Govt asked to buy saleyards
A shire in Western Australia's great southern says it is continuing to negotiate with the Minister for Agriculture, Terry Redman, over the future of the region's cattle yards.
View ArticleWorking group urged to decide shed future
The Shire of Plantagenet, in Western Australia's south, is hoping a new working group will resolve a protracted debate surrounding an old weatherboard shed in Mount Barker.
View ArticleRegional schools perform well in TEE
Regional high schools have made up eight of the 50 highest performing schools in the Tertiary Entrance Examinations.
View ArticleNo time frame set for Goundrey sale
A wine company trying to sell its vineyard in Mount Barker says negotiations have stalled slightly due to the global financial crisis.
View ArticleShire pushes for 'historic shed' demolition
The Shire of Plantagenet is asking Western Australian Transport Minister, Simon O'Brien to intervene in a long-running debate over a former fruit drying shed in Mount Barker.
View ArticleShire urged to take fire safety concerns to DEC
A bushfire committee in Plantagenet has asked its local shire to lobby the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) on fire safety issues.
View ArticleBushfire threatens Mt Barker homes
A fire is threatening homes in the Great Southern town of Mount Barker.
View ArticleMount Barker bushfire contained
A fire which threatened homes in Mt Barker, 360 kilometres south of Perth, and forced the evacuation of the local hospital has been contained.
View ArticleFirefighters contain Mt Barker blaze
The Shire of Plantagenet has praised the efforts of firefighters who contained a blaze in Mount Barker yesterday.
View ArticlePolice march for stronger protection
Police from across the great southern will travel to Perth today to join a march on Parliament House.
View ArticlePlantagenet withdraws from alliance
The Shire of Plantagenet says it will maintain a close relationship with nearby coastal councils, despite withdrawing from a voluntary council alliance.
View ArticleSouth-west considered for livestock selling centres
An eastern state's superannuation investment firm has earmarked south-west Western Australia as a possible location for livestock selling centres.
View ArticleFirst wind farm for Mt Barker
The Federal Government will commit more than $4 million towards a wind farm at Mt Barker in Western Australia's Great Southern.
View ArticleHope for credit crunch to hasten wind farm project
The proponents of a wind farm in Mount Barker are hoping the global financial crisis will speed the project along.
View ArticleState road toll climbs by two
Police are investigating the deaths of two people in separate accidents in Western Australia.
View ArticlePolice investigating Mount Barker collision
Police are investigating the death of a 68-year-old woman in a head-on collision with a truck carrying fuel in Mount Barker.
View ArticleTimbercorp recommendation worries shire
The Shire of Plantagenet says moves to wind up the failed agribusiness Timbercorp will have a significant financial impact on the region.
View ArticleTC Growers to meet south-west landowners
A group looking to acquire Timbercorp's assets has announced it will hold a meeting for south-west Western Australian lessors.
View ArticleLandowners hear TC Growers' plan
A consortium looking to acquire Timbercorp's forestry assets has met south-west lessors in Mount Barker.
View ArticleTimbercorp sell-off may 'short-change' landholders
A Western Australian great southern landholder says a decision to sell Timbercorp's assets could still leave landholders with significant debt.
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