As the wet season rolls into northern WA, the annual migration begins. A convoy of red-dusted caravans snakes southward, chasing cooler air and fresher produce. Behind every sunburnt two-finger wave is a story — of sky-high grocery bills, bare supermarket shelves, and the desperate search for something green that isn’t a potato chip.

For many, this is a seasonal inconvenience. For thousands of West Australians living in regional and remote communities, it’s a year-round crisis.

Food insecurity — the lack of reliable access to safe, nutritious food — affected more than 370,000 people in WA in 2024. And if you live outside the metro area, your odds of going hungry are 30 per cent higher. This isn’t just about empty stomachs. It’s about malnutrition, stunted childhood development, and chron

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