Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
West Kimberley: Five bushfires burning
Broome and Derby-West Kimberley shires have a total of five bushfires burning at present.
They are at:
- Great Northern Highway north-east of Willare Bridge Roadhouse
- Cape Leveque Road 15 kilometres south of Lombadina
- five kilometres south of Roebuck Plains Roadhouse
- 90 kilometres east of Roebuck Roadhouse
- Great Northern Highway between Bidyadanga Road and Fraser Downs Road.
WAToday [read this story]
Tags: Cape Leveque Road Fires Great Northern Highway ,
Categories: Broome, Derby, Environment
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
Broome: Robber used spear gun
Police say a man threatened service station staff with a spear gun and escaped with cash last night.
The West Australian [read this story]
Categories: Broome, Police and courts
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
Kununurra: Rolf Harris plaque stolen
Someone has stolen a plaque from one of the celebrity trees in Kununurra’s Celebrity Tree Park.
Council was due to vote this week on whether to keep or remove the plaque after Harris’ UK sexual abuse conviction.
Trees planted by former Premier Brian Burke and former PM Julia Gillard have also been damaged or uprooted.
news.com.au [read this story]
Tags: Art Music dance and theatre ,
Categories: Kununurra, Local Government, Police and courts
Monday, July 28th, 2014
Bidyadanga: Bushfire alert
A bushfire is burning on the Great Northern Highway south of Broome, between Fraser Downs and Bidyadanga turnoffs.
You can read DFES’s advice here:
Tags: Bidyadanga Emergency services Fires Great N ,
Categories: Environment
Sunday, July 27th, 2014
Melissa Price on ‘Restart’
Local member Melissa Price says grants of up to $10,000 are available to businesses who employ older workers.
They must have been registered unemployed for at least six months.
You can read her statement here:
Tags: Employment & training ,
Categories: Business and finance, Government
Saturday, July 26th, 2014
People: Daniella Albert Rochford
A member of Broome’s well-known Albert family is launching her career as a poet.
Daniella Albert-Rochford, who now lives in WA’s South West, is being interviewed on various media and reading her poetry on radio stations Australia-wide.
Collie Mail [read this story]
Tags: Music dance and theatre Poetry Radio ,
Categories: Aboriginal, Broome, People
Friday, July 25th, 2014
Lombardina: Bushfire advice
DFES says a bushfire is burning near Cape Leveque Road, about 15 km south of Lombardina.
You can read DFES’s advice here:
Tags: Aboriginal communities Cape Leveque Road Emergency services Fires Lombardina ,
Categories: Environment
Thursday, July 24th, 2014
Lake Kununurra: Salty croc spotted
A Kununurra resident has photographed a saltwater crocodile near Carlton Gorge.
Courtesy DEC
Aboriginal Rangers and the Department of Parks and Wildlife will work to remove the animal.
7 News [read this story]
Tags: Crocodiles ,
Categories: Environment, Kununurra
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