Close-knit community reels as search widens for young girl missing in WA’s north

Close-knit community reels as search widens for young girl missing in WA’s north

Carnarvon is in shock after four-year-old Cleo Smith disappeared in the middle of the night while camping at Quobba Blowholes,a popular weekend spot 75 kilometres north of the township.

  • byHeather McNeill andPeter de Kruijff

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Exmouth Gulf needs ‘very high level’ of protection as a priority:environment watchdog

Exmouth Gulf needs ‘very high level’ of protection as a priority:environment watchdog

The findings from a report into the cumulative effects of development on the gulf puts industrial proponents and the state’s environment minister on notice when it comes to managing the region’s natural assets.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Man bitten by shark on fishing trip near remote Pilbara islands

Man bitten by shark on fishing trip near remote Pilbara islands

The man travelled on a fishing charter overnight to Exmouth,where ambulance crews took him to hospital.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
WA tourism operators cry for help as lockdowns hit on two fronts

WA tourism operators cry for help as lockdowns hit on two fronts

WA tourism operators face financial hits on two fronts after the state’s border was closed to most of Australia and holidaymakers from Perth and Peel cancelled school holiday trips.

  • byDavid Prestipino
Why Exmouth Gulf wasn’t included in Ningaloo’s World Heritage listing

Why Exmouth Gulf wasn’t included in Ningaloo’s World Heritage listing

It was included in the boundary recommended by the official committee that assessed the area for nomination... so what happened? And what will happen next?

  • byPaul Gamblin
‘Black water’:The three Australian sites that are ground zero for climate change

‘Black water’:The three Australian sites that are ground zero for climate change

Over the past 10 years,each Australia’s three most important marine sites has seen a catastrophe. And recent wild weather signals history repeating.

  • byEmma Young
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WA tourism operators ‘overlooked’ by federal $1.2b support package

WA tourism operators ‘overlooked’ by federal $1.2b support package

Like other small tourism businesses across WA,Exmouth whale shark swim tour operator Sonia Beckwith has been battling to keep her business afloat for 12 months. She has a strong message for the state and federal governments:“do your job and help us”.

  • byTess Ingram
Exmouth plane crash victims revealed as much-loved local couple

Exmouth plane crash victims revealed as much-loved local couple

The Exmouth community has been left reeling by the death of two locals killed in a light plane crash in WA’s North West on Wednesday afternoon.

  • byDavid Prestipino
Cops crack down on ‘established network’ of cattle crooks in WA’s north

Cops crack down on ‘established network’ of cattle crooks in WA’s north

Operation Topography,run by WA Police’s rural crime squad,is targeting the theft and sale of cattle in the Mid West,Gascoyne and Pilbara.

Tim Winton makes rare move to front camera and explore one of WA's best-kept secrets

Tim Winton makes rare move to front camera and explore one of WA's best-kept secrets

It took a 30-year crazy love affair for Winton to put down the pen and front the screen,but the accomplished West Australian writer is ready to share his"labour of love"with the world.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Subsea 7 cans controversial Ningaloo project in ‘victory for common sense’

Subsea 7 cans controversial Ningaloo project in ‘victory for common sense’

Subsea 7 announced on Monday it had taken the decision to “cease investment” in the proposed pipeline facility in Learmonth,south of Exmouth,following a review of market conditions.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola