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Western Australia Country Hour

2026/10/02

A plant disease affecting melons and some vegetables has been detected in Australia for the first time on two properties in the Northern Territory.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/10/01

Fifty years ago this week, the famous Blue Hills theme played out for the last time.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/30

The WA representative on the National Farmers Federation's workforce committee Mic Fels says the government's overhaul of the working holiday maker visa highlights the need to develop a specific broadacre visa.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/29

Rural news and events from Western Australia and the nation.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/28

State agriculture minister Jackie Jarvis says she's happy to consider co-funding new biosecurity measures with BICWA, the Bee Industry Council of WA to keep varroa mite out of WA.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/25

Not a single shipment of live sheep by sea is likely to be exported this season, as the ongoing war in the Middle East continues to disrupt the safe passage of vessels to key markets in the region.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/24

The Federal Government is funding works to maintain an abandoned oil rig off Western Australia's Mid West coast after its owners went into administration in July this year.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/23

The only major abattoir in the north of the state is set to re-open in February after it finally secured visas for 25 skilled workers, and possibly another four, from the Philippines.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/22

It has been revealed in state parliament that more than half the trees harvested through WA's ecological thinning trial are being chipped or burned.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/21

Rural news and events from Western Australia and the nation.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/18

Australia's emerging abalone aquaculture industry is in serious trouble as Chinese producers significantly expand production.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/17

The federal government will clamp down on backpackers and the families of international students in a major overhaul to Australia's migration system.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/16

The immediate past president of the PGA Tony Seabrook is warning a plan to get the state's freight rail network back in government hands could result in a case of "jumping from the frying pan into the fire."

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/15

The global agrochemical company Bayer says it's started to make submissions to the chemical regulator to release a new weed killer in Australia in 2028.

Western Australia Country Hour

2026/09/14

Rural news and events from Western Australia and the nation.