May 13, 2013 WATER is so very important to our agricultural region. Too much or too little at the wrong time can make or break a crop and affect the course of a whole year for growers and farmers.  

May 6, 2013 THE stark contrast between positive and negative has been clearly evident this week. Society will always provide examples of its fundamental good, and the piece about Louise Furniss helping the Fort Rixon community in Zimbabwe is a strong example of the positive impact that charity can have on the world.  

April 29, 2013 NOT many things can still be claim to be going strong almost 100 years, and still hold huge relevance to the community.  

April 8, 2013 EASTER is past and the school holidays are on their way - again - and the question on people's lips seems to be: "Why's is it so darn hot in April?"  

April 1, 2013 THE humble apple has, oddly enough, a pretty colourful history in mythology.  

March 25, 2013 THERE is no denying successive governments have poured money into fixing trouble areas like the South Western Highway over the years.  

March 18, 2013 THE Donnybrook-Bridgetown Mail has endeavoured to provide balanced reporting on the controversial Donnybrook stone industry at Irishtown.  

March 18, 2013 HAS any soldier, in any war, truly known what they were fighting for? Do we know what we are fighting for in our daily lives even now?  

March 11, 2013 POLLING day is a time when we should be reminded just how lucky we are to live in Australia.  

February 25, 2013 THE state election is approaching fast. Naturally it brings with it a veritable locust swarm of promises, politician visits, backbiting and cynically posed photographs.