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The state’s resource-rich Goldfields region has been swept up in the global push to renewable energy, with billions in mining investment driving the development of six wind farms.

A proposal to close a quarter of the waters between Bremer Bay and the South Australian border to all fishing draws mixed reactions from the community.

Australian researchers have found a new natural deterrent for dingoes and it comes from a rather unlikely source: the species' own urine.

With Australia holding the biggest share of the world's silver reserves, an 18 per cent price rise over the past six months has people talking — especially when it comes to the silver lining of technology.

Australian companies are hoping to capitalise on the rising silver prices, with some analysts predicting the commodity could reach $US100 an ounce in coming years.

New mining technology is being put to the test in Western Australia with trials of "clean, green, cheaper" trucks now underway.

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The planning process for a new 1.3-million-hectare marine park off WA's coast has been divisive, angering fishers but exciting supporters with the prospect of new tourism and job opportunities and improved protections for marine species. 

Ravensthorpe residents are confident the coastal West Australian town will continue to survive the mining industry's ups and downs.

More than 80 trucks loaded with more than 6,000 bales of hay and straw from WA is heading for drought-stricken parts of South Australia.