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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Belinda Varischetti |Chloe Henville
West Australian Labor has been accused of doing a "grubby deal" to secure votes that could leave the iconic dhufish at risk of being made extinct. Earlier this week Premier Roger Cook said if his party was re-elected he would secure access entitlements and a minimum licence period of at least 10 years for commercial fishers.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Chloe Henville
Passengers have thanked a Qantas captain for his calm response to an in-flight emergency on a Perth-bound flight from Western Australia's Midwest. The Fokker 100 aircraft left Geraldton at 9am but turned back a short time later, circling north-east of the city's airport for a short time before landing without incident. Speaking after disembarking at Geraldton Airport, passenger Loic Foison said the issues became apparent around 45 minutes into the flight.
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Chloe Henville
A burned-out delivery truck sitting at the side of a major highway in country Western Australia sits as a symbol of a Christmas that failed to arrive for many locals. The prime mover, operated by Team Global Express, was near Regans Ford, about 120 kilometres north of Perth, when it caught fire just before 11pm on December 23. The fire was safely extinguished and no-one was injured.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Chloe Henville
A Rockingham man has been has been jailed for his role in the death of at least eight calves at a farm in WA's Midwest. Warning: Some readers may find details and images in this story distressing. Maison John Alexander Booth was driving at a property in Howatharra, 30 kilometres north of Geraldton, after midnight on August 20 when he began to deliberately run down the calves with his Toyota Prado.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Chloe Henville |Briana Shepherd |Bransen Gibson |Garrett Mundy
Nervous residents in a string of coastal communities north of Perth have been urged to shelter in place, as a bushfire front edges closer to a number of towns. The fire, which has burned through more than 65,000 hectares of bushland, continues to threaten the coastal communities of Cervantes, Wedge and Grey in WA's Wheatbelt. Emergency warnings remain in place for the communities, with residents told yesterday that it was now too late to leave.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Chloe Henville |Garrett Mundy |Chris Lewis |Rosemary Murphy
Emergency warnings remain in place as a huge bushfire threatens multiple coastal communities in WA's Wheatbelt. An evacuation order was issued for Cervantes, 200 kilometres north of Perth, late on Wednesday. Hot weather and largely easterly winds are expected to pose challenging conditions for firefighters as efforts to control the blaze continue today.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Brianna Melville |Chloe Henville
Western Australia's police minister says detention remains the "best intervention" for certain juvenile offenders, as crime, community safety and policing in regional Western Australia loom as key election battlegrounds. Paul Papalia made the comments as he announced a temporary boost to regional policing ahead of the busy Christmas and summer period. He declined to specify how many additional police or resources would be committed or where they would be sent.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Chloe Henville
Western Australia's abalone fishery will extend north for the first time in more than a decade as the mollusc's population recovers to sustainable levels after a devastating marine heatwave in 2011. Abalone season in WA draws licensed recreational fishers to prime locations on only a limited number of days each year. Prized as a delicacy in many cuisines, live abalone also retails for about $100 per kilogram.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Chloe Henville |Glenn Barndon
Brother Thomas Oliver Pickett has been named WA's 2025 Senior Australian Citizen of the Year. He volunteers six days a week at Wheelchairs for Kids, which he co-founded in 1996. The Wheelchairs for Kids CEO says it aims to double production within three years. Western Australia's newest Senior Australian of the Year says he is still coming to terms with the unexpected honour.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Chloe Henville
For a year, Nicole Dowers and her son Cooper did a weekly 360-kilometre round trip from their small town in Western Australia's Midwest so he could attend the only special education school north of Perth. The pair stayed in Geraldton three days a week, away from the rest of their family, so Cooper could attend year one at Holland Street School. Cooper, who is now 12, was born with a rare chromosome disorder — 1p36 deletion syndrome — which affects every body system.
