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Marathon bushfire: Police call for inquiry

Kim Hames

Kim Hames

An internal police report recommended an inquiry into last year’s “Racing the Planet” marathon at El Questro.

The report found the event, in which two women were badly burned, placed undue stress on local health and emergency services and and inquiry needed to be made into the organisers and their management.

This appear to contradict Minister Kim Hames’ statement that there is “no avenue” to hold an inquiry.

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Monday, January 30th, 2012 Government, Police and courts Comments Off

Broome: Fire at Aboriginal Family Law

A fire broke out behind the Aboriginal Family Law office in Broome this morning.

Staff, and residents of the flats above, were evacuated.

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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 Aboriginal, Broome, Police and courts Comments Off

‘Racing the Planet’ bushire victims talk on phone

Marathon runners Turia Pitt and Kate Sanderson spoke on the phone for the first time recently.

Both were badly injured by a bushfire that trapped them as the ran the “Racing the Planet” marathon at El Questro last year.

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Monday, January 16th, 2012 Environment Comments Off

Fitzroy Crossing: Arson accused fails to front court

The ABC says a man accused of deliberately lighting a fire failed to turn up at court on Wednesday.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Kenneth Cherel, 33,  who is accused of lighting a fire near Muludja community that burned large areas of Go Go Station.

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Friday, January 6th, 2012 Fitzroy Crossing, Police and courts Comments Off

Marathon bushfire: Funding unlikely to continue

Tourism minister Kim Hames said he doubted whether the government would fund the Kimberley ultramarathon again.

He said the government had no power to investigate the incident in which four people were badly burned after being trapped in a bushfire.

ABC [read this story]

There is a profile of three of the St John Ambulance volunteers who rescued the runners in this morning’s West.

They all received bravery medals yesterday.

The West Australian [read this story]

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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 Environment, Government, Police and courts Comments Off

Marathon bushfire: Governor presents bravery awards

The Governor presented six bravery awards yesterday to people who rescued marathon runners stranded in a bushfire.

The recipients were Nathan Summers, Paul Cripps, Sarel de Koker, Bonny Rugendyke, Leigh Sonnemann and Angela Hales.

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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 Environment, Government Comments Off

Marathon bushfire: Runner renews call for inquiry

One of the two women badly injured in the Kimberley Ultramarathon wants the government to hold an inquiry.

Tourism Minister Kim Hames is quoted as saying the state government has no juristiction over the “Racing the Planet” organisation, which stage the event, because it is Hong-Kong based.

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Monday, December 12th, 2011 Environment, Government, Police and courts Comments Off

Software to help forecast bushfires

Scientists have developed new computer software to help predict the direction taken by a bushfire.

Science Network [read this story]

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Saturday, December 10th, 2011 Environment, Government Comments Off
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