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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.
Business and domestic consumers to suffer
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.
Local business in good shape
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.
Local organisations receive $286,108
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.
Sparrows found at port
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.
Sign up for better water
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.
Schools ponder new call for independence
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.
McGrath visit thrills cricketers
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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