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Tragic lossTributes to a gun shearer with a cheeky smile

A grieving mother says her world will never be the same after losing her youngest and cheekiest child in a crash — one of four people killed on Great Southern roads in the space of four horrific days.

Liam CroyReporter

Caleb Rodney was killed in a crash near Kojonup.

Fallen heroesProbe begins into deadly crash that killed US firefighters

Mitchell Van Homrigh and Janet Fife-Yeomans

MR WOOLTenterdern’s Mr Hall of wool fame

Tenterden’s Murray Hall has taken home WAMMCO’s producer of the month title for December, capping another stellar year for the veteran sheep producer despite low rainfall.

Blaze BattleFire Captain recounts battle on NSW frontline

On a 42C day with strong winds and a “catastrophic” fire danger rating, three Upper Great Southern volunteer firefighters were dug in along the NSW-Victoria border, facing an approaching fire front.

Michael Traill

Industry exitCowaramup dairy farmers bow out after 90-year run

A prominent Cowaramup dairy family sensationally quit the industry this week after 90 years.

Warren Hately

Horror scenesThree American firefighters killed in air tanker crash

Three American firefighters have died after a water bombing plane crashed in strong winds while working on bushfires in southern NSW.

Mitchell Van Homrigh, Campbell Gellie, Georgia Clark and Caitlyn Rintoul

Allocation dateTrial date set for Emanuel Exports

Animal rights demonstrators protested outside of the court on Friday, holding signs saying: “Ban live export”, “Cooked Alive” and “Live Export, it’s a crime against animals”.

Zach Relph

Wool gatheringShearer welfare a hot topic alongside animal activists

Australian Wool Innovation woolgrower services general manager Stephen Feighan attended alongside Australian Wool Exchange chief executive Mark Grave.

Bob Garnant

Water critical to sheep markets

Awards and accolades as WA Angus celebrates

A tidy profit at the Blue Ribbon Bull Sale

Nut demandSandalwood nuts needed to meet demand

“We know the plantation size in WA is large enough to support a bigger industry.”

Zach Relph

Labour of loveWA horseman reflects on early days

“It was a labour of necessity to take up restoration on the vintage sulkies, long gone were the days of wheelwrights and coachbuilders.”

Bob Garnant

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