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Abandoned van found in search for missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga in remote WA

The 26-year-old has not been seen or heard from since visiting a general store in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2025

Fears grow for 26-year-old German backpacker missing in rural Western Australia

Friends last heard from Carolina Wilga on 29 June in the Beacon area of WA’s Wheatbelt region

The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2025

EPA recommends approval of new landfill site for Perth's waste near historic WA town of York

Locals in WA's Wheatbelt fear they will become a dumping ground for Perth's rubbish as the environmental watchdog recommends approving a new landfill site near York.

ABC News · May 27, 2023

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WA Police investigating after man found dead in water tank in Bakers Hill

Police investigate after an 80-year-old man dies in a water tank at a semi-rural property in Bakers Hill, in Western Australia's Wheatbelt.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Francis John Wark fails to have his conviction quashed for killing Hayley Dodd in 1999

Francis Wark fails to persuade a West Australian court his conviction should be overturned for the manslaughter of Hayley Dodd, who was last seen walking along a remote road in the Wheatbelt 24 years ago.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Jonathon Richard Anthony makes no application for bail over Moora brothers abduction

A man accused of abducting two young boys from their home in the Wheatbelt town of Moora early on Friday morning has appeared in court but did not make an application for bail.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2023

Man charged after young boy abducted from home

A 34-year-old man has been charged over the alleged abduction of a young boy from his home in the Wheatbelt town of Moora in Western Australia.

AAP · Apr 1, 2023

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Man arrested after young boy abducted from home

A 34-year-old man is assisting police after he allegedly abducted a young boy from his home in the Wheatbelt town of Moora in Western Australia.

AAP · Mar 31, 2023

Snake sightings surge in Western Australian Wheatbelt draws tips from reptile removalist

A Wheatbelt reptile removalist says he's relocated twice the usual number of venomous snakes this summer. He's got some advice if you find one in your own yard.

ABC News · Feb 21, 2023

Shire of Quairading offering $800k to attract GP as regional doctor shortage continues

The Shire of Quairading's president says the town's hospital and pharmacy will be at risk if a new doctor is not found.

ABC News · Jan 27, 2023

Eldest child helped save baby boy in Kondinin crash that killed Cindy Braddock and Jake Day

A family member of the young couple tragically killed in a Christmas Day car crash in WA's Wheatbelt region credits the eldest child with saving the life of the couple's baby boy.

ABC News · Dec 28, 2022

Three children survive crash that killed parents in WA Christmas road tragedy

Three young children were just a few kilometres from their Wheatbelt home when their family car flipped and killed their parents on Christmas Day.

ABC News · Dec 27, 2022

Westonia's Hood-Penn Museum frights and delights tourists in regional Western Australia

With its lifelike wax doll display, the Hood-Penn Museum is proving to be an increasingly popular — if strange — tourist attraction for the small town of Westonia.

ABC News · Dec 26, 2022

Wheatbelt council decides against selling controversial painting by convicted child sex offender Rolf Harris

A Wheatbelt council decides against selling a painting it was gifted by convicted paedophile Rolf Harris.

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

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ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Wheatbelt, Kimberley tremors unrelated to deadly Indonesian earthquake, scientists say

A magnitude-4.3 earthquake close to Derby shook the Kimberley town on Monday evening with reports of homes shaking followed by a "noise like thunder".

ABC News · Nov 21, 2022

Earthquake 'swarm' data in Mukinbudin studied to understand seismic activity in WA's Wheatbelt region

Scientists collect data to determine the cause of ongoing seismic activity in the Wheatbelt. It comes following a cluster of at least 13 earthquakes in the Mukinbudin area last week.

ABC News · Nov 6, 2022

Third fatality in a month on Wheatbelt road as serious crash forces closure of Roe Highway

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.

ABC News · Oct 26, 2022

Wongamine fatal crash: One woman dead, children hurt after truck and car collide

A 30-year-old woman has died and six children have been injured after a car and truck collided in Wongamine in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region.

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ABC News · Oct 25, 2022

Air park to transform grounded jet into 'luxury' accommodation after winning global competition

An air park in the West Australian Wheatbelt will soon offer swanky rooms in a grounded Boeing 737 jet, after winning $150,000 in a global competition.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Dry, warm spring forecast for Western Australia as eastern states brace for more wet weather

A climate driver called SAM is responsible for WA's spring forecast looking decidedly different than predictions for the eastern states.

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022

Wheatbelt earthquake could be aftershock of magnitude-6.1 quake from 1979, seismologists say

Seismologists say an earthquake that struck Cadoux on Sunday may be an aftershock from a magnitude-6.1 quake that hit the town in 1979.

ABC News · Jul 31, 2022

Police shoot man allegedly armed with knives in WA's Wheatbelt

A man in his 20s is in hospital after being shot by police in a small town in Western Australia.

ABC News · Jun 13, 2022

Asbestos removal in Wheatbelt after bushfires proves expensive

Property owners left devastated by bushfires have had massive asbestos clean-up bills added to their heartache, prompting a warning for others in rural towns.

ABC News · May 10, 2022

Inquest begins into fatal police shooting of Desmond Jack in WA's Wheatbelt region

An inquest into the death of a Desmond Jack, shot by police in WA's Wheatbelt region during 2019, hears how his family tried contacting mental health services in the hours beforehand.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2022

Housing shortage at 'critical point' as Wheatbelt gets left behind

Western Australia is caught in a housing 'spiral', with soaring rents and a lack of supply leaving locals out in the cold.

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