Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Calls growing to fix country town's 800-truck-a-day problem (opens the original)
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Pinjarra residents are increasingly frustrated by the hundreds of heavy haulage trucks traversing their small town's main streets each day. Some are calling on the WA government to finally deliver on a promise to divert the vehicles from the town centre. The state government says the project remains in the planning and development phase. Every day, about 800 heavy haulage trucks roll through Western Australia's Peel region. Most, if not all, pass through Pinjarra's main street, close to schools,
Bindi Raye lives the ultimate FIFO lifestyle online. None of it is real (opens the original)
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To her more than 80,000 followers, Bindi Raye's life has all the familiar elements and relatable hobbies of a young fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mining worker. When she is not on site commenting on the quality of the food served up at the mess hall, she is an avid West Coast Eagles supporter going to the football, or soaking up the sun on Perth's Cottesloe Beach. There is just one problem: Bindi Raye does not exist. Her face, voice and online persona are a generative AI fabrication. Bindi Raye's caref
Illegal firewood trade harming WA forests and hurting businesses (opens the original)
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Residents say illegal firewood gathering is damaging the landscape and undercutting businesses across WA's South West forests. Donnybrook residents say large-scale harvesting, including the felling of growing trees, is causing significant disruption. The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup will investigate ways to protect its forests from illegal firewood collection. Residents of Western Australia's southern forests say illegal firewood gathering is harming the landscape and undercutting legitimate bus
Accidental fire destroys family home in South West WA (opens the original)
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A Western Australian mother is grappling with the reality of a house fire that destroyed her home and belongings. Lisa Fawcett was asleep at her home in southern WA when the blaze began. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services says it has not yet determined a cause of the non-suspicious fire due to the extent of damage. A family is lucky to be alive after a fire decimated their home in Western Australia's South West and destroyed everything they own. Lisa Fawcett was asleep at the Boyup Br
Country cafe mounting costly battle to retain beloved barista (opens the original)
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A country cafe is desperate to keep a Taiwanese traveller in town, but Australia's migration pathways are proving challenging. Balingup cafe owner Brian Foster says the costs of securing a temporary skilled migration visa are prohibitively high. The federal government has foreshadowed plans for sweeping migration changes to further reduce net overseas migration. A cafe owner in southern Western Australia is facing an increasingly expensive battle to retain a valued worker amid uncertainty over t
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