Aussie dream in the making
Meet Peter and Adam Watts. Twin brothers with a big shed and and even bigger vison. Living the dream of many Aussie blokes, they’ve...
Devastating ripple effect of Coronavirus on WA Cray industry
The WA cray fishing season has come to a grinding halt with local cray fishing boats in Lancelin and Jurien Bay pulling up their...
‘Tis the season to take a #hamstand
It’s a 35 degree day in Wannamal and pig-farmer Brenden Howard has been up since before dawn, herding pigs in the cool of the...
Mission to save the dark skies
‘Galaxy girl’ Carol Redford has embarked on a stellar mission to save the dark skies of the Wheatbelt from an invasion of artificial light!...
Down to earth
The Worm Shed’s Kevin Smith arrived in the Chittering Valley in 1983 with nothing but a panel van and a few dollars to his...
Local liquid gold brings home export award
The award-winning Fewster’s Farm in Muchea, now in the hands of fourth-generation bee keeper Kim Fewster, is wowing the world with their unique Jarrah...
A fortunate life
Having the freedom to spend your day roaming over lush green pastures before retiring to a cosy, custom-built caravan for the night is the...
Money for jam
Gingin grandmother Sylvia Kelly loves to whip up a batch of jam in her kitchen – but that’s where the stereotype ends! Sylvia is...
The call of the pumpkins
Fueling the discussion on biological farming in the Northern Valleys region are local horticulture farmers Emma and Tom Mitchell, who on 27 February welcomed...
100 issues of NVNews!
As the Northern Valleys News celebrates this landmark 100th issue and an eight-year journey uncovering hidden treasures of the region it seems fitting to...
Best in show!
If there was a prize strictly for enthusiasm and dedication to quality dairy goat breeding at the Royal Show, Bullsbrook-based Diana and Petrina Porter...
Red hot chilli peppers!
With a passion for horticulture as firey as the chilli he grows, Dom Latassa of Elli Dom Produce in Gingin is a veritable green...
