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In its latest effort to shore-up supply, Water Corporation is adding thousands of plastic hexagons to dams to stop drinking water from being lost to evaporation.

Pods of more than 70 orcas have been recorded at the Bremer Canyon off Western Australia's south coast as the annual season starts with high numbers of killer whales in good health.

Extraordinary criticism has been levelled at one of the West Australian government departments responsible for developing two marine parks off the state's coast.

The industry on WA's south coast says the state government is taking an "untrustworthy" approach to the creation of a new marine park in the region.

There are fears Western Australia's south coast abalone sector could be devastated by restrictions flagged as part of the creation of a controversial marine park.

The 46-year-old wandering albatross is the oldest of its species in recorded Australian history — and is known to have raised 11 chicks with three different partners.

The region's autumn salmon run draws in thousands of salmon chasers every year — but it is also a mecca for recreational shark fishers.

Michael Livingston believes city-based decision-makers are failing remote GPs, leading to unsustainable practices and shortages across the country. But he believes he has a solution — a model he calls the "rural generalist hub".

A dramatic chase played out for more an hour as a blue whale and the orcas reached speeds in excess of 30 kilometres per hour before the prey outpaced the hunters.

WA fishers say the sanctuary zones flagged for a new marine park intended to rival the Great Barrier Reef could spell the end of local commercial fishing.

Salmon schools could be spotted as far north as Perth this Easter with a bumper season forecast.

Four pods of killer whales have been photographed attacking a rare whale off the southern coast, something marine biologists say is only witnessed "a handful of times" each season.

The coastal town's population swells from 400 to 10,000 during the peak tourism season. Locals say the influx leaves the shelves bare, while businesses are finding it impossible to house enough workers to deal with the demand.

The apex predators appear at the Bremer Canyon every summer to search for food and find a mate, but their migration patterns leave scientists baffled.

While he's one of Hollywood's brightest stars, Eric Bana's latest film, Blueback, sees him shining on the west coast of Australia.

Bees live in a matriarchal system yet commercial beekeeping is still dominated by men. Shelley Bowden is passionate about seeing that change.

Western Australia's southern coastline offers some of the country's best whale watching each winter as humpbacks, southern rights and blue whales travel to warmer waters.

The Queen of Sheba orchid takes between seven and 10 years to flower. Its arrival is expected to draw botanists and photographers from across the globe.

A ecotype of killer whales has been spotted for the first time in Bremer Bay canyon and experts are unsure why they are there.

A young killer whale found off WA's coast with a missing dorsal fin is named after late cricket legend Shane Warne, known for his delivery of the flipper.

Dave Riggs has been heading to the waters off Bremer Bay to films orcas for years. But this season, he has his sights set on a different subject — a dead blue whale.

Thrilled researchers capture a rare recording of a matriarch as she glides close to a tourist vessel.

The sounds of a female orca have been recorded off Bremer Bay where researchers have built relationships with the large pod that visit the area every summer.

With 14 fires sparked by now-common dry thunderstorms and blistering temperatures in one day, a southern WA fire chief says changes in fire behaviour are definitely being driven by a changing climate.

About 370 people live in the quiet coastal town, but every year that number swells, according to some estimates, to 10,000.