Jacqueline Lynch

As more Perth councils bring in a third bin for food and organic waste, some of the early adopters of the system in WA's South West are just months away from potentially scrapping the system.

WA's biggest regional city wants to transform its CBD and move a music shell used by rough sleepers as an unofficial shelter.

Residents of a WA town hope a balance can be struck so they can keep an "abundance" of monarch butterflies but not the invasive weeds that attract them.

Planning reforms the WA government says were brought in to combat "nay-sayers" and "NIMBYs" are set to be put under the microscope by an upper house committee.

There are calls for a halt to work on a hotel development at the spot of an old settler's cottage in WA's South West, as Aboriginal representatives are called in to keep an eye on the project near a sacred site.

Harvey residents woke to the sound of huge hailstones crashing overhead as two cold fronts lashed the town over the weekend.

As Western Australia's South West copped another cold front, the only sealed road into Gracetown was flooded on Sunday, cutting access to homes.

Recorded in South Australia, found in Darwin, and kept safe in WA, this recording of a wedding ceremony has finally been played by the daughter of the couple who tied the knot decades ago. 

Once bustling hives of activity, empty shopfronts are now a feature of the Bunbury and Albany CBDs. So what can southern WA's largest cities do to revive them?

Pitched as a congestion buster for South West holiday traffic, the final cost of the Bussell Highway duplication in Western Australia has ballooned out by $85 million. 

The WA government is relying on wind farms in regional communities for its transition away from coal, but a developer warns they may not be ready.

When Carol Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer, she relied on the kindness of strangers on the internet. Now, she's part of a growing West Australian movement committed to making sure women don't struggle alone.

Business and community leaders outside Perth say the lack of developed land with the necessary power and water infrastructure will hurt the Cook government's push for modular housing.

The Department of Primary Industries says a video of a cow being repeatedly shot at Boyanup Saleyards is not enough for prosecution, amid calls for stronger animal welfare measures.

It's not unusual for Helen Earl to find strangers wandering through her backyard, admiring her garden. It is so well-stocked many people can't believe it isn't community-run.

Kobi Jones was at football training when he started to experience chest pain. Not long after that, he was being treated for a potentially cancerous tumour, all but unheard of in people of his age.

An Aboriginal corporation has called out the WA government for not consulting about a registered heritage site turned into bus parking for the World Surf League event.

Just hours into their WA road trip Melina Gitton and Florian Crepinior had a disastrous run in with a kangaroo. But locals in Nannup were quick to help them out.

There are calls for increased support from the West Australian government for country ambulance centres amid fears volunteers are "burnt out" after years of fundraising for their own ambulances and sub-station upgrades.

With their town earmarked for the most complex of the Coalition's proposed reactors prior to the election, some residents of Collie in Western Australia remain open-minded about nuclear.

A "very dry" 2024 winter has prompted a hardline approach to the use of backyard fire pits in Bunbury, but residents say the policy goes too far.

As tourism operators look to market Western Australia's South West as the ultimate "wellness tourism" destination, a developer is eyeing off the icy waters in Pemberton's historic pool for a Nordic-style floating sauna.

The retirement of the incumbent and a well-resourced campaign from a local surgeon turned independent is shaking up the status quo in the seat of Forrest.

Regional representation in WA's upper house has been reduced by more than a third, prompting calls for some of the state's metropolitan politicians to set up offices in the country.

Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was in the WA seat of Forrest on Friday to talk about the failed Voice to Parliament and campaign for the Liberal Party ahead of the federal election.