Peter Barr

A WA doctor has restored a 130-year-old cottage to establish a refuge for women and children escaping domestic violence.

The pristine beaches in WA's Great Southern have not been able to keep up with a sharp increase in tourism numbers. Authorities are now investing in more infrastructure so the coast does not suffer more environmental damage.

A mating frenzy captured on camera off Western Australia's south coast is a promising sign for southern right numbers still recovering from decades of whaling, according to a marine biologist.

A group of thrillseekers rigged up a high-line near the top of the Stirling Range, a rugged group of mountains that tower over the surrounding lowlands in Western Australia's south.

St John of God healthcare says it will stop providing maternity services at its Bunbury hospital from June 25 thanks to staffing issues and reduced demand.

Observers look on in amazement as sperm whales off WA’s southern coast successfully defend themselves from a pod of attacking killer whales by defecating at will, creating a “cloud of diarrhoea”.

Organisers of the long-running WA folk festival say slow ticket sales, increased production costs and a lack of volunteers has prompted the decision.

Kylie Abecca finds solace in her tens of thousands of books in what might be one of the largest privately owned libraries in the country.

Sean Van Alphen was in the Dryandra Woodland National Park in Western Australia surveying numbat numbers when he witnessed the grisly encounter.

Pods of more than 70 orcas have been recorded at the Bremer Canyon off Western Australia’s south coast as the annual season starts with high numbers of killer whales in good health.