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These WA community members say naming a new federal seat after a World War II nurse is all very well, but they want the honour to go to a born and bred local, not an out-of-towner.               

Dry paddocks, dead and dying trees, and empty water tanks — that's the grim situation gripping Toodyay in Western Australia as regional towns pay the price of a long, dry summer.

Dry paddocks, dead and dying trees, and empty water tanks — that's the grim situation gripping Toodyay in Western Australia as regional towns pay the price of a long, dry summer.

A Toodyay man accused of breaching the state's Aboriginal heritage laws wants cultural sites recorded on property titles alongside other conditions to warn owners about their existence.

The trial will hear arguments as to whether every change to the physical landscape constitutes damage to an Aboriginal spiritual site.

Western Australia's newly amended cultural heritage laws are being put to the test for the first time, six months after the state government was forced to backflip on its decision to introduce controversial sweeping legislative changes. 

Authorities in Western Australia remain on high alert after five bushfire emergencies in two days destroyed homes and caused major disruption.

Homes are razed and two men hurt as a bushfire that earlier tore through Parkerville, Stoneville and Hovea, forcing residents to flee, is contained by firefighters, while another blaze flares in Eaton, near Bunbury.

A bushfire emergency that gutted at least two houses in Perth's hills eases, as blazes burning in Toodyay and Eaton are downgraded. 

Having recently ticked skydiving off his bucket list, 83-year-old Charlie Elliott has become the oldest competitor in the famously difficult 124-kilometre-long two-day river race.

After five fatal dog attacks in the past year, these Wheatbelt farmers are pleading with pet owners to do more to protect livestock in the region.

Tony Maddox, who could face a large fine and time behind bars if he is found guilty, did not make any comment during his court appearance.

Don Anderson was nearly killed in 1995 after he was bitten by a king brown snake at a remote WA station. He has spent three decades paying back those who saved his life. 

A Toodyay landholder has been threatened with nine months' jail and a $20,000 fine for building a creek crossing in an alleged breach of the state's Aboriginal Heritage Act.

Firefighters battling an out-of-control fire near the Western Australian town of Toodyay, north-east of Perth, are on high alert with more hot weather forecast.

A 34-year-old woman dies after a crash that happened on the same Wheatbelt road, and just metres away, from where a mother-of-six was killed 10 days ago, as a spate of crashes causes traffic chaos in Perth. 

Telstra has issued an apology after prolonged outages in the Wheatbelt that have left customers frustrated and considering other service providers.

A change to Medicare benefits will prompt more nurse practitioners to move out of the cities and help fill gaps created by the shortage of regional doctors, the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners says.

Industry advocates are urging governments to provide more financial incentives to encourage general practitioners to move to regional towns.

Regional WA health clinics are struggling to attract doctors and the "chronic shortage" of GPs is impacting patient care and rural communities.

Retiree Richard Wilkinson has lived with alpacas on his WA property for more than 15 years — but his backyard now has a sombre silence after a string of deadly attacks.

A Western Australian landholder has received a nasty shock while attempting to fill a machine on their wheatbelt property, only to find 36,000 litres of liquid fertiliser is missing.

Alma May Beard was one of 22 Australian nurses killed by Japanese soldiers in the Bangka Island massacre during World War II.

Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce defends Christian Porter's decision to remain in Parliament as a backbencher, saying he hasn't done anything illegal and is entitled to stay. 

Taming wild camels is not for the faint hearted, but it's no problem for this farmer with just 2 per cent vision.