We meet the farmers and their (potential) future wives as our favourite wholesome dating show, Farmer Wants a Wife, is finally back and off to a spoon-slapping good start.
Belle Taylor
Jordan Sprigg’s wedge-tailed eagle sculpture has swooped into Williams, providing a spectacular display for residents and tourists.
Kellie Balaam
CBH has teamed up with well-known cultural event Scribblers Festival to deliver a creative competition and free online mentoring to young people in WA.
A major milestone has been reached with construction of the of the world’s largest telescope set to begin in the Murchison region next year.
More than two decades ago, Ferguson Farmstay owner Rosa Madigan and her late husband John travelled far and wide to find the perfect spot to relocate.
Shannon Verhagen
When Allan Bunter decided to open his bakery in the small farming town of Donnybrook, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, people told him he was “mad”.
With 2.5km to go in the 42.19km journey, Scott Guerini felt as if he was dragging his family’s tractor down Koolyanobbing-Southern Cross Road as his exhausted legs fatigued.
Zach Relph
Born and bred in Bunbury, Ebony Grigo has had great success sinking her teeth into a postgraduate Dental Medicine Doctorate at The University of Western Australia.
Nicolette Barbas
The Pingrup community and visitors have been saddened by the announcement that The Store Cafe 6343 is closing its doors.
Shannon Smith
Organisers of one of WA’s biggest one-day agricultural shows is planning for this year's event to be held in October as planned, despite COVID-19 concerns.
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The CWA of WA has held its first videoconference board meeting in history, propelling the 96-year-old organisation into the digital age.
Cally Dupe
Hundreds turned out to The Westin in Perth for the WAFarmers annual conference on March 13.
A long-term commitment to improving soil health has led to Wellstead farmer Richard Davy winning the title of 2020 South Coast Soil Health Champion.
Boyup Brook farmer Jim Bagshaw has raised more than $50,000 for prostate cancer since beating the disease.
Tristan Wheeler
Internationally renowned for its unique program for at-risk youth, Camp Kulin has been suspended because of a shortage of staff and resources.
Camp Kulin founder Tanya Dupagne has described living with the tick-borne Lyme disease as a nightmare she never wakes up from.
The competition involved eight teams of four young farmers aged 18-35 test their farming skills and knowledge.
Cally Dupe and Kellie Balaam
The 55th annual Tom Quilty Gold Cup returns to WA, after a six-year absence, from September 18-20, across a 160km with 150 entrants expected.
Bob Garnant
The rich 75-year history of Williams Harness Racing Club was celebrated last month, which included the track’s original bell from 1945
Cameron Newbold
Few would appreciate how much work goes on behind the scenes to make the Wagin Woolorama event run like clockwork each year.
Carly Moone and her husband Seb were inspired to write and illustrate the childrens’ book — My Dad, The Secret Superhero — in the wake of December’s Stirling Range bushfires.
“It was a labour of necessity to take up restoration on the vintage sulkies, long gone were the days of wheelwrights and coachbuilders.”
WA has lost one of its most highly regarded public sector leaders and agriculture stalwarts.
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