All content for Western Australia Country Hour is the property of ABC and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Hosted by Belinda Varischetti, the presenter of the Western Australian Country Hour, the country's finest hour
Wild weather, over the past few days, has caused widespread damage across the state's agricultural region, with everything from extensive crop damage, to some sheep being struck by lightning.
A Great Southern farmer is heading to Parliament House in Canberra today to urge the federal government to start taking prostate cancer more seriously.
Andrew Forrest has launched a fresh legal bid to build an irrigation system along part of the Ashburton River, which flows through his Minderoo Station, in WA's Pilbara.
The owners of the biggest cattle station in the world - Anna Creek Station - have been charged over allegedly building illegal dams on inland rivers and waterholes.
Mount Gibson Iron has decided to pull up stumps on its mining operation on Koolan island in the Buccaneer Archipelago, off the northern Kimberley coast
The Kimberley Agriculture and Pastoral Company has struck an agreement with a Northern Territory abattoir and has started producing its own branded beef.
A South West shire says a new critical minerals deal, which supports Alcoa's development of a gallium refinery, could strengthen the company's case to keep mining in WA's jarrah forests.
A critical minerals specialist is convinced the new multi-billion dollar deal between Australia and the US is an opportunity for Australia, particularly when it comes to processing the minerals.
A small town in Western Australia's Great Southern was recently transformed into a culinary tasting ground, as part of an international push to get more Australian lamb on plates around the world.
