Home
Search
thewest.com.au

Countryman

Makaela Knapp

WOOL LEADERSFinal call for WoolProducers’ Youth Ambassador program

The clock is ticking for aspiring wool industry leaders to apply for WoolProducers Australia’s Youth Ambassador program.

Melissa Pedelty

The illegally caught marron were found in a vehicle the two men were in. Fishers are reminded to not take marron out of season after two men received fines totalling more than $13,000 in a Collie Court earlier this month.

Regional WAPremiumIllegal South West marron fishers cop $13k in fines

Two men have been made to pay thousands of dollars in fines after fishing for marron out of season in WA’s south.

Eliza Kavanagh

"I made an extremely inappropriate remark at a time when citizens are suffering," Taku Eto says. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsJapanese agriculture minister resigns over rice gaffe

An offhand remark about rice had led Japan's minister for agriculture to resign, amid anger from voters.

Chang-Ran Kim and Mariko Katsumura

Sussan Ley and David Littleproud fighting over Net Zero.

opinion
opinion
Jessica PageCommentsPremium
opinion
Can Libs, Nats kiss & make up after public divorce?

It’s a high stakes decision that could condemn both sides of the conservative coin to electoral oblivion for years to come, but sometimes you have to break something to fix it. 

Jessica Page

Jessica Page

Shire president Dale Stewart has met with key ministers and staff over the past week to plead for financial help and an accumulative assessment report to help the town prepare for thousands of new workers.

DevelopmentCommentsPremium‘New Collie’ of regional WA pleads for development help

Narrogin has called for help from developers, builders and the State Government as the town prepares for $18 billion worth of investments, in the biggest round of renewable energy projects in WA history.

Kim Macdonald

A meth-fuelled farmhand who tricked his boss into handing over his rifle by claiming he wanted to ‘shoot kangaroos’ before terrorising workers at Mogumber Hub has been jailed. 

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Courts & JusticePremium
The West Australian exclusive
Meth-fuelled farmhand jailed for terrorising workers at pub

A man who tricked his boss into handing over his rifle by claiming he wanted to ‘shoot kangaroos’ before terrorising workers at an iconic West Australian pub has been jailed. 

Caleb Runciman

Entrants in the state final of the Young Farmers Challenge at the Perth Royal Show in 2024.

GIDGEGANNUP SMALL FARM FIELD DAYGidgegannup Small Farm Field Day’s big new attraction

Agricultural young guns in the Perth Hills are gearing up to showcase their talent when the much-loved Young Farmers Competition is held at the Gidgegannup Small Farm Field Day for the first time.

Cally Dupe

The South West region had one of the largest ratios of families moving into the region than out of it.

WA NewsCost of living driving families’ push into the regions

Cost of living pressures and the desire to downsize is leading more families to move into regional Western Australia, according to new data.

Oliver Lane

Call&Co machinery used for seeding on Michael O'Callaghan's farm

CROP ONWA grain farmers boost plantings, pull back wheat

WA farmers are heading for a large winter crop planting with a projected increase to cropping area, with Australia as a nation is bound for a record-high winter crop planting according to Rabobank.

Georgia Campion

Lara Jensen pictured beside a railway line.

Legislation PleaRail safety advocate issues plea to PM for rail lighting

Passionate rail safety advocate and Improve Train Lighting and Level Crossing Safety spokeswoman Lara Jensen is appealing to the Prime Minister to legislate mandatory train illumination standards.

Georgia Campion

Feral goats on Winderie Station, Gascoyne in holding yards ready for export.

GOAT BOOMAustralia still the world’s biggest goatmeat exporter

Australia has cemented its position as the world’s leading goatmeat exporter with farmers tripling production during the past five years. 

Cally Dupe

GrainGrowers Limited chief executive Shona Gawel.

Farming SurveyHow much do you pay your farm workers?

GrainGrowers Limited has launched a new survey asking farmers in WA and New South Wales to share how much they are paying their workers in cash and non-cash benefits. 

Georgia Campion

Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt. Gary Ramage

federal politicsMurray Watt embraces ‘fixer‘ role in Albanese Government

Former Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is embracing his “fixer” figure in the Albanese Government.

Caitlin Rintoul and Cally Dupe

Premier Roger Cook officially reopens CSBP’s third nitric acid and ammonium nitrate plant in Kwinana.

CARBON ABATEMENT CSBP steams ahead with decarbonisation

Fertiliser giant CSBP is steaming ahead with its decarbonisation program with new technology at one of its Kwinana plants expected to slash carbon emissions by 98 per cent.

Cally Dupe

Community sentiment backs an outsider in the race for the new federal electorate of Bullwinkel. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

FULL STATEMENTREAD: Mia Davies’ statement as long political career ends

I have always been a firm believer that The Nationals brand of representation and advocacy, our approach to policy and politics, is something more Australians deserve. 

Mia Davies

De Rosa's Highway Motors principal dealer Gavin Dunstan.

Inventory ExpandsWaroona’s De Rosa’s Highway Motors’ big expansion plans

Machinery dealership De Rosa’s Highway Motors has announced its acquisition of the Case IH and K-Line Ag franchises for its Waroona dealership.

Georgia Campion

National Farmers’ Federation president David Jochinke said 3500 farming families will be instantly hit under new superannuation tax rules.

SUPER TAX‘Asset-rich, cash-poor’: Farmers hit by super changes

Farmers have come out swinging against Labor’s planned changes to superannuation taxation, saying asset-rich but cash-poor farming families may have to sell property to cover the tax.  

Cally Dupe and Jackson Hewett

The PyroMantis payload launched by Curtin University’s Binar Space Program from Waroona on Friday.

Space age technologyHigh-altitude balloon launch nets remarkable results

Curtin University’s Space Science Technology Centre successfully lifted cameras 33kms into the sky from Waroona in March to capture data on the moisture content of native forests.

Craig Duncan

Nationals WA Party leader Shane Love pictured at his office in West Perth.

Firearm RegulationsCommentsLove makes move to get rid of new firearm regulations

Nationals leader Shane Love is set to move a motion when Parliament returns this week, calling for the latest updates to the firearm regulations to be disallowed.

Matthew Paddick

Geraldton-Greenough SES volunteers Laura Green and Joey Mihaly

Unsung heroesUnsung heroes young and old celebrated

Laura Green and Joey Mihaly are prime examples of the unifying force of volunteering, with a shared passion for service to the community bridging the generation gap.

Josephine Hingst

Beyond the Saleyards.

BEOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumBeyond the Saleyards: Mutton prices hold steady

The past week has seen WA mutton prices have held steady on processor grids, though saleyard values have softened slightly as mutton numbers begin to dry up. 

Rob Kelly

David Warriner.

Cattle ChampionPremiumTributes pour in for NT cattle leader David Warriner

The northern livestock and pastoral community is mourning the loss of industry leader and fierce advocate of the live export trade, David Warriner who died earlier this month. 

The meteor that lit up the skies over Western Australia in the early hours of Mother’s Day has been located.

WA NewsCommentsExcitement as WA Police officer finds Mother’s Day meteor

The meteor that lit up the skies over Western Australia in the early hours of Mother’s Day has been located.

Oliver Lane

Peter Gledhill was fined for shooting a child's drone out of the sky over his property in Mingenew.

‘Buzz off’CommentsIs it a bird? Is it a plane? WA man shoots down girl’s drone

A trigger-happy former Mingenew councillor has faced court after shooting a seven-year-old girl’s drone out of the sky.

Josephine Hingst