The latest in rural news from the Goldfields, Esperance, Midwest and Wheatbelt.

A splatter of blue – no: two, three, four shades – for the water, a drizzle of pure white for the sand, and a deep red for the soil. And why not some lakes of pink? Big Bell never had a chance ...

Western Australia Police suspended the search on Tuesday, with Goldfields-Esperance District Inspector Mick Kelly telling WA Today that the aerial search was abandoned, external after just an hour.

Northern Star’s acquisition of De Grey Mining means it will take over the flagship project, Hemi: a low-cost, large-scale ...