Shire urged to back coastal tourist drive
A Western Australian south coast tourism group is urging Denmark Shire to support a proposed tourist drive in the area.
View ArticleShire pitches Peaceful Bay leases shake-up
The Denmark Shire is proposing a plan to replace the leases at a popular holiday spot with more traditional ownership rights.
View ArticleTurbulence over the future of Peaceful Bay
The holiday community of Peaceful Bay in WA's Great Southern is struggling with the question of how to protect its slice of paradise against the tides of change and bureaucracy.
View ArticlePeaceful Bay residents air cost concerns over lease transfer plans
Leaseholders in the Western Australian south coast holiday community of Peaceful Bay have expressed concerns over a proposal to transfer their property leases to more conventional ownership titles.
View ArticleSouthern WA residents share in Australia Day gongs
Several people in Western Australia's Great Southern and south-west have received the Order of Australia, as part of this year's Australia Day honours.
View ArticleClaims Peaceful Bay still divided over proposed leasehold changes
A community group in the Western Australian south coast community of Peaceful Bay, east of Denmark, says there is still very mixed views about a proposal to sell the town's leasehold properties.
View ArticleLimited support shown for planned leasehold property changes
The Denmark Shire says there has been mostly negative feedback to a proposal to transition leasehold properties at Peaceful Bay to more traditional ownership rights.
View ArticleShire scraps plan to let residents buy Peaceful Bay properties
The Denmark Shire has warned it cannot guarantee the WA south coast holiday community of Peaceful Bay's continued survival, after it was forced to scrap plans to allow residents to buy their properties.
View ArticlePolice warn potential Peaceful Bay holiday troublemakers
Walpole police are warning young people planning on holidaying in Peaceful Bay during the Christmas break that there will be a zero tolerance approach to bad behaviour.
View ArticleAn abalone diver says his fear of sharks is nothing compared to his fear of...
Decades of diving have taught Marc Payne to respect the ocean and its feared predators, but it’s the risks we take going unprotected into the sun that he wants to warn Australians about.
View ArticleBushfire threat eases in WA but storm continues to batter south
The threat level for two bushfires near a township of 35,000 people in the south of Western Australia is downgraded as firefighters manage to halt the blazes' destructive paths.
View ArticleMobile blackspots remain as one in six towers promised to boost reception...
Five years ago Tony Abbott announced a massive plan to fix mobile coverage in the bush. An ABC investigation has discovered almost one in six towers funded under round one are not yet operational.
View ArticleBring Your Grog Along, Love Shack and Kettlezon, welcome to the town where...
Forget street names and numbers, one tiny town on Western Australia's south coast uses nicknames on its shacks as a point of reference, a tradition passed down through generations.
View Article'Suspicious' package washed up on WA beach a day before other bags found in...
Police are examining the contents of a black bag found washed up on a beach on Western Australia's south coast.
View ArticleSleepy seaside town turns into a 'CSI episode': Unpacking Western Australia's...
Peaceful Bay — population 70 — looked like a scene out of the US television crime series this month after a curious series of events led police to one of the state's biggest drug hauls.
View ArticleAFP locates second alleged cocaine trafficker involved in WA 'esky rescue'
Karl Whitburn is the second of the three alleged cocaine smugglers found clinging to an esky to be tracked down by authorities.
View ArticleBarnacle-encrusted brick of cocaine washes up at popular WA tourist beach
A member of the public found the package which was wrapped in plastic and covered in shells and barnacles.
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