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Govt asked to buy saleyards
A shire in Western Australia's great southern says it is continuing to negotiate with the Minister for Agriculture, Terry Redman, over the future of the region's cattle yards.[MORE]
Protesters demand GM crops ban
A group of people calling for a ban on genetically modified (GM) crops in Western Australia has staged a protest in Mount Barker.[MORE]
Police hunt for Pardulup escapee
A prisoner has escaped from the Pardelup Prison Farm in Mount Barker, on the South Coast. [MORE]
Plea for more emergency service volunteers
Authorities in Mount Barker say dozens of volunteers are urgently needed to keep the town's emergency services running smoothly.[MORE]
Local firm gets medical centre contract
The Shire of Plantagenet has given a local company the contract to build a new medical centre in Mount Barker.[MORE]
Community college stage one opens
The first stage of Mount Barker's new $20 million community college has officially opened.[MORE]
Constellation to sell Mt Barker wine operation
Wine company Constellation is selling its winery and vineyard in Mount Barker, in southern Western Australia, as part of a restructure that could affect up to 50 jobs.[MORE]
Storm damage in state's south
Wild weather has hit the state's south coast damaging dozens of homes and leaving thousands without power.[MORE]
Mt Barker medical centre 'to be finished early 2009'
The Plantagenet Shire expects Mount Barker's new $1.2 million medical centre to be completed by early next year.[MORE]
Plan for Govt to own great southern saleyards
The Western Australian Government could soon own the two biggest livestock saleyards in the great southern under a plan being put forward by local shires.[MORE]
Mt Barker farmer gets honorary doctorate
A Mount Barker man says he is honoured to become the first farmer in Western Australia to get an Honorary Doctorate in Agriculture from the University of Western Australia.[MORE]
Water shortage boosts cattle sales
A serious water shortage has sparked a cattle sell-off in the great southern.[MORE]
Bypass work not expected to create Easter traffic delays
Main Roads says the construction of a new bypass and roundabout in Mount Barker will not cause any traffic delays over Easter.[MORE]
WA Govt urged to lift council funding
The Member for Stirling is calling on the Western Australian Government to review the level of funding it allocates to local governments, saying the current arrangements are inadequate.[MORE]
$12m to go to next stage of Mount Barker Community College
The Western Australian Government will spend $12 million completing stage two of the Mount Barker Community College, in southern WA, to consolidate the town's school in one location.[MORE]
Councils urged to unite to address staff shortages
The Shire of Plantagenet says councils in the great southern need to work together more effectively to address a serious staff shortage facing local governments.[MORE]
Saleyard part sale to benefit farmers: PGA
The Pastoralists and Graziers Association says Western Australia's farmers will be the main beneficiaries of the part sale of the Midland livestock saleyard.[MORE]
Shires unite to form waste management plan
The shires of Plantagenet, Cranbrook and Denmark are working to develop a combined waste management strategy as part of a Western Australian Government initiative to reduce landfill.[MORE]
WA electoral boundary merger to be released
The Western Australian Electoral Commission will release the new state electoral boundaries which will see the seats of Warren-Blackwood and Stirling merge to become Blackwood-Stirling.[MORE]
Regional property boom levels out
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) says the price of housing in regional parts of the state has levelled out after a massive surge earlier this year.[MORE]
Union wants police stations replaced
The Western Australian Police Union has labelled the Mount Barker police station unsafe and unworkable and says it is in desperate need of an upgrade.[MORE]
Plantagenet to call for medical centre tenders soon
The Shire of Plantagenet says it has now met all major stakeholders in the town's planned new medical centre and expects to be calling for tenders soon.[MORE]
Govt funds sought for stage two of community college
The coordinator of the Mount Barker Community College project hopes to secure Western Australian Government funding for stage two of the project early next year.[MORE]
Court to decide on permanently seizing car
An Albany magistrate in southern Western Australia will decide today whether to permanently seize the car of a Mount Barker man under the state's anti-hoon legislation.[MORE]
WA shires enforce stricter recycling
The Shire of Plantagenet in south-west Western Australia says it will set up a drop-off recycling facility, due to popular demand.[MORE]
