It was a wild and woolly long weekend as severe weather battered the West Australian coastline. In the Midwest, coastal towns such as Lancelin and Dongara saw significant erosion impact popular beach areas. While people were battering down the hatches along the coast, inland areas such as Mullewa experienced a decent downpour, which has been welcomed by farmers.

Meanwhile the mouse plague continues to impact grain growing regions across the state and we heard schools across WA have introduced "COVID style" cleaning measures. Leaders say staff are stretched and the infestation is taking a huge mental toll on people affected. Our reporters will continue to keep you abreast with the latest on this situation.

Piper Duffy

ABC Midwest Wheatbelt acting editor

Pictured: A rainbow after stormy weather on the weekend (ABC Midwest Wheatbelt: Chris Lewis)

Kalbarri residents will be forced to travel more than 100 kilometres to visit a doctor when the regional WA town's only GP clinic closes due to financial pressure.

COVID-style cleaning measures have returned as WA's ongoing mouse plague spreads across multiple country schools.

Tens of thousands of homes are left without power and the SES receives hundreds of calls for help, with the roofs torn off two apartment buildings, as WA's southern half is hammered by more severe weather.

A mother shares her incredible tale of survival after a tree falls on her car in a freak accident on a South West highway during WA's strongest storm in 49 years.

The ABARES report for the June quarter predicts national crop production will fall by more than 20 per cent, with profits down 70 per cent for broadacre farms. 

The Coalition wants to cut migration significantly but that is troubling regional communities who rely on migrant workers.