Questions about waste collection services if fuel crisis escalates
The City of Wanneroo, Shire of Gingin and WALGA have been asked if local governments have any concerns about not being able to provide services such as waste collection services as the fuel crisis potentially escalates in coming weeks.
Man accused of murder fronts Joondalup court
A man charged with murder after a 27-year-old man was found unresponsive in Yanchep on March 1 has fronted Joondalup Magistrates Court. Thirty-year-old Rivervale man Warren Robert Collard’s next court appearance will be in the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on Wednesday, March 18.
Raising awareness about shingles
It is rare for someone under the age of 12 to get shingles while people over the age of 50 are most at risk, according to the WA Department of Health. The department said shingles is a viral infection caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox and is a common health condition in older people.
Gingin man due back in court next month
Stephen Balcombe was charged by Gingin Police in January with using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence ... 62-year-old Mr Balcombe, who is the husband of Shire of Gingin President Linda Balcombe, was remanded on bail to reappear in the Midland Magistrates Court ...
West Coast shark fishers caught up in demersal ban
A Lancelin based shark fisher says there has been no commercial fishing in the West Coast bioregion between Lancelin and Tims Thicket (south of Mandurah) for nearly 20 years ... Mr Stokke, who also partners with his brother in a western rock lobster boat, said he thought the ban was probably targeting the wet liners but they (the shark fishers) were thrown under the bus with them.
Commercial fisher supports call for mandatory recreational reporting
A commercial fisherman affected by the Cook Government’s decision to permanently close the West Coast bioregion from Kalbarri to Augusta for demersal fishing says it should be mandatory for recreational boat fishers to provide data on their catch on the day they fish.
Shire of Gingin acknowledges police investigation
The Shire of Gingin says it is aware WA Police have undertaken an investigation relating to matters involving one or more of the shire’s councillors. This morning WA Police said that Gingin Police had charged a 61-year-old Gingin man after he allegedly made numerous threatening phone calls to a person between February 7, 2025 and September 10, 2025.
Rock lobster whites active with run to ramp up any day
Rock lobsters are active now in waters off Two Rocks with the annual whites run expected to ramp up any day now. Earlier this week Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) scientists predicted the annual whites run of three-and-a-half to four-year-old western rock lobsters would occur at the usual time from about Friday, November 28.
Little love on either side for proposed environmental reforms
Paws for Wildlife is among those with concerns the adoption of the federal government’s proposed environmental reforms will result in weaker laws than the existing legislation. Federal Environment and Water Minister Murray Watt is keen to pass the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 before the end of the year.
Yanchep netballers support the 2032 Olympic bid
Yanchep Netball Club, which has more than 200 members, says it supports having netball included as an official sport in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Club president Stephanie Scott said without a doubt the skilled, teamwork-based sport of netball, should be played at the Olympic games.
