MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER LOCAL NEWSPAPER.
Independent. Local. Unfiltered.
Welcome to The Dunsborough Observer.
An independent South West publication with a love for our communities, a healthy suspicion of nonsense and absolutely no interest in being another boring local noticeboard.
Founded in 2026, The Observer covers Dunsborough, Busselton and the wider South West, bringing together local news, community stories, investigations, forgotten history, business spotlights and a generous helping of satire.
We believe local journalism should ask difficult questions, celebrate good people, revisit the stories that shaped our towns and occasionally call out the absolute circus unfolding in the Facebook comments.
We're independently operated, locally focused and not afraid to ruffle a few feathers.
Our purpose is simple.
Give the community a voice, ask questions worth answering and tell stories people actually want to read.
Some days that's holding decision makers accountable.
Other days it's remembering the old milk bar, celebrating a local legend or wondering why an ordinary trip to ALDI has become a competitive endurance sport.
We take the stories seriously.
Ourselves? Not always.
Your Town. Your Stories. Our Big Mouth.
PUT YOUR BUSINESS IN THE HEADLINES.
LOCAL BUSINESSES. LOCAL AUDIENCES. REAL ATTENTION.
Want to get your business in front of thousands of South West locals?
The Dunsborough Observer is an independent, rapidly growing local publication covering Dunsborough, Busselton and the wider South West.
Since launching in October 2026, we've been making quite a bit of noise.
AND THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
🗞️ 3 MILLION VIEWS
💬 1,335,774 ENGAGEMENTS
❤️ 4,235 FOLLOWS
AND CLIMBING DAILY!
Figures from our Facebook Creator Dashboard, rolling 28-day period, as at 22 October 2026.
And we're only getting started.
From breaking local stories and community investigations to business spotlights, nostalgia and a healthy dose of taking the piss, The Observer is building an engaged audience that loves having something to talk about.
YOUR BUSINESS COULD BE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.
We offer creative advertising opportunities, sponsored features, business spotlights and promotional partnerships designed to help local businesses get noticed.
No boring corporate waffle.
Just engaging local content, genuine personality and advertising that doesn't look like every other sponsored post clogging up your newsfeed.
Whether you're a small business finding your feet or an established South West favourite, we'd love to hear from you.
LET'S GET PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.
Complete the enquiry form and we'll be in touch to discuss opportunities.
Prefer email? dearmavis@thedunsyobserver.au
