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Excellence rewarded
3:46 AM | A STRONG sense of work performance, ethics, initiative and a sense of responsibility has earned four Esperance workers an award at the Rotary Club of Esperance Bay’s Pride of Workmanship dinner last Thursday.
Esperance school gets $6.8m funding boost
2:36 AM | ESPERANCE Primary School (EPS) received a funding boost from the 2012-13 State Government Budget.
2:01 AM | LOCAL responses to the release of this year’s State Budget have been largely underwhelming as it failed to deliver any significant new funding for the Esperance area.
Drift premiere rates well with council chief
22 May 12 | AUGUSTA-Margaret River Shire chief executive officer Gary Evershed got to see the premiere of Drift, filmed mainly in Margaret River, while in Cannes recently on annual leave.
Community farewells former MLA Barry Blaikie
22 May 12 | SOUTH West identity and the longest-serving MLA to hold the seat of Vasse, Barry Blaikie, 77, lost his long battle with lung disease last week.
Two serious crashes causing delays in Erskine
22 May 12 | TWO separate crashes are causing traffic chaos in Erskine this afternoon.
Two serious crashes causing delays in Erskine
22 May 12 | TWO separate crashes are causing traffic chaos in Erskine this afternoon.
New life for old settlement
22 May 12 | THERE is movement at the Old Settlement site at the entrance to town, after years of inactivity. With the aid of $150,000 from Royalties to Regions allocated in the 2011/12 financial year, works have been carried out over the past 12 months to “get the buildings up to scratch”.
22 May 12 | UPGRADES to two sections of Bussell Highway, $10 million towards the Augusta boat harbour, improved bushfire prevention and protection and more accurate weather forecasts may be the main direct benefits for Augusta-Margaret River Shire from last week’s State budget.
Dogs day out
22 May 12 | “Doggone it, now I’m going to smell like wet dog for the RSPCA Million Paws Walk,” Jake the unhappy hound seems to be saying as Anna Windsor of Doggie Styles gives him a bath on Sunday. Margaret River’s third annual walk raised $3073 for the RSPCA.
22 May 12 | DONNYBROOK Hospital's new palliative care suite has opened after more than 30 years of fundraising and collaborative regional effort.
22 May 12 | More children will undergo free child health checks and school-based health services will be boosted in Western Australia as part of the Liberal-National Government’s $58.5million over four years investment in early childhood health care.
22 May 12 | TUIA Lodge's brand new "out and about bus" went on its first run last week.
22 May 12 | DONNYBROOK apple growers are struggling to make a living as low prices for produce in a softening market takes its toll, according to Apple and Pear Australia Limited (APAL) managing director Jon Durham.
22 May 12 | GREENBUSHES is among 63 regional towns to be nominated for the 2012 Tidy Towns - Sustainable Communities Awards.
22 May 12 | BARRABUP Pool and the surrounding St John Brook Conservation Park near Nannup was the venue for this month's outing for the South West Bird Watchers group.
22 May 12 | THE Country Music Club of Boyup Brook has presented Neville and Rhonda Parker with a life membership.
22 May 12 | THE Boyup Brook Community Resource Centre is part of the new Rural in Reach Program which is delivered by video conferencing to rural and remote areas of the state.
22 May 12 | AUSTRALIA'S Biggest Morning Tea plays a vital role in raising money towards the Cancer Council's work in research, prevention and support. In Boyup Brook the Biggest Morning Tea is being held in
22 May 12 | DONNYBROOK tourism advocate Barry Green called for an agritourism-based rethink of the connection between farmers and eaters at a New Rural Industries Australia Conference in Ballarat last month.
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