Local News
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 | 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.
10 Mar 10 | ESPERANCE is in good shape financially, judging by the positive responses from the majority of local businesses approached for a snap survey conducted by the Esperance Express.
05 Mar 10 | ESPERANCE’S air service will remain safe even if deregulation comes into action, according to Minister for Transport Simon O’Brien.
05 Mar 10 | A LOCAL man got more than he bargained for when he came back to his business premises at 8.30pm on Monday to find a thief in the female toilet having a smoke.
05 Mar 10 | NINE local organisations are beneficiaries of the Magellan Community Fund which has committed $286,108 in 2010 for a variety of local community projects.
03 Mar 10 | ABOUT 1,600 people streamed through the Esperance Bay Turf Club gates on Saturday for the Esperance Cup, many travelling from Kalgoorlie and Perth.
03 Mar 10 | THE public is being urged to report sightings of unusual birds following the discovery of two pest tree sparrows at the Esperance port.
03 Mar 10 | MICHAEL Troy Tate, charged with dangerous driving after his friend, riding on top of his vehicle, was killed in a rollover at the Wylie Bay dunes in October 2007, has been found not guilty by a jury at the Esperance District Court.
03 Mar 10 | ESPERANCE residents who are unhappy about poor quality water are being encouraged to sign a petition to speed up moves for a desalination plant to be built.
26 Feb 10 | ESPERANCE Cup day is on Saturday and the first race is scheduled for 1.33pm with the last (cup) at 5.23pm.
26 Feb 10 | THE establishment of a long-term wood plantation industry in Esperance could be under threat due to a State Government proposal to privatise two divisions of the Forest Products Commission (FPC), according to the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU).
26 Feb 10 | LOCAL vehicle painter Nathan Florisson will travel to Brisbane in May, to compete in the national WorldSkills competition.
26 Feb 10 | GOVERNMENT schools in the Esperance Education District are considering a second round of offers from the State Government to become independent public schools from 2011.
24 Feb 10 | SCADDAN will commemorate its centenary next month, with many pioneering families expected to return to the community for the 100-year celebrations.
24 Feb 10 | CRICKET legend Glenn McGrath put a smile on the face of hundreds of Esperance cricketers, young and old, during a whistlestop visit to the town on the weekend.
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