News Articles for City of Bunbury

Dalkeith property investor John Cranston's $100 million plan to build a battery energy storage facility in Bunbury has cleared a planning hurdle.

Perth Glory will play a series of pre-season matches in the state's south for a third consecutive season.

A community-level Australian Rules Football club in Bunbury is set to benefit from a major international soccer friendly in July at Hands Oval.

SOUTH WEST: Mining in the region often plays second or third fiddle.

Mick Murray, a stalwart of Labor politics who held the state seat of Collie over several difficult election cycles, has been appointed to the board of Bunbury's major water utility.

V&V Walsh is pushing ahead with its Bunbury abattoir expansion, despite the project cost blowing out to $42 million amid pressure in the state's construction market.

Premium beef wholesaler V&V Walsh, the sole Australian beef exporter to China, is seeking to expand its Bunbury abattoir facility with a cold store warehouse valued at $36 million.

A fund managed by Primewest has signed a deal with the federal government to develop a 4,500-square-metre office building in Bunbury.

Artificial intelligence and data analytics firm VROC has partnered with the City of Bunbury to develop and install upgrades to the city's floodgates, using machine learning to help the town better prepare for an inundation.

A new Perth headquarters and driver support hub have been established to support further growth for Uber as it targets regional centres such as Bunbury and Busselton.

The state government has announced the formation of a development committee to guide three key projects in Bunbury, with Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries president David Kerr and The Apprentice and Traineeship Company chief executive Stan Liaros among those selected for the committee.

Congested roads are becoming a way of life for many residents of Bunbury as visitors from the north clog the city's arterial roads on weekend trips to and from the South West.

Is the South West rubbing off on its biggest city?

SPECIAL REPORT: Economic diversity is just one of the region's attractions.