THOUSANDS of Leavers will converge on Dunsborough and the South West this week to celebrate finishing high school.
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Dunsborough farewells Leavers
Police were happy with the final night of Leavers and turned their focus to getting the teenagers home safely on Friday.
Read what Inspector Geoff Stewart had to say here.
GALLERY: Last night of leavers
The final night of Leavers was declared a success as the teenagers celebrated with a dance at the Zone.
Click here to see all the photos from the night.
Eventful night at Leavers Zone
Wednesday night was eventful for leavers and police at the Leavers Zone and in Dunsborough. Inspector Geoff Stewart said today that 90 move on orders were issued at the zone last night.
Find out why here.
GALLERY: Leavers beach day
Leavers wore their colourful board-shorts and bikinis at Wednesday's beach fun day at Meelup.
Beach day open for Dunsborough Leavers
The Dunsborough Leavers Beach Day will go ahead as planned despite Meelup Beach being closed for an hour this morning after a shark was spotted by the Surf Life Saving helicopter.
More details here.
SW Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter sighted 2.5m bronze whaler, 50m offshore @ Castle Rock tracking west. Lifeguards have closed Meelup beach.
— Surf Life Saving WA (@SLSWA) November 27, 2013Dunsborough local disappointed with Leavers theft
A Dunsborough resident of 17 years has expressed concern about Leavers Week after experiencing the bad side of the event.
Find out what happened and her concerns here.
GALLERY: Police declare first night of Leavers a success
The Leavers Zone in Dunsborough was declared officially open last night, with police pleased with the overall behaviour.
Leavers police update: Day two
South West Police said leavers had been behaving well on day two of the celebrations.
Monday night saw the Dunsborough leaver’s zone officially open with 6,400 leavers taking part.
Leavers face drug charges
POLICE executed a drug search warrant on Monday afternoon at Busselton Holiday Village where six 17-year-old males were arrested and quantities of cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis were seized.
Read the full story here.
Six things parents should tell their leavers: Bunbury Police
The Bunbury Mail has teamed up with the South West Police to give parents a quick run-down on what they should tell their child before they head off to leavers.
South West Inspector Geoff Stewart said the number one thing is for parents to not supply their child with drugs or alcohol. Read the rest of what he said here.
First alcohol seizure for police ahead of Leavers' Week
Dunsborough police sent out a strong message to Leavers last Wednesday after they seized more than $2,000 worth of alcohol from an unoccupied property on Kunzea Way in Dunsborough.
Read more about the seizure and Dunsborough Police Station's Officer-in-Charge Sergeant Craig Anderson message to parents, guardians or older friends who plan to supply alcohol to underage Leavers here.
Leavers could present challenges for regional police
Regional police may face challenges this school leavers season as more revellers will be able to legally buy alcohol.
Read more here.
Red Frog volunteers to help Leavers
More than 90 Red Frog volunteers will hit the grounds of Busselton and Dunsborough next week for Leavers and they will have with them 500 kilograms of red frogs to hand out.
Police prepare for Dunsborough Leavers' Week
WA Police have put the warning out to this year’s school leavers as they prepare for the annual event in Dunsborough.
Read their warning here.
Leavers' resources
The official Leavers WA resource site for those planning to attend schoolies can be found here: http://leaverswa.com.au/
Click here to get to the official Leavers WA Facebook page.
The Dunsborough Leavers' Zone theme nights for 2013 are as follows. Monday: Mexican. Tuesday: Cartoon. Wednesday: Zombie. Thursday: Masquerade.
Leavers wristbands will cost $110 for a four-day band and $50 for a one-day band and will be on sale at the following locations and times:
- South West Coach Lines (Albert St, Busselton) from 9am on November 24-27 (Sun-Wed).
- Lions Park Dunsborough (in the middle of the town) from 9am on November 24-27 (Sun-Wed).
- Leavers Zone from 7pm on November 25-28 (Mon-Thurs).
In order to purchase a Leavers wristband you must supply proof you have been enrolled in school in 2013 and a photo ID with a recent photo on.
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