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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.

Live sheep exports by sea from Western Australia will end in four years. The Federal Government decision has farmers, transport companies and meat processors considering what to do next, and how to transition in a time of uncertainty.

With the likely end to live sheep exports out of Western Australia, people right along the state's supply chain are contemplating how the future of sheep production will look.

After years of continuous drought, record rain has transformed the Nullarbor region. For pastoralists, it means livestock can finally return to their properties. 

Trialling sheepdogs in Australia has a long history, with many competitors travelling year-round to compete at rural and remote events, and for others it's their "getaway from the farm".

As the sun sets on the country town of Kojonup, old farmers wearing old guernseys clamber out of their old utes to play in the Old Fellas Football League at the local oval.

Bankwest has conceded it did not consult the community about its snap closure of multiple branches across regional Western Australia, but says 15 of these will be taken over by the Commonwealth Bank.

Western Australia's role in an international network studying meteors expands with amateur astronomers and community groups hosting new camera equipment in regional towns.

Southern Western Australia is hosting two key projects, as solutions — big and small — are sought for the nation's growing energy needs.

The state government has started negotiating the purchase of at least six properties damaged by a landslip in southern WA.

Western Australia's wool industry is worth $650 million, but growers say it will shrink rapidly if live exports are stopped.

Drivers are warned to expect delays as hundreds of wind turbine parts are carefully transported to a renewable energy project south of Kojonup.

Footage of a huge truck carrying wind turbine components along coalfields highway in south west WA.

After wrapping up harvest on their family properties in WA's Great Southern, David House and Henry Carrington-Jones trade the header for the stage for their band's Australian tour.

Experts say the state's farmland could be significantly undervalued, following a surprise nine-figure sale in the Great Southern region.

Neighbours of a WA piggery say they are still battling the stench left by its former owner, which copped a $700,000 fine for the odours last week.

Two major green energy projects are one step closer in Western Australia, but while one project has been welcomed by its local community, the other has not.

Kojonup's aged care facility is at capacity, leaving elderly residents and their families with increasingly limited options.

Owner Dawn Stancer says her cats were "foaming at the mouth and paralysed" after one of her eight cats came to her with a piece of meat hanging out of its mouth.

A growing number of farmers are turning to sheep handlers to help with vaccinating, drenching, marking and attaching ear tags.