discovered a mysterious object captured on security cameras.
Santa Claus delighted children at a Northam child care centre. Photo: Avon Valley Advocate.
Debbie and Peter Noonan out the front of their bed and breakfast, the Margaret River Guest House, which has just been named Australia's best B&B. Photo by Sandy Powell/Margaret River Mail.
Last drop: Dalyup River Wines owners Tom and Jenny Murray are winding down production after nearly four decades of producing wine in the Esperance region. Photo: Esperance Express.
Plus Fitness 24/7 Esperance team members Dave McMullen, Meghan Rae, Steve McMullen, Cherri Antoniolli and Benjamin Kowal at the Esperance Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Business After Hours event. Photo: Esperance Express.
Going, going, gone: Shire of Esperance chief executive officer Matthew Scott has his head shaved by Shire staff member Joel Wickstein to raise money for Movember. Photo: Esperance Express.
Hard at work: Dalyup River Wines member Louise Gray helps out during the bottling of the winery's final batch of whites. Photo: Esperance Express.
Tracey-Ann and Michael Rix with Lola and Gary Wood at the Shire of Collie Christmas party. Photo: Angela Clutterbuck/Collie Mail.
Sharnni Laird and Centaine Scolari helped decorate the Miners Institute Hall for the Cheerio Christmas lunch. Photo: Collie Mail.
WA Cricket South West regional officer Orazio Santalucia congratulates Busselton man Karl Clively for his volunteer work and winning a double pass to The Ashes Series in Perth. Photo: Jemillah Bickerton/Busselton-Dunsborough Mail.
Collie pair: Pedro Wallis and Ernie Swallow display some well-earned West Australian State Schoolboys memorabilia. Photo: Collie Mail.
Volunteer ambulance officer Gay Paterson, paramedic David Maxwell and PCYC centre manager Sue Graham take delivery of the new defibrillator at Collie PCYC. Photo: Angela Clutterbuck/Collie Mail.
The Mandurah community came together to celebrate the annual Christmas Pageant. Photo: Kate Hedley/Mandurah Mail.
Vasse Felix Winery hosted the Australian chamber orchestra ACO2 on the weekend. Pictured are Marion Yakimov and Stefano Carboni. Photo by Sandy Powell/Margaret River Mail.
Josh Petersen has been selected to represent WA at the Country Cricket Championships. Photo: Andrew King/Mandurah Mail.
Vasse Felix Winery hosted the Australian chamber orchestra ACO2 on the weekend. Pictured are Jane Morrison, John Rigg, Jaap Poll and Margaret Poll. Photo by Sandy Powell/Margaret River Mail.
Deck the halls: Harley Underdown hanging his Santa in preparation of the Cheerio Christmas lunch. Photo: Collie Mail.
Vasse Felix Winery hosted the Australian chamber orchestra ACO2 on the weekend. Pictured are Geoff and Alison Bower. Photo by Sandy Powell/Margaret River Mail.
Recovering South West Football League president Kevin Lynn has big plans for the 2014 season including reinstating the umpires academy. Picture: Andrew Elstermann/Bunbury Mail.
Citygate directors Steve and Geoff Prosser said the Eaton Fair expansion is progressing well, with the multi-level car park going up over the last three weeks. Picture: Ross Verne/Bunbury Mail.
City of Bunbury tourism leader Dee Smith has fun with taste master Rich Keam who visited a number of Bunbury restaurants this week. Picture: Shanelle Miller/Bunbury Mail.
A suspected clandestine drug lab was busted by police in central Mandurah. Photo: Kate Hedley/Mandurah Mail.
Xanadu Wines' 2010 Cabernet Suavignon has been named the Wine of Show at the National Wine Show in Canberra.Photo by Sandy Powell/Margaret River Mail.
