Jacqueline Lynch (@jacquie_8) 's Twitter Profile
Jacqueline Lynch

@jacquie_8

@abcsouthwestwa reporter based in Bunbury. Former Canberra political reporter but born and bred in WA.

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How good is technology?! At 33y/o WA quadruple amputee Jessica Haldin is finally pursuing her dream to learn to drive. ⁦ABC News⁩ ⁦ABC Perth⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

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After years of locals complaining about a "rotten egg" smell at an internationally renowned West Australian wetland, work has begun to remove the black ooze causing the noxious fumes. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

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The warm, murky conditions of a river flowing through a popular tourist town have made it "paradise" for some of the world's largest feral goldfish. Now, volunteers in Busselton are removing the dumped pets and their ancestors one by one. ⁦ abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

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"There was a hell of a roar, like a roaring train going past but louder. I saw the branches break off and come straight into the window and next thing we knew the roof had gone bye byes." ⁦⁦⁦ABC News⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1…

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“We were just so frightened…We didn't know if the rest of the roof was going to crumble or not.” ⁦ABC News⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1…

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"The roof collapsed on us. I screamed. Mum and I crawled out, we had to move some of the roof because it was blocking the door to get out." abc.net.au/news/2024-06-0…

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"And you want to stick a nuclear power plant in the middle of it — nah. Collie's selection as a site for one of the coalition's proposed nuclear reactors has sparked a mixed reaction from locals. Jacqueline Lynch Bridget McArthur (she/her) Kate Forrester ABC News abc.net.au/news/2024-06-2…

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From tobacco to timber and everything in between, the small Western Australian town of Manjimup has long struggled to find an identity that sticks. abc.net.au/news/2024-07-0…

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"Someone like us has made it all the way to the Paris Olympics just from a background like this." 😍 abc.net.au/news/2024-08-0…

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In just 10 minutes, a freak tornado displaced dozens of people in Australia’s south-west corner. Nobody saw it coming — but three weeks later, something similar happened all over again. 👇 abc.net.au/news/2024-08-2…

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The Western Australian government has admitted it played a role in destroying the historic 'Bob Brown' peppermint tree in the Ferguson Valley, believed to be around 800 years old abc.net.au/news/2024-08-2…

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A West Australian arborist says the shot-hole borer is keeping him awake at night as the state government looks to expand quarantine boundaries to stop the spread of the pest ⁦⁦ABC Perth⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-08-2…

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"I was in my part of the tent one night and the whole roof…and I couldn't get out. I couldn't move.” 👇This is what it’s like living in a tent during winter. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-0…

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Hundreds of marron have been taken from West Australian waterways outside of the dedicated season in the past year, prompting calls for higher penalties for those who illegally take the South West delicacy. ⁦ABC News⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-10-1…

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Storms that lashed Western Australia's South West overnight have brought more than 100 millimetres of rain and minor flooding to inland areas, damaging Gnomesville and leaving farmers counting their losses. abc.net.au/news/2024-11-2…

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Australia's newly announced Eurovision contender, Go-Jo, has become the talk of his hometown, Manjimup, in country WA, with friends dubbing him one of the “biggest names to come out of Manji.” abc.net.au/news/2025-02-2…

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For the first time in decades there is a heated contest in the historically safe seat of Forrest in Western Australia #Auspol #Ausvotes abc.net.au/news/2025-04-2…

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When Carol Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer, she relied on the kindness of strangers on the internet. Now, she's part of a growing West Australian movement committed to making sure women don't struggle alone. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-2…

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"We want to make Bunbury cool again.” The main streets in two of Western Australia's largest regional cities were once bustling hives of activity but are now lined with empty shops. abc.net.au/news/2025-07-1…