Yanchep News Online

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Established in 2016.

Independent online news, lifestyle, business, sport and real estate for Yanchep and the northern corridor in the City of Wanneroo, the rural Shire of Gingin and general coverage of Wanneroo.

Online news and newsletter.

Raising awareness about shingles

Anita McInnes, Yanchep News Online
Aging
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.

Call for release of first wrong-way fatality investigation results

Contributor, Yanchep News Online
News
The Opposition is calling for the Cook Government to release the results of the investigation in response to the wrong-way collision near the Mitchell Fwy and Romeo Rd off-ramp in October last year as well as any action taken. A second wrong-way collision on February 8, not far away from where the first head-on happened, resulted in the deaths of two people.

Friends of Two Rocks Yanchep Coastal Bushland – Letter to the Yanchep News Online Editor

Contributor, Yanchep News Online
Community
Friends of Two Rocks Yanchep Coastal Bushland is a group of locals who love living here and are concerned about the potential destruction of the Two Rocks Rd coastal bushland between Capricorn Coastal Village structure plan area and Two Rocks marina.

Gingin man due back in court next month

Anita McInnes, Yanchep News Online
Community
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

Anita McInnes, Yanchep News Online
Aquaculture & fishing
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

Anita McInnes, Yanchep News Online
Aquaculture & fishing
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.

Power cables connected to Alkimos desalination plant

Contributor, Yanchep News Online
Dams & water
A major milestone in construction of the future Alkimos seawater desalination plant has been achieved, with Western Power installing 5km of 132kV underground cabling between the project site and the existing Yanchep substation.

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About Yanchep News Online

Yanchep News Online provides news, lifestyle, business, sport, real estate and classifieds for the fast-growing northern corridor in the City of Wanneroo and the more rural Shire of Gingin but also includes some general coverage of Wanneroo.

The name Yanchep was chosen for the website because the Western Australian suburb is expected to become a major centre – some compare it with present day Joondalup – in future years.

Launched in 2016 Yanchep News Online covers the following City of Wanneroo suburbs:    Alkimos, Butler, Carabooda, Eglinton, Jindalee, Neerabup, Nowergup, Pinjar, Two Rocks and Yanchep.

Also Shire of Gingin suburbs: Beermullah, Boonanarring, Breton Bay, Caraban, Cowalla, Cullalla, Gabbadah, Gingin, Karakin, Mindarra, Moore River National Park, Neergabby, Nilgern, Orange Springs, Red Gully, Wanerie and Wilbinga.

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