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Bridgetown water supply plans finalised
The Water Corporation has finalised plans designed to ensure future water supply to seven towns in the Bridgetown district.[MORE]
Man killed in Bridgetown crash
Police say a young man who died after crashing his car in Bridgetown in the state's south west, was speeding, not wearing a seatbelt and was possibly under the influence of alcohol.[MORE]
Marron fishers warned of fines
The Department of Fisheries has warned anglers face serious penalties if they are caught fishing for marron out of season.[MORE]
MPs accused of ignoring dental clinic warnings
South-west dental workers have accused MPs from both sides of politics of ignoring warnings that Western Australia's dental clinics are in crisis.[MORE]
DEC unfazed by Bridgetown water project
The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) says it has no concerns about the environmental management practices of a Water Corporation project in south-west Western Australia.[MORE]
Water contractor accused of ignoring green guidelines
A contractor working on a new water supply project for lower south-west Western Australia has been accused of ignoring environmental guidelines.[MORE]
AEC considers Forrest electorate shake-up
The federal electorate of Forrest, in southern Western Australia, is set to be reduced in size as part of a review by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).[MORE]
Action group airs biomass power plant worries
The decision to approve a biomass power plant near Manjimup has angered a local action group opposed to the project.[MORE]
Opposition fears more dental service closures
The Western Australian Opposition has warned the closure of Bridgetown's mobile dental service may be the start of further closures.[MORE]
Volunteer firefighters plead guilty to starting blaze
Two volunteer firefighters have pleaded guilty in the Bridgetown Magistrates Court to deliberately lighting a bushfire.[MORE]
Volunteer firefighters charged over bushfire
Two 19-year-old volunteer firefighters have been charged with deliberately lighting a bushfire near Bridgetown in January.[MORE]
Yarragadee bore to supply seven south-west towns
The Water Corporation is confident of using water from the Yarragadee groundwater bore, near Nannup, to supply seven south-west Western Australian towns.[MORE]
Bridgetown-Greenbushes asbestos removal raises concerns
Residents in the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire say the council is not ensuring asbestos removal is being carried out legally and safely.[MORE]
Police charge Bridgetown logging protester
A man who attached himself to the underside of a wood haulage truck in Bridgetown, in southern Western Australia, yesterday has been charged with disorderly conduct.[MORE]
Warm November for south-west WA
Parts of south-west Western Australia recorded their warmest November average temperatures.[MORE]
Bunbury man charged over cannabis bust
A 53-year-old Bunbury man has been charged after police uncovered 150 cannabis plants in bushland about 10 kilometres north-east of Balingup.[MORE]
Power station headed for Manjimup
A wood-burning power station planned for the shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes, in south-west Western Australia, is being relocated to a different shire.[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]
Biomass plant petitioners could be 'jumping the gun'
An action group opposed to a biomass plant being built at Hester Hill, near Bridgetown in southern Western Australia, says a petition against a new site for the proposed plant is a little premature.[MORE]
Bridgetown biomass plant relocating
The proponents of a biomass plant planned near the south-west Western Australian town of Bridgetown have found an alternative site for the plan following community concerns the proposed location was too close to town.[MORE]
Government aid aging police stations
Plans to replace Bridgetown's ageing police station in south-western Western Australia have been welcomed by the local shire.[MORE]
Controversy over WA biomass plant
A Bridgetown group is objecting to the Western Australian Government's decision to purchase renewable energy from a biomass plant to be built in the south-west town.[MORE]
Shire casts doubt on support for biomass power station plan
The Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire says the proponents of a biomass power station in Bridgetown, in south-west Western Australia, have their work cut out for them attracting community support.[MORE]
Group pushing for biomass plant to be out of town
A group fighting to change the site selected for a biomass power station in Bridgetown in the south-west of Western Australia has renewed its call for the facility to be built away from the town.[MORE]
Rain does little for dam levels
The downpour at the weekend has done little to improve levels in Western Australia's great southern and south-west dams, with many at their lowest levels.[MORE]
