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Local news, updated weekdays at 6:35am
Published: Source: Listen
Bogged for days on the Nullarbor
When Carl Jakeway's four-wheel-drive sunk into the clay on a remote road trip, he tried for days to dig it out.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Driver Education
Crash survivor wants level heads at level crossings
When the freight train he was driving hit a truck at a level crossing near Kalgoorlie in WA, Ray Anglesey was badly injured.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Safety Education
What does it take to be an Indigenous cop on the beat?
"It's my mob out there and I want to help them... I can make a change and help people."
Published: Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Indigenous Culture
Nullarbor Natters day 2: Norseman to Eucla
There are two roadhouses on the Eyre Highway in WA which are both home to something special.
Published: Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Travel
Nullarbor Natters day 1: Albany to Norseman
From last minute route changes to roadside conversations with fellow travellers, day one of Nullarbor Natters takes you from Albany on WA's south coast to the Goldfields town of Norseman.
Published: Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Travel
An affinity for wombat poo
We all have our own hobbies, some of which are more unusual than others.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Nature
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Chickens running wild at school
When year 11 student Finn Johnstone needed to rehome his chickens, his school decided to take them on.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Education
Queues of 150 cars as fuel runs desperately low in the Goldfields
After three hours in 40 degree heat waiting to fill up in Kambalda, Harry was swapping Anzac biscuits for the use of a phone charger.
Published: Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Storms
“Women’s Dreaming” fashion show is making local women dream big
One Goldfields town is changing the fashion scene normally dominated by hi-vis.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Fashion
Goldfields local puts the break on an iconic local sight
He has decided to stop driving around the iconic ute covered in toys
Published: Source: Listen
Six weeks of silence in the desert
For three months, Swiss adventurer Sarah Marquis walked alone for 1,500 kilometers through the Great Victoria and Gibson Deserts.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Sport
Hobby farm inspires outback youths
In the remote northern Goldfields of Western Australia, the town of Leonora has an unofficial fitness and well-being program with a difference, exclusively for local youths, to help keep them on track.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Suicide
GFL Umpire retires after 30+ years
For many people in the Goldfields, footy just isn't right without the appearance of Graham Davis.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Sport
Outback kids get a once-in-a lifetime opportunity
Students from Menzies just had their school camp, and it was a huge adventure.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Education