Great Southern
Woman dies after being hit by truck
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Police are investigating the death of a woman killed in an accident south-east of Perth on the Albany Highway last night.
Hope for Quickup Dam level to keep rising
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The Water Corporation is hoping the Quickup Dam in Denmark will reach at least 50 per cent capacity by summer.
Inquest told police failed to gather evidence at fatal crash site
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A Coronial inquest into a double fatality has been told police could not lay criminal charges against a 16-year-old learner driver because they failed to collect sufficient evidence at the crash site.
Inquest begins into fatal car crash
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A Coronial inquest into the deaths of two teenagers in a car crash in the West Australian Wheatbelt in 2006 has heard there are questions over the way police investigated the incident.
Police chief, shires to discuss station closures
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Western Australian Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan has promised to reveal within a month whether he will reopen a number of country police stations.
PGA wants saleyards surplus spent on other yards
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The Pastoralists and Graziers Association (PGA) has welcomed the progress being made on the new Muchea saleyards, but wants profits from the project spent on upgrading other saleyards.
39 year old woman dies in Kojonup car crash
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A 39-year-old woman has died after a crash at Ryansbrook, south of Kojonup.
Constellation to sell Mt Barker wine operation
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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.
Lawyer urges Narrogin Indigenous deaths inquest
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A Perth lawyer wants the Western Australian Government to launch a coronial inquest into the deaths of six Aboriginal men in Narrogin in the state's south.
Boy charged over attack on US sailors
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Police have arrested and charged 16-year-old boy from the Wheatbelt over a gang attack in Perth in May.
Man pleads not guilty to murder of pregnant woman
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A 32-year-old man from Boddington, south of Perth, has pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court to the wilful murder of a pregnant woman.
Storm causes widespread damage in Perth
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A storm has damaged dozens of homes in Perth and left thousands without power.
More wild weather to come: weather bureau
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The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of more wild weather across the southern half of the state as a cold front intensifies.
Man hospitalised after wine vat fall
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A 24-year-old man is undergoing surgery at Royal Perth Hospital this evening after falling four metres from a vat of wine in the state's Great Southern.
State offers council scholarships for youth
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The State Government has provided funding for 11 regional councils to offer working scholarships to young people.
Worsley Alumina conducts road safety study near mines
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Worsley Alumina is conducting a road safety study in the lead up to its $2.5 billion expansion in the south-west.
Power returning after south coast storm
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Western Power expects electricity to be restored to the majority of the south coast today.
Storm damage in state's south
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Wild weather has hit the state's south coast damaging dozens of homes and leaving thousands without power.
Housing shortage prompts locals to 'build their own'
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Narembeen residents have taken it upon themselves to build a house in a bid to ease the town's housing shortage.
Workshops discuss mulesing alternatives
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Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is holding a series of workshops in Western Australia this week to educate producers about alternatives to surgical mulesing.
Shire interested in salt-tolerant grass
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A University of Western Australia researcher has discovered a salt-tolerant species of grass that can be used on sporting fields in towns affected by salinity.
Work begins on big wheatbelt tip
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Construction is underway on a large disposal site which will replace eight wheatbelt rubbish tips by the end of the year.
Police chief to discuss reopening stations
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Western Australian Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan has confirmed he will meet a number of shires to discuss whether their police stations, which were closed last year, should reopen.
Dumbleyung still lamenting police station closure
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The Shire of Dumbleyung says it remains disappointed by the closure of the town's police station and is hoping it will be reopened.
MP fears sewerage-related health woes
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Nationals' MP Terry Waldron says small towns in Western Australia's great southern could face serious health problems unless something is done to improve sewerage systems.
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