A bushfire warning for residents near a major town in WA's Gascoyne region has been downgraded and the fire activity has decreased, according to authorities. DFES said the fire had burnt through 80 hectares and was contained but not controlled, with firefighters saving a number of properties in the area and no property losses reported. Community Emergency Services manager Mick …
Stepping gingerly across the crimson rocks of the Gascoyne River, Yinggarda elder Kath Ryan sings out a greeting tinged with sorrow. "Goodness knows when another river is going to come, and will it be the same," Ms Ryan said. The lands have been known to generations of Yinggarda people as the "neck of the river", where the coastal town Carnarvon …