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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
Midwest gets first four-wheel-drive ambulance van following emergencies
By Chloe Henville
Travelling off-road? You might want to check that you are near one of WA's four-wheel-drive ambulances first.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/geraldton-first-midwest-four-wheel-drive-ambulance/107182004
#EmergencyCare #RegionalCommunities #AmbulanceService #ChloeHenville
Magistrate slams child protection department after 14yo girl faces court without guardian
By Chloe Henville
A regional magistrate says she will lodge a complaint against WA's Child Protection staff after a teenager in their care was left to appear alone in court.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/dcp-slammed-as-child-left-in-custody-geraldton/107191870
#Courts #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Children #ChloeHenville
Last-minute guilty plea over fatal crash which killed baby and two women
By Chloe Henville
Court hears Nathaniel Jackman had smoked cannabis and did not hold a valid driver's licence prior to the fatal rollover near Yalgoo.
Shark attack rescuer struggling to forget the blood
By Chloe Henville and Chris Lewis
Keen surfer Shannan Dunn hopes to get back in the water soon, after he was the first to assist a fellow surfer bitten by a shark this week.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/glenfield-beach-geraldton-shark-attack-rescuer/107163870
#SharkAttacks #MarineIncidents #HumanInterest #ChloeHenville #ChrisLewis
Country pub owner proud to keep 'heartbeat' of town going at 86
By Chloe Henville and Chris Lewis
From the air force to abattoirs, Jim Pohl has had a colourful career, but a chance comment saw him become a country pub icon in Western Australia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/country-pub-veteran-jim-pohl-wa/107080328
#RegionalCommunities #PubsTavernsandBars #ChloeHenville #ChrisLewis
'Low-level' metal traces linked to WA playground closure
By Eliza Bidstrup and Chloe Henville
A playground in WA's Midwest is closed after low levels of the metal thallium were detected in a sand pit, following environmental testing linked to dust emissions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/geralton-playground-closed-dust-investigation/107067332
#MiningEnvironmentalIssues #PublicHealth #LocalGovernment #RegionalCommunities #ElizaBidstrup #ChloeHenville
Tourists at 'right place, right time' find emus swimming in WA river
By Katrina Tap and Chloe Henville
A Kalbarri tourism operator says it is the first time they have seen emus swimming in one of WA's longest rivers.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/emus-swimming-murchison-river/107041812
Memory of late partner blooms in sharing wildflowers
By Chloe Henville and Chris Lewis
Leonie Aspin shares her wonder of nature and honours the memory of her partner by travelling from New Zealand to rural WA each year as the wildflowers bloom.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/new-zealand-to-wa-midwest-wildflowers-tourism/107030124
#Volunteering #Grief #RegionalCommunities #TravelandTourism #Environment #ChloeHenville #ChrisLewis
'A pot of gold' as small orchids delight avid hunters
By Chloe Henville
Hidden gems bloom in Western Australia ahead of what is expected to be a bumper wildflower season.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/orchids-bloom-ahead-of-bumper-wildflower-season/106954736
#OrnamentalOrchids #NativeSpecies #TravelandTourism #ChloeHenville
Infamous shipwreck cargo reveals 400-year-old global trade secrets
By Chloe Henville
An analysis of cargo from one of Australia's best-known shipwrecks uncovers complex global trade routes from nearly 400 years ago.
#History #Archaeology #MarineIncidents #MarineTransportIndustry #Oceans #ChloeHenville
Endangered cockatoos feeding on 'chemical cocktail' in WA's Wheatbelt
By Chloe Henville
Research has found pesticide levels "well above" maximums set for humans and animal feed, in some cases hundreds of times higher than set by regulators.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-19/carnaby-paralysis-pesticide-found-agriculture-grain/106927470
#Pesticides #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #AgriculturalChemicals #ScientificResearch #Birds #ChloeHenville
WA coastal towns lose more beachfront to erosion
By Chloe Henville and Chris Lewis
A week after Western Australia experienced one of its worst storms in decades, some stretches of coast are crumbling into the ocean at an alarming rate. Millions of dollars' worth of infrastructure is at risk heading into winter.
#Erosion #Oceans #RegionalCommunities #ChloeHenville #ChrisLewis
WA government to amend Act after court rules council can rate miner
By Chloe Henville
A move to amend the Local Government Act after the Supreme Court ruled a Midwest shire could rate a miner is described as an "extraordinary step" to "undermine" the decision by the WA Local Government Association.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ChloeHenville
Frustrated by WA's new gun laws, animal control volunteers are stopping work
By Chloe Henville
A former animal control officer is concerned people will resort to inhumane methods of euthanising animals because of the complexity of WA's firearm legislation.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-01/gun-laws-ethical-euthanasia-of-wildlife/104406108
#EnvironmentalManagement #Animals #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Volunteers #ChloeHenville