Lines to stay open – for the time being

02 Jul 09 | THE four grain freight branch rail lines closed by WestNet Rail on June 15 have reopened and all rail lines will remain open during the 2009-10 season.

Changeover celebrates successful year

Changeover celebrates successful year
02 Jul 09 | THE Rotary Club of Northam celebrated a successful year at its annual changeover dinner on Monday, June 22 at the Northam Country Club.

TAFE to start electrical training

02 Jul 09 | C.Y. O’Connor College of TAFE will start electrical trade training in the Wheatbelt from early 2010. College chairperson Steven Pollard said the decision was made at a meeting of the college’s governing council held in Merredin on Tuesday, June .
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SPORT

East Avon wins Cup

02 Jul 09 | THE East Avon Ladies Hockey Association took three sides to Perth on the weekend of June 19, 20 and 21 to compete in the CBH Women’s State Country Championships.

Bulls victorious again at Jubilee

Bulls victorious again at Jubilee
02 Jul 09 | FOR the second week in a row the Quairading Bulls have travelled to Jubilee Oval beating both Northam teams.
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Big fines for planning breaches

Big fines for planning breaches 

A PERTH home building company was ordered to pay more than $126,000 in fines and costs by the ...
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Older shoppers more likely to rally round the flag

03 Jul 09 | A GENERATIONAL schism is emerging as younger shoppers shun Australian-made products. Fewer than half those aged between 18 and 44 try to buy locally made goods, against an average of 63 per cent for shoppers aged 45 and over, research has found.
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Sets appeal: tennis and physical appearance

Sets appeal: tennis and physical appearance
30 Jun 09 | Beauty aces talent: A spokesman from the All England Club, Johnny Perkins, acknowledged "box office appeal" was one of 28 points considered when courts were allocated. What do you think about the decision to take into account a female player's looks in a tennis game?
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