Halls Creek: Businesses ‘close to collapse’
The local chamber of commerce says four Halls Creek businesses are close to collapsing because of grog restrictions.
Broome: Resort fined $60k for accident
Cable Beach Club pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe working environment in Broome Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
A 24-year-old resort worker is now paralysed and brain damaged after falling off a cherry picker last year.
The magistrate fined the club $60,000.
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James Price Point: Gas partners now committed
Woodside and its Browse Basin partners today committed to processing the gas at James Price Point.
The project is yet to be approved by the commonwealth.
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Halls Creek: New uranium find
An Australian company has found Uranium deposits 65km northwest of Halls Creek.
The unusually-named U308 company said it found uranium in seven rock-chip samples from its Mad Gap project, where it holds an exploration license.
Proactive Investors [read this story]
More people are eating kangaroo meat
More Australians are eating Kangaroo meat.
A Sydney butcher says more people are curious about the meat, and he sold out of Kangaroo sausages before Australia Day.
“Kangatarians” – who eat no red meat apart from kangaroo – say it is more humane and better for the environment.
WAToday [read this story]
Scientists say bacteria in the Kangaroo guts reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and may also help fight cancer.
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Opinion: Kimberley environment ‘must be protected’
The Kimberley environment has “important cultural values” that “must be protected” say three green groups.
The Wilderness Society, Environs Kimberley and the Conservation Council all welcomed yesterday’s report by the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce.
You can read their joint media statement here: › Continue reading
Ord irrigation will expand says Grylls
Ord Valley irrigation will continue to expand says lands minister Brendon Grylls.
His comments came after yesterday’s release of a long-awaited report, which said northern Australia’s environment could only support about three times the current irrigated area.
Mr Grylls said the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce recommendations would not prevent Ord Stage II expanding by 2011 to 8000 new hectares of arable land, which he said would be “barely noticable”.
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People: Lena McGinty
Lena McGinty with her daughters Lexie, Patsy and Benita
Lena McGinty is living down in Perth.
She is working evening shifts in service stations and putting her three daughters through school.
Browse Basin: Inpex lets design contract
Inpex has awarded a front-end equipment design (FEED) contract to exploit its Browse Basin gas resource.
International company Yokogawa, which has offices in Tokyo and Singapore, will help design a control and safety system for the Browse Basin rig and proposed processing facility at Darwin.
The company, which has offices in Tokyo and Singapore, also hopes to be awarded the full equipment supply contract for the Inpex Icthus project.
Process and Control Engineering [read this story]
Opinion: Green groups on Land & Water report
Two green groups welcome key recommendations in the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce report.
You can read their joint media statement here: › Continue reading
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