Front line Police in the South West have reported a disturbing lack of statutory powers following an incident involving an electrical hazard on a South West Farm. The Police had been called to attend a trespass at a workshop shed which had…
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Dangerous Intersection to Get Makeover
The intersection of Washington Avenue and Bussell Highway has accumulated 31 motor vehicle accidents since January 2005, according to Minister for Transport Simon O’Brien, making it number 13 in black spot intersections around Bunbury. The statistics were cited as the…
Rubbish Bins for Loose Change
Bunbury City Council today took pity on motorists weighed down by loose change, with the installation of parking ticket dispensing machines. The machines allow the City Council to harvest a cash crop from otherwise infertile acres of tarmac in the…
Full House for Vivace
Vivace’s final Sunday afternoon performance attracted a full house at St Boneface Cathedral in Bunbury. It was the amateur oratorio group’s third performance in a season of Mozart and Vivaldi. Bunbury makes no apology for being a Port City and…
Vivace Announce Musical Feast
The well known Bunbury musical performance group Vivace has announced a new series of performances in the South West. Led by baritone Tony Martin and conductor Arwel Jenkins, the group is revisiting a work it presented in its first performance…
Commonwealth Funds for Bunbury Hospital Emergency
The promise to upgrade the current High Dependency Unit at Bunbury Hospital to an Intensive Care Unit will now be complimented by Commonwealth money to fund improvement of the Emergency Department, according to Health Minister Kim Hames yesterday. He said the…
Drinkers on Notice
The State Government today launched a campaign to promote awareness of alcohol as a cancer agent. This follows recent research indicating that one in three West Australians were unaware of the link between alcohol and cancer. “Through this campaign we…
Pilbarra Sounds Regional Health Alarm
Three Hospitals in the Pilbarra have sounded a belated alarm to all consumers of Hospitals Services in regional Western Australia. The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) today admitted that a doctor had consistently breached infection control protocols between July 7…
Collie River Bridge Opens
The new bridge over the Collie River on the old Coast Road between Bunbury and Eaton was officially opened today by the Minister for Transport Simon O’Brien, and Federal Member Nola Marino. The 121 metre bridge replaces a timber structure…
Simcoa Doubles Production Capacity
South West silicon producer Simcoa has obtained government approval to double production capacity at their Kemerton facility near Bunbury. The project involves the construction of two new furnaces with completion scheduled for 2013, with the first stage announced on April…