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Station SaleMadura Plains Station and 60,000 sheep hit the market

One of the world’s largest sheep stations will hit the market for the first time since 2016 — along with a 60,000 flock of sheep, and 3500 goats.

Georgia Campion

Madura Plains Station, along with a flock of 60,000 sheep and 3500 goats, will hit the property market for the first time since 2016.

A grain ship prepares to berth at CBH's Kwinana Grain Terminal.

Port Strike‘Indefinite’: CBH’s shock move to shift grain amid lockout

Georgia Campion

Former agriculture department secretary Adam Fennessy is proud of the work he did in the role. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsAgriculture boss paid out $900k upon 'amicable' exit

The former agriculture secretary oversaw a shake-up of the department before he suddenly left the role two years into a five-year term.

Stephanie Gardiner

Displaying the Thompson family's Venturon Charolais group entry awarded the champion breeders group of three interbreed sash, are handler Asha Goodard, Venturon stud co-principal Anne Thompson, handler Connor Burrow, Venturon co-principal Harris Thompson, judges Martin Lill, Lee White and Anne Starr, and Hannah Powe, of Venturon.

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The Perth Royal Show Beef Interbreed Competition was dominated by French breeds, with the distinctive white Charolais winning all but one of the individual titles, along with a collection of group awards.

Bob Garnant

Kendenup-based Brimfield Poll Dorset stud co-principal Max Whyte diplays the supreme exhibit of the Poll Doset breed judging competition with judge Will Milroy, of Tasmania.

Poll Dorset breed judgingPerth Royal Show: Brimfield Poll Dorset ram win

The Perth Royal Show Poll Dorset breed judging competition was a springboard to a Kendenup-bred ram being awarded the best meat sheep in the shed.

Bob Garnant

Former Collingwood player Shannon Cox has been jailed for 10 years and six months.

Court & JusticeFormer AFL player learns fate for deadly WA crash

A former Collingwood player has been sentenced for the manslaughter of two life-long friends in a head-on crash in the Wheatbelt.

Sarah Crawford

A parliamentary report with recommendations about firearms reforms is due to be handed down next week.

‘Poorly Managed’Firearm holders concerned of slippery slope after seizures

WA’s peak firearms bodies are cautiously hopeful that a long-awaited parliamentary report will recommend fixes to what they describe as Labor’s “poorly-managed” firearms reform.

Georgia Campion

Dumbleyung experienced an earthquake on Wednesday night.

Narrogin ObserverSmall 2.4 magnitude earthquake recorded in Wheatbelt town

The quake hit at 9.42pm and had a depth of 1.2km.

Claire Middleton

Station SaleMadura Plains Station and 60,000 sheep hit the market

One of the world’s largest sheep stations will hit the market for the first time since 2016 — along with a 60,000 flock of sheep, and 3500 goats.

Port Strike‘Indefinite’: CBH’s shock move to shift grain amid lockout

WA’s grain-exporting giant has resumed a lockout of union employees at Kwinana and installed an “alternative workforce” after a breakdown in enterprise bargaining negotiations.

A man died when his car left the road, rolled and crashed into a tree on Collie-Changerup Road.

CRASHMan dies in horror Great Southern ute rollover

A man has died in a single vehicle rollover in Boilup in the Great Southern on Thursday morning, adding to a horror few days on WA roads.

Agri TakeoverACCC greenlights Elders takeover of Delta with conditions

Elders will sell six Delta Agribusinesses stores in WA to overcome concerns raised by the competition watchdog, paving the way for its $475 million acquisition of the rural retailer to go ahead next month.

Georgia Campion

With the $3500 top-priced ram, Coromandel tag 240501, are stud co-principal Michael Campbell, of Gairdner, Julia Baker, and Elders stud stock manager Nathan King.

Coromandel ram saleCoromandel Poll Merino ram tops at $3500

A Gairdner-bred Poll Merino ram sold to a top of $3500 at the Campbell family’s Coromandel ram sale on the same day wool prices spiralled upwards.

Bob Garnant

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Chris Ellison said he would leave the company he founded within 12 to 18 months. But the company has since been silent on the timing of his departure.

MiningTwo in, one out as MinRes board positions for Ellison exit

Two new faces will join Mineral Resources’ depleted board following a flurry of shock departures earlier this year, but managing director Chris Ellison will also wave goodbye to another.

Sean Smith and Daniel Newell

Therapy Focus has gone into administration.

Administration and liquidationWA disability services provider falls into administration

Directors have called in insolvency experts from restructuring firm McGrathNicol, citing ‘sustained financial pressure’ that has been exacerbated in recent months by NDIS pricing cuts.

Sean Smith

Emergency services are at the scene of a fiery crash on West Coast Highway in Karrinyup.

Disaster and EmergencyWATCH: Car engulfed in flames after collision with motorbike

Motorists are urged to seek an alternate route as traffic is slow on approach.

Abby Green

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Station SaleMadura Plains Station and 60,000 sheep hit the market

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CRASHMan dies in horror Great Southern ute rollover

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