Hot and dry conditions in WA two years ago have attributed to a national slowdown in broadacre productivity
Cally Dupe
Old Mervs rocked out to hundreds of fans in Perth at the weekend at an arena they never thought they would play a headline show.
Kellie Balaam
Port Hedland are a long way from the Wheatbelt farm where Holly Nottle grew up, but that’s exactly where the promising apprentice jockey is making her mark.
Hayden King and Melissa Pedelty
A toxic algal bloom that has killed tens of thousands of marine animals has spread into a capital city river.
Aaron Bunch
WA’s avocado industry is relieved but staying vigilant after it was revealed just 0.27 per cent of nearly10,000 avocado trees inspected in the Perth Hills tested positive for polyphagous shot-hole borer.
The future of dairy empire Mundella hangs in the balance amid revelations the yoghurt-maker’s debts have surged beyond a whopping $16 million.
Matt Mckenzie
The State Government’s mission to buy back WA freight railways from a Canadian investment behemoth has advanced beyond a seemingly frosty start earlier this year.
Simone Grogan
Caroline Wilga, 26, was last seen at a convenience store on Stirling Street, near the intersection of Goomalling-Toodyay Road in Toodyay on June 28.
Jessica Evensen
Twenty five years after Christian Jensen, Hilary Smith and Jess Broad were killed by a poorly-lit grain train in the Wheatbelt, their families are still fighting for changes that could save lives.
Lucas Robinson will become the fourth Fremantle next generation academy prospect in the WA under-18 side after being named to take on Vic Metro in their final game of the national championship.
Mitchell Woodcock
Serious welfare concerns are held for an Esperance man last seen at a Norseman service station seven weeks ago.
Carwyn Monck
Researchers from UWA have discovered two new species of a small carnivorous marsupial which despite being cute-looking, are actually ‘ferocious’ predators.
Amy Cavender
WA farmers and the opposition have come out swinging at news the State’s $97 million biosecurity hub in Canning Vale is not running at full capacity more than six months after being opened.
West Australian research on sheep feed efficiency and methane emissions has been delivered at an international livestock genetics conference in New Zealand.
Georgia Campion
The 30-year-old man who died in a horror three-vehicle crash in the Wheatbelt is being remembered as a ‘loving’ father of three with a ‘big personality’.
Caitlin Vinci
The Mid West’s biggest agricultural field day — the Mingenew Midwest Expo — has been cancelled indefinitely after more than 40 years.
WA crop production and grains research is set to be boosted thanks to a $5 million State Government investment into a nation-wide plant phenotyping project.
Only one regional emergency service group in WA has received the nationwide Rebuilding Futures grant shared between 14 communities to boost resilience and preparedness in disaster-impacted areas.
Hannah Whitehead
A bitter argument has broken out in State Parliament as questions mount over the trail of damage left behind by the shot hole borer and whether it could have been stopped.
Jessica Page
AWN has unveiled a leadership shuffle to kick off the new financial year, with Rick Maybury stepping up as managing director and chief executive after more than eight years with the business.
The 30-year-old sustained serious injuries and died at the scene.
The Country Women’s Association of WA State Conference held this year in Albany, brought fond memories of years gone by and a taste of the future for members.
Jacki Elezovich
The State and Federal Governments spent $57 million inspecting 2.9 million trees and trying to eradicate polyphagous shot-hole borer from the Perth metropolitan area.
Cally Dupe & Harriet Flinn
Bigger grain ships could one day berth at the Port of Albany, but it will take “several years” and more than $10 million in planning before the project breaks ground.
