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Scientists and the state government are divided over the DBCA’s prescribed burning program.

War of words erupts over Western Australia’s prescribed burning program

As LA faces the mass destruction of multiple wildfires, dissent is building over the prescribed burning regime for the shrinking, drying forests of WA’s South West.

  • Sarah Brookes

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Bunbury Urologist and teal independent candidate for Forrest Dr Sue Chapman.

Teal independent to take on Liberals in WA’s South West

Western Australia’s second federal community independent candidate has been revealed as Bunbury urologist Dr Sue Chapman.

  • Hamish Hastie
Shelter the Storm.

Cabin Fever: Your guide to the ultimate Margaret River party season

Cue footy season, umbrellas by the door – and Cabin Fever! From beer launches to free live music, this program is stacked with value-packed, accessible events.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Dead tuart trees at the sign welcoming visitors to Rockingham, the electorate of WA Environment Minister Reece Whitby, where the little penguin population is also showing signs of collapse.

Undermining the watchdog is against WA’s nature. We must defend our thin green line

WA has special natural resources – resources that have helped make our economy strong. But what makes us strong also needs protecting, and now is the time.

  • Jess Beckerling
New research has cast doubts on the DBCA’s prescribed burning regime.

‘Long-term pain’: Scientists warn against WA’s prescribed burn regime

Is it time the government rethinks its prescribed burning practices? New research says it’s making forests more flammable, not less, but the state stands firm.

  • Sarah Brookes
“I could see that little glint in Kate’s eyes,” says Michael about the chance to establish a dedicated pie baking facility.

The power of a pie: South West baking success story starts new chapter

All killer, no filler: glorious hand-pressed pies are coming to the Margaret River township – now that the necessary equipment has cleared customs.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
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A bushfire menaced suburban homes in Bibra Lake on February 20.

Summer’s over – but new warning shows WA fires have only just begun

There is no end in sight for an already “long and challenging in fire season” which a new outlook shows will double in length as hot dry weather continues.

  • Emma Young
Katie Milne and her friends are celebrating Leavers in Busselton.

What’s Leavers like in 2023? A Perth nurse-to-be lifts the lid

Anyone with memories of drunken, depraved leavers weeks will be either impressed or horrified by the 2023 version: a utopian fantasy complete with The Zone.

  • Emma Young
Alcoa has cleared 28,000 hectares of the northern jarrah forest that is pressured by a drier, warmer climate and more bushfires.

Alcoa’s mining in WA one step closer to detailed independent review

WA’s environmental watchdog has invited public comment on whether it should undertake a detailed independent review of Alcoa’s mining in WA’s jarrah forests.

  • Peter Milne
The man being arrested on Monday morning after allegedly refusing to come out of his house (inset) for 12 hours.

WA man surrenders himself to police after 12-hour stand-off

A WA man has surrendered himself after a suspected domestic violence incident was followed by a refusal to leave his house then a 12-hour stand-off with police.

  • Heather McNeill

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