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Wheatbelt could be the centre of excellence in aviation training
01 Sep 10 | A MINISTERIAL task force report on the suitability of the Wheatbelt as an aviation centre has found the region is ideally suited, particularly for pilot and instructor training.
Metropolitan students assist with tree planting
01 Sep 10 | STUDENTS from South Fremantle Senior High School assisted farmers in Toodyay to revegetate their land after much of it was lost when the Toodyay bushfire went through in December.
Wheatbelt spending of $36 million explained
01 Sep 10 | PEOPLE living in the Wheatbelt can now find out how $36 million has been spent on natural resource management in their backyards.
Firearm burglary in Wundowie
01 Sep 10 | POLICE are investigating the burglary of a farmhouse in Fernie Road in Wundowie on August 23 when 19 firearms were stolen.
A fashionable crop
01 Sep 10 | GWENDOLINE Grace and Gatsby Hats is a labour of love for Rose Crane from Tammin.
George Throssell remembered
01 Sep 10 | THE ‘Lion of Northam’ George Throssell would be Northam’s only citizen to have had two funerals.
Former Cunderdin resident addresses forum
25 Aug 10 | DR NATASHA Teakle of Cunderdin, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Western Australia's (UWA) Centre for Ecohyrdrology with professors Tim Colmer and Ed Barrett-Lennard recently spoke at the UWA Future Industry Forum.
Dance schools combine for concert
25 Aug 10 | LOCAL dance schools have combined to present a concert with ballet, Highland, modern and Irish dancing in one concert on Sunday, August 29.
Five volunteers recognised
25 Aug 10 | A GROUP of five local women were recognised for 15 years of voluntary service at a special afternoon tea on Friday, August 13.
Northam flight school dream over
25 Aug 10 | AUSTRALIAN Flight Instructor School (AFITS) has severed its ties with Northam.
Moylan easily retains Pearce
25 Aug 10 | THE federal election may have been nail-biting stuff across Australia, but it was business as usual for Judi Moylan who easily retained the seat of Pearce which takes in Northam.
Honour for leading Northam business
25 Aug 10 | THE inaugural Avon Valley Business Awards have been a great success with the winners announced at a presentation dinner at the Northam Country Club last Friday.
Display to recruit indigenous carers
18 Aug 10 | THE Department of Child Protection has developed a banner to be displayed on the main road out of Northam towards Perth near Mount Ommanney to recruit indigenous carers.
Les becomes a citizen
18 Aug 10 | LES Ballantyne became an Australian citizen at a naturalisation ceremony in the Shire of Northam council chambers on Monday, August 9.
Local film-maker travels to Singapore
18 Aug 10 | HANNAH Klassek’s short film submission titled Believe in Me was one of seven winners in the 'What Makes a Young Champion' competition in Singapore.
Breaking down barriers
18 Aug 10 | BOARD members and staff of the Wheatbelt Individual and Family Support Association (WIFSA) attended Yarn Time on Tuesday, August 10 at Bridgeley Community Centre.
18 Aug 10 | THE Toodyay shire president Councillor Chris Firns tendered his resignation from the position of president on Wednesday, August 11 but will remain on the council.
Happy outcome for dog attack victim
18 Aug 10 | DOREEN Parker has welcomed a new puppy into her home after she lost her dog Fred when they were attacked by an unsecured American pit bull in May.
Chilli solution to olive pest
11 Aug 10 | A HOT and spicy solution has been found to help control the potentially devastating pest apple weevil in olives.
Dowerin business assists work experience
11 Aug 10 | GAINING the required experience, developing necessary employability skills or deciding what career path to take can be a daunting task for young people in their final years of schooling.
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