Kalgoorlie, goldfields and Esperance
DEC allows Esperance Port nickel exports
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The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) has issued a new licence to allow bulk nickel exports from Esperance Port.
Man leads police on high-speed chase with 4yo daughter
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A 30-year-old Kalgoorlie man has been labelled a disgrace by police after he allegedly led officers on a high-speed chase while his four-year-old daughter was in the passenger seat.
Great Southern regions eligible for disaster relief
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The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) has announced parts of the Great Southern in Western Australia have been made eligible for disaster relief.
Aboriginal communities urged to enter Tidy Towns competition
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The organisers of the annual Tidy Towns competition are hoping more Aboriginal communities in Western Australia will take part this year.
School of Mines upbeat despite likely drop in undergraduates
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The WA School of Mines (WASM) says the global economic downturn is likely to affect its student intake for next year.
Goldfields police up-beat about festive season
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Police in the Goldfields say the festive season has been relatively smooth so far.
Goldfields visitors urged to keep solvents locked away
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Police have urged visitors to the Goldfields community of Leonora, in central Western Australia, to keep any solvents locked away to help in the fight against solvent sniffing.
Kondinin Shire hopes for sewerage scheme funding
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The Shire of Kondinin is optimistic the Western Australian Government will provide the financial assistance it needs to establish a new sewerage scheme.
Council hopes for resolution over State Battery building
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Western Australia's Heritage Council hopes a visit to Sandstone, to meet with shire representatives will help resolve a deadlock over the future of a heritage-listed building.
Researchers develop electronic cattle tags
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Researchers in Alice Springs say a new, electronic cattle management system could see pastoralists running their stations by computer.
Goldfields truckies' Coronial inquest will take time: family
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Friends and family of three truck drivers, killed in a Goldfields bushfire in Western Australia a year ago, say there is no rush for a Coronial inquiry into the deaths.
Possum 'highways' recommended for south-west WA
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A year long study of possum deaths on roads in Western Australia's south west shows the animals are more likely to be killed near rural properties than in residential areas.
New sheep tagging regulations begin today
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Sheep farmers are being warned processors will not buy their livestock unless their animals are correctly tagged.
Leinster primary school ransacked
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The town of Leinster is expected to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for vandalising the local primary school.
WA reshuffles departments
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The Department of Industry and Resources and the Department of Consumer Protection will tomorrow morph into three new departments: Commerce, State Development and Mines and Petroleum.
WA grain growers face poor returns
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Farmers in southern Western Australia are facing poor returns with falling prices and rain hampering this year's harvest.
Tourism downturn to hit WA 'hard'
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Western Australia's peak tourism body says the state will feel the full effects of a sharp downturn in international visitors.
Gas supplies almost back to 'full capacity'
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Apache Energy says repair work on its gas processing plant on Varanus Island has been delayed by recent cyclone activity in the North West.
Storm warning issued for parts of WA
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The Bureau of Meteorology is warning people in southern and eastern parts of Western Australia to prepare for flash flooding, damaging winds and large hail.
CBH plays down GM contamination fears
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Western Australia's grain handler says it is confident WA crops will not be at risk from contamination by genetically modified (GM) canola.
Magellan Metals to pay $9 million for Esperance clean-up
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The company at the centre of the Esperance lead contamination has agreed to pay $9 million dollars towards the town's clean-up.
Esperance Port fish declared safe to eat
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The Department of Health has announced recreational fish caught near the Esperance Port are safe to eat.
Police see crime rise after welfare payment
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Goldfields' police say they have been surprised by the rise in offences in some remote communities since people received their welfare payments from the Commonwealth.
Farmers urged to report holiday crime
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A farming development group has warned most rural crime is never reported to police.
WA beef study set to begin
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An assessment of Western Australia's red meat industry will start in January after a consultant was appointed this week.
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