John Dobson

Rob Egerton-Warburton, who has farmed for nearly 30 years running 20,000 merino sheep in the industry's WA heartland, says now that the live export ban is legislated the industry should look to fresh opportunities to survive.

The crew set off a distress beacon after running aground off the state's rugged south coast.

A federal inquiry into the government's plan to ban the live export of sheep from Western Australia backs the bill in its initial report handed down on Friday and calls for more funding for the industry. 

This legendary surf break scares even the most experienced big-wave riders as it creates mountains of water, whipped up during wintry low pressure systems in the Southern Ocean.

The Liberal Party's Albany branch has endorsed Dr Thomas Brough as its candidate for next year's state election, despite a recent history of controversial public commentary.

A deliberately lit bushfire on Western Australia's south coast is downgraded to 'watch and act', after burning at emergency level for almost 24 hours. 

When Michael Knightley realised no one was helping a woman who had been washed into the sea, he dived in to save her life.

A member of the public found the package which was wrapped in plastic and covered in shells and barnacles.

Plenty of Australian drivers flash their headlights as a warning to others of police or speed cameras, but whether it's legal or not is another question. West Australian police officer Carlos Correia has explained the rules.

WA's deputy coroner says Robert Weber played a part in his 25-year-old wife Peta's death, and fabricated a story about her going missing near Albany coastal spot The Gap in 1997.

An aurora australis visible to the naked eye has been seen across Western Australia in the brightest display of southern lights in years.

Western Australia is one of the least likely places to record snow. But that hasn't stopped this 18-year-old from pursuing his passion, and securing an invite to a prestigious junior world championship event.

"You actually feel the roar inside you." That's how Albany-raised Collingwood ruckman Darcy Cameron describes playing finals footy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Photographer Heather Brown says the key to perfect wildflower snaps is to take your time, try different angles and tread carefully.

Residents in the small farming town of Gnowangerup say Allan and Sandra Fuller were "really good people" who would "drop tools for anybody" who needed a hand. Police say the deadly fire is not being treated as suspicious.

Figures reveal that 30.7 per cent of all flights in regional Western Australia last financial year were delayed by at least more than 15 minutes, with passengers on the Albany and Esperance to Perth routes expressing ongoing frustration.

A powerful earthquake strikes near Gnowangerup, about 150 kilometres north of Albany — one of the biggest in years to hit the state.

An Albany man sentenced to 12 years' prison for allegedly sexually assaulting women is free after prosecutors dropped all charges against him. 

Though the outcome was heartbreaking, more than 200 people left work, skipped school and braved freezing conditions to try and save 97 beached pilot whales.

Authorities were alerted to a fire at the historic Williams Hotel in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A father shares the moment he "hugged" a shark and shot it in the eye with a spear near Coral Bay to avoid being bitten, as his helpless family watched from a boat.

Emergency services and volunteers scoured an area of southern Western Australia in the search for the missing child, who was found safe and well on Sunday morning.

Colleen Smetham and her husband, Paul, were on their boat when they anchored for lunch. Then they had a visitor.

The massive wave is earning a reputation around the world as it draws daredevil surfers and photographers to the region.

Parents say ocean swimming is crucial to water safety in Western Australia and are angry that beach lessons have been cancelled due to safety risks such as gravel roads, poor mobile reception, and fish guts in the water.