Tag: Kalgoorlie 6430
BRI to administer wheat classification scheme
The Grains Research and Development Corporation has appointed BRI Research to administer the wheat classification system.[MORE]
Police cadet recruitment doubles in WA
The head of police recruitment in Western Australia says cadet applications from regional areas have more than doubled compared to last year.[MORE]
Fatal plane crash probe continues
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is continuing its investigation into a plane crash in the remote Western Australian goldfields which killed pilot Christopher Douglas, 25.[MORE]
Forum helps Norilsk workers find jobs
Norilsk Nickel has held a forum in Kalgoorlie to help staff affected by the shutdown of its Waterloo and Silver Swan operations, to find other work.[MORE]
Lead clean-up funding amount still to be announced
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.[MORE]
Parents 'disgusted' at nickel export decision
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.[MORE]
Doctors' group welcomes $68m RFDS boost
The Rural Doctors Association has welcomed a major funding boost for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).[MORE]
Review finds fertiliser industry price gouging, intimidation
A Federal Government review has found evidence of price gouging and intimidation in the Australian fertiliser industry.[MORE]
Govt to set up 'independent' inquiry into gas explosion
The Westen Australian Government says it will conduct a third, independent, inquiry into an explosion at Apache Energy's gas processing plant on Varanus Island.[MORE]
RFDS receives $68 million funding boost
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.[MORE]
Opposition wants nickel report made public
The Western Australian Opposition wants a report on the bulk export of nickel through the Esperance Port made public.[MORE]
Funds boost for theatre guild
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.[MORE]
CCC holds Kalgoorlie seminars
The Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) says the high turnover of public officers in the goldfields increases the risk of corruption and misconduct.[MORE]
Storms devastate barley profits
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.[MORE]
Lobby group labels GM crops report misleading
The Network of Concerned Farmers has labelled a new Government report into genetically modified (GM) crops as misleading.[MORE]
Ravensthorpe plays down mine closure fears
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.[MORE]
Goldfields to get juvenile justice centre
Western Australia's second juvenile justice centre will open in the goldfields next month.[MORE]
11yr-old charged over Coolgardie burglaries
An 11-year old boy has been charged over a series of burglaries in the Western Australian goldfields town of Coolgardie.[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]
State Government under attack over crime fighting fund
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.[MORE]
Kalgoorlie pedestrian dies in highway accident
A Kalgoorlie man, believed to be in his 60s, has died when he was hit by a car on the Goldfields Highway.[MORE]
South coast storm clean-up underway
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.[MORE]
Health expert stresses Foodbank importance
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.[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]
