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Haydn Thomas Mansell leaving Albany Magistrates Court after his February 12 hearing.

courtsPremiumMan fights charge that he killed wife with careless driving

A Great Southern man accused of careless driving in a level crossing crash that resulted in his wife’s death will fight the charge at trial, entering a plea of not guilty almost six months after he was charged.

Jacki Elezovich

Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation has partnered with Meat and Livestock Australia.

Surging forwardPremiumNew partnership to drive northern pastoral innovation

Partnership signed between Meat and Livestock Australia and Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation to boost pastoral innovation and Indigenous employment

Rebecca Nadge

Bringing a showcase of quality fibre to Wagin Woolorama, Dakota Dalton, of Mianelup Merino stud in Gnowangerup displays the Poll Merino ram sashed supreme champion, proudly supported by the Wagin Woolorama models wearing woollen fashion designs that were worn during the catwalk parades.

Wagin Woolorama fashionPremiumWagin Woolorama: Natural fibres showcase at Wagin

Australia’s latest wool fashion designs were paraded at Wagin Woolorama to showcase the country’s homegrown Merino wool and other natural materials derived from plants and animals.

Bob Garnant

Paul Konstek of Harmon Transportation at the depot in Wangara has concerns with fuel access for the trucking industry.

EnergyCommentsPremiumTransport firms demand answers on WA regional fuel supply

Transport firms are calling on the State Government to provide clear information on fuel availability — and any potential shortages — amid fears drivers could get stranded hundreds of kilometres from home.

Simone Grogan

Police Commissioner Col Blanch speaks to the media outside ABC East Perth on Wednesday.

CRIMECommentsPremiumWarning for farmers amid reports of fuel theft in WA

WA Police say they are bracing for a rise in fuel thefts driven by a community ‘fear’ that supplies will run dry amid the war in the Middle East.

Caleb Runciman

The bushfire came dangerously close to homes in Port Denison and Springfield.

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EmergencyComments
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WA bushfire threat downgraded as conditions ease

A bushfire burning for six days in the Port Denison area has been downgraded again, after conditions eased following a flare up earlier on Wednesday.

Kate Campbell

Farmers Across Borders road trains delivering hay.

Farmers in needPastoralists struggling to get hands on crucial hay supplies

Gascoyne farmers still facing drought are in desperate need of hay, yet a lack of funding and exorbitant fuel prices are stopping precious feed from arriving to their gates. 

Imogen Wilson

Neridup farm, near Esperence, sells for $10.2 million.

Commercial propertyCommentsPremiumWA farms are fields of gold for investors

Bumper crops at WA farms in recent years have helped underpin confidence in the sales market, as well as investment in the asset class.

Kim Macdonald

Oil, gas, coal companies doing well out of the Iran war

‘Bullshit’PremiumFuel supply concerns rife among farmers

WA fuel and fertiliser supplies continue to be interrupted by conflict in the Middle East, with farmers resorting to crashing a press conference to confront the Premier with their concerns.

Georgia Campion

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Diverse UsePremiumCotton seeds baled for good use and year-round feed supply

An innovative farmer is baling up cotton seed in WA’s far north to feed livestock in the Kimberley region — an operation understood to be a first for northern Australia.

Georgia Campion

The Wyndham weather radar is expected to be out of action for up to three years after it was struck by lightning on Christmas Day.

Out of action PremiumWyndham weather radar replacement to take up to three years

The Wyndham weather radar will take up to three years to be replaced according to the Bureau of Meteorology but a temporary radar is set to be up and running by October.

Cain Andrews and Georgia Campion

Ruby Clarke and Sofea Harland, both 12, of Narrogin with Kelpies for Kids' Neika at the 2026 Wagin Woolarama.

Woolly FunPremiumIN PICTURES: Around the grounds at the 2026 Wagin Woolorama

Thousands flocked to the home of Bart the Giant Ram for WA’s biggest sheep show, with the rodeo and a kids cooking demonstration proving to be crowd favourites.

Georgia Campion

Two women were involved in a road crash near Mt Lindesay.

road crashPremiumElderly woman freed from car after Mt Lindesay crash

Two elderly women have escaped serious injury after emergency services rushed to a road crash on Denmark-Mt Barker Road, with one of the women left trapped in her vehicle following the collision.

Jacki Elezovich

National Farmers’ Federation president Hamish McIntyre.

More FuelPremiumFuel stockpile release welcomed as prices skyrocket

The Federal Government’s move to release millions of litres of additional fuel from Australian stockpiles has been welcomed by the country’s peak farming body for “critical” agriculture operations.

Georgia Campion

Countryman stud stock reporter Bob Garnant has been with the publication for 26 years.

Prize PhotographyPremiumCountryman’s Bob Garnant awarded for Woolorama photo

Countryman Bob Garnant has snagged his seventh Glenys Gmeiner Media Award for his photographic coverage of last year’s Wagin Woolorama.

Georgia Campion

From Monday, existing permits will be adjusted to remove cap loads for certain road trains.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumBigger road loads approved as fuel panic grips regional WA

Road trains will soon be authorised to carry an extra 10 tonnes of petrol, diesel and fertiliser in a bid to distribute more fuel to regional WA amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East. 

Jessica Evensen

David and Kathy Lovelock. Ms Lovelock's induction into the RASWA's Agricultural Hall of Fame was cemented with the unveiling of her official portrait by Caroline Marinovich.

Cattle PioneerPremiumPortrait of ‘Brahman Lady’ unveiled for RASWA Hall of Fame

A portrait of the “Brahman Lady” Kathleen Lovelock has been unveiled, cementing the live export pioneer into the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia Agricultural Hall of Fame.

Georgia Campion

Newdegate farmers Davina and Michael Hams.

Fuel shortagePremiumFarmers are worried diesel supply shortage threatens crops

A Newdegate grower said farmers are being left unable to plan for the seeding season and other cropping operations as diesel supplies dry up across parts of regional WA. 

Amy Towers

Police close off the junction between Chester Pass Road and Menang Drive because of a fire which caused a Hazmat alert in Willyung on March 11. Claire Middleton

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Willyung hazmat warning contained to premises

An Albany business remains under a hazmat warning more than 24-hours after a fire was sparked in bags of agricultural fumigant and began releasing plumes of phospine gas on Wednesday morning. 

Hannah Whitehead

A teenager has been rushed to hospital after crashing his dirt bike into a tree on Great Northern Highway in Cuballing.

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MOTORBIKE CRASHPremium
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Teen flown to RPH with severe injuries after dirt bike crash

A teenager has been flown to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries after crashing his motorcycle into a tree while travelling on Great Southern Highway in Cuballing on Wednesday.

Hannah Whitehead

The spillway at the Ord Dam.

Dam overflow PremiumPannikin Bay closed after Ord Dam overflow

Lake Argyle is holding enough water to fill Optus Stadium almost 12,700 times following heavy rainfall across the East Kimberley resulting in the closure of Pannikin Bay.

Cain Andrews

Houses under construction at Karratha's Madigan Estate.

Housing PremiumNew Karratha land release for Perdaman workforce

Perdaman has purchased 33 residential lots in Karratha’s Madigan Estate from the State Government to accommodate its permanent workforce and reduce the need for fly-in, fly-out workers. 

Cain Andrews

National Farmers’ Federation president Hamish McIntyre.

Farm SuppliesPremiumNFF urges smart decisions as conflict hits home

The National Farmers’ Federation has called for calm amid panic buying of fuel and diesel stocks, after taking part in a ministerial roundtable in Canberra.

Georgia Campion

A service station in York limiting customers to 50 litres of fuel.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumWA servo hours away from running out of fuel

A service station in a small WA town is nearly entirely depleted of fuel, with workers counting down the hours before they have no choice but to turn away desperate locals. 

Brooke Rolfe