'Amazing' WA grain harvest set to break record with 27 million tonnes
By Kate Forrester and Mark Bennett
Western Australia's grain growers are on track to deliver a record harvest this season, breaking the previous 2022 record by almost 2 million tonnes.
'Amazing' WA grain harvest set to break record with 27 million tonnes
By Kate Forrester and Mark Bennett
Western Australia's grain growers are on track to deliver a record harvest this season, breaking the previous 2022 record by almost 2 million tonnes.
Country town unites to support humble volunteer rubbish collector
By Mark Bennett and Eliza Kavanagh
Michael Filby has been cleaning up a remote stretch of highway on WA's south coast off his own bat for 20 years. Now community members want to raise money to help him in his self-funded mission.
#Volunteering #CommunityOrganisations #RegionalCommunities #HumanInterest #MarkBennett #ElizaKavanagh
Missing Woogenellup farmer described as 'irreplaceable' by family
By Mark Bennett, Eliza Kavanagh, and Andrew Chounding
Great Southern man Mark Adams went on a short fishing trip on Tuesday afternoon and never returned. His family is devastated by the likely loss of their loved one.
#MarineIncidents #MarkBennett #ElizaKavanagh # #AndrewChounding
WA bushfire-hit community fights for change
By Tara de Landgrafft and Mark Bennett
A decade on from bushfires that claimed four lives, this community says not enough has been done to ensure they are safe.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-17/deadly-esperance-fires-10-year-anniversary/106011936
#Bushfires #CommunityOrganisations #RegionalCommunities #EmergencyServices #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #TaradeLandgrafft #MarkBennett
Call to expand 'cool weather' burns to protect the environment
By Andrew Chounding and Mark Bennett
The success of a small, autumn prescribed burn on WA's south coast has prompted calls to replace the regular program to reduce environmental damage.
#EnvironmentalPolicy #NationalParks #AndrewChounding #MarkBennett
Working dog auction with a twist puts sick children at its centre
By Mark Bennett and Kate Forrester
A working dog auction at the Perth Royal Show raises nearly $50,000 for charity Telethon to support sick children.
#Charities #DonationBasedCrowdFunding #Dogs #Animals #ChildrensHealth #Agriculture #MarkBennett #KateForrester
Double-digit rainfall leaves WA farmers rejoicing
By Mark Bennett and Rosemary Murphy
Farmers in Western Australia's south-east have called in air support to help with fertilising, hoping the last week's heavy rain could set them up for harvest.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/wa-farmers-rejoice-over-double-digit-rainfall/105578990
#Rain #GrainGrowing #WheatGrowing #MarkBennett #RosemaryMurphy
'Essence of Australia': Convoy of drought relief trucks snake across Nullarbor
By Andrea Mayes, Tara de Landgrafft, and Mark Bennett
A huge convoy of hay-laden trucks is making its way across the Nullabor from Western Australia to drought-stricken South Australia in what one young volunteer describes as a "journey of hope".
#RegionalCommunities #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #Charities #GrainGrowing #AndreaMayes #TaradeLandgrafft # #MarkBennett
WA's farming community rallies to help drought-hit SA
By Tara de Landgrafft, Mark Bennett, and Katrina Tap
Eighty trucks, loaded with more than 6,000 bales of hay and straw from WA, will head for drought-stricken parts of South Australia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/convoy-of-compassion-wa-farmers-hay-to-sa/105564054
#RegionalCommunities #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #Charities #GrainGrowing #TaradeLandgrafft #MarkBennett # #KatrinaTap
