Tag: Bunbury 6230
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 urged to release hospital cancer report
The Western Australian Opposition is calling on the State Government to release the findings of an investigation into health concerns among staff at Busselton Hospital.[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]
Vigilantes found guilty of assaulting thief
Four Bunbury hotel workers have been convicted of holding a 16-year-old boy captive, while he was tortured in an act of 'vigilante' style revenge.[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]
Senate committee to table Varanus Is gas blast report
The Senate Economics Committee will table its report on the impact of the Varanus Island gas explosion to the Senate today.[MORE]
Bank warns south-west jobless rate may rise
The ANZ Bank says Western Australia's south-west has the nation's second lowest regional unemployment rate after south Queensland, with 2.1 per cent of the population out of work.[MORE]
Greens want wild sandalwood exports ban
The Western Australian Greens have called for a ban on the exporting of natural sandalwood stocks.[MORE]
Fresh DNA tests urged in stepdaughter rape case
A Bunbury barrister wants police evidence retested to determine if a 39-year-old Mandurah man was wrongly convicted of raping his stepdaughter.[MORE]
Wine production up, sales down
Latest figures show Australia's wine industry produced more than 25 per cent more wine in 2007-2008 compared to last season, despite a fall in sales.[MORE]
Armed robber gets suspended sentence
An 18-year-old Armadale man has received a three-year suspended jail term for a series of offences, including threatening a service station attendant with a machete.[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]
Woman in hospital after being hit by car
A woman was seriously injured when hit by a car while walking in Busselton about 7:30pm AWDT last night.[MORE]
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]
