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Alice Angeloni
Geraldton, WA
Alice Angeloni is a reporter at ABC Midwest and Wheatbelt, based out of the Geraldton bureau. She spent three years working in newsrooms around New Zealand before returning home to Western Australia in late 2022.
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Police recover 4WD vehicle from WA cliff crash that killed two men
Authorities have recovered the wreckage of a four-wheel drive after it plunged over a steep cliff at a remote WA beach, killing Matthew Farr and Louis Eeles, and seriously injuring a third.
Police charge four men with drug offences after raiding Coffin Cheaters clubhouse in country WA
Police allege they found a sophisticated hydroponics set-up, drugs and ammunition after raiding multiple properties in the Western Australian town of Geraldton.
Prisoners' pride in restoring a piece of infamous Australian maritime history
The Batavia shipwreck, with its mutiny and murder, is ingrained in Western Australian history. Now, 400 years later, a restoration project is bringing pride and new skills to a group of inmates.
'It's just so beautiful': Snorkelling in paradise now possible with mobility aids
Wheelchair-user Chris Kerr has snorkelled at the Abrolhos Islands for the first time and says new devices are opening up a "whole new world" of adventure for people with disabilities or mobility issues.
What does a pristine tropical island do with decades worth of dumped cars?
How does a pristine tropical island manage decades of rubbish? For one of Australia's most remote territories, it can be an expensive ordeal.
Residents make emotional return after being forced from homes by bushfire
Dean Williams is thankful his home was saved after he fled Sunday's fast-moving bushfire north of Geraldton.
More than 300 fires deliberately lit in WA over past two months
WA has been hit by 1,600 bushfires over the past two months, a 70 per cent increase on last year, and more than 300 of them have been deliberately lit.
Mum with toddler frustrated at wait for housing while hundreds of WA properties sit empty
Stuck on the state's ever-growing public housing wait list, Geraldton mum Dena Comeagain says the sight of boarded up homes in the region leaves her deeply frustrated.
'The most horrific death': Four pet dogs die with similar symptoms in same suburb
Clancy, Zar, Koda and Peggy lived in the same Geraldton area. Within a month, they all suffered sudden, agonising deaths.
'Arrogant and intimidatory' Qantas forced school holiday pilot strike, union says
The union representing striking regional West Australian pilots says Qantas has taken an "arrogant and intimidatory" approach to ongoing negotiations.
Human remains found in car as police investigate baffling series of events in small WA town
Police find human remains inside a vehicle in a small town north of Perth as they continue to investigate potential links between a car fire, a sea rescue and another vehicle found submerged in the ocean.
'I'm going to bury you alive': Domestic violence survivor speaks out after ex-partner sentenced
With black eyes, bruised arms, and threatened with a shot gun, Kate knew she had to leave a violent relationship on a farm in rural Western Australia. But she faced a big question — how?
Police lay charges over alleged hit and run that left 3yo boy in WA hospital during March
A 47-year-old Geraldton man is facing several charges, including drug driving, six months after a young boy was struck with a car while playing on the verge at his home.
Fourteen in hospital after tour bus and truck collide in WA's Midwest
Police are investigating after a coach carrying 45 people and a truck collided in Sandy Gully, near Northampton.
Magistrate fines self-declared 'prince' of Abrolhos Islands $4,600 for fisheries offences
Kristin MacDonald was convicted of eight charges but acquitted of nine others after pleading not guilty to accessing protected waters surrounding what he claimed was a "micronation" off the coast of Western Australia.
Domestic violence victim endured 'six years of hell', Geraldton court hears, as farmer is sentenced to seven years' jail
The court hears during a sentencing hearing how 47-year-old Bjorn Wilson threatened his partner with a drill, dry-fired a shotgun near her, and strangled her unconscious in front of her daughter.
Some 'inconvenient Australians' fear their slice of paradise will be ruined in the name of national security
The Defence Force is about to splash more than $500 million on this remote part of Australia to upgrade the airstrip to take more high-tech spy planes. Locals, already concerned about parts of the islands falling into the sea, are worried what it'll mean for their futures.
Crystal has finally been offered a place to live, but it came too late for her baby son
As Crystal waited, along with thousands of others, for public housing in Western Australia, her 10-month-old son Kenneth died. Advocates say her story is becoming increasingly common.
Are the days of four-wheel driving on this famous WA beach numbered?
The dunes and beaches around Lancelin are some of WA's most popular destinations for four-wheel drivers. But a new report from the local council has recommended cutting back public access.
Man charged as Department of Communities office fire leaves WA staff in 'shock and distress'
Police allege the man entered Geraldton's Department of Communities (DC) office with a jerry can containing fuel which he splashed on the front counter of the office before setting it alight.
One in five city dwellers tempted by country lifestyle to escape cost of living, 'hectic' pace
Regional WA has some of the most popular spots for sea- and tree-changers — although some country areas in other states are experiencing an exodus of residents.
Origin of space junk that washed up on WA beach revealed amid push for object to be turned into tourist attraction
The Australian Space Agency concludes the mysterious object found on Green Head beach was most likely debris from a satellite launch vehicle.
This busker knows the streets well, including where he can and can't go
Malcolm Walalgie, who lives with cerebral palsy, loves life in his WA town. But he says "people like me" can't enjoy every aspect of it — and that is something he wants changed.
'She didn't walk this land': Decision to honour Queen brings tree-planting event to a halt
A representative for an Indigenous family in Western Australia's Midwest has disputed a claim that a Jubilee event was stopped because of recently implemented cultural heritage laws.
Living in a mining town when you're not on a mining wage
Kira Gusterson heard rumours of a "Pilbara tax" before she moved to the iron ore mining region — but she was still shocked by the cost of living.