Tag: Bunbury 6230
New lobster restrictions begin
New bag limits for recreational rock lobster fishers come into effect today.[MORE]
Margaret River hosts junior surfing titles
The Australian Junior Surfing Titles will begin in Margaret River today.[MORE]
Farm group backs GM crop report
A farming group has welcomed a new Government report on the role of genetically modified (GM) crops in Australia.[MORE]
Indigenous ancestral remains to be re-buried
Re-burial ceremonies of Aboriginal ancestral remains are set to take place throughout south-west Western Australia, after the first successful re-burial last week.[MORE]
Schoolies' celebrations wind down
Police will begin to scale down operations today as school leavers start making their way back to Perth.[MORE]
Grange shareholders urged to back merger
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.[MORE]
Doubts raised over fruit fly strategy
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.[MORE]
Boy tells of torture
A 16-year-old boy has told a District Court jury how he was tortured and assaulted at a Bunbury hotel.[MORE]
Court finds man guilty of toilet sex attack
A Bunbury District Court jury has found a 38-year-old man guilty of five counts of sexual assault.[MORE]
Police probe Mandurah stabbing
A 30-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after he was stabbed numerous times in a fight in Mandurah.[MORE]
PM's office hears fertiliser plant proposal
A proposal to build a fertiliser plant in Collie is moving forward, with the proponents discussing their plans with staff from the Prime Minister's office last week.[MORE]
Dairy WA to undergo voluntary liquidation
Western Australia's biggest dairy farmer group is about to be dissolved.[MORE]
Court to allow appeal in teacher-student sex case
The lawyer for a teacher convicted of having sex with a 14-year-old boy, has been granted leave to appeal against his client's 27 month jail sentence.[MORE]
Storm hits south coast
Wild weather is battering the South Coast as severe thunderstorms move towards Esperance.[MORE]
Heavy rain damages grain harvest
Farmers in some parts of Western Australia say their chances of an improved harvest have been damaged by heavy rain.[MORE]
Federal funds needed for grain rail network: Opposition
The Western Australian Opposition says the State Government needs to secure federal funding to ensure the future of WA's grain rail network.[MORE]
FuelWatch flags time lag for widespread price drop
FuelWatch is warning a significant drop in petrol prices may take some time to be felt in regional areas.[MORE]
CBH won't lower barley standards further
Western Australia's grain handler says it cannot make any further changes to its barley receival standards because consumer confidence in the product is starting to be affected.[MORE]
WorkSafe urges Q fever checks
WorkSafe is conducting compliance checks to ensure workers are protected against the potentially deadly Q fever.[MORE]
Govt urged to declare surfing reserves
A group of surfers are lobbying the Western Australian Government to declare several surf breaks on the WA coast surfing reserves.[MORE]
PGA backs push for mulesing alternative
The Pastoralists and Graziers Association (PGA) has urged Australia's wool marketer to push ahead with efforts to find an alternative to mulesing.[MORE]
No more need for interstate milk imports: dairy chief
A Western Australian milk processor says the industry will no longer need to import milk from other states to boost local supplies.[MORE]
South-west police prepare for schoolies influx
Police are preparing for the annual inundation of school leavers in south-west Western Australia.[MORE]
Commonwealth urged to create more WA marine parks
A conservation group says the Federal Government needs to do more to ensure the protection of Western Australia's marine life.[MORE]
Southern WA shires share in infrastructure funds
Communities in Western Australia's south-west and great southern have been allocated nearly $3 million in state funding for infrastructure projects.[MORE]
