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Shark attack survivor thanks 'legends' who saved him
By Brianna Melville and Chris Lewis
As he adjusts to life without his leg, Mel Ismail says he wants to ensure the people who rushed to help him are celebrated.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-10/mel-ismail-shark-attack-follow-geraldton/107243960
Firefighter looked shark in the eye before it bit off his leg
By Brianna Melville and Chris Lewis
Speaking for the first time since he survived the attack last month, Mel Ismail recalls the moment he looked the apex predator in the eye.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/geraldton-shark-attack-victim-mel-ismail-speaks/107233326
Man, 30, to face Geraldton court in relation to shooting
By Chloe Henville and Brianna Melville
Police have charged a 30-year-old man for wilfully destroying evidence in relation to the shooting near Moonyoonooka in WA's Midwest.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-01/moonyoonooka-geraldton-shooting-charges-laid/107211356
Councillors resign after shock termination of CEO
By Brianna Melville
A country shire CEO has been fired without notice and three councillors have resigned in protest, saying they were blindsided at a meeting behind closed doors.
Barn owl baby boom welcomed following mouse plague
By Brianna Melville
Clutches of barn owl chicks found inside a grain silo and cockatoo boxes indicate a "smorgasbord" of food, experts say.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/barn-owl-boom-after-mouse-plague-in-wa/106994172
#AgriculturalPestControl #Birds #Animals #Farmers #Pests #BriannaMelville
Millions of WA bees trucked across Nullarbor to save South Australian almonds
By Brianna Melville
"Humming" road trains deliver millions of WA bees to varroa mite-ravaged South Australia to help pollinate almond trees.
Costly Starlink units adding to financial pressure on volunteer fire brigades
By Brianna Melville
Having repeatedly lost mobile coverage during recent bushfires, local councils and volunteer brigades are paying for expensive satellite units to maintain critical communications.
#Fires #Volunteering #MobileandInternetAccess #BriannaMelville
Car found in remote WA may be linked to missing prospector
By Brianna Melville
A four-wheel drive discovered in dense Wheatbelt bushland sparks a fresh search for 73-year-old Barry Podmore, who has been missing for almost six months.
#MissingPerson #Police #RegionalCommunities #BriannaMelville
Cautious response to PM's $200m housing pitch to Western Australia
By Giulia Bertoglio, Charlie McLean, Jessica Shackleton, Brianna Melville, and Andrew Chounding
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a re-elected Labor government will "unlock" more than 1,000 homes across regional WA, but locals say it may not deliver the required housing quickly enough.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/albanese-regional-housing-infrastructure-package-wa/104797486
#HousingPolicy #FederalGovernment #FederalStateIssues #HousingConstructionIndustry #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #GiuliaBertoglio #CharlieMcLean #JessicaShackleton #BriannaMelville # #AndrewChounding
Two years jail for WA man who ran over former girlfriend in ute and sped away without helping
By Brianna Melville
A prominent Geraldton cricketer is found guilty of running over his 18-year-old girlfriend, causing serious injuries and showing what a judge describes as a "breathtaking lack of regard" for the victim.
Female prisoners to be relocated as male inmate numbers surge at regional WA prison
By Brianna Melville and Alice Angeloni
A "seasonal rise" in male prisoner numbers has prompted the relocation of 27 women from a Greenough penitentiary in what the state's justice department says is business as usual.
#PrisonsandPunishment #RegionalCommunities #Crime #BriannaMelville #AliceAngeloni
Regional road so 'atrocious' ambulance drivers will not take spinal patients on it, WA meeting hears
By Brianna Melville and Piper Duffy
St John Ambulance volunteers tell a community meeting attended by Main Roads WA that the road between Mingenew and Morawa is so bad it is affecting their services, while locals air concerns about increasing truck traffic and the road's narrow width.
#Roads #LocalGovernment #MiningRural #TransportIndustry #BriannaMelville #PiperDuffy
Police say man donned motorbike helmet to crash car into police station's bollards
By Brianna Melville
A man accused of deliberately attempting to drive his car into Geraldton Police Station has been remanded in custody as the court awaits a psychological report.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-07/car-crashes-into-geraldton-police-station-bollards/103431756
#CourtOrderedPsychiatricTreatment #Police #DrugandSubstanceAbuse #BriannaMelville