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  • Estate clearing angers residents

    A GROUP of Baldivis residents in Rivergums estate have joined forces to prevent developer Cedar Woods from continuing what group member Pamela Madden had dubbed "a scorched earth policy". Mrs Madden gathered a petition, with hundreds of signatures from residents, calling for the retention of natural bushland at the estate and trees along Rivergums Boulevard. "They advertised it ...

  • Talks likely over jetty

    CITY of Rockingham chief executive Andrew Hammond is set to begin discussions with the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and Rockingham Wild Encounters over the future of the Mersey Point jetty. The council is likely to pass a recommendation to delegate Mr Hammond to enter into talks with the DEC and the ferry operator in the wake of the State coroner's findings into the ...

  • Bridging the Gap will...

    LOCAL employment agency Bridging the Gap will target Kwinana's high unemployment rate in an innovative way after it was granted funding by the Ministry for Human Services through the Local Solutions Fund. Bridging the Gap will launch its Academy for Community Employment (A4CE) based on the identified needs of employers. The academy will be the first of its kind in WA. Bridging the ...

  • Fev firepower for Rams

    FORMER Carlton and Brisbane Lions full forward Brendan Fevola will line-up for Rockingham Rams on Sunday in a much-anticipated clash with reigning premier Waroona. Football fans from across Perth are expected to descend on Anniversary Park for the match and watch the three-time All-Australian and Coleman Medallist line up in the red, white and black in round eight of the Peel Football League. ...

  • Families call for cost of living relief

    RAISING young children while juggling hikes in utility prices and the cost of living is challenging at times, Warnbro mother Chelsea Ruwaard says. Mrs Ruwaard and husband Brent have three children under the age of seven - Samuel (6), Wesley (3) and Grace (6 months). The most recent Census statistics show the average family living in Brand live in a mortgaged four-bedroom house and have a ...


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In recent years, the best of the superhero franchises have blazed a rather remarkable track record in which the second film in the series is the best. Starting with Bryan Singers X-Men films, whose X2 (2003) was a much stronger and more cohesive work that his initial X-Men< ... ...

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  • Your chance to get |closer to local birdlife

    BIRD is the word this month in the City of Kwinana, with a nesting box workshop held last week and residents invited to a bush birds workshop on Saturday. Last Thursday, a workshop teaching residents how to make nesting boxes for native wildlife was held at the Men's Shed in Medina. The event also featured a discussion on nest box installation and development of a monitoring plan, nest ...

  • Breast surgeon sued three times

    A third Perth woman who had a double mastectomy is suing a Perth surgeon for negligence.Ann Marie Mantell has launched legal action in the District Court against general surgeon Simon Charles Weight, alleging he failed to exercise reasonable care in the provision of medical services.Ms Mantell is suing for unspecified damages for personal injuries and damages.She is also seeking interest and ...

  • $20m upgrade for Qantas jets

    Qantas has finished a $20 million makeover of 15 of its 265-seat Boeing 767 jets, which are used on routes such as Perth to Brisbane and weekend flights to Melbourne and Sydney.The makeover includes leather seats in business, in-flight entertainment for all passengers, new carpets and lighting. Qantas domestic chief executive Lyell Strambi said it was done to provide the best travel ...

  • Women quotas will breed resentment

    One of WA's most senior businesswomen says a proposal to force companies to appoint more women to their boards risks creating a culture of compliance, resentment and mediocrity.To a call from Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, to consider quotas as a "temporary special measure" to bolster the number of women on boards, Rio Tinto's Joanne ...

  • Teen undercover cops for liquor stings

    Police want to use teenage cadets in undercover stings on bottle shops to crack down on liquor outlets supplying juveniles with alcohol.WA Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan said police cadets were employed from age 16 and could be given limited powers to make test purchases."The problem with surveillance work at the moment is we have to have police officers sitting outside premises ...

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