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Boy dies after Geraldton house fire as arson investigation continues

A 13-year-old boy dies three days after a fire tore through a home in Geraldton in Western Australia's Midwest.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Arson probe as teenagers fight for life after Geraldton house fire

Arson squad detectives have taken over the investigation of a house fire in Geraldton which left three boys have significant burns.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Pingelly aged care model seen as the answer to keep patients in their own homes and communities

A volunteer organisation says it has found the future of aged care in regional areas, by connecting ageing residents with local workers.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

Quairading residents angry after three-day Western Power electricity outage

Wild weather and ageing Western Power infrastructure have left Wheatbelt residents desperate for a major change to their electricity supply.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

Point Moore coastal erosion may force relocation of Geraldton Marine Rescue base

Rapid coastal erosion at Point Moore could force Marine Rescue Geraldton to relocate by the end of the year.

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022

Farmers reeling from 'preventable' summer bushfires demand inquiry

Farmers demand answers six months after a devastating fire, sparked by an authorised burn, scorched 45,000 hectares, destroyed property, and killed 1,000 livestock.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Dog attacks on livestock spark plea from WA landholders for animal control

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.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

Thousands of homes sit vacant in WA shires amid worsening regional housing crisis, Census data reveals

Two shires in Western Australia have some of the highest rates of unoccupied housing in the country — but for two very different reasons.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Indigenous elder tells court of 50-hour work weeks at New Norcia Mission

Glenys Yarran says she was 12 years old when she was taught how to clean maggots from a sheep's head, to be placed in a big black pot and made into soup for lunch. This week she gave evidence at a class action over stolen wages.

ABC News · Jul 10, 2022

Grave of 'the unknown sailor' rededicated with name 80 years after sinking of HMAS Sydney II

Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark's was the only body to be recovered after the HMAS Sydney II was destroyed by a German torpedo in 1941. After years of research, his headstone now bears his name.

ABC News · Jun 25, 2022