Natasha Harradine
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Those who rely on the Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road say it is "stuffed" and want to know why it's not an election priority despite carrying $millions in iron ore and grain to the port at #Geraldton
https://t.co/7kXBzi1O2m via @ABCaustralia @jo_prendergast @a_film_maker
abc.net.au
With billions of dollars tipped in to improve public transport in Perth, residents along the battered road between Mount Magnet and Geraldton wonder when similar upgrades will come.
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Within hours of this story, the State Government has announced the #Yuna south east route will be extended for 12 months https://t.co/qqxYVB22bD via @ABCaustralia @abcnews
abc.net.au
The Kondinin community celebrates the promised return of its school bus service, but at least one other community in the Midwest is fighting to keep theirs going next year.
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Families in #Kondinin cautiously celebrate return of primary school bus while #Yuna campaigns to retain theirs https://t.co/qqxYVB22bD via @ABCaustralia @abcnews
abc.net.au
The Kondinin community celebrates the promised return of its school bus service, but at least one other community in the Midwest is fighting to keep theirs going next year.
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Brian Millett has been involved with Brigades Footy Club in #Geraldton since 1946! He’s got to be one of Australia’s longest serving volunteers? @abcnews @ABCaustralia @WAFootball
abc.net.au
Since his first kick in the under-15s in 1946, Brian Millett has been a Brigades man through and through for eight decades.
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Goomalling pharmacist steps up to help town fill much-needed GP gap https://t.co/d1g3pSNd5a via @ABCaustralia @abcnews @AMA_WA @PharmGuildAus
abc.net.au
When a WA town's long-serving GP went on prolonged leave, the local pharmacy tried to fill part of the gap. But the AMA says "a store full of drugs doesn't mean you can treat a condition in a...
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Donating blood is mum Elle's way of honouring a baby lost too soon https://t.co/aQdlNscnnz via @ABCaustralia @RedCrossAU @lifebloodau #Geraldton
abc.net.au
After baby Valley died at just nine weeks old her mother Elle wanted to find a way to help others fight the challenges of rare childhood disorders and cancer. Together with another young mum, she...
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Something is on the nose in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. An odour specialist searches for source of mystery 'rotten egg' stench via @jarrodl17
https://t.co/rOogPDicjV via @ABCaustralia @abcnews
abc.net.au
An independent odour consultant is patrolling the streets of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, looking for the source of a foul smell residents say is impacting their quality of life.
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The Kids Research Institute experiment helps diagnose rare disease https://t.co/fRCKQvlr7t via @ABCaustralia @abcnews
abc.net.au
A WA mum who has wanted a concrete diagnosis for her daughter since the day she was born finally has an answer.
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Image Resources gains environmental approvals to clear WA banksia forest https://t.co/DugKTFtqfI via @ABCaustralia @abcnews @aliceangeloni @petedekruijff @Lucinda11Jose
abc.net.au
An Australian minerals company wants to clear about 1,000 hectares of threatened native banksia woodlands for two WA mining projects.
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Let's go #88. Alex Ducas from Geraldton, WA.
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A 14yo from Geraldton told police she'd met up with a man in his 40s on a 'sugar daddy' style dating app. "We saw [videos] on TikTok, [saying] you could get a sugar daddy and they pay you to talk to them." https://t.co/ACJxBnJwM2 via @ABCaustralia @abcnews
abc.net.au
Online sugar daddy websites and apps promise to connect young "attractive" women with older "wealthy" men, but the message is being seen by teenage girls too.
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York landfill proposal inches closer to approval despite community fight https://t.co/Pv2I6m0Vjn via @ABCaustralia @abcnews #York
abc.net.au
A decade-long plan to develop a landfill in Western Australia has moved a step closer to approval, with the environment minister assessing more than 100 objections and imposing stronger conditions.
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An icon of Geraldton that disappeared from the public has been relocated in a prime position after years of rust and a major restoration https://t.co/uC1I9qBHgR via @ABCaustralia @abcnews #geraldton
abc.net.au
After years out of sight, and some serious restoration work, Geraldton's iconic yellow submarine has found a new berth, overlooking the ocean where it was once trialled.
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Childcare places to more than double in regional WA 'childcare desert' https://t.co/jAGlO6NlPt via @ABCaustralia @abcnews #wheatbelt #Moora
abc.net.au
The Wheatbelt town of Moora has been labelled a "childcare desert" as its only centre can hold 20 children. After receiving funding, the centre can now expand to 55 children in 2025.
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Australia's biggest solar salt farm begins production as 'ubiquitous' product in demand https://t.co/kjGc3F3sDk via @ABCaustralia @abcnews
abc.net.au
Salt is one of the most versatile resources in the world, and now that Australia's biggest solar salt farm is operational, it is expected to produce millions more tonnes each year.
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Homelessness crisis in Margaret River leaves 65yo living in a tent for two years https://t.co/8ZnrofGaDo via @ABCaustralia @Jacquie_8 @abcnews
abc.net.au
Cheryl Rowe never thought she'd spend two years living in a tent, worrying during every winter storm that her shelter would collapse on top of her again.
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BHP's decision to shutter Nickel West will reverberate through Kalgoorlie-Boulder https://t.co/rR2u908dTV via @ABCaustralia @abcnews @ABCRural
abc.net.au
Through mining booms and busts, the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter in Western Australia has operated continuously since 1973. But workers are now being stood down as BHP prepares to place its Nickel West...
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World's biggest tractor sculpture unveiled as new Midwest WA icon https://t.co/XYnYqzD2VP via @ABCaustralia @ABCRural
abc.net.au
The farming town of Carnamah is making headlines across the globe thanks to a giant new attraction.
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Final 'Songs for Freedom' concert in #Roebourne inspires young Aboriginal musicians https://t.co/CI6vKEHO7Y via @ABCaustralia @abcnews
abc.net.au
Music is one of the main ways of telling stories in the WA community of Roebourne, and young people say it deepens their connection to country and culture.
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Hundreds of elite and amateur cyclists ride in Bike it to Ballidu Gravel https://t.co/IJFXFBr0G1 via @ABCaustralia @abcnews
abc.net.au
Ballidu is home to just 58 people, but for several years now the sleepy Wheatbelt town has come alive for Bike it to Ballidu Gravel, attracting hundreds of competitors in a sport that is growing...
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