Bushfire emergency – Spirit prevails in fire crisis
The most ferocious ï¬res seen in WA, four of them ranked level four bushï¬res, wiped out 60,000ha across WA with Denmark recording the heaviest losses with four houses.
Bushfire emergency – Defending the ‘reasonably’ defensible
Patricia Gill. Osborne Road residents Denise and William Legge stayed put on Saturday believing their farm was ‘in a reasonably defensible position’. This did not stop the couple from experiencing ï¬re raging on all sides of their property that day but with the help of ï¬ve heavy-duty ï¬re brigade appliances their home and sheds were saved.
Bushfire emergency – Fire crew saves home, chooks
Happy Valley Road resident Anala Linckens described returning to the home she shares with partner Artha Holmes on Saturday as like entering Mordor ... Denmark-born and raised Ian Osborne thought he was in trouble on Saturday afternoon when the ï¬re loomed above his property on Osborne Road.
ATAR stars shoot Denmark Senior High School into State’s top 50
Serena Kirby. Denmark Senior High School is one of only 11 public schools to make it onto WA’s list of top 50 performing schools for ATAR results. DSHS principal Katherine Ward said the results of all students over ATAR, general and VET pathways were the product of the hard work put in by students and staff.
Business owners call for seagull cull
Eight local business owners are calling for a cull of seagulls which they say are pests in the Denmark central business district. As carriers of salmonella, they say the gulls are tarnishing the town’s tourist image and their aggressive scavenging is unacceptable.
Early music now the latest thing
“Denmark Baroque is about making live music in Denmark and the Great Southern. We’re about creating high-quality musical events and opportunities, normally not available outside the metropolitan areas, speciï¬cally for local and regional residents” : Vicky Wilson, Denmark Baroque chairperson.
Top honour for national park volunteers
William Bay National Parks Association has been recognised as the community group that only downs tools in driving hailstorms in the depths of winter ... WBNPA is believed to be Denmark’s most active and longest-serving community group in contributing towards a nationally and internationally recognised national park.
