Bree Swift

Dec 25, 2023 | farmweekly.com.au | Bree Swift

A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for ARYZTAs $66 million bakery facility at Peel Business Park in the Shire of Murray. A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held in the Shire of Murray for the first major bakery investment in WA in 20 years. The sod-turning ceremony marked the beginning of the development stage for a $66 million bakery facility by global agribusiness ARYZTA at Peel Business Park.

Dec 14, 2023 | farmweekly.com.au | Bree Swift

Esperance P & C president Michelle Handley said the Esperance SHS south wing consists of structures built in the 1960s which have numerous issues such as leaking roofs. Calls for comprehensive upgrades at Esperance Senior High School are continuing to grow louder, as it's been revealed students and teachers are being forced to work from dilapidated buildings, some of which had been slated for demolition in 2001 due to their condition.

Dec 13, 2023 | farmweekly.com.au | Bree Swift

Shires seek clear renewable guidelinesEleven regional shires have endorsed a motion calling on the State government and Western Australia Local Government Association (WALGA) to develop and promote clear guidelines for local governments around the establishment and operation of renewable energy projects.

Dec 7, 2023 | farmweekly.com.au | Bree Swift

VacSwim participants attending a lesson at one of the programs 170 locations across WA. Despite a nationwide shortage of swimming instructors, all of VacSwims swimming programs are set to go ahead this holiday season. A Department of Education spokesperson confirmed no programs scheduled for the months of December and January had been cancelled, saying the department's efforts were ongoing to ensure the programs would not be impacted by the instructor shortages.

Dec 6, 2023 | farmweekly.com.au | Bree Swift

One of the State's renewable energy projects, a solar farm in Northam. A new government entity, PoweringWA, is being developed within the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, to support a move to renewables to help power WA's main electricity network. PoweringWA's establishment follows on from the government's announcement mid last year of the staged retirement of all State-owned coal-fired generators by 2030.