Farmers consider salinity woes
Some farmers in Western Australia's wheatbelt disagree with claims that it would be better to look at ways of working with saline land than finding ways to fix it.
View ArticleFunds earmarked for multi-purpose dam
The Shire of Mount Marshall, in mid-west Western Australia, has allocated nearly $250,000 to build a multi-purpose dam near Beacon.
View ArticleMore Commonwealth funding for GP skills base
The Federal Government has increased funding for a scheme that enhances the skills of doctors in regional areas.
View ArticleHome care providers get $100K boost
Two mid-west Western Australian home care providers have received a funding boost to provide support services to the frail and disabled throughout the region.
View ArticleTiny WA town hit by 100 earthquakes
The Western Australian wheatbelt town of Beacon has been hit by about 100 earthquakes over the past month.
View ArticleTransportable homes for public servants
The Western Australian Government is providing 60 transportable houses for public servants in the wheatbelt.
View ArticlePetition opposes eleven olds going to boarding school
Beacon farmer Andrew Dunne says the social issues far outweigh the educational benefits of making year seven part of high school
View ArticleGenerous gift from former WA farmer
A former West Australian broadacre farmer has left nearly $1 million in his will to Murdoch University in Perth.
View ArticleBob's gift to future education
Murdoch University's Kirstin Mannix says Robert Hammond's bequest of nearly one million dollars will be used to create a scholarship.
View ArticleSeeding underway in southern WA
Patches of good rain in southern parts of Western Australia has got the tractors rolling and some grain farmers are starting to put in this year's crop.
View ArticleSeeding begins in Beacon
Beacon farmer Noel Miguel started seeding last Thursday and is already starting to see the canola germinating at the two leaf stage.
View ArticleHailstorm hits Wheatbelt farmers
Farmers in Western Australia's Wheatbelt have borne the brunt of a hailstorm that swept through the region at the weekend.
View ArticleSalt and acid tolerant bacteria discovery could overcome the need for costly...
Environmental microbiologist Dr Suzy Rea, says fresh water is a major cost item in the mining industry. (read more)
View ArticleSalt and acid tolerant bacteria discovery could overcome need for costly...
CSIRO scientists say bacteria found in the West Australian Wheatbelt could pave the way for more efficient mining in the future.
View ArticleThe Revive and Thrive Challenge: The Winners!
State winners have been announced in the ABC's Revive and Thrive Challenge.
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