Transport
Kununurra: Airport extensions to open
Kununurra airport’s extensions will be officially opened this afternoon.
You can read a statement from federal minister Gary Gray here:
Broome, Wyndham: Port authorities to combine
A new Kimberley Port Authority would manage all Kimberley ports under a new government plan.
The new agency would manage the ports of Wyndham, Derby, Cockatoo and Koolan Islands, Broome, and the planned port at James Price Point.
Sydney Morning Herald [read this story]
Mudnunn Road, near Djarindjin
Mudnunn Road - photo Rohanna Angus
Rohanna Angus sent in this picture of a flooded creek crossing, taken on the weekend.
She says her family’s vehicles have been stranded.
“It’s at Mudnunn Road near Djarindjin airstrip,” she said.
“We have to walk to Djarindjin to get fuel and food – it’s about a 15 kilometre walk just to live in our block.”
Abstudy urges parent’s to check travel plans
Abstudy is urging parents of kids on scholarships to check their travel plans.
A spokesperson said charter flights sometimes turn up at remote communities only to find the kid is not there, and are difficult to rearrange.
Broome: Port industrial action continues
Broome’s waterside workers may take a further 30 days industrial action in pursuit of an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
Fair Work Australia ordered the extension of an existing protected action period.
Lloyds List Australia [read this story]
Complaint about outback roadside assistance
An angry South Australian motorist has complained to the Murdoch press about outback roadside assistance.
He says he broke down near Timber Creek in the Northern Territory, and his automobile club had him towed 300 kilometres back to Katherine rather than 150 kilometres to Kununurra.
Adelaide Now [read this story]
Cockatoo Island: Worker hurt loading ship
A man was hurt while helping load an iron ore ship at Cockatoo Island on Sunday.
He was hit by a winch handle and broke his arm.
Wyndham: Abrupt end to cattle export season
Wyndham Port’s cattle export season came to an abrupt end this year when a ship was diverted to Darwin.
A port spokesman said cattle supply was a problem.
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