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Bill Meldrum | TWO Portland firms have secured contracts to manufacture and transport a massive 250 tonne iron ore hopper toWestern Australia’s Pilbara region. Keppel Prince Engineering gained the contract to manufacture the 4.5 metre deep bin which will be used at a BHP Billiton site at Port Hedland. The contract is with infrastructure and mining sector group Downer. Transport company Porthaul will transport the hopper in parts fromPortlandto Port Hedland on behalf of Keppel Prince. Porthaul operations director James Williamson said it … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | THE region’s first all-ages Indigenous surf school kicked off on Sunday afternoon, and organiser Luke Axisa was impressed with the turnout. Mr Axisa, a passionate surfer and Koorie youth development worker with Dhauwurd Wurrung Elderly and Community Health Service (DWECHS), … Continue reading 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | VICROADS has confirmed it expects funding for road repairs in the south-west will be less than the previous two financial years. It follows concerns that the State Government will cut 450 VicRoads jobs this year, resulting in cutbacks on road … Continue reading 0 Comments
Emma-Jayne Schenk | THE south-west was hit with its highest August rainfall in eight years on Friday, with widespread flash flooding creating havoc across the region. With 26 millimetres of rain drenching Hamilton on Friday and more than 13 millimetres on Thursday, local … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | POKIES expenditure in the Glenelg Shire in the past financial year was nearly $500,000 higher than the previous year, reaching a total of $7.34 million. The 6.77 per cent increase dwarfs the previous financial year’s rise of $160,000, or 2.37 … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | THE PROPOSAL to create a fly-in fly-out hub in the Green Triangle Region is one step closer after 611 potential employees and 44 businesses expressed interest in the project. The initiative to create a fly-in fly-out (FIFO) hub in Mt … Continue reading
Emma-Jayne Schenk | A SOUTHERN Grampians Shire councillor says the shire did not employ good governance and was seeking an excuse for an “excessive increase”, when it compared the rates of different shires. Cr Paul Battista also questioned comments regarding media scrutiny made … Continue reading
Danny Warren | IS Hamilton’s football civil war over? The VCFL has suggested as much in its Border review preliminary recommendations report, released to clubs, leagues and umpires associations on Tuesday. The 17-page report is now in the stakeholders officials’ hands, who have until August 15 to reply with their thoughts on the recommendations put to them. Continue reading
Rex Martinich | HAMILTON’S schools could be affected by a state wide teachers strike in September, based on the region’s involvement in previous industrial action. Fair Work Australia has given the Australian Education Union (AEU) permission to cast a membership ballot to decide … Continue reading
Emma-Jayne Schenk | GOOD news is upon Southern Grampians Shire residents, whose rates are the second lowest in the region despite being hit with the largest rise in the south-west. Municipal Association of Victoria data has revealed Southern Grampians score well for rate … Continue reading
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