Jemillah Dawson

Feb 13, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jemillah Dawson

Tropical Cyclone Zelia has crossed the coast near Port Hedland in north-west Western Australia just after midday on Friday. Residents around Pardoo Roadhouse to Whim Creek and inland west of Marble Bar have been in lockdown since Thursday after the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) issued an emergency warning for the area. The intense storm is making landfall just to the east of Port Hedland, the second-largest town in the mining region and the largest bulk export port in the world.

Jan 22, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jemillah Dawson

The family of the boy who died after being crushed by a disused parking meter have released a statement. The five-year-old was at the Bunbury Heritage Museum when the incident occurred. The family have asked for privacy. The family of a five-year-old who died after a parking meter fell on him at a museum in Bunbury have paid tribute to their boy. Sammy was critically injured last week when he was crushed by the disused parking meter in WA's South West.

Dec 31, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jemillah Dawson |Andrew Williams

When you drive into the town of Manjimup, 295 kilometres south of Perth, the timber logging legacy is clear to see. A welcome sign built from hardwood greets visitors and the State Timber Museum is easy to find. In 2021, the then McGowan government turned the industry on its head, saying there would be no more native timber logging from 2024. Today marks one year since that ban was implemented.

Sep 1, 2024 | abc.net.au | Bridget McArthur |Jemillah Dawson

The federal government has given the green light for a wind farm to be built off the coast of South West WA. Energy minister Chris Bowen declared a proposed offshore wind zone in February, igniting a maelstrom of public debate. Today he returned to Bunbury to confirm the project would go ahead, albeit reduced. The zone is roughly half the size of the initial proposal, at about 4,000 square kilometres. Mr Bowen said the wind farm would generate up to 11.4 gigawatts of energy for WA.

Aug 28, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jacqueline Lynch |Belinda Varischetti |Jemillah Dawson

A West Australian arborist says the shot-hole borer is keeping him awake at night as the state government looks to expand quarantine boundaries to stop the spread of the pest. The small beetle has infested thousands of trees in Perth, including fruit trees in orchards and Morton Bay fig trees in Kings Park, which had to be cut down. Arborist Dave Crispin is particularly worried about the pest spreading into regional areas. "It keeps me up at night," he said.