Hayden is a reporter based in Esperance, WA. He previously worked at newspapers in Darwin and Cairns, and as a high school English teacher.
Dozens of jobs are expected to be lost at Esperance Port in Western Australia's south after a series of blows to the state's mining sector.
This school in Western Australia's farming heartland has just five students enrolled. Teachers say the school's size has educational advantages, and the community is determined to keep the doors open.
It has been more than a fortnight since William "Billy" Wadsworth drove away from a caravan park in Western Australia's Goldfields. The "affable" and talented dancer has not been seen since.
With Western Australia home to some of the most isolated towns in the country, finding a suitable high school can take an emotional and financial toll on parents.
People have long moved to the coastal town of Esperance because of its affordability and lifestyle. Since the rental price has sky-rocketed some can no longer afford a home.
Summer holiday destinations are now targeting the hearts and wallets of winter travellers in an effort to create a more sustainable tourism model.
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Since 2019, birth rates have slumped by eight per cent across regional and remote WA communities. Access to childcare, housing and education are seen as potential drivers.
Three people have been killed, including a baby, after a single-vehicle rollover in Western Australia's Yalgoo region. WA Premier Roger Cook has described it as a "horrible, horrible incident".
When the water-bomber crashed during firefighting efforts in the Fitzgerald River National Park, enthusiasts from surrounding areas scrambled for a piece of the wreckage.
When Jade Gregory moved to a beautiful but isolated WA town, she struggled to connect with others. Now, she's bringing local women together.
Rex services Albany, Esperance, Carnarvon and Exmouth, but locals remain in the dark over the airline's latest issues and what the future may hold.
Hundreds of millions is spent on cancer research in Australia every year. But patients with limited remaining options are still waiting to access a "promising" new treatment due to ongoing concerns over its price tag.
A non-teaching staff member at Esperance Senior High School is suspended over historical allegations of child sex abuse, including the use of a '"stupefying" substance.
Eyre Highway traffic had to queue twice in the space of a week as the Royal Flying Doctor Service touched down to retrieve patients.
To some, it was no surprise — perhaps it was even inevitable — that BHP would choose to close its WA nickel mines and smelters. But the decision has left people living and working in nearby towns feeling numb.
Claudean Jonathon Williams is alleged to have stolen the SUV from a Kalgoorlie shopping centre where it was parked with six children inside.
Empty-nesters and retirees are among the volunteers who keep the Eyre Bird Observatory running in "a wild, special place" on the edge of the Nullarbor Plain. So what does it take to be a caretaker here?
Esperance police say a man was "set upon by multiple people" following a local football match, leaving him with concussion and lacerations to his head and face.
A full-size Stonehenge replica on Western Australia's south coast is hosting a new winter solstice festival to boost tourism in the region.
With hundreds of jobs set to go following the closure of a local mine, the Shire of Ravensthorpe is pitching itself as a potential community hub to miners in other parts of the state.
Travelling to Perth for medical treatment is becoming more costly for country West Australians, who receive the lowest fuel rebate in the nation and an accommodation allowance that would not cover half the price of the average hotel room.
Farmers and young people have flocked to the school amid a national decline in aviation training centres.
Jonathan Bolwell's life is back on track thanks to a regional rehabilitation facility. Now there are calls for more rehab centres across regional WA, which has the highest average meth consumption rate in Australia.
The Esperance shire president has taken aim at anonymous online trolls who he says are spreading racism throughout the local community.
For many, being alone in some of the world's scariest surf before dawn is a scene from a nightmare. But for Jarvis and Cooper Smallman, it's all part of a family tradition of finding inspiration in the rugged beauty all around them.