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03/01/2026

NEW YEAR'S ASSAULT

Three juveniles have been charged over a New Year's Eve assault in WA's Great Southern, which left a man with serious injuries.

Around half-past eleven, police and paramedics were called after reports of a disturbance on York Street.

They found a 58-year-old man with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Albany Regional Hospital.

Three boys, aged between 13 and 17, have been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm.

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly seen with the boys around the time of the incident, and has been charged with receiving stolen property in relation to a different matter.

Police say a second disturbance on York Street - at a similar time - possibly involved a male in a white puffer jacket.

Police are asking for anyone with information about the incidents to contact Crime Stoppers.

02/01/2026

Ray and Brenda Farmer could only watch as two heritage homes and thousands of hectares of land were lost in a Christmas Day bushfire in Boddington.

Two heritage homes and thousands of hectares of land were lost in a Christmas Day bushfire in Boddington.

02/01/2026

Authorities are urging people to adhere to total fire ban warnings, one year on from a WA man's "stupid, thoughtless, dumb act" to set alight a pile of leaves and leave it unattended.

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Authorities urge people to adhere to total fire ban warnings one year on from a man's "stupid, thoughtless, dumb act" to set alight a pile of leaves and leave it unattended.

01/01/2026

TOTAL FIRE BAN 🚫 Friday January 2nd UPDATE: Location changes
📍 Collie
📍 Dardanup
🔥 DON'T LIGHT A FIRE. NO HOT WORKS, WELDING OR GRINDING
More information: emergency.wa.gov.au/total-fire-bans
👉 Check warnings for your location on ABC Emergency: ab.co/Emergency or ab.co/ABC_WA

01/01/2026

A ban on commercial demersal fishing from Kalbarri to Augusta comes into effect today.

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From today, commercial demersal fishing is banned along hundreds of kilometres of the WA coastline in an effort to recover fish species numbers.

31/12/2025

The owner of this sprawling collection of weird, wacky and everyday items hopes it will inspire an appreciation for the past in younger generations.

31/12/2025

The photos that captured the stories and people of regional WA in 2025.

The stunning photos that captured the stories and people of regional WA in 2025.

31/12/2025

Elders on WA's south coast say they tried to warn the state government about unregistered cultural sites in the path of a prescribed burn, but the burn went ahead anyway.

30/12/2025

Katanning celebrated the 50th anniversary of an AC/DC concert at the local town hall in style.

Hundreds of people lined the streets in September to watch an AC/DC tribute band roll through on the back of a truck as part of celebrations.

Tickets for the gig in 1975 were just $3.20.

Find out more 👇 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/bands-acdc-sherbert-played-country-wa-towns-back-in-1970s/105558318

This post is part of our series recapping our favourite, or the most popular, stories from 2025. To get the latest Great Southern news, visit our website www.abc.net.au/greatsouthern

30/12/2025

A 32-year-old woman has been flown to Perth for treatment following a car crash near Hyden.

The vehicle was travelling Hyden Norseman Road in Forrestania about 8am yesterday when it left the carriageway and rolled.

The woman sustained critical injuries in the crash and was taken to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment.

A 55-year-old man who was driving the car was taken to Narrogin Hospital for treatment.

Anyone who saw the incident or the silver Toyota Prado travelling in the area prior to the crash is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

For the latest news, tune your radio to 630 AM or find ABC Great Southern on the listen app https://www.abc.net.au/listen/live/greatsouthern

30/12/2025

A young member of Denmark's CWA established an intergenerational playgroup in her community.

Nannas Next Door connects older women in the West Australian town with local babies, toddlers and their parents.

Founder Megan Sutton said one of the main benefits for herself and her daughter Pearl was the strengthened sense of community.

"Denmark is already a small town, but now we're involved in a completely different part of the community that we'd otherwise not have anything to do with," she said.

"We go to IGA and everyone says 'Hi Pearl.'"

Learn more 👇 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-18/nannas-next-door-playgroup-for-toddlers-and-grandmas-in-denmark/104904260

This post is part of our series recapping our favourite, or the most popular, stories from 2025. To get the latest Great Southern news, visit our website www.abc.net.au/greatsouthern

29/12/2025

ℹ️ DOWNGRADED TO ADVICE - eastern parts of WILLIAMSℹ️

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