Tag: Narrogin 6312
Two die in Great Southern Hwy smash
A man and woman from Narrogin died when their car crashed and caught alight on the Great Southern Highway last night.[MORE]
Govt to fund Narrogin Aboriginal psychologist
The Western Australian Government will provide funding for an Aboriginal psychologist in Narrogin to help address mental health issues in the community.[MORE]
Officials meet to try to stem spate of suicides in Narrogin
Racial discrimination and a lack of mental health services have been identified as the biggest problems facing the Narrogin community.[MORE]
Police still investigating Narrogin brawl
Police are yet to lay charges over a brawl in Narrogin last month that prompted authorities to impose an emergency ban on takeaway alcohol in the region.[MORE]
Mayor hopes alcohol ban won't taint town's image
The Mayor of Narrogin says she hopes an emergency ban on takeaway alcohol over the weekend does not reflect badly on the town.[MORE]
WA brawls spark alcohol ban
Police in the West Australian Wheatbelt town of Narrogin say an emergency ban on the sale of takeaway alcohol in the area has helped quell violence.[MORE]
Lawyer urges Narrogin Indigenous deaths inquest
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.[MORE]
Mallee power plant proposed
Verve Energy wants to build an oil mallee processing plant in the Wheatbelt to produce power for up to 5000 homes.[MORE]
Camp to address Narrogin suicides
The Western Australian Aboriginal Health Council has organised a three-day camp for men in Narrogin after a spate of suicides in the town.[MORE]
Government ignoring mental health in Great Southern: Opposition
The State Opposition has accused the Minister for Health, Jim McGinty, of ignoring the needs of mental health patients in the Great Southern.[MORE]
Police seek help finding missing Narrogin man
Narrogin police are contacting the relatives of missing man Brian Nathan Colbung in the hope of locating him.[MORE]
Narrogin hopes governments back uni campus plan
Narrogin is hoping state and federal governments will support its plans to establish a university campus in the town.[MORE]
DEC stands by cattle feedlot licence conditions
The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) says it is confident new licence conditions imposed on a Narrogin cattle feedlot will improve the facility's environmental performance.[MORE]
Mandurah records wettest ever April day
Yesterday's deluge has brought good falls of rain over much of Western Australia's south, including Mandurah where the city has experienced its wettest April day ever.[MORE]
Police agree to coordinated traffic strategy
Police superintendents from the southern half of Western Australia have agreed to develop a single traffic enforcement strategy across their districts.[MORE]
Meeting to address police shortages
Police superintendents from the southern half of Western Australia are meeting in Narrogin today to discuss better road policing strategies and staff shortages.[MORE]
Feedback sought on new cattle feedlot licence conditions
The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) has proposed new licence conditions for a cattle feedlot in Narrogin, after ongoing complaints about the facility's odour.[MORE]
Firm fined over Narrogin meatworks death
WorkSafe says the penalty imposed on a Narrogin abattoir over the death of a worker should serve as a reminder to all companies to guard moving parts of machinery.[MORE]
Union highlights Collie police shortage
The Western Australian Police Union says officers in Collie are struggling to cope with their workload because of a serious shortage of police in the town.[MORE]
Rural clinical school's Narrogin campus to officially open
The director-general of health, Neale Fong, will today officially open the Narrogin campus of the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia.[MORE]
New bid to save endangered possums from feral cats
Scientists believe that eradicating feral cats will help boost numbers of an endangered possum in Western Australia's south-west.[MORE]
Police welcome training extension
Albany district police have welcomed the decision to extend the police cadetship program to regional Western Australia and it will help combat police shortages around the state.[MORE]
WA Nationals angry over possible hospital closures
The WA Nationals have condemned a draft plan to downgrade emergency services in 11 country hospitals.[MORE]
Man jailed for 'barbaric acts of cruelty' towards son
In Western Australia, a 37-year-old man has been jailed for two and a half years for committing what has been described as barbaric acts of cruelty on his three-year-old son.[MORE]
