Archive for June, 2010
Police Union president apologises to Carol Martin
The Police Union president apologised to local member Carol Martin for remarks he made earlier this year.
Ms Martin threatened to sue Russell Armstrong after he said Aborigines have a culture of drunkenness and violence towards women and police.
PerthNow [read this story]
Derby and Fitzroy Crossing: Police ‘forced to clean station lockups’ says MP
Margaret Quirk
by Geoff Vivian
Shadow police minister Margaret Quirk says police in stations including Fitzroy Crossing have to clean their own cells.
Fitroy Crossing’s Senior Sergeant Ian Gibson suggested we take her statement with a grain of salt.
“The guys do it as a matter of course when they do their fatigues on Sunday,” he said.
“But – and it is a big but – if the cells need a commercial clean we can hire people to do the cells. more »
Derby – Perth – Derby flights increasing to four per week
Strategic Airlines says it is increasing regular Perth – Derby return passenger flights to four per week.
The Wednesday service is due to commence on 4 August.
You can read the company statement here:
Halls Creek: 20% of population ‘are carers’
A report found 20% of Halls Creek’s population are carers.
The National Rural Health Alliance said Aboriginal carers in remote areas are often unemployed and have health problems themselves, and have very few specialised services available.
James Price Point: Premier’s deadline today
Today is the deadline Premier Barnett gave native title claimants to agree on plans for a gas hub.
He said he is yet to decide whether to procede with his threat to acquire the land by force, now that the two native title groups seem unlikely to agree.
Katoomba: Law reports looks at ‘Wanjina’ sculpture
Vesna Tenodi with the Wanjina carvings she commissioned
The ABC’s Law report focuses on the controversial ‘Wanjina’ sculpture outside a Blue Mountains art gallery.
Mowanjum artists have sought legal advice to see if any action can be taken against the person who commissioned the sculpture, which is now subject to planning approval from the Katoomba shire council.
You can listen to the half-hour broadcast online.
Hiker dies in gorge
A 66-year-old man collapsed and died while hiking in a central Kimberley gorge yesterday.
His death is not being treated as suspicious.
The West Australian says the incident occurred at Lennard Gorge.
The West Australian [read this story]
Halls Creek: Copper flats mapping commenced
Photo: Ord River Resources
An exploration company has started mapping its Copper Flats tenements, on either side of the WA/NT border.
Ord River Resources expects to prove a rich reserve of copper on the site.
Proactive Investors [read this story]
The company also has a gold lease at Suplejack station, north of Newmont’s Groundrush project.
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