Kalgoorlie, goldfields and Esperance
Kalgoorlie-Boulder airport to get $2m upgrade
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The Kalgoorlie-Boulder airport is set to undergo a $2 million upgrade.
Funding boost for child abuse help services
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The Minister for Child Protection has announced a 90 per cent increase in funding for child abuse treatment and counselling services.
Pricey house off the market
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The most expensive house ever listed for sale in Kalgoorlie-Boulder has been taken off the market.
Farmer warns of wild dog packs
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Pastoralists say the number of wild dogs in the goldfields has reached crisis point, warning the animals are hunting in packs.
Health Dept considers fast-tracked hospital revamp
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The Health Department is investigating how it can fast-track the upgrade of the Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital.
Traders up-beat about wheat price turnaround
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Commodities traders are confident Australian wheat prices will bounce back after slumping to a 15 month low.
Heritage Act hurting resource development: Bowler
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Independent Kalgoorlie MP John Bowler has called on the Western Australian Government to review the Heritage Act, saying it is the biggest single impediment to resource development.
New nickel deposit study to go ahead
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A feasibility study into the exploration of a large nickel deposit in the Central Desert is going ahead, despite fears of a further drop in base metal prices.
Extra police needed to break up brawl
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Leonora police were forced to call for assistance from Kalgoorlie, Laverton and Leinster to help break up a brawl involving about 50 people last Friday night.
Farmers warned of flystrike outbreak
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The Department of Agriculture is warning sheep farmers to be on the lookout for flystrike with the onset of warmer weather.
Prawn trawler sets sail from the Top End
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The Northern Territory's largest and oldest prawn trawling company is leaving Darwin.
Council fears big rise in energy bills
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Kalgoorlie-Boulder city says it is concerned that goldfields' companies and households may face higher energy bills from the middle of next month.
Sheep shot in head with arrow
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A goldfields' pastoralist has expressed his disturbance over finding one of his sheep with an arrow through its head.
Volatile times for WA farmers
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The Western Australian Farmers Federation says Australia's economic situation is so volatile it is difficult to say whether falling interest rates and the weak Australian dollar have made farmers better off.
Labor demands transparency on regional spending program
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The State Opposition says the secrecy surrounding the Liberal/National Government's royalties for regions program is unacceptable.
WorkSafe to check on boat lifting compliance
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WorkSafe inspectors will be carrying out spot checks on maritime facilities around Western Australia in a bid to reduce workplace injuries.
Mobile emergency control centre for WA
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The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) is developing a state-of-the-art emergency control centre that can be mobilised across Western Australia.
Goldfields feeling global economic woes
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Kalgoorlie-Boulder's peak business group has warned morale is at an all-time low in the city because of reports and publicity surrounding the global economic turmoil.
Norilsk Nickel maintains Cawse mine suspension
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The Russian explorer Norilsk Nickel is continuing to suspend operations at its Cawse mine in the Western Australian goldfields.
Eucla residents accept postal voting apology
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Residents of Eucla have accepted an apology from the Electoral Commission over a bungle which left them unable to vote at the state election.
Leonora police station opening looms
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Leonora will officially open its new police station on Friday.
Support for tougher port export conditions
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Esperance residents have welcomed the strict conditions placed on the local port's export licence, after a nickel contamination scare in the south coast town.
McGowan defends former Government's approvals process
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The State Opposition has defended the former government's management of the resources industry's approvals process, arguing it refused to take a 'development at all costs' approach.
Analyst fears WA mining boom reaches end
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A prominent resources analyst has warned Western Australia's mining boom has come to an end.
Aerial wild dog baiting set to start
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Western Australia's Department of Agriculture and Food will begin aerial baiting programs in the Goldfields and Gascoyne this week in a bid to protect livestock from wild dog attacks.
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