Busselton

Annie Haug took the win at the PTO supported race in France while Dimity-Lee Duke prevailed at Ironman 70.3 Busselton. Words by Laura Siddall

Athletes will next week push themselves to the limit in the much-anticipated Busselton 70.3 Ironman, an event catered towards a solely Western Australian market.

Laura Siddall previews this weekend’s races across the globe featuring the current Ironman World Champion, Anne Haug. Words by Laura Siddall | Images by Witsup Skoda Trigames Mandelieu The

Peppermint Grove Beach was closed last week by the Department of Fisheries after a whale carcass was sighted about one kilometre offshore. Busselton

Fire has engulfed a boat off the coast of Busselton this morning after an onboard ‘explosion’. SEE THE DRAMATIC VIDEO.

City of Busselton staff have moved to reassure residents of the City’s “financially sound” decision to apply for $15 million of loans after questions regarding its financial position arose last week.

The City of Busselton and local businesses have partnered with The Building Busselton Town Team to bring family-friendly school holiday activity Roll into Mitchell Park to the CBD next month.

A ginkgo sapling was planted in Busselton’s Rotary Park this week to mark World Peace Day. The tree was donated by the City of Fremantle and the Mayors for Peace program, and is a descendant of the ginkgo trees that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Japan.

Busselton’s future footy stars were on display last week when six Towns Junior Football Club players were recognised for playing 100 games for the club.

One lucky winner of the Busselton Water contest will have their artwork published on the cover of a limited-edition children’s book and win a $250 voucher. The book will be published during National Water Week next month and showcase the Australian Water Association’s national theme “Re-imagining our Water Future”.