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Police have arrested a 32-year-old man in response to the alleged thefts.

crimePremiumPolice find machinery stolen from Arthur River grain site

A 32-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered allegedly stolen machinery on a Nambeelup property worth $60,000 belonging to a Wheatbelt grain site.

Hannah Whitehead

Perth is now on alert as a tropical system tracks towards WA’s north, with forecasters warning it will likely re-intensify into a severe cyclone later this week.

WeatherVideoCommentsPerth on alert as forecast shows cyclone set to impact city

Perth is now on alert as a tropical system tracks towards WA’s north, with forecasters warning it will likely re-intensify into a severe cyclone later this week.

Brooke Rolfe

Fuel shortages caused by the Iran war have put the squeeze on farmers.

Pain PointsPremiumFuel and fertiliser the latest pain points for WA’s farmers

Diesel and supply shortages are the latest pain points squeezing WA’s colossal agriculture sector as farmers grapple with the possibility of a smaller crop and tighter margins on their bottom lines. 

Georgia Campion

Kununurra Cottin Gin.

Fuel costs bitePremiumEKCCI concerned for agriculture and tourism amid fuel prices

The East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce and Industry is concerned for the local agriculture and tourism industries amid the soaring cost of fuel amid the Iran conflict

Cain Andrews and Phoebe Solon

Narrogin Senior High School student Bane Werelk-Dimer, 12, and Narrogin Primary School student Miles Werelk-Dimer, 11, teamed up to create a flipping good beef burger with a buffalo milkshake, the Kids in the Kitchen recipe given the thumbs up by WA Food Ambassador Don Hancey at Wagin Woolorama.

Kids in the KitchenPremiumKids in the Kitchen duo cook winning lamb cutlet dish

Cooking sensations Kaylee Sander, 16, and Bonnie Bruce, 15, who are students at WA College of Agriculture — Narrogin, took out Wagin Woolorama’s inaugural Kids in the Kitchen cooking competition.

Bob Garnant

Farmers Across Borders have run out of funds to send road trains to the Gascoyne region.

HAY BALE FREIGHT SUPPORTPremium Public help get hay to the Gascoyne; more help needed

WA public rallied behind WA hay-runner volunteers with a donation, but Farmers Across Borders’ pleas for freight subsidies fall on deaf ears, hay sits in storage bins as drought-hit farmers struggle.

Danielle Marsland

Ramulam Prickles the kelpie has been crowned Australia’s top sheepdog at the national championships, held in the ACT last week.

Top DogPremiumPrickles the kelpie is Australia’s top sheepdog

Arthur River’s Ramulam Prickles nabbed the title of Australia’s top sheepdog at the National Sheepdog Trial Championships in the ACT last week.

Georgia Campion

Now is the time to tell Australian Wool Innovation about the resources you need.

AWI RESOURCE REVIEW PremiumAWI and EnviroDynamics launch resources review

If you’re a wool producer who feels you need more access to resources on sustainability, productivity and profitability, now is your chance to tell Australian Wool Innovation. 

Danielle Marsland

Six men have been charged over the thefts of two head of cattle in WA’s Kimberley.

Cattle CrimePremiumMultiple men charged for alleged Kimberley cattle theft

Six men have been charged after an investigation, dubbed Operation Pattern, into the alleged theft and butchering of two head of cattle in WA’s Kimberley region.

Georgia Campion

Katherine Meinberg and Gert Jurisoo of Borden with one of Meinberg's handmade 2026 Wagin Woolarama special candles.

Woolly CandlesPremiumWoolly Wanderer candles a hit at Wagin Woolorama

A chance meeting between Estonian couple Katherine Meinberg and Gert Jurisoo on the other side of the world from home sparked a love of farming and a unique business idea for candles

Georgia Campion

Haydn Thomas Mansell leaving Albany Magistrates Court after his February 12 hearing.

courtsPremiumMan fights charge that he killed wife with careless driving

A Great Southern man accused of careless driving in a level crossing crash that resulted in his wife’s death will fight the charge at trial, entering a plea of not guilty almost six months after he was charged.

Jacki Elezovich

Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation has partnered with Meat and Livestock Australia.

Surging forwardPremiumNew partnership to drive northern pastoral innovation

Partnership signed between Meat and Livestock Australia and Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation to boost pastoral innovation and Indigenous employment

Rebecca Nadge

Bringing a showcase of quality fibre to Wagin Woolorama, Dakota Dalton, of Mianelup Merino stud in Gnowangerup displays the Poll Merino ram sashed supreme champion, proudly supported by the Wagin Woolorama models wearing woollen fashion designs that were worn during the catwalk parades.

Wagin Woolorama fashionPremiumWagin Woolorama: Natural fibres showcase at Wagin

Australia’s latest wool fashion designs were paraded at Wagin Woolorama to showcase the country’s homegrown Merino wool and other natural materials derived from plants and animals.

Bob Garnant

Paul Konstek of Harmon Transportation at the depot in Wangara has concerns with fuel access for the trucking industry.

EnergyCommentsPremiumTransport firms demand answers on WA regional fuel supply

Transport firms are calling on the State Government to provide clear information on fuel availability — and any potential shortages — amid fears drivers could get stranded hundreds of kilometres from home.

Simone Grogan

Police Commissioner Col Blanch speaks to the media outside ABC East Perth on Wednesday.

CRIMECommentsPremiumWarning for farmers amid reports of fuel theft in WA

WA Police say they are bracing for a rise in fuel thefts driven by a community ‘fear’ that supplies will run dry amid the war in the Middle East.

Caleb Runciman

The bushfire came dangerously close to homes in Port Denison and Springfield.

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EmergencyComments
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WA bushfire threat downgraded as conditions ease

A bushfire burning for six days in the Port Denison area has been downgraded again, after conditions eased following a flare up earlier on Wednesday.

Kate Campbell

Farmers Across Borders road trains delivering hay.

Farmers in needPastoralists struggling to get hands on crucial hay supplies

Gascoyne farmers still facing drought are in desperate need of hay, yet a lack of funding and exorbitant fuel prices are stopping precious feed from arriving to their gates. 

Imogen Wilson

Neridup farm, near Esperence, sells for $10.2 million.

Commercial propertyCommentsPremiumWA farms are fields of gold for investors

Bumper crops at WA farms in recent years have helped underpin confidence in the sales market, as well as investment in the asset class.

Kim Macdonald

Oil, gas, coal companies doing well out of the Iran war

‘Bullshit’PremiumFuel supply concerns rife among farmers

WA fuel and fertiliser supplies continue to be interrupted by conflict in the Middle East, with farmers resorting to crashing a press conference to confront the Premier with their concerns.

Georgia Campion

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Diverse UsePremiumCotton seeds baled for good use and year-round feed supply

An innovative farmer is baling up cotton seed in WA’s far north to feed livestock in the Kimberley region — an operation understood to be a first for northern Australia.

Georgia Campion

Archie Reichstein, a 2026 Rabobank graduate.

WA news PremiumEsperance grad gets chance to work and travel with Rabobank

A UWA university graduate who grew up on a cropping farm in Esperance is among eight recent university graduates to score a place in the 2026 Rabo graduate program

Danielle Marsland

The Wyndham weather radar is expected to be out of action for up to three years after it was struck by lightning on Christmas Day.

Out of action PremiumWyndham weather radar replacement to take up to three years

The Wyndham weather radar will take up to three years to be replaced according to the Bureau of Meteorology but a temporary radar is set to be up and running by October.

Cain Andrews and Georgia Campion

Ruby Clarke and Sofea Harland, both 12, of Narrogin with Kelpies for Kids' Neika at the 2026 Wagin Woolarama.

Woolly FunPremiumIN PICTURES: Around the grounds at the 2026 Wagin Woolorama

Thousands flocked to the home of Bart the Giant Ram for WA’s biggest sheep show, with the rodeo and a kids cooking demonstration proving to be crowd favourites.

Georgia Campion

Two women were involved in a road crash near Mt Lindesay.

road crashPremiumElderly woman freed from car after Mt Lindesay crash

Two elderly women have escaped serious injury after emergency services rushed to a road crash on Denmark-Mt Barker Road, with one of the women left trapped in her vehicle following the collision.

Jacki Elezovich