19 Mar 10 | ESPERANCE Speedway returned on February 26 with a Family Fun night after a month’s break. Although down a division with Productions away at the National Title in Narrogin, the rest of the local divisions put on an outstanding performance.
19 Mar 10 | JUNIOR Club Championships for the Esperance Goldfields Surf Lifesaving Club were held Sunday March 14. A great roll-up of 43 junior lifesavers competed in terrific conditions.
19 Mar 10 | TWO Esperance farmers are looking at using guardian sheepdogs to help protect their livestock from wild dog attacks.
19 Mar 10 | BESTSELLING Australian author and local farmer Fleur McDonald will be selling and signing copies of her yet-to-be-released novel Blue Skies at the Condingup Fair tomorrow.
19 Mar 10 | LOCAL tourism operators and businesses will benefit when over 2,000 people will arrive in Esperance as the Holland America Line’s Volendam cruise ship visits for a day on Friday, March 26.
17 Mar 10 | FREIGHTLINES suffered the biggest loss seen in recent years as Newtown smashed their way to a record breaking 309-run victory at the Esperance Cricket Ground on Saturday.
17 Mar 10 | PORTS capped off a great home and away series, justifying the club’s minor premiership in the RAC Cup with a two-wicket win in an action packed match played at the Multi Sports Ground last Saturday.
17 Mar 10 | POLLY-Anna the dog is one of a kind but she desperately needs a good home.
17 Mar 10 | ESPERANCE man Peter Agnew was lucky to survive a scuba diving trip that turned into a nightmare on Friday when his dinghy drifted away.
17 Mar 10 | HOPETOUN and Ravensthorpe’s real estate is in demand, lifting the black cloud after the closure of BHP Billiton in January last year.
12 Mar 10 | THE final home and away round of the SECBL was played last Saturday. Esperance Blue and Condingup played a close one with Condy - yet again winning by 11 shots to remain undefeated for the season - heading into the finals.
12 Mar 10 | AN amazing 25 individuals and five teams competed in the 26th Esperance Olympic Distance event on Sunday March 7, many making their first attempt at the longer distance. Competitors travelled from Kalgoorlie, Albany and Karratha.
12 Mar 10 | THE Esperance Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s second annual Over the Horizon forum was an “overwhelming success”, according to chamber CEO Marcus Tromp.
12 Mar 10 | FARMERS east of Esperance could be facing water shortages if it doesn’t rain soon, according to Department of Agriculture and Food Esperance manager Brendan Nicholas.
12 Mar 10 | THE increase in the State’s electricity retail tariff has been described as a “kick in the guts” for local business with many members of the public also angry about the steep boost.
10 Mar 10 | COASTAL Warriors capped off their home and away season with the prize scalp of minor premiers Newtown, getting home by just four runs in a thriller played at Newtown on Sunday.
10 Mar 10 | CHRIS Kirwan burst back to his best with a dashing century, playing a key role as Barbarians left Esperance needing to produce something special in their second grade encounter, played at the Esperance Cricket Ground on Saturday.
10 Mar 10 | A CONCERNED and angry mother described how her 16-year-old daughter was handcuffed by the police and taken to the hospital after an alleged drink spike at a party last weekend.
10 Mar 10 | HUNDREDS of motorbikes rumbled through Esperance last week as Ulysses Club members travelled to a meeting in Albany this week.
10 Mar 10 | A 25-YEAR-OLD man was run over by a train in Norseman in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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