Western Power will spend more than $1.2 million on infrastructure upgrades in Merredin, but shire president Mark McKenzie has questioned how the planned works will solve the town’s electricity woes.
Rebecca Turner
A joint initiative by the State and Federal governments aims to bolster recovery efforts in the Kimberley following last year’s devastating once-in-a-century floods.
Cain Andrews
O’Connor MHR Rick Wilson has launched a “yes” or “no” survey to gauge the south coast community’s sentiment on the controversial South Coast Marine Park.
Carwyn Monck
Westpac will not close any branches in regional Australia, including those in the Capes, until at least 2027 after its decision to extend a moratorium implemented last year.
Sean Van Der Wielen
A regional town that has produced some of the State’s biggest names in the AFL is set to play host to the ultimate celebration of West Australian footy on the WA Day long weekend.
Caitlin Bassett
Regional, rural and remote West Australians are being asked to share their experiences of dodgy phone and internet services in a bid to help improve telecommunications in the bush.
Local governments are teaming up with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and CSIRO to map groundwater resources around the Great Southern from April 29.
Georgia Campion
Three WA brothers — one just nine years old — and a visiting family friend who died in a Wheatbelt crash have been remembered by their church as much-loved members.
Caitlyn Rintoul
A 41-year-old man who allegedly terrorised a small country town pub — firing a rifle inside and threatening to kill three women — has fronted court seemingly limping and not bothering to apply for bail.
Rebecca Le May
Managing the care of a critically ill baby during an air transfer is a job aeromedical consultant John Iliff doesn’t take lightly.
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
The Cook Government will establish a 2024 Dry Season Taskforce to help producers facing tough seasonal conditions, but farmers say more needs to be done to directly address how Labor policy has affected them.
Olivia Ford & Matthew Paddick
The Calingiri Hockey Club is one of the lucky grain growing community groups to receive funding from CBH Group as part of the 2024 February round of the Grass Roots Community Grants Program.
Olivia Ford
South West NRM continues its Community Resilience Network in order to help farmers cope with the expanding pressures that face our rural regions.
Craig Duncan
Three years on from one of the most devastating natural disasters to hit the Mid West, residents are ready to move on from cyclone Seroja and celebrate the unbreakable fabric of their community.
Anna Cox and Jessica Moroney
Three WA farming families are seeking $9.2 million in compensation from the State over a prescribed burn that escaped the Stirling Range National Park, laying waste to farmland and killing hundreds of sheep.
Adam Poulsen
Pilbara residents and those travelling to the region are being warned to protect themselves against mosquito bites, after the discovery of Murray Valley encephalitis virus in the region.
Mingenew residents face losing access to doctor services unless a remote internet connection is restored promptly, after the recent transition of management.
Jessica Moroney
Wongan Hills business owner Mandy Walker has won the WA AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award for her game-changing business model aimed at supporting Wheatbelt engineering enterprises.
A new university study hub will be opened in Katanning early next year after Federal funding was allocated to it and nine other regional hubs last week.
Stuart McGuckin
The campaign for a rescue helicopter to be based in the Mid West could be resurrected following a failed petition, with the WA Nationals vowing to provide one if it forms government in March next year.
Matthew Paddick
The famous Manjimup Farmers Market will be going into recess in April, with the organisers noting low numbers in stallholders selling wares at the weekend markets and in attendance by locals and visitors.
Daniel Hocking
A devastating bushfire that destroyed several properties and razed thousands of hectares near Nanga Brook has been contained.
Lauren Price
Power outages have swept across regional WA this year, with Energy Minister Reece Whitby confessing that they are ‘bloody inconvenient’.
Dylan Caporn
The 51st annual Wagin Woolorama drew another huge crowd, with more than 21,000 people descending on the small Wheatbelt town for WA’s biggest sheep show on March 8 and 9.