New Zealand-born Steven Jeffrey Payne was surfing at Wharton Beach, 90 kilometres east of Esperance, when he was bitten just after midday on Monday. He was five weeks into a six-month caravan trip ...

An Esperance rural firefighter says boggy and overgrown bush tracks impeded efforts to tackle a large blaze last month. He has called on the local shire to better maintain fire access roads.

The incident happened on the state’s south coast about midday on Monday, about 60km east of Esperance. Surf Lifesaving WA issued an alert saying a possible shark bite incident had been reported ...