Rachel Fenner
Senior Reporter Rachel Fenner @thisisrachels

Rachel Fenner is a senior reporter at the Sound Telegraph and Mandurah Times, which is where she started her career in 2008. She's worked as a social media manager and in health communications during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. In 2022, she joined the West's online team before returning to reporting in 2024. Rachel took out the suburban category at the recent 2024 WA Media Awards.

‘Gross use of public funds’: WA council curbs legal policy

A controversial policy that allowed City of Rockingham councillors to use ratepayer funds to pursue defamation cases has been overturned.

Boundary Road to get arty upgrade thanks to grant

Michelle Taylor - team leader at Child and Parent Centre - Dudley Park with Rhys Williams MLA - Member for Mandurah.

Boundary Road is set to become a lot safer, especially for children who attend nearby Dudley Park Primary School.

Tourist accused of killing dad in e-scooter crash identified

Ms Kemp, who worked at Durty Nellies Irish Pub, has been in Australia on a working holiday visa for the past four months.

This is the English backpacker accused of killing a Perth father after ploughing into him while riding an e-scooter allegedly drunk.

Nostalgic photos show early days of life in Perth

The view of Perth from Kings Park in 1962.

The images were taken from the 1940s to the 1980s to portray life in Western Australia as appealing.

Filthy Indian restaurant south of Perth hit with $40k fine

Swadesh attracts frequent good reviews from locals who praise the “delicious flavours”.

An Indian restaurant has been slapped with a fine over a filthy kitchen and dodgy hygiene practices.

Reason council wants $7 million jetty build to be halted

After giving the initial sign-off to the $7 million Kennedy Bay jetty, the City of Rockingham is now recommending a halt to proceedings.

Mandurah knitters work their needles against elder abuse

Sandy Austin, Patricia Edwards and Gail Taylor with Mayor Caroline Knight

A group of local knitters and crocheters are stitching up a storm to help raise awareness and understanding of elder abuse through the state-wide Purple Road Project.

Pinjarra’s Exchange Hotel sizzles into steak sanga finals

The Exchange Hotel’s lamb sanga is a finalists in the 2025 Australian Hotels Association (WA) and Little Creatures WA’s Best Steak Sandwich contest.

A Pinjarra pub is raising the stakes with a unique steak sanga offering that’s become a juicy contender in WA’s premier steak sandwich competition.

REVEALED: WA’s fifth Starbucks set to open on busy road

Starbucks Mandurah store is set to open on June 5

Starbucks’ latest WA offering is set to open soon and is offering a freebie for the first 200 customers.

The WA brewer officially home to Australia’s best beer

Wedgetail Brewing founders Howie Croft and Pete McDonald enjoy a dark lager.

Raise your glasses because a homegrown brewer has won a prized trophy at the world’s biggest annual beer competition.

College plunged into lockdown after two people enter school

A Mandurah high school and neighbouring TAFE went into lockdown after two ‘unregistered visitors’ stormed the grounds on Tuesday morning.

Mandurah homeowners need extra $69 if rate rise goes ahead

The City of Mandurah council has proposed a rates increase of more than 4 per cent.

Mandurah council has proposed a 4.08 per cent rates rise, meaning the average homeowner will need to find an extra $69.44 a year if the increase is approved.