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The Denmark Shire Council has backed its decision to award the lease of the former Lions Club building to the Kwoorabup Nature School ... Heritage Precinct Alliance spokesperson Bev McGuinness labelled the council decision as ‘beyond disappointing’ ... "To listen to councillors parrot their support for heritage and community consultation, then turn around and confirm their flawed and unpopular decision to allow a heritage precinct belonging to the whole community to be taken over by a private school."

Patricia Gill. The State Government has stymied local charity Denmark Futures’ bid to buy 31 on the Terrace in rejecting an application for $1.76 million funding. Denmark Futures chair Trevor Hunt said the funding was vital for the $2.3 million project which would have renovated the guest house, formerly Edinboro House, into 10 furnished micro apartments ... "Following significant effort, we have been advised of the government’s decision not to proceed, with priority being given to ‘simpler projects’ in other locations," Mr Hunt said.

When we were young, very young, the only flying, stinging insect we had to be afraid of (apart from the odd mosquito) was the bee. But the bee provided honey for our toast and crumpets, and we readily put up with the sting.  Especially was this so, because we knew that the honey bee, once tormented enough to attack a human being, left its sting in the victim, and went away to die.  (The fate of the victim, of course, depended on its susceptibility to bee stings.)

The Cook Government's successful Aboriginal Business Leadership Initiative has been extended to the Gascoyne, to help build the capacity of Aboriginal businesses in the region. Better Heart Aboriginal Corporation has been awarded the contract to deliver the six-month program in the Gascoyne.

WAFarmers welcomes the Govemment's move to scrap the new Aboriginal heritage laws and start again .. We were one of the few lonely voices saying this was heading in the wrong direction back when the Liberals and Nationals waved the legislation through two years ago. Since then we have repeatedly warned the government that this was never going to work across the freehold farming estate and the new model of LACHS was ripe for abuse.

Patricia Gill. A Denmark counselling psychologist calls on people to choose their words carefully in the Lions Club and Kwoorabup Nature School dispute ... Community discord has mounted while the Lions Club called an electors’ meeting for Tuesday, August 1, to overturn the Denmark Shire Council’s decision on April 18 to terminate their lease at a Reserve in the Heritage Precinct.

Jann and Alan Page were unequivocal about their choice for a retirement village when they were looking 13 years ago ... Bethanie Beachside was the only provider that accepted furry companions and the Pages were among the first dozen couples to move in.