Archive for December, 2009
Kununurra: Boys charged with rape
Police say three boys raped a 12-year-old girl while she was drunk and sleeping.
The boys are aged 11, 13 and 14.
The West Australian [read this story]
The incident allegedly occurred on Christmas day.
Sydney: Bran Nue Dae opening in cinemas
The Broome Aboriginal musical film Bran Nue Dae will be opening tomorrow to Sydney audiences.
Hills Shire Times [read this story]
Wyndham: Feuding families ‘don’t know why’ they fight
Police say Wyndham’s five feuding families often “don’t know why” they are fighting.
Superintendant Smallpage said the brawl on Christmas morning, in which an officer was badly bashed, was started by young people who probably had no idea what the original argument was between the families.
The Australian [read this story]
Kununurra: Rum distiller ‘locked out’ of city markets
Rum producer Spike Dessert says city pubs and bottle shops are scared of stocking his products.
He said liquor wholesalers have threatened to penalise outlets with loss of discounts.
The Australian [read this story]
Eco Beach: Baby turtles rescued
Eco Beach workers rescued baby turtles from several nests after Cyclone Lawrence passed last week.
The cyclone had cut into the beach, creating a sandy cliff that the tiny animals could not negotiate.
PerthNow [read this story]
Kununurra: Tourism body dumps Faraway Downs project
Tourism Australia has withdrawn support from a project to recreate a film set at Kelly’s Knob.
Faraway Downs homestead, used in Baz Luhrmann’s AUSTRALIA, was to have been re-erected and run by MG Aboriginal Corporation as a tourist attraction.
The West Australian [read this story]
Opinion: Woodside’s gas partners may pull out
The Australian’s Matthew Stevens thinks some Browse Basin partners will not process gas at James Price Point.
He expects all to commit to the James Price Point option by the 31 March deadline, but some of the partners may find it too hard to meet a committment, and have to pull out of the deal.
The Australian [read this story]
Halls Creek: ‘Respect my father’s name’ says Maria
by Geoff Vivian
Maria Malay
Maria Malay wants people to stop using her father’s name when talking about the Kimberley Nickel mine.
“My father won’t leave me alone til this business is over,” she said.
“I want my father to rest in peace.” more »
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