#AndrewChounding

2026-01-25

Anthony is his town's 'underground' carer for orphaned joeys
By Anna Cox and Andrew Chounding

Roofus is one of many orphaned kangaroos taken under the wing of unofficial wildlife carers, a vocation one Boddington local found in his adolescence.

abc.net.au/news/2026-01-26/und

#WildlifeTrafficAccidentsandIncidents #Animals #AnnaCox #AndrewChounding

2026-01-02

Family watches Boddington heritage property burn in Christmas Day fire
By Anna Cox and Andrew Chounding

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

abc.net.au/news/2026-01-02/bod

#HouseFires #Farmers #RegionalCommunities #Bushfires #Agriculture #AnnaCox #AndrewChounding

2025-12-22

Plans to burn rare forest abandoned after man camps in tree for six nights
By Andrew Chounding

The WA government abandons plans to burn a parcel of forest that is home to a species of rare tree after a 70-year-old man spent six nights living in the canopy.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-23/tre

#EnvironmentalPolicy #EnvironmentalManagement #Trees #AndrewChounding

2025-12-14

Truckies in regional Australia call for public toilet membership
By Andrew Chounding, Andrew Collins, and Atlas Cook

Truck drivers sick of dirty, damaged rest facilities have floated the idea of charging an access fee in regional Australia.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-14/tru

#Roads #PublicService #GovernmentFunding #RegionalCommunities #AndrewChounding #AndrewCollins # #AtlasCook

2025-12-04

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.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-04/woo

#MarineIncidents #MarkBennett #ElizaKavanagh # #AndrewChounding

2025-11-27

P-plater avoids jail for hit-and-run
By Eliza Kavanagh and Andrew Chounding

A 21-year-old woman has been sentenced for being the driver involved in a hit-and-run incident which killed Albany woman Bronwyn Clark in July.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-27/hit

#Courts #ElizaKavanagh #AndrewChounding

2025-11-23

Conservationists condemn prescribed burn in cockatoo nesting area
By Andrew Chounding

Environmental and conservation experts in Western Australia challenge claims by Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn that two endangered bird species were not present in a patch of Great Southern bushland set ablaze.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/pre

#Fires #Birds #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AndrewChounding

2025-11-10

WA records highest number of measles cases since 1997
By Madigan Landry and Andrew Chounding

Authorities and experts urge people in the state's south to be on alert for measles as the number of community transmission cases continues to climb.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-10/mea

#Measles #MadiganLandry #AndrewChounding

2025-11-09

Missing safety sign flagged months before WA fatal crash
By Andrew Chounding

A former road safety assessor says he wrote to authorities about missing signage months before a man in his 40s died on a winding road in southern Western Australia.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/mis

#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #RuralandRemoteCommunities #DriverEducation #AndrewChounding

2025-11-06

Hail stones and heavy rain wreak havoc for WA farmers and businesses
By Kate Forrester, Andrew Chounding, and Joanna Prendergast

Severe weather has swept through large parts of the Great Southern and Wheatbelt, causing significant damage to crops during the critical harvest period.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-06/wil

#Storms #WeatherWarnings #Hail #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #GrainGrowing #KateForrester #AndrewChounding # #JoannaPrendergast

2025-11-03

More hikers getting stuck on popular trail as social media draws tourists
By Andrew Chounding

About 50,000 people climb Bluff Knoll in WA's Stirling Range each year, and emergency services say they are being called to more rescues as hikers underestimate the challenging track.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/blu

#Hiking #EmergencyServices #NationalParks #AndrewChounding

2025-10-26

Poisonous five-headed caterpillar photo wins prestigious award
By Andrew Chounding and Paul Cook

An Albany photographer has won an international wildlife photo award for her image of a five-headed caterpillar that was in her backyard.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-26/fiv

#Photography #Animals #AndrewChounding #PaulCook

2025-10-22

Rex creditors fear they will be left millions out of pocket with US sale
By Rachel Holdsworth, Andrew Chounding, and Toby Hemmings

Creditors owed millions of dollars remain in the dark despite a new owner being found for the embattled airline.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-22/reg

#AirTransportIndustry #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #RachelHoldsworth #AndrewChounding # #TobyHemmings

2025-10-18

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.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-18/cal

#EnvironmentalPolicy #NationalParks #AndrewChounding #MarkBennett

2025-10-15

Safety warning over heritage machinery after doctor crushed
By Andrew Chounding and Peter Barr

What started as a routine day of chores for a country GP and his son became a life-or-death situation after he was crushed by a vintage tractor.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-16/saf

#Farmers #AgriculturalMachinery #OccupationalHealthandSafety #AndrewChounding #PeterBarr

2025-10-08

Speed dating a solution to the slow dating lives of farmers
By Anna Cox, Andrew Chounding, and Kimberley Putland

When the dating app radius won't reach the edge of your property, and you're harvesting grain from sun-up til sundown, how do you find a partner?

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/far

#Dating #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Farmers #Relationships #AgriculturalShowsandIndustryEvents #AnnaCox #AndrewChounding # #KimberleyPutland

2025-10-07

Widower living in bus as he waits for answers on fire that destroyed home
By Andrew Chounding

Residents who lost their homes in a blaze that ripped through WA's southern wheatbelt in January may have to wait more than two years to seek compensation.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/reg

#Fires #HouseFires #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AndrewChounding

2025-09-26

Girl, 12, killed in highway crash in southern WA
By Andrew Chounding, Rosemary Murphy, and Anna Cox

The fatal collision occurred hours after police urged motorists to drive cautiously ahead of the long weekend.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-26/gir

#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #AndrewChounding #RosemaryMurphy # #AnnaCox

2025-09-15

Wheelchair user left to fend for herself during six-hour Rex flight delay
By Andrew Chounding and Peter Barr

Albany woman Debby Butler says she had to ask strangers to help her to the bathroom after Rex delayed her flight home from Perth Airport and left her without a wheelchair.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/rex

#AirTransportIndustry #DisabilityAccess #RegionalCommunities #AndrewChounding #PeterBarr

2025-09-11

Residents call for lower speed limits after van strikes Albany grandmother
By Andrew Chounding and Peter Barr

A crash involving a van and an 81-year-old woman in Albany prompts calls for reduced speed limits from locals and road safety advocates.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-12/imp

#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #PeopleWithDisability #Roads #Safety #AndrewChounding #PeterBarr

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