Chris Lewis

Next time you're at the beach, take a closer look at the sand. Every grain tells a story of time and transformation.

Stan Gratte was just a boy when World War II began.

Geraldton and surrounds played a critical role in Australia's defence in World War II and that is still the case today.

Residents of a popular West Australian holiday town fear government plans to transfer land to the developer of a $15 billion green hydrogen project will see them lose access to treasured camping and fishing spots.

Long-term residents of a WA caravan park say they feel let down after being told they have six months to find somewhere else to live. 

With billions of dollars tipped in to improve public transport in Perth, residents along the battered road between Mount Magnet and Geraldton wonder when similar upgrades will come.

Geraldton's growing pigeon population, fuelled by bumper crops and spilled grain along roads, is raising concerns for households and businesses.

Residents of Cervantes are being told to evacuate immediately, with a massive fire that was first sparked by a car crash threatening the small fishing town.

They have roamed for thousands of years, their presence woven into the country's culture and ecosystems. But the increasing presence of dingoes in areas where farmers are grazing livestock is creating a complex and emotive challenge.

Olympic athletes and an event organiser are concerned new WA gun laws passed earlier this year could spell the end of clay target shooting competitions like Geraldton's annual Crayfish Carnival.

The mesmerising transformation of parched sand giving way to the rush of fresh, flowing water has people across a vast outback region in awe as it carves a path from the bush to the sea.

An array of colourful flora has transformed Western Australia's countryside despite fears this year's wildflower season would be a bust.

Once thriving gold rush towns in Western Australia's Murchison region now lie deserted. There's fears other towns could be headed the same way. 

Farmers in WA's northern Wheatbelt are applying essential fertilisers to crops from the sky after the region received its average annual rainfall in just eight weeks.

Drivers waited for hours on the North West Coastal Highway after a fatal collision between a van and a truck.

The CSIRO introduces a biocontrol fungus in the hope it reduces the spread of African boxthorn weed, but it is not available outside NSW due to lack of funding. 

Researchers and wildlife authorities say disposal of mammoth bodies is a complicated process after a humpback was carefully loaded onto a truck and buried at the Geraldton tip.

Rob Egerton-Warburton, who has farmed for nearly 30 years running 20,000 merino sheep in the industry's WA heartland, says now that the live export ban is legislated the industry should look to fresh opportunities to survive.

Residents of Dongara and Port Denison have been without phone coverage since blackouts last Friday, accusing the telco of leaving the community in the dark about repair efforts.

After battling through a dry 18 months, some grain farmers near Geraldton are celebrating more rain in three days than they recorded across the whole of last year.

By 2030, the world's largest radio telescope will be operational in remote Western Australia, but by then tens of thousands of satellites will be orbiting Earth, blanketing it with radio noise.

A program designed to reawaken the connection between children and nature is getting primary school students away from technology and into the bush. 

As a residential rebuild nears completion, residents in Kalbarri say their recovery from Tropical Cyclone Seroja is ongoing, with many remaining "shaken up" by the disaster.

For many generations, driving along the beach has been a cherished way of life. But with 4WD sales increasing, more Australians are reportedly driving on beaches and there's concern that's further impacting the natural dynamics of our coastlines.

Western Australia is again enduring extreme weather, with a heatwave gripping the middle and south of the state and a 'high risk' a cyclone will form up north.