WA shark-tagging program to be expanded as funding announced for AI drones
Western Australia’s shark-tagging program will be expanded and the use of AI-powered drones investigated as part of a…
Fishing veteran says WA industry risks being ‘wiped out’ without radical change at peak body
Commercial fishers say their industry risks collapse unless the organisation representing them undergoes radical change, as they confront…
Roads of dead mice as plague blights standards of living in WA towns
Driving along roads ravaged by a devastating mouse plague north-east of Perth is like “popping bubble wrap”, residents…
Your Good Friday fish and chips may be coming from as far away as South Africa this Easter
Families hoping to enjoy fish and chips on Good Friday will have to choose between paying top dollar…
WA treasury takes rates from forestry plantations, leaving regional WA shires with funding shortfall
Small regional shires in West Australia’s South West are facing a shortfall in revenue and cutbacks to essential…
Western Australia’s demersal fishing ban hits hard in coastal tourist town of Kalbarri
Veteran commercial fisherman Phil de Grauw is not used to spending so much time on land. After more…
Protester takes to roof of Geraldton fisheries building over WA government’s demersal fishing ban
A Geraldton man who chained himself to the roof of a government building to protest the state’s controversial…
Beekeepers turn to real-time AI monitoring in varroa mite prevention
West Australian beekeepers have taken protecting their species from varroa mite to the next level with high-tech biosecurity…
Paedophile banned, Working with Children Checks mandated for Perth Royal Show exhibitors
Perth Royal Show organisers say a convicted paedophile has been “banned for life” after the ABC revealed he…
Tough WA fishing rules fail to protect ‘sustainability’ of dhufish
Despite two years of tough fishing restrictions along the West Australian coast, a confidential report has revealed the…