Sport & recreation
Wyndham: New fishing jetty opens tomorrow
Wyndham’s new fishing jetty will be officially open tomorrow.
You can read a statement from Special Minister of State Gary Gray here:
Lake Kununurra to be lowered
Photo - Water Corporation
The Water Corporation will lower the water level in Lake Kununurra next week and the week after.
Boat owners are asked to remove their craft to avoid possible damage while maintenance work is in progress.
You can read a statement here:
Broome: Crocodile park closed
Courtesy DEC
Malcolm Douglas’ crocodile park at Cable Beach is now closed.
The crocodiles are being moved to the wilderness park Mr Douglas started at Twelve Mile.
The Cable Beach property is being developed as a cafe and artists’ studios.
The West Australian [read this story]
Marathon bushfire: Police call for inquiry
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.
PerthNow [read this story]
Cricket: Broome thrashes Geraldton
Broome thrashed Geraldton (300 to 189) at the Senior Country Week C-section final last weekend in Perth.
Farm Weekly [read this story]
Derby: Free swimming pool entry
Derby swimming pool will be open for free tomorrow afternoon.
You can read a shire notice here:
Derby: Swimming lessons next month
Swimming lessons start next month in Derby – enrollments close 31 January.
You can read a shire notice here:
Opinion: Barry Haase on new laws for volunteers
Barry Haase MHR
Local member Barry Haase is worried about the impact of new Occupational Health and Safety laws on volunteers.
“Under these new laws even foster carers are regarded as ‘workers’ and their homes classified as ‘workplaces’, exposing carers to potentially enormous OH and S penalties,” he said.
You can read his statement here:
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