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2 months ago | abc.net.au | Jarrod Lucas |Tara de Landgrafft |Richard Hudson

Rawlinna Station on the Nullarbor has been sold to UK-owned Consolidated Pastoral Company. Neither the buyer or seller are disclosing the sale price. The sale needs the approval of the Foreign Investment Review Board and the WA government. Australia's biggest sheep station has sold for an undisclosed sum to a privately owned company based in the United Kingdom.  The 1 million hectare Rawlinna Station was established on the remote Nullarbor in the 1960s and covers an area roughly the size of Sydney.

Dec 6, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tara de Landgrafft |Hayden Smith

Helms Arboretum north of Esperance in Western Australia has been significantly damaged by fire. The location is popular among social media influencers and couples as a wedding venue.  Authorities say the park will remain closed until damage is properly assessed and some areas may not be able to be saved. Brides and grooms, social media influencers and nature lovers may have to adjust their plans this summer after an iconic West Australian venue and biodiversity hotspot was damaged by fire.

Nov 11, 2024 | abc.net.au | Joanna Prendergast |Tara de Landgrafft

Some rural West Australians say their mobile signals and service areas have significantly decreased a week after the 3G mobile network shutdown. Telstra began shutting down the 3G network nationally on October 28 and the service was switched off in WA on November 4. Despite Telstra's claim that the 4G network replicates the 3G service, farmers such as John Sanderson from Grass Patch, 700 kilometres south-east of Perth, say connectivity has been compromised.

Nov 5, 2024 | abc.net.au | Emily Smith |Tara de Landgrafft |Hayden Smith

Final plans for a controversial new marine park on Western Australia's south coast have been released, with fewer fishing restrictions than first outlined. The massive South Coast Marine Park will span from Bremer Bay to the South Australian border when it takes effect in late 2026. Speaking in Esperance this morning, WA Environment Minister Reece Whitby said 20 per cent of the 1.3-million-hectare marine park would be no-catch sanctuary zones.

Sep 16, 2024 | abc.net.au | Andrew Chounding |Tara de Landgrafft

Farm-to-plate meat will be harder to buy after one of Western Australia's largest butchers announced it would stop slaughtering and processing stock for independent producers. The Dardanup Butchering Company (DBC) told customers last week it would no longer offer "service kills", effectively freezing some farmers out of the meat market. "Service killing" is when livestock is slaughtered and processed on behalf of a farmer who retains ownership over the meat.