Kalgoorlie, goldfields and Esperance
Lead clean-up funding amount still to be announced
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The firm at the centre of the Esperance lead contamination scandal is still to announce how much money it will commit to the cost of cleaning up the town.
Parents 'disgusted' at nickel export decision
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Esperance parents, whose children were contaminated in last year's lead scandal, have expressed disgust at the Premier's decision to continue the bulk export of nickel through the town's port.
Doctors' group welcomes $68m RFDS boost
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The Rural Doctors Association has welcomed a major funding boost for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
Review finds fertiliser industry price gouging, intimidation
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A Federal Government review has found evidence of price gouging and intimidation in the Australian fertiliser industry.
Gov't to set up 'independent' inquiry into gas explosion
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The West Australian Government says it will conduct a third, independent, inquiry into an explosion at Apache Energy's gas processing plant on Varanus Island.
Barnett orders Esperance port to ship nickel
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The State Government has directed the Esperance Port Authority (EPA) to continue to accept bulk nickel for export.
RFDS receives $68 million funding boost
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The State Government has announced an extra $68.5 million for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), with almost half of that to come from the royalties for regions scheme.
Opposition wants nickel report made public
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The Western Australian Opposition wants a report on the bulk export of nickel through the Esperance Port made public.
Funds boost for theatre guild
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The Esperance Theatre Guild has received a $20,000 grant from the Western Australian Government which it will use to develop a website and renovate facilities.
CCC holds Kalgoorlie seminars
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The Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) says the high turnover of public officers in the goldfields increases the risk of corruption and misconduct.
Liberals/Nationals at odds over nickel shipments
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The Nationals Upper House MP Wendy Duncan has criticised the Premier's plan to allow the bulk export of nickel through the Esperance port.
Storms devastate barley profits
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Farmers in Western Australia's great southern are set to lose half their barley profits after last week's storms, which dumped large quantities of rain and hail on the region.
Lobby group labels GM crops report misleading
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The Network of Concerned Farmers has labelled a new Government report into genetically modified (GM) crops as misleading.
Ravensthorpe plays down mine closure fears
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The Shire of Ravensthorpe has dismissed speculation BHP's local nickel mine may be mothballed, saying it has been reassured by the company that the operation will continue.
Goldfields to get juvenile justice centre
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Western Australia's second juvenile justice centre will open in the goldfields next month.
11yr-old charged over Coolgardie burglaries
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An 11-year old boy has been charged over a series of burglaries in the Western Australian goldfields town of Coolgardie.
Farm group backs GM crop report
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A farming group has welcomed a new Government report on the role of genetically modified (GM) crops in Australia.
State Government under attack over crime fighting fund
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There has been criticism of the State Government's announcement that it is increasing funding to police and the director of public prosecutions to investigate outlaw bikie gangs and other organised crime.
Kalgoorlie pedestrian dies in highway accident
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A Kalgoorlie man, believed to be in his 60s, has died when he was hit by a car on the Goldfields Highway.
South coast storm clean-up underway
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The clean-up after this week's wild weather on Western Australia's south coast has begun, with farmers reporting hundreds of dead livestock and ruined crops.
Health expert stresses Foodbank importance
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An Indigenous health expert says the emergency delivery of food to Western Australian Indigenous communities this week highlights the importance of the welfare organisation Foodbank.
Grange shareholders urged to back merger
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Shareholders with Grange Resources, which wants to mine iron ore on Western Australia's south coast, are being urged to approve a merger with a Chinese-backed company.
Doubts raised over fruit fly strategy
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A Western Australian fruit fly specialist has welcomed the Federal Government's efforts to fight the pest, but is unsure how effective the measures will be.
Storm prompts highway safety warning
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The State Emergency Service (SES) is urging motorists to take care along the Goldfields-Esperance Highway after yesterday's storm.
Business chamber up-beat about BHP nickel operations
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Ravensthorpe's peak business lobby says it is confident BHP Billiton will not shut down its south coast nickel operations.
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