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.
Adam Poulsen
A group of 25 first-year medical students from Notre Dame have bid farewell to Narrogin after undertaking the annual Rural Clinical School of WA country medicine immersion.
Daniel Rooney
Farmers in the South West are being invited to a yearly event intended to maximise pasture yield now that seasons have shifted and spring is on its way.
Craig Duncan
Several groups around the South West have come together to establish a new community resilience network to help farmers cope with the impacts of drought on their mental health.
The long-awaited completion of the State Barrier Dog Fence’s Esperance extension is drawing closer, with ‘significant’ progress made over the past six months.
Olivia Ford
WA’s power outages capital has been fighting to have its voice heard for almost a decade. The Sunday Times travelled to the Wheatbelt to find out what is going on in our State’s heart of darkness.
A Senate inquiry into bank closures has slammed Bankwest’s consultation with affected communities as “an insult” and flagged tougher measures to enforce compliance with recommendations of a banking taskforce.
Sean Smith
Tributes are flowing for Pingelly farmer Ray Marshall, who is being remembered as “one of the most influential figures” of WA’s grains industry following his death on March 8.
Country music star Brad Cox learnt about having a yarn from the best: Australian farmers. Now he's taking those stories to the stage on a solo regional tour.
Stephanie Gardiner
Weather stations across regional WA have been upgraded to 4G capability in preparation of Telstra’s planned halt of 3G network service later this year.
Georgia Campion
Western Power will replace about 200 power poles in the heart of the Wheatbelt as part of network upgrades due to be completed by mid-year.
With nearly six decades of service to the Brunswick Junction Red Cross and 50 years with the Brunswick Agricultural Society, Judy Talbot is one of the most recognisable faces in the town.
Sean Van Der Wielen
It is a pleasure to announce the 120th Wagin Agricultural Society celebration at Woolorama.
Paul Powell
Wagin Woolorama committee members and staff are delighted to welcome visitors to this year’s 51st Woolorama and 120th Wagin Agricultural Society Show, touted as having a “bigger than Ben Hur” line-up.
Bob Garnant
If you’re of two minds to attend Wagin Woolorama this year, toss a coin and if it happens to land face-up with the big ram, chances are you’re in with a chance to have a great time.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of regional communities and Narrogin shire president Leigh Ballard has served the Wheatbelt South community as a bushfire brigade volunteer for around 30 years.
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning Kimberley residents to prepare for severe weather, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding expected to hit the region over the next 24 hours.
Cain Andrews
landowners across Peel and Harvey have thrown their hats in to help flight back against one of WA’s most pervasive pests.
Eligible kids from across the Great Southern and Wheatbelt will beat the heat this summer with free pool entry on offer as part of a WA government pilot program aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures.
Grain silos have become the canvas for impressive artwork for tiny country towns across Australia, painting a path to pride as well as prosperity.
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