A severe mouse plague is overwhelming towns north-east of Perth, with residents describing roads covered in mice and infestations in homes and businesses.
Locals and farmers say current baits are ineffective and are calling for urgent approval to use stronger rodent poisons — a bureaucratic process that is dragging on.
The local MP says in the meantime, people are leaving town.
Yes, I feel sorry for the local mechanics who need to change the oil on a vehicle that has a layer of dried, rotting viscera all over the undercarriage.