This sample includes the City of Bunbury and three nearby local government areas – the shires of Capel, Collie and Dardanup – in south-west Western Australia.
The south-west region of Western Australia is served by the public broadcaster, Australian Community Media’s digital regional title, the Bunbury Mail, and the South Western Times – a weekly newspaper published by The West Australian.
The West Australian publishes an additional local weekly newspaper, the Bunbury Herald, based in Bunbury. The Collie River Valley Bulletin – an independent local weekly newspaper, is based in the Shire of Collie.
Commercial radio stations include both hit and Triple M brands.
10, 7 and Nine make up the commercial television network of Bunbury and surrounds.
Two changes have been observed in Bunbury and surrounds since PIJI began monitoring. In 2020, Australian Community Media ended its print edition of the Bunbury Mail.
In 2021, the Collie Mail closed following the suspension of dozens of Australian Community Media non-daily newspapers in April 2020.
The Bunbury Mail will additionally be listed as closed in PIJI’s April 2024 data update as it was not found to publish any original material in this sample. This change will be backdated to April 2023 when it finished publishing a print edition.