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SW tourism winner a leading light at awards
The manager and guide of the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse was just one of the winners at the weekend's Western Australian Tourism Awards, which acknowledge the State's best tourism service providers and event holders.
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Lotto winner $400,000 richer
A Toodyay punter has won $400,000 in Saturday's Lotto draw.
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Machete bandit robs Australind shop
A machete wielding bandit terrorised six staff at a fast food shop in Australind last night, jumping the counter and escaping with the night’s takings.
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Woman, 80, tackles Midland bag snatcher
An 80-year-old woman suffered minor injuries after trying to fend off a bag snatcher in Midland yesterday.
November 23, 2009, 7:59 am -
Men charged over pub attack
Two men have been charged over a glassing attack at the Inglewood Hotel last night.
November 23, 2009, 7:16 am -
Ocean Reef Road still closed
UPDATE 8.25am: Ocean Reef Road in Beldon remains closed to motorists due to an earlier crash.
November 23, 2009, 7:12 am -
Motorcyclist, 51, killed in Beldon
A 51-year-old motorcyclist from Heathridge has been killed in a horror smash in Beldon this morning.
November 23, 2009, 7:11 am -
Teen stops mental health patient from stealing car
A 15-year-old boy tried to stop a man stealing his father's limited edition $90,000 Holden Commodore from an eastern suburbs petrol station last night.
November 23, 2009, 6:29 am -
Little fighter all grit after surgery
After almost four hours of painful surgery, seven-year-old Indonesian burns victim Dhani still had enough energy to give a thumbs-up in hospital.
November 23, 2009, 5:30 am -
SW tourism winner a leading light at awards
It may conjure thoughts of a solitary life but for Paul Sofilas being the manager and guide of Australia's tallest mainland lighthouse has seen him celebrated for sharing the Cape Leeuwin building's heritage with about 90,000 people each year.
November 23, 2009, 5:28 am -
Deserted child offenders a WA disgrace: lawyers
About 14 children are held in WA detention centres each day despite being granted bail by the courts, often because they have nobody to care for them or nowhere to live.
November 23, 2009, 5:27 am -
Old dumps blamed for killing Swan dolphins
More than a dozen former landfill sites dotted on the banks of the Swan River have been identified as the probable source of the toxins that riddled the corpses of six river dolphins.
November 23, 2009, 5:22 am -
Young Botox clients fight lines and worry doctors
Doctors are alarmed by an increase in the number of WA women in their 20s who are turning to Botox to preserve their youthful looks.
November 23, 2009, 5:19 am -
Dozens hurt as asylum seekers riot on island
Thirty-seven asylum seekers have been injured in a mass brawl at the Christmas Island detention centre after 150 Afghani and Sri Lankan detainees attacked each other with broom handles, pool cues and tree branches.
November 23, 2009, 5:17 am -
Asylum seekers evacuated after mass brawl
Three asylum seekers are being flown to Fremantle Hospital after being badly injured in a mass brawl involving 150 Sri Lankan and Afghans at the Christmas Island detention centre.
November 22, 2009, 6:11 pm -
Doctors warn leaver of schoolies dangers
Schoolies are being warned about the dangers of binge drinking, drug use and unsafe sex by a leading doctors group which says the annual end of school celebrations could end in tragedy if teens indulge in risky behaviour.
November 22, 2009, 4:58 pm -
Fire threatens West Swan homes
A bushfire is threatening homes in West Swan.
November 22, 2009, 3:59 pm -
New PMH ward for seriously ill kids
Hundreds of children who visit Princess Margaret Hospital's high-level care ward are set to benefit from a $1.9 million refurbishment of the facility.
November 22, 2009, 2:07 pm -
Bike ride causes traffic chaos
A bike ride from Perth to Fremantle today has resulted in traffic chaos for the second time in as many months as frustrated motorists battled to get on to the freeway in South Perth this morning.
November 22, 2009, 1:11 pm -
Police probe Kununurra death
Police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman in the north-west town of Kununurra.
November 22, 2009, 12:56 pm -
V8s to keep racing at Barbagallo
WA motor sport fans have been given a strong indication that Perth will not lose its round of the V8 Supercar series next year.
November 22, 2009, 12:30 pm
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Beatrice Thomas, Local Government Reporter
October 15, 2009, 9:46 amThe Government's plan to neuter councilsIf Planning Minister John Day gets his way, pretty soon every new hotel, apartment complex, pub, restaurant or house worth more than $2 million (or $1 million in the country) in your neighbourhood will be built following approval from not the local...
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Gareth Parker
November 18, 2009, 7:45 pmAn inelegant solution but now the genie is outWhile Treasurer Troy Buswell will be applauded in many quarters for his extension of trading hours in an expanded area of inner Perth, it is at best an inelegant solution.The problem now is that the genie is out of the bottle and the inherent...
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Paul Murray
November 21, 2009, 8:00 amSobering thoughts in teen drinking debateIt's a statement of the bleeding obvious that laws don't necessarily solve the problems they are designed to address.While obvious, it's still often lost in the debates about curing society's ills.Concern about binge drinking, especially during the...
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