Bunbury Herald

updateJetty Road project starts to take shape

Work is progressing on the Jetty Road causeway upgrade with a key piece of the project recently making the leap from blueprint to reality.

Nicolette Barbas

Hot Weld project manager Lynette Menzies, Jetline owner Russell Lines, Hot Weld owner Rick Casagrande, Alannah MacTiernan, Bunbury MLA Don Punch, South West Development Commission CEO Melissa Teede and Densford Civil senior project manager David Cartwright at the Jetty Road construction site.Picture: Nicolette Barbas

cheersNationwide pub crawl at the Wokey

Nicolette Barbas

New FacilitiesIndoor pool will have community covered all year round

Collie’s Mineworkers Memorial Pool is set for a major upgrade, with a heated indoor pool to be built at the site.

Jackson Barrett

Show of supportTruck tray goes pink for cancer research

The Premier Coal mine in Collie will be looking a bit brighter from this week after the tray of a haul truck at the mine was painted pink to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Jackson Barrett

Community InvestmentCash boost for business

South32 Worsley Alumina has made a major investment in the future of Collie, with a $100,000 community grant for the Collie Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Jackson Barrett

ecological thinningForest thinning proving costly

Landowners and farmers are turning to “ecological thinning” to try and save forests in the South West of WA from fire and collapse.

Nicolette Barbas

warningSanitiser requires care around kids

People are being reminded to treat hand sanitiser products with extra caution around children.

Nicolette Barbas

round squareBCGS students zoom in for international conference

Students at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School have taken part in the annual Round Square International Conference.

Nicolette Barbas

Changeover dinner for Bunbury Rotary Club

Bunbury Rotary Club held its annual changeover dinner on Friday evening to celebrate a change in team and award members for their achievements.

Bunbury Men’s Shed first port of call for plaques

The team at Bunbury Men’s Shed has been providing a warm welcome to ships that dock in Bunbury by creating plaques to celebrate maiden voyages.

Brunswick company celebrates 100 years of Mack

Last week B&J Catalano directors and staff members welcomed the newest edition to the Catalano company, a limited edition Mack truck.

Restrictions LiftedGym owner hopes people get back to routine

The loosening of State Government restrictions will mean gyms can open unstaffed, easing the burden on owners and staff.

Jackson Barrett

on-campusScholarships to make uni life easier for students

Edith Cowan University’s South West campus has secured 10 new scholarships worth $45,000 each as part of the Federal Government’s Destination Australia program.

Nicolette Barbas

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Alcock CupWho impressed in round three of PSA footy

A couple of Christ Church talents lived up to their pre-game hype, Tom Graham continued his rich vein of form and an Aquinas defender stood up in the face of relentless pressure.

Jordan McArdle and Mitch Woodcock

Trial of the centuryClaremont trial: Everything you need to know

For so long, so much has been said and written about the Claremont serial killings, but so little was known. Now for the first time, read everything you need to know about the ‘trial of the century’.

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Regional News

Aboriginal heritageKing Leopold Ranges officially renamed

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt announced the new title in Derby this morning and said it would now reflect the cultural history of the lands.

Jakeb Waddell

‘It was an inferno’Golden Bay man faces court over alleged boat arson

Cory Peter Gardiner, 22, faced court yesterday charged with causing almost $40,000 worth of damage when he allegedly set fire to a pontoon and house boat and poured fuel on a car and granny flat.

Jake Dietsch

PARTY ONGold Bar set to be regional WA’s biggest nightclub

Kalgoorlie-Boulder business kingpin Ashok Parekh believes the city might be on the cusp of boasting regional WA’s biggest nightclub with the development of two new areas at the Gold Bar.

Jason Mennell

Government to spend $376k on design fix for fascine

The State Government has committed $376,000 to design a long-term solution for Carnarvon’s silted-up fascine waterway, according to WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.

WA in line for huge $1b export boost

WA is set to receive a $1 billion export boost with the Federal Government underwriting flights carrying rock lobster and other agricultural products while international planes remain grounded.

Schools take steps to sustainable future

Two local schools and the City of Albany have joined the ClimateClever initiative to help shrink their carbon footprint and reduce utility costs.

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‘Tragic consequences’Police condemn attack on nightclub manager

A Northbridge nightclub manager is fighting for his life with serious head injuries after a violent brawl outside a Northbridge food shop, with police revealing one-punch laws could come into play.

Sarah Steger

Skate divideThe kids say: ‘Cottesloe needs a skate park!’

Skaters young and old have grabbed their boards and helmets in a show of support of a skate park controversially proposed in Cottesloe.

Kate Ryan

Mystery after French woman killed on Mitchell Freeway

Major Crash detectives are desperately trying to piece together the events leading up to a horrific freeway crash where a woman walking in high-speed traffic was hit by at least three cars.

Child among dead in WA helicopter tragedy

Update: Two people — including a girl — have died after a fatal helicopter crash in Broome this afternoon.

Several feared injured as chopper crashes in WA’s north

Emergency services have rushed to the scene of a helicopter crash after the chopper carrying several people came down just 10 minutes from Broome this afternoon.

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Cottesloe resident skate park snobbery smarts

Whether Grant Marine Park in Cottesloe is the best location for a skate park in the Town of Cottesloe, or whether there might be somewhere else better suited, I will leave the locals to thrash out.

Gareth Parker