Tag: Wagin 6315
MPs to meet Police Minister over station closures
Nationals' MPs representing Western Australian shires whose police stations have been closed plan to meet with Police Minister Rob Johnson.[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]
Shires forming regional waste plan
A group of shires in the great southern is developing a regional waste strategy in an effort to manage rubbish more effectively.[MORE]
Shire interested in salt-tolerant grass
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.[MORE]
Wagin fights to save red-tailed phascogale
The town of Wagin is spending more than $50,000 a year trying to save an endangered marsupial from extinction.[MORE]
Pilot walks away from Wagin plane crash
A 48-year-old pilot has walked away unharmed after he crashed his plane while landing in Wagin last night.[MORE]
PGA wants Rural Crime Squad back
The Pastoralists and Graziers Association will meet the Police Commissioner today to voice its concerns about the loss of the state's Rural Crime Squad.[MORE]
Tuckey confident wheat export changes will pass
The Liberal backbencher Wilson Tuckey says the Nationals are fighting a losing battle by opposing the Federal Government's new wheat marketing system.[MORE]
Attracting doctors to Aboriginal services a challenge: Rural Doctors
The WA Rural Doctors Association says the state and federal governments must work together to attract medical professionals to work in Indigenous health. [MORE]
Former Greens MPs seeking to return
Two former Greens MPs will attempt political comebacks at the next state poll.[MORE]
CBH worried about capacity
The state's grain handler has warned it may not have the capacity to handle the record harvest predicted in Western Australia.[MORE]
Opposition Leader wants lasting vision for WA
The State Opposition Leader Troy Buswell says his tour of Western Australia will be nothing like the Federal Liberal Leader Brendan Nelson's recent listening tour.[MORE]
Greywater to keep fairways green
The Premier Alan Carpenter has unveiled a $5-million greywater reticulation system at the Katanning golf course.[MORE]
Man appears in court after crashing car at Wagin
An Armadale man is facing a string of charges after allegedly stealing cars at gunpoint before crashing one of them at Wagin.[MORE]
Man who stole cars at gunpoint injured in crash
Police believe a man who stole three cars this morning was seriously hurt after crashing one of them into a tree near Wagin, south of Perth.[MORE]
Search called off on south coast
Police have officially called off the search for the body of a 22-year-old Canadian man who disappeared off the coast near Albany at the weekend.[MORE]
Teenager killed in Northam crash
The Police Major Crash Squad is investigating an accident at Northam which claimed the life of a 14 year old boy last night.[MORE]
Divers retrieve bomb from Albany harbour
Navy divers have retrieved a bomb from Albany's Princess Royal Harbour.[MORE]
Bomb found in Albany harbour
The Albany Port Authority has called in the army to remove an unexploded bomb from the city's harbour. [MORE]
Conservationists say mining code could go further
The Conservation Council has welcomed the mining industry's efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its activities but says it could go further.[MORE]
Skydiving Inquest told student training inadequate
The Coroner's Court has heard an independent inquiry identified issues of grave concern regarding the training of foreign students by Western Australia's largest skydiving company.[MORE]
Coroner questions training of skydiving instructors
The Perth Coroner has questioned whether Western Australia's biggest skydiving company rushed the training of instructors so it could take on a contract to teach foreign students.[MORE]
Skydiving inquest begins
A coronial inquest has begun into five fatal jumps at the state's biggest skydiving facility near York.[MORE]
