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Melbourne International Comedy Festival to bring laughs galore to Merredin
25 May 12 | THE Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is making its way to Merredin on Thursday, June 7.
25 May 12 | ST JOHN Ambulance WA (SJAWA) has recognised six members from the Wheatbelt for their exceptional service to the organisation at the annual investiture of the WA Commandery of the Order of St John.
Tim Winton play performing at Cummins Theatre
25 May 12 | THE Black Swan State Theatre Company and the Sydney Theatre Company are bringing Signs of Life, a play by Tim Winton, to Cummins Theatre Merredin on June 21.
25 May 12 | THE South East Avon Voluntary, North Eastern Wheatbelt and Wheatbelt East regional organisations of councils, (SEAVROC, NEWROC and WEROC), have been successful in obtaining $2.037 million through the Clean Energy Future Biodiversity Fund to run a six-year revegetation, rehabilitation and pest control project Connecting Biodiversity across the Wheatbelt of WA.
Spike Jones marks CBH service milestone
25 May 12 | LOCAL Co-Operative Bulk Handling (CBH) employee Brian Jones marked an impressive 45 years of service with the grain handling group on Tuesday, May 15.
25 May 12 | REGIONAL Transition Group (RTG) chairperson and Quairading Shire president Darryl Richards together with shire presidents Dee Ridgway (Beverley), Rod Carter (Cunderdin), Scott Uppill (Tammin) and Tony Boyle (York) officially launched the South East RTG website and community engagement program on May 15.
25 May 12 | LAST week, the Nationals party confirmed the Commonwealth government had permanently exempted the fuel card scheme from the social security income test.
Wheat growers Flower Power increases
25 May 12 | WHEAT growers still waiting to plant can tap into an improved version of the new Flower Power computer model, to reduce the risk of crop losses from frost and heat stress.
25 May 12 | MERREDIN Hospital now has a doctor ‘on the floor’ for 12 hours in its emergency departments and a further 12-hour ‘close call cover’, thanks to the state government’s Southern Inland Health Initiative (SIHI).
25 May 12 | WA College of Agriculture – Cunderdin student Lachlan Hunter from Bruce Rock has recently been appointed the University of WA’s (UWA) Primary Industry Centre for Science Education (PICSE) ambassador.
Northam hostel 'sex games' kept quiet to 'protect victim', bishop claims
25 May 12 | A HOSTEL warden accused of ordering boys to strip to their underwear and "wrestle" him – in what has been described as simulating sex - did not deny the allegation when confronted, the then-chair of the hostel board has told a special inquiry.  | Former Northam school principal ... | Prefects at a Northam hostel ...
Wear a bear to show you care
25 May 12 | IT’S Wear A Bear Day in support of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation and donations can be made at the Foundation’s stand at Centro Mandurah.
Goodies on offer at Mother’s Day stall
25 May 12 | DUMBLEYUNG residents were in for a treat recently, with a huge selection of homemade goodies on offer at the Mother’s Day stall.
Dumbleyung childcare opens
25 May 12 | THE Gnowangerup Family Support Association (GFSA) has extended its service to Dumbleyung with the long awaited opening of the Dumbleyung Mobile Occasional Childcare Service.
A visit to Portugal without leaving Lake Grace
25 May 12 | COUNTRY Women’s Association (CWA) members took themselves and a few friends on a “tour” of Portugal for this year’s International Day.
News from around West Arthur
25 May 12 | News from around West Arthur from May 16-23.
25 May 12 | WAGIN’S newly established State Emergency Services (SES) unit held a meeting recently to discuss the next step in getting the group up and running.
25 May 12 | WAGIN District High School (WDHS) has been selected to participate in the You Can fundraising campaign, which aims to raise much needed funds for Australian teenagers battling cancer.
25 May 12 | THE Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) is running a course on wildlife rehabilitation in Katanning for community members within the Great Southern interested in the welfare and protection of native wildlife.
25 May 12 | Woodanilling will soon be a friendly dumping place for travellers.
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