Sunday, April 28, 2024

Anita McInnes, Yanchep News Online

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Gingin brigades will shift to new emergency services centre

A new emergency services centre with the capacity for an incident control centre if there is a major bushfire in the area is being built in Gingin. The Gingin Volunteer Fire & Rescue and Gingin South Bushfire Brigade will share the Gingin Emergency Services Centre ... Emergency Services Minister Reece Whitby said volunteer firefighters in the Gingin area had been in the thick of bushfire fighting responses this year, including the Red Gully and Wooroloo bushfires.

Green says extra 200m in Belmont Guineas will suit Benji’s

Trainer Cliff Green is quietly confident Benji’s will finish in the top five in the WAROA-Belmont Guineas (1600m) on Saturday at Belmont Park. Benji’s improvement between every run including since his fourth in the Raconteur Stakes (1400m) on June 5 has given Green confidence he will run a good race.

Military Rd a future Mitchell Fwy extension option

In the long-term Mitchell Fwy could extend to the Military Rd and Indian Ocean Dr intersection in the Shire of Gingin, according to Main Roads WA ... “Main Roads recognises Military Rd as an important local link and the access it provides to the Gravity Discovery Centre and Observatory."

Indian Ocean Drive planning study

A planning study to determine the future requirements for Indian Ocean Dr between Breakwater Dr in Yanchep and Seaview Dr in Lancelin is underway ... Main Roads WA said based on projected land-use changes and traffic growth a dual carriageway was likely to be required in the future.