BUNBURY’S staggering unemployment rate, the end of the region’s major projects and no employment replacements in sight has resulted in a bleak outlook for the city.
$2m state-of-the-art cargo handlers to arrive at Bunbury Port
THE Bunbury Port is set to reach new heights in sustainability and safe working practices with the arrival of state-of-the-art $2 million mobile hoppers to be used for bulk material handling.
Wagin still in dark over grain trucks
ALONG with the shires of Woodanilling, Lake Grace, Dumbleyung and West Arthur, the Shire of Wagin met exporter Bunge last September to hear its plans to export grain from Bunbury.
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Extreme weather threat to industry
Extreme weather due to global warming likely to threaten Australia's key industries: report.
Post-disaster ‘powerhouses’
Issues for women during natural disasters or trauma are often different to men, experts say.
Dealing with disasters
Across NSW, many farmers are now dealing with the affects of floods, fire and drought.
INTERACTIVE: Coal seam gas buffer zones alarm the miners
NSW: New state restrictions on coal seam gas halt major projects.
More LGAs declared disasters
A fortnight after 51 local government areas were declared natural disasters due to bushfires, a further 10 have been added to the list as a result of flooding across northern NSW in recent days.
Farmers in limbo
Isolated storms bucket down, giving farmers false hope of more to come, while light rain in other areas barely settles the dust, as more of NSW inches towards drought.