Tag: Karratha 6714
Worries aired over Two Mile living conditions
A Port Hedland Indigenous organisation has expressed alarm at the number of Aboriginal people, including children, living in run-down camps near the town.[MORE]
Museum showcases stock route's Indigenous history
A new exhibition exploring the Indigenous history of the lands traversed by the Canning Stock Route in Western Australia has opened at the National Museum of Australia.[MORE]
Family care if miners die on the job
A new scheme has been launched to look after families of workers who have been killed in mines in Western Australia.[MORE]
New study into Aboriginal health
Researchers in WA are trying to determine why most health and social services have failed to significantly improve the health and well being of Aboriginal people.[MORE]
WA consumers urged to buy local
The chairman of a new State Government working group says retail industries in regional Western Australia are suffering. [MORE]
Indigenous corp faces administration
An Aboriginal corporation in Carnarvon, which has been defunct for two years, has been placed under special administration. [MORE]
Workers at fault over strike: mining industry
The Australian Mines and Metals Association says the 1,500 construction workers who walked off the job at Woodside's Pluto project in Western Australia, must take responsibility for their actions. [MORE]
Union advises workers to settle or face fines
The construction union is advising workers on Woodside's Pluto gas project to attempt mediation or face fines totalling $43 million over an illegal strike.[MORE]
Chamber backs water woes brainstorming
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy has welcomed the Western Australian Government's call to community and industry leaders to look for ways of solving the Pilbara's chronic water shortage.[MORE]
Workers face massive fines over strike
More than 1,500 construction workers in Western Australia are facing possible fines totalling $43 million over a strike on Woodside's Pluto gas project in the state's north west.[MORE]
Police station work moves ahead
Senior police say good progress is being made on a multi-functional station in Western Australia's Gascoyne.[MORE]
Leaders urged to tackle water woes
The Western Australian Government is calling on community and industry leaders to pull together to find solutions to the Pilbara's water shortage.[MORE]
Guide updates boat safety
The latest information about boat safety in the Pilbara will be available at this weekend's FeNaCling Festival.[MORE]
AMEC denies advertising politically motivated
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has fired back at government criticism of its new advertising campaign against the proposed mining tax. [MORE]
Marine crews train for oil spill emergency
Local marine authorities in Dampier will take part in a training exercise this week to better prepare them for an oil spill emergency.[MORE]
Police want safety report on Carnarvon complex
The Western Australian Police Union is yet to welcome the announcement of a new police complex in Carnarvon, saying it wants a report guaranteeing the safety of the site.[MORE]
Man loses license after drunken crash
A drunk driver who crashed his car into another vehicle near Port Hedland has lost his license for 12 months.[MORE]
Man charged over fight after local disappears
State Emergency Service volunteers in South Hedland have spent the weekend searching bushland, ovals and the local tip for clues relating to the disappearance of local man Derek Shaeffer.[MORE]
Mulan under new administration
A special administrator has been appointed to the Mulan Aboriginal Corporation in the Kimberley.[MORE]
Calls for Carnarvon alcohol ban
The WA Police Union is calling on the State Government to implement alcohol restrictions in Carnarvon.[MORE]
Farm accidents cost $1b per year: research
A national farm safety researcher says farm accidents and deaths are costing the agricultural sector more than $1 billion per year.[MORE]
Roebourne overcrowding still a problem
State Government agencies say they are working with Aboriginal people from Roebourne to better understand what services they need to address issues in the town.[MORE]
Undertaker banned from cemeteries
The search is on for a funeral director for the east Kimberley following the banning of the local undertaker from every cemetery in the region.[MORE]
Crime squad investigates man's disappearance
A 41-year-old man is helping police with inquiries following the disappearance of a South Hedland man.[MORE]
Shire's happy with Indigenous municipal service talks
Shire presidents from across Western Australia say they were encouraged by talks with the State Government about the proposed hand-over of services in remote communities.[MORE]
