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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Andrew Chounding |Andrew Collins
A rest area in the Great Southern that was used as a dumping ground by travellers has been bulldozed and closed off. The closure is one of three implemented by Main Roads, which says limited resources contributed to its decision. The decision has been criticised by caravan and transport bodies that say there are already too few rest areas on the network. The West Australian roads authority has drawn fire for bulldozing and closing off a rest stop used as a dumping ground for illegal campers.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Andrew Chounding |Andrew Collins
Authorities along Western Australia's south coast are warning of serious financial penalties for roadside dumping after campers left piles of razors, rubbish and an excrement-filled toilet by a highway. A rest stop between the popular tourist towns of Albany and Denmark, about 420 kilometres south of Perth, was left in disarray after the Easter and Anzac Day long weekends. Both communities swell with tourists on holidays and long weekends, infuriating some residents.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Andrew Chounding |Andrew Collins
Tourists in an upmarket suburb of Albany hit with $200 fines in a crackdown on illegal camping by local rangers. The fines come as residents complain about travellers misusing public showers at a surf club. Residents and visitors want more affordable alternatives close to town to reduce illegal car-park camping. Tourists in West Australian seaside community Albany have been hit with $200 fines for camping in one of the city's most expensive and affluent neighbourhoods.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Andrew Collins |Louise Miolin
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Alistair Bates |Andrew Collins
A country policeman in Western Australia's north has described the wrangling of a nearly 2 metre monitor lizard as a "once in a blue moon" encounter. In body camera footage released of the incident, two Carnarvon police officers can be seen hoisting the hissing goanna by its tail and stowing it in the back of a paddy wagon before a crowd of onlookers.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Jamie Thannoo |Andrew Collins
The WA government has revised rules requiring truck drivers to display mandatory safety signage. The rules required vehicles over 27.5m long to display their length and trailer configuration on a visible signMain Roads says it revised plans after feedback from the road transport industryThe WA government has backed down on proposed mandatory signage for road trains after a backlash from the trucking industry.
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May 22, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Alistair Bates |Andrew Collins
In short: An outbreak of bush flies has spread through WA's Midwest, Gascoyne, and Pilbara regions. A researcher said rainfall, warm temperatures, and local agriculture had led to a later than usual spike. What's next? One resident said his town was rethinking fly nets as it awaits cooler weather. After a scorching summer, mild weather through central and northern parts of Western Australia is giving rise to a late season surge of bush flies.
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May 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Jarrod Lucas |Andrew Collins
In short: Millions of dollars will be spent upgrading a vital east-west rail link as part of a $1 billion investment in the national rail network. The Trans-Australian Railway line stretches 1,693km from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Port August in South Australia. What's next? Work on the line is expected to begin during the 2024-25 financial year and will take several years to complete.
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May 12, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Andrew Collins |Dominic Cansdale
Jon Stuart has spent more than 60 years spear fishing and free diving off the waters of Western Australia. He's had several encounters with creatures of the deep, but one in particular, sticks in his mind. This story by Andrew Collins with production by Dominic Cansdale.
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May 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Samantha Goerling |Andrew Collins
A karri forest is not the first place most people would think of when it comes to a music recording studio. Nor is knee-deep in an inlet, but they're both places where West Australian violinist Robert Zielinski recorded an entire album. "I wanted to do music which was inspired by the Torbay Inlet and all that region, and I wanted to record the pieces in the actual place that inspired them," he said.
