Severe storms, flooding, hotter temperatures and reduced rainfall are worrying predictions for Bunbury’s climate future.

Construction of the Perth to Bunbury Highway is at the halfway point. Its completion will lead to a significant boost in the economy and the tourism industry.

The Rat and Parrot and the Odyssey nightclubs close their doors for the last time due to a lack of business.

A 25-year-old Peter George Barton, who viciously robbed three people in the city centre last October, has his jail sentence increased by 18 months.

Save Our Shores Bunbury releases an alternative to Landcorp’s proposal, including playgrounds, interactive fountains and a maze on the Leschenault foreshore.

Australia’s two youth ambassadors to the UN come to Bunbury as part of a nationwide tour to discuss issues confronting today’s youth.

August

Building approvals jump dramatically in greater Bunbury.

Troy Buswell’s leadership of the Liberal party is over. He has become increasingly unpopular with female voters since a series of scandals earlier in the year.

Jim McGinty announces a $15 million radiotherapy facility at the Bunbury Hospital.

The wait for Family Court trials in Bunbury nearly doubles, prompting calls for a separate Family Court registrar to decrease waiting times.

Retail giants Myer and David Jones look to expand their stores across Australia and Bunbury’s prospects of housing these stores has jumped after seven day trading is approved in Bunbury.

The Bunbury Primary School community starts a petition calling on the Labor Party to rejuvenate the 40-year-old school.

Bunbury is one of the leading electorates in WA for asthma and heart disease deaths.

The Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries appoints David Kerr as its new president.

The local recreational fishing industry is bracing itself for what it fears will be a dramatic sales drop during the first summer of fishing restrictions.

September

Election candidates are in the final stretch. Opinion polls show voters are not impressed with the Labor Government but not too keen on the alternatives.

Residents in the City of Bunbury recycled more than 4664 tonnes of household material in the last year, recycling more per person than any surrounding area.

Bunbury MLA John Castrilli makes Bunbury a safe seat with a margin of 12per cent at the State election.

Eaton resident Brad Scott claims silver in the men’s cerebral palsy 800m event at the Paralympics.

One in 10 young adults are leaving Bunbury to search for a career and education opportunities elsewhere.

Bunbury’s doctors shortage reaches dire straits with two doctors leaving the Forrest Family Practice.

The Eaton Medical Centre is being built on Albatross Crescent to alleviate the doctor shortage.

October

Bunbury suffers the highest percentage of missed mortgage repayments in the state.

Bunbury house prices plummeted more than $60,000 in the past year. Median house prices dropped 2.6 per cent across Greater Bunbury.

More than 10,000 people attend the Bull and Barrel Festival in Dardanup.

There is a mixed reaction to the seven day trading approval for next year.

Bunbury police may use anti-fortification laws to target Coffin Cheaters Bunbury club house.

Bunbury records the warmest October day in 20 years with a maximum temperature of 31 degrees.

Bunbury restaurant Mojo’s receives a Gold Plate Award for the fourth year.

The Back Beach area becomes known as a trouble spot to police for underage drinking as a 16 year old girl is struck with a bottle in the car park.

The median rental price in Bunbury has increased by 19% in two years, from $230 per week in September 2006 to $275 per week this year.

November

Two Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School students have been awarded certificates of bravery after their school bus caught fire in Ludlow near Busselton.