Sport & recreation
Racing the Planet: Badly-burned runners testify
Marathon runners Kate Sanderson and Turia Pitt testified at an inquiry into Racing the Planet yesterday.
They said the marathon, in which they were almost killed in a bushfire, was understaffed and they were not properly warned about the hazard.
The Australian [read this story]
They said the race organisers, whom the are considering suing, offered them no support.
The West Australian [read this story]
Turia Pitt to testify at marathon fire inquiry
Runner Turia Pitt will testify this week at an inquiry into last year’s Racing the Planet marathon .
She was trapped with other runners in a bushfire that burned 64 percent of her body at El Questro last year.
Daily Telegraph [read this story]
She will be joined by fellow burns victims Kate Sanderson and Michael Hull.
PerthNow [read this story]
Courier Mail [read this story]
Kununurra: Squash clinics
Kununurra residents are invited to learn how to play squash.
You can read a shire media release here:
Ivanhoe Crossing still closed
The Ord River crossing at Ivanhoe Station remains closed and will probably stay closed for some time.
Every wet season the crossing, downstream from Kununurra, is flooded by the waters of the Ord and Dunham rivers.
This makes the most convenient road from Wyndham to Kununurra impassable to cars, which have to take the longer route.
You can read a shire media release here:
Bungle Bungle: Funding for upgrades
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Purnululu National Park is to have upgraded roads and facilities.
You can read a media release by Environment Minister Bill Marmion here:
Cable Beach re-opened
An Irukandji jellyfish
Cable Beach is open again today after lifeguards declared it clear of stinging jellyfish.
The shire urges swimmers to take precautions.
You can read a shire media release here:
FESA ‘not told’ of Racing the Planet
FESA said yesterday it had not been told Racing the Planet was to be staged at El Questro.
In a Kununurra hearing of an inquiry into the bushfire disaster that badly burned several runners, Police and the shire said they had also had serious concerns before the race began.
Shire CEO Gary Gaffney also provided a media release you can read here:
Cable Beach closed today
An Irukandji jellyfish
Broome shire has closed Cable Beach to swimmers today after lifeguards found an irukantji jellyfish.
A shire spokesman said lifeguards and the beach inspector trawled twice a day to detect the presence of the dangerous stingers.
You can read a shire media release here:
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