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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Dominique Bayens |Stan Shaw
On a warm Autumn morning, shouts of “You’re up Bob!” ring out across the bowling green at Cowaramup district social club. A group of men have gathered for their weekly social bowls game. But there’s something peculiar about this group of blokes, they are all named Bob. But they don’t have the monopoly on the one-name-game, because 350km away, the Port city of Albany is home to a gaggle of Glendas. Story by Dominique Bayens and Stan Shaw. Bunbury, Albany, Sport, Friendship
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Dominique Bayens |Zachary Bruce
When their daughter's kidney failed, her parents stepped in
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Dominique Bayens |Zachary Bruce
Troy Holmes has devoted his life to budgerigars. But it wasn't until his son devoted himself to an unlikely hero that the pair achieved budgie brilliance.
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Dominique Bayens |Sabrina Hahn
10:33 Help out some wilting tomatoes and cucumbers26:14 What are the best fire resistant trees? The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners. Sabrina Hahn is hilarious and a font of knowledge. Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Piper Duffy |Dominique Bayens
Twins Gabrielle and Piper Duffy describe themselves as two halves of a whole. Before Gabrielle moved to Sydney, they'd never spent more than 24 hours apart.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Chris Lewis |Dominique Bayens
Stacey Doyle is accustomed to the silence in her outback town. But when the rain comes strange sounds emerge from the wild.
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Nov 12, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Dominique Bayens
Tracey Booth Our most memorable name for one of our chooks was called Thunder Butt because she had grey feathers on a bum, like a cloud of thunder. Dominique Bayens: Tracey Booth is a crazy chicken lady. Her words not mine. Tracey Booth: I am a crazy chicken lady. I do breed chickens. I breed two rare, heritage chickens here on the farm. I just love chooks and I've had chooks here that I've had for 12 to 15 years, and they don't lay a single egg, but they just live their life out.
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Sep 10, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Jemillah Dawson |Kate Stephens |Dominique Bayens
Police have returned to a popular swimming spot in South West WA to search for a missing 23-year-old man. The man was last seen swimming in Stockton Lake, on the outskirts of Collie, on Sunday. Access to the lake was closed on Monday as the search effort continued. South West police officer Geoff Stewart said the man was last seen about 3pm. "We received the report of someone that had gone missing whilst in the water at Stockton Lake Collie," Superintendent Stewart said.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Dominique Bayens
A West Australian man who had a nail lodged in his eyeball while doing home renovations has been labelled a "medical unicorn" after retaining his eyesight following the accident late last month.
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Aug 7, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Dominique Bayens
How do you deal with a mice infestation without harming other wildlife in the process? This is a problem many WA households face during the winter months when mice come looking for food and shelter. Dr Boyd Wykes, from Owl Friendly Margaret River, gave some advice on how to evict ratatouille in the most environmentally friendly way possible.
