Nestled off the main street of Nannup is a special place of ‘love-made’ unique items attracting the interest of local and interstate visitors alike.
Rebecca Turner
The battle to name WA’s newest Federal electorate has intensified, with locals backing a joint name — Hodgson-Beard — rather than in honour of former prisoner of war Vivian Bullwinkel.
Dylan Caporn
Australian cricketing legend Brad Hogg will be making an appearance in Dowerin as part of a mental health and wellbeing initiative run by Grain Producers Australia.
Olivia Ford
The Shire of Wandering is celebrating 150 years since its formation this spring with a weekend celebration planned to include a dinner dance, old-fashioned games and fireworks.
The Country Women’s Association of WA has celebrated its 100th anniversary, with members from across the State coming together in Nungarin, the organisation’s birthplace.
The State Government has announced $22.5 million in funding to upgrade sporting and recreational facilities in regional towns.
Hannah Whitehead
The Country Women’s Association of WA has backed countless social campaigns over the years, taking a stand for rural communities in the form of letter writing, to rallying at the steps of Parliament.
The family of a WWII nurse killed by Japanese soldiers in a 1942 massacre have led calls to name WA’s new Federal electorate after their aunt, rather than the sole survivor or the horror — Vivian Bullwinkel.
Born 13 weeks early during the bumper harvest of 2021, Goomalling’s Georgia Leeming is the face of this year’s Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation tax appeal.
Ali Hawker lives 130 kilometres from the nearest town with mental health support, and has struggled to get help while raising children on an isolated property — but a new partnership aims to bridge that gap.
On-farm business planning and staff retention will be the focus of three industry workshops in WA’s Mid West, Wheatbelt and Great Southern grain growing regions next month.
Adam Poulsen
During a seven day outage which left Dongara without mobile coverage, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman was contacted more than 10 times with complaints from Dongara residents.
Anna Cox
Jackie Jarvis has admitted sheep farmers are already ‘doing it tough’ because of Federal Labor’s live export ban, as the WA Agriculture Minister pleads with producers to ‘reach out’ for mental health support.
Two Mid West organisations have received a share in $7 million to provide individualised support for people experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence.
Jessica Moroney
Local businesses in Mullewa are disappointed at a petition for a Woolworths delivery service, claiming the service is not necessary with a local supply of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Irwin’s shire president is calling on Telstra to review and explain why Dongara and surrounding areas were forced to spend seven days without mobile coverage.
Matthew Paddick
One in two Australian farmers have felt their mental health ‘decline’ in the past year, a survey has revealed, as more primary producers report feeling ‘overworked, underappreciated and anxious’
The record-breaking 2022 Lismore floods have many tales of survival and resilience, including that of fourth-generation dairy farmer Paul Weir, who spoke at this year’s WA Dairy Innovation Day.
Tributes are flowing for two Jurien Bay Country Women’s Association founding members, who died together in a double-fatal car crash last week
Major crash squad officers are investigating a suspected hit and run after the body of a man was found on a road in a Wheatbelt town.
Georgia Campion
WA’s biggest not-for-profit rural childcare provider will expand its footprint beyond the Wheatbelt and Mid West after securing a share in $2.9 million of State Government funding.
A “first-class” Wheatbelt medical centre that sits empty for four-and-a-half days a week will soon be used to its full potential as new providers move in.
Melissa Sheil
Medicinal cannabis manufacturer Cannaponics has bought a hotel to accommodate staff in response to WA’s crippling housing shortage.
Cheyanne Enciso
Australian cricket great Brad Hogg will speak about how he overcame his struggles with mental illness at a free sundowner for the farming community in Moora on Thursday.