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Forums to highlight Ningaloo development impact

March 10, 2010 14:42:00

Computer modelling used to assess the impact of development on the Ningaloo coast is to be demonstrated to residents in the Gascoyne.[MORE]

Tags: mining, tourism, environmental-impact, coral-bay-6701, exmouth-6707, gascoyne-junction-6705, karratha-6714, ningaloo-6701

Police allegedly assaulted during drug search

February 26, 2010 13:33:00

An Exmouth man is due to face the local magistrates court today accused of assaulting two police officers who were searching his home for drugs.[MORE]

Tags: drug-offences, assault, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714

New stingray at Ningaloo

February 24, 2010 15:04:00

Scientists have discovered a new species of stingray at Western Australia's Ningaloo Marine Park.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, animals, fish, wa, exmouth-6707

'Exceptionally dry' stretch could set record

February 23, 2010 14:23:00

The northern half of Western Australia is in the midst of a dry stretch that could set a record if it continues to the end of the month.[MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, australia, wa, broome-6725, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714, kununurra-6743

Salt project dumped

February 13, 2010 12:40:00

The Conservation Council of WA says plans to develop a $200-million salt mine near Exmouth have been withdrawn.[MORE]

Tags: environment, exmouth-6707, exmouth-gulf-6707

A new crocodile control strategy

February 5, 2010 10:05:00

Dozens of Pilbara towns will be declared crocodile control zones as part of the state's new strategy for managing the reptiles.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animal-attacks, crocodile-attacks, wa, broome-6725, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714, kununurra-6743

Sailor in hospital after crushing hand

January 21, 2010 14:49:00

A Filipino sailor, who crushed his hand in an accident on a bulk carrier off Western Australia, remains in a stable condition at a Perth hospital.[MORE]

Tags: maritime-accidents, workplace-accidents, emergency-incidents, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714

Search for missing man scaled back

January 14, 2010 10:00:00

Police have scaled back their search for a man off the Exmouth coast.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, missing-person, exmouth-6707

Search resumes for missing man

January 13, 2010 10:43:00

Authorities say the search for a man missing off the Exmouth coast in Western Australia's Pilbara is continuing this morning.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, missing-person, wa, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714

Search for missing boater suspended

January 12, 2010 21:17:00

Authorities say the search for a 30-year-old man off the coast of Exmouth will resume on Wednesday morning.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, australia, wa, broome-6725, exmouth-6707

Search stepped up in Exmouth

January 12, 2010 09:46:00

Authorities are planning a wider search this afternoon to find a man missing off the Exmouth coast.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, wa, exmouth-6707

Search for fisherman off Exmouth

January 11, 2010 21:02:00

Authorities have launched an air and sea search for a man missing off Exmouth, 1260 kilometres north of Perth.[MORE]

Tags: maritime-accidents, wa, exmouth-6707

Government rules out strike intervention

January 8, 2010 10:20:00

The Workplace Relations Minister, Julia Gillard, says she will not intervene in a long-running dispute between shipping companies and the Maritime Union of Australia.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industrial-relations, wa, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714, port-hedland-6721

Ningaloo's World Heritage nomination

Feature

January 7, 2010 13:00:00

Ningaloo's World Heritage nomination a local concern[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, environment, conservation, national-parks, environmental-impact, wa, exmouth-6707, exmouth-gulf-6707

Vested interests limit Ningaloo's chances: Greens

January 7, 2010 11:02:00

The WA Greens say vested interests have limited the chances of the Ningaloo coast being nominated for World Heritage Listing.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, environment, conservation, national-parks, environmental-impact, wa, exmouth-6707, exmouth-gulf-6707

Hottest New Year ever for North West

January 6, 2010 11:12:00

The Bureau of Meteorology says it is unusual for parts of the North West to have already reached record-breaking temperatures so early in the year. [MORE]

Tags: weather, weather-phenomena, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714, onslow-6710

Police investigate fatal Carnarvon crash

January 4, 2010 11:24:00

Carnarvon police are still investigating whether speed, alcohol or fatigue contributed to a car rollover which killed a man from Geraldton in Western Australia.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, carnarvon-6701, coral-bay-6701, exmouth-6707, geraldton-6530, karratha-6714

Bus service boost caters for tourist influx

December 24, 2009 11:03:00

New bus services are being introduced across Western Australia to meet growing demand from tourists and visitors to the region.[MORE]

Tags: travel-and-tourism, road-transport, coral-bay-6701, exmouth-6707, geraldton-6530, kalbarri-6536, karratha-6714

Govt imposes Christmas lobster fishing ban

December 22, 2009 13:31:00

The Western Australian Fisheries Minister has officially suspended commercial rock lobster fishing over the Christmas period.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, rural, fishing-aquaculture, wa, albany-6330, broome-6725, bunbury-6230, exmouth-6707, geraldton-6530, jurien-bay-6516, kalgoorlie-6430, karratha-6714

Union activity on the rise in the Pilbara

Feature

December 10, 2009 20:15:00

Union activity is on the rise in the Pilbara, concerning business groups[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, unions, wa, carnarvon-6701, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714, newman-6753, port-hedland-6721, tom-price-6751

Probe continues into Exmouth dive death

December 9, 2009 13:34:00

Investigations are continuing into the death of a 50-year-old man while scuba diving off the Exmouth coast.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714

Scuba diver dies off Exmouth

December 8, 2009 21:12:00

A 50-year old man has died while scuba-diving in Exmouth, off the North West coast.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, wa, exmouth-6707

Driver charged over injured cyclist

December 4, 2009 13:01:00

An Exmouth cyclist, who was allegedly hit by a car driven by a work colleague, remains in a critical but stable condition in a Perth hospital.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, road-accidents, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714

Cyclist critical after being hit by car

November 26, 2009 13:28:00

An Exmouth cyclist remains in a critical condition in Royal Perth Hospital after being hit by a car in Learmonth.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, road-accidents, courts-and-trials, traffic-offences, wa, exmouth-6707, karratha-6714, learmonth-6707

Cyclist injured

November 25, 2009 09:08:00

Police are investigating a crash which has left a man who works at the North West Cape defence facility near Exmouth with serious injuries.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, exmouth-6707