Kununurra
Kununurra: New Wunan CEO
Ralph Addis has stood down as CEO of Wunan Aboriginal Corporation.
He is replaced by Mandy Dahms.
Kununurra: Call to delay Ord Stage II
Local interests are asking the government to slow down construction of Ord Stage II.
Traditional Owners and the shire say there will be better opportunities for local people if the finishing date is put back to 2012.
Kununurra: Cane toads battle closer to town
Cane toads are now established in WA, with much of this year’s eradication program concentrating around Lake Argyle.
Wyndham and Halls Creek are said to be more vulnerable areas as they do not have the large volunteer force assembled in Kununurra.
The West Australian [read this story]
Kununurra: Ord Stage II ‘at risk if Abbott wins’
State opposition leader Eric Ripper says a Liberal Commonwealth Government could axe the Ord Stage II project.
He said Mr Abbott promised to cut state infrastructure projects, such as the irrigation project, in his election costings.
You can read Mr Ripper’s statement here:
Wyndham: Quad bike man goes missing
A Kununurra man out alone in the bush on his quad bike went missing for several hours.
He said he was unconscious for several hours in bush near Cape Dommet, before coming to.
Kununurra: Free chiropractic treatment
Murdoch University chiropractic students have been in Kununurra offering free treatment.
The two Perth students spent six days at Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service last month.
inmycommunity [read this story]
People: Frank Chulung
Frank Chulung is known to many readers through his work with the Aboriginal Legal Service.
The ABC’s Matt Bran interviews him about his early work as a plant operator at the Ord Stage I construction project.
Kununurra: Hearing tests for babies
Kununurra has new equipment to test hearing in newborn babies.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
Kununurra: Construction worker loses leg
A man is believed to have lost a leg in a workplace accident this morning.
He was working on a Kununurra construction site when he is said to have been badly injured by a post hole digger.
PerthNow [read this story]
Kununurra: Rice crop to quadruple
Rice farmers plan to plant a crop four times as big as this year’s crop next time.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
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