South West councils tell Perth residents,backpackers to go home

South West councils tell Perth residents,backpackers to go home

"Selfish"Perth residents hunkering down in holiday homes across the South West have been told by the local councils to pack up and go home amid fears they could clog up regional hospitals.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola

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'My hero,a best mate':Tributes flow for WA farmer killed in head-on South West crash

'My hero,a best mate':Tributes flow for WA farmer killed in head-on South West crash

On Thursday evening,Tom Fox was driving along the highway when his truck was struck by a car travelling on the wrong side of the road near Capel.

  • byLouise Rennie andMarta Pascual Juanola
Chilling 000 call reveals moment Minister steps in to help South West horror crash victims

Chilling 000 call reveals moment Minister steps in to help South West horror crash victims

Francis Logan told emergency services there had been"a horrendous crash"before suggesting they might need to send a helicopter to airlift the injured.

  • byJacquelin Robson andMarta Pascual Juanola
Savvy 11-year-old rescues mate from deadly blue-ring at South West beach

Savvy 11-year-old rescues mate from deadly blue-ring at South West beach

Two sets of West Australian parents are thanking their lucky stars after a quick-thinking 11-year-old saved her friend from a deadly blue-ringed octopus.

Noongars'$290 billion compo claim will transform Indigenous Australia:lawyer

Noongars'$290 billion compo claim will transform Indigenous Australia:lawyer

The action,if successful,will be the largest compensation claim in the world – and the firm is preparing other cases in WA,New South Wales and Queensland.

  • byEmma Young
Major South West solar farm bid as WA plays catch-up to eastern states

Major South West solar farm bid as WA plays catch-up to eastern states

The $200 million farm would power about 35,000 homes,create about 250 jobs during construction and help WA catch up to the other states it's currently lagging far behind.

  • byEmma Young
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New WA lithium plant whirs to life but expansion plans still on ice

New WA lithium plant whirs to life but expansion plans still on ice

Talison officially opened its second chemical-grade lithium processing plant on Wednesday,which will nearly double its production capacity to 1.3 million tonnes of lithium concentrates per year.

  • byHamish Hastie
Downpours ring in first day of spring in Perth and South West

Downpours ring in first day of spring in Perth and South West

By 2pm some weather stations in the south of the state had recorded more than 15 mm of rain,a sizeable chunk of Perth's 87 mm September average.

  • byHamish Hastie
Blindfolds and fake names:Inside a'top-secret'legal Australian cannabis grow room

Blindfolds and fake names:Inside a'top-secret'legal Australian cannabis grow room

In a nondescript shed somewhere in Western Australia’s idyllic South West,history isn’t being made,it’s being grown.

  • byHamish Hastie
Up to 80 jobs affected as government flags closure of Collie coal generators

Up to 80 jobs affected as government flags closure of Collie coal generators

It is expected about 30 workers will be affected by the closure of the first Muja C unit five on October 1,2022. A further 40 to 50 workers will be impacted by the Muja C unit six closing two years later.

  • byHamish Hastie
Lonely Planet writer spills:favourite haunts in Margaret River and beyond

Lonely Planet writer spills:favourite haunts in Margaret River and beyond

“Being able to direct[editors] to beautiful spots,and ones that were characterful and interesting,probably helped them realise that this is a spot that needs more attention."

  • byCharlotte Saxon