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Police search waters off Bunbury for missing 70-year-old swimmer

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bridget McArthur |Andrew Williams

A search is underway off the coast of Bunbury for a missing 70-year-old swimmer. David Taylor has not been seen since going for a dawn swim at Back Beach on Wednesday. Stormy weather is expected to disrupt the search effort on Thursday evening. A search is underway off the coast of Bunbury for a 70-year-old man missing since Wednesday morning. David Taylor was last seen going for a dawn swim at Bunbury's Back Beach at about 5 o'clock.
PFAS-contaminated compost sold to public, WA environmental regulator confirms

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bridget McArthur |Andrew Williams

Leonard Machen had been filling his home vegetable garden with compost from a council-owned organic waste facility for years when he heard rumours it might be contaminated. Based in Dardanup, about 180 kilometres south of Perth, Bunbury Harvey Regional Council (BHRC) has been turning kerbside food organics and garden organics (FOGO) waste from more than 40,000 South West households into compost for over a decade. It then sells it back to residents and donates it to schools and community gardens.
A year on from 'freak' tornado, Bunbury residents still picking up the pieces

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Stan Shaw |Andrew Williams |Chela Williams

Elaine Bartles and her husband Doug are marking a year since their home and belongings were destroyed in a "freak" tornado that tore through WA's second-biggest city. Despite the time since the incident, the retired couple remains "basically homeless", living in their caravan and waiting for their home to be rebuilt. The tornado struck Bunbury, 170 kilometres south of Perth, on May 10, damaging 220 homes and destroying another nine in just 10 minutes.
Dardanup locals 'gutted' over approval of toxic PFAS disposal at local tip

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Andrew Williams |Stan Shaw

Residents of a small community in Western Australia's South West have been left outraged by a state government decision to green-light the disposal of toxic chemicals at their local rubbish tip. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) has approved a licence amendment for the Cleanaway-owned rubbish facility at Crooked Brook on the outskirts of Dardanup, 180 kilometres south of Perth.
Electronic monitoring of offenders outside Perth not possible, WA authorities admit

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Andrew Williams |Jon Daly

West Australian authorities have conceded they do not have the capacity to electronically monitor people charged with crimes in regional communities. The alarming admission emerged during an appearance on Monday in Bunbury Magistrates Court, where 25-year-old Raymond Donald Nebro stood accused of breaking into the home of his ex-partner and assaulting her while their one-year-old son was in the house.
Authorities at odds over who is responsible for removing sunken car

Feb 5, 2025 | abc.net.au | Andrew Williams |Bridget McArthur |Stan Shaw

Drone pilots from a wildlife tourism operator have spotted a car submerged in the Leschenault Estuary in Bunbury. How and why the car ended up in the waterway remains a mystery. Authorities are being urged to remove the vehicle due to environmental concerns, but it is unclear which body is responsible. Authorities are at odds over who is responsible for removing a submerged car from an estuary in Bunbury.
Boy flown to Perth with critical injuries after incident in Bunbury

Jan 15, 2025 | abc.net.au | Andrew Williams |Kate Forrester

A boy has been flown to Perth in a critical condition after an incident in Western Australia's largest regional city. Paramedics were called to the scene in the Bunbury CBD just after 10:30am on Wednesday. Locals have told the ABC a decommissioned parking machine fell on top of the child, but the exact cause of his injuries are yet to be confirmed.
Faith Workers Alliance says new WA Catholic Bishops a chance to rebuild trust

Jan 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Andrew Williams

The union representing Australia's priests and other faith workers hopes the formal appointment of bishops in Western Australia's north and south will help the Catholic church move on from a controversial period. Pope Francis announced last week that Polish-born Father George Kolodziej will be appointed bishop of Bunbury. It follows the announcement of Father Timothy Norton as the new bishop of Broome late last year.
Searchers locate emergency beacon believed to belong to missing WA sailor

Jan 13, 2025 | abc.net.au | Andrew Williams

Members of the public have discovered the emergency locator beacon of a sailor missing for two weeks along Western Australia's remote southern coast. The EPIRB, believed to belong to 77-year-old Maurice Saunderson, was found among debris washed up near Milyeannup, east of Augusta and around 330 kilometres south of Perth. A volunteer of marine debris clean-up group Tangaroa Blue Foundation found it late on Monday night.
Search for missing yachtsman Maurice Saunderson off WA coast suspended

Jan 12, 2025 | abc.net.au | Anna Cox |Andrew Williams

Police have suspended the search for a 77-year-old sailor, pending further information. No-one has seen the retiree Maurice Saunderson since Sunday, December 29, 2024 when he left Emu Point. Anyone with information is urged to contact police immediately. Police have suspended the search for a sailor believed to be missing off the West Australian coast. Authorities say 77-year-old Maurice Saunderson hasn't been seen since leaving Emu Point Marina in Albany just after midday on December 29, 2024.