The Great Southern
Annual WA food festival will make you taste the south afresh
Ever eaten kangaroo? No you haven’t – well, not like this, anyway.
- by Max Veenhuyzen
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Missing person
Search under way for fisherman swept from rocks east of Esperance
Searchers are combing the land and sea for the man, who was fishing with a family member in the state’s Great Southern when he slipped and fell.
- by Emma Young
Pilots were initially trapped in 737 inferno after WA crash, report reveals
The two men miraculously survived the Boeing 737 crash, with new details revealing the plane was flying just 80 metres above the ground before it stalled.
- by Heather McNeill
‘Not scaremongering’: Landowners fire back over WA mine exploration secrecy
WA Premier Mark McGowan says his government does not intend to change century-old mining exploration laws.
- by Hamish Hastie
Battle lines drawn as WA mining exploration pushes into country backyards
Eager miners are making a big push for “green” minerals in the state’s south, but affected residents are finding out just what happens if they try to push back.
- by Jesinta Burton
A dozen farming deaths in as many months sparks WA work safety inquiry
A 24-year-old man died in the Great Southern region on Tuesday after being struck in the head when equipment he was using to tow a bogged trailer failed.
- by Tim Dornin
Homes lost after lightning belt sweeps WA’s south
Firefighters were stretched to the limit after tackling 68 fire incidents arising over just two hours on Friday due to an intense lightning belt sweeping the southern parts of WA.
- by Sarah Brookes
Homes destroyed in SW infernos as minister warns situation remains ‘dire’
A man is in a serious condition in hospital after suffering burns while fighting a blaze in Bridgetown as authorities confirm homes and businesses have been destroyed by twin fires raging in the south-west.
- by Sarah Brookes
Asian energy players take second shot at building world’s biggest green energy hub in WA
The Western Green Energy Hub would comprise of wind and solar power over 15,000 square kilometres producing 50 gigawatts of hybrid wind and solar power.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Weather
Perth misses wild winds as severe weather warning for WA’s south-east cancelled
A severe weather warning for the south-east of WA has been cancelled as the remnants of tropical cyclone Seroja passes by Esperance.
Why this WA vineyard is Australia’s best (spoiler: it’s not in Margaret River)
Everything has an origin story, and good wine starts in the vineyard. As wineries move to minimalist techniques to craft better ones, the end product has never been more reflective of the origin.
- by David Prestipino
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