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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.
Two young men with long hair smiling holding big fish.

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Policeby Alice Angeloni

Police say man donned motorbike helmet to crash car into police station's bollards

A man accused of deliberately attempting to drive his car into Geraldton Police Station has been remanded in custody as the court awaits a psychological report.
A car crashed into bollards out the front of a building.

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Court-Ordered Psychiatric Treatmentby Brianna Melville

Mining companies, towns brace for second WA pilot strike in six months

Network Aviation pilots will stop work for 24 hours on Thursday impacting passengers across regional Western Australia who fly with the Qantas subsidiary.
FIFO workers disembarking from a plane.

Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Wages and Benefitsby Charlie McLean and Michelle Stanley

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Building the next 'big thing' in this tiny town

It's been more than three decades in the making, but the tiny town of Carnamah is finally constructing a very, very big tractor.
Big tractor
Duration: 4 minutes 2 seconds

Published: Source: ListenTopic: Rural Tourismby Alice Angeloni

'Everybody is feeling it': 4WD plunges off steep cliff claiming two young lives

Wreckage of the four-wheel-drive, which was driven off a steep cliff at a remote beach in the early hours of Sunday morning, will be closely examined by police.
Cliffs meet the waters edge in an arid setting

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Road Accidents and Incidents

Two men dead after car driven over cliff in Western Australia

Two men have died at a remote beach in Western Australia's Midwest region after a car was driven off a cliff in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A beach and cliff

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Policeby Gareth McKnight and Piper Duffy

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.
Police officer uncovers plastic bag of substance alleged to be drugs.
Duration: 57 seconds

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Drug Offencesby Alice Angeloni

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Police raid Coffin Cheaters in Geraldton

WA police inspect a grow house and other contraband seized during a weeklong crackdown on outlaw bikies in WA's Midwest.
Duration: 57 seconds

Source: ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt

Fusing science with traditional knowledge

WA Parks and Wildlife Service joined forces with Badimia people and the WA Museum to conduct a biological survey to document what animals live amid the red dirt, bush and spinifex.
Duration: 1 minute 44 seconds

Source: ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt

Geraldton woman Chris Kerr explores the underwater world at the Abrolhos Islands for the first time.

Geraldton woman Chris Kerr explores the underwater world at the Abrolhos Islands for the first time.
Duration: 49 seconds

Source: ABC News

An emergency level bushfire has forced residents in Lancelin to evacuate.

An emergency level bushfire has forced residents in Lancelin to evacuate.
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds

Source: ABC News

National News

Urn containing ashes reunited with family who'd stored them in microwave sent to flood victims

The urn containing ashes was lost in Cairns two weeks ago after being stashed in a microwave that had been donated to flood victims. It took a little help from local radio before it could be reunited with the family.
woman and man holding ornate glass urn

Published: Source: ABC Far NorthTopic: Human Interestby Brendan Mounter, Charlie McKillop and Amanda Cranston

Three men plead not guilty to murder of drug dealer in robbery gone wrong

A Supreme Court jury is told a known ice dealer was gunned down in his car as he fled a "drug rip" — the ripping off of a drug dealer — north of Newcastle. 
A man in a singlet taking a selfie in the mirror.

Published: Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Crimeby Giselle Wakatama

Environmentalist slams approval of one of largest proposed greenfield coal mines

Whitehaven Coal's Winchester South coal mine in central Queensland's Bowen Basin plans to extract up to 17 million tonnes of coal a year for about 30 years.
Mine infrastructure in a coalfield, blue sky.

Published: Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Mining (Rural)by Katrina Beavan

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.
Two young men with long hair smiling holding big fish.

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Policeby Alice Angeloni

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