The Latest Breaking News from Anthony Pancia

Anxiety is growing among locals as a clean-up of Pemberton's fire-damaged timber mill stalls about five months after the asbestos-clad building went up in flames.

A growing number of swimmers are taking to ocean rock pools across regional Western Australia to bond with like-minded souls and brave plunging water temperatures for an early-morning dip.

Police have intervened as protesters try to physically stop machinery clearing bushland to make way for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project, which will create a more direct route between Perth and the Margaret River tourist region.

As Collie prepares to transition away from coal, new shoots of a greener industry are beginning to emerge.

Australia's potato farmers say a few cents at the check-out could be the difference between some staying in the game or walking away for good.

Western Australia will do away with coal power by 2029, leaving the state's electricity hub without its major industry. But residents say the people of Collie knew the "tough day" was coming and are sandbagging their livelihoods.

As the winter rains begin to set in, people are still reeling from the impact of the devastating summer bushfires. Some say they'll never live in a bushfire prone area again.

Visitors have been unable to walk on one of WA's longest jetties for more than a year, but before it has even been fixed, the state government and local council are at odds over whose responsibility it will be once it reopens.

The first flight linking Busselton directly with Melbourne arrives, almost 1,000 days after the flights were first announced. The new route is expected to generate $40 million for the local economy.