Sam Tomlin

Bunbury

Digital Content Producer at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Regional journo, producer and editor. Bunbury by way of the Goldfields and Kimberley. Certified cricket and #foreverfreo nuffy. Views mine.

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Articles

Tropical cyclone expected to form with preparations continuing along Pilbara coast

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Rosemary Murphy |Sam Tomlin

Authorities are urging residents along Western Australia's Pilbara and Kimberley coasts to expect severe weather for much of the week as uncertainty remains over where a forecast tropical cyclone will make landfall. Currently north-west of the Kimberley coast, tropical low 18U is expected to intensify into a tropical cyclone by Wednesday night. It is currently about 290 kilometres north-west of Broome and moving south-west at about nine kilometres per hour.
Resurrected plan to pipe water to WA Goldfields taps tumultuous history

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Sam Tomlin

In a week where the Cook government's ability to keep the lights (and air conditioners) on at the height of a sweltering summer came under scrutiny, multiple attempts to secure the water supply of WA's largest inland city understandably escaped the spotlight. But landing in Kalgoorlie-Boulder out of the Australia Day long weekend, that's exactly what the WA Nationals, and Opposition Leader Shane Love, put on the table.
TransAlta, BHP to shore up power supply to bring end to Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Goldfields blackouts

Nov 1, 2024 | abc.net.au | Sam Tomlin |Byron Queale

The WA government has sought the help of two multinationals in a bid to halt a series of rolling blackouts impacting the state's mining heartland. Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 600 kilometres east of Perth, has been struck by repeated blackouts over more than a decade, leaving the town's 30,000 residents increasingly angered. The situation came to a head in January when a multi-day outage left residents queuing for fuel and scrambling for relief as temperatures reached into the high forties.
North Melbourne, AFL, WA government set to bring in-season games to Bunbury's Hands Oval

Oct 30, 2024 | abc.net.au | Andrew Williams |Sam Tomlin |Bridget McArthur

Western Australia's AFL clubs could be playing in-season games in the state's South West under a new deal currently being negotiated between the WA government, the AFL, and the North Melbourne Football Club. The deal, which has been the subject of several months negotiations, would see North Melbourne host West Coast and Fremantle for two "home" games in WA each season.
The Salvation Army, Eberhard Arnold and the Bruderhof

Apr 21, 2024 | cambridge.org | Sam Tomlin

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Ian Parmenter, chef and host of ABC TV's Consuming Passions, dies aged 79

Apr 14, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kate Leaver |Sam Tomlin

In short: Chef and broadcaster Ian Parmenter has died, aged 79. He was best known as the host of the ABC TV's Consuming Passions between 1992 and 2001. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2011 for his service to the food and tourism industries as an event director, author, journalist, and broadcaster. West Australian chef, broadcaster, and author Ian Parmenter has died. Long-time friends of the 79-year-old confirmed he passed away over the weekend.
Euthanasia is just eugenics in disguise. Christians must stand against it

Apr 11, 2024 | premierchristianity.com | Sam Tomlin

In a recent conversation with Esther Rantzen, Sir Keir Starmer made it clear that he supported plans to legalise assisted dying in the UK. As a minister and the parent of a child with Autism, Sam Tomlin has serious concerns A couple of weeks ago, Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour party, met with Esther Rantzen. Rantzen has lung cancer and is campaigning for a change in the law to allow euthanasia (or assisted suicide).
Bankwest's 'Ultimate betrayal' leaves regional communities in the dark over country branch closures

Mar 6, 2024 | abc.net.au | Andrew Collins |Sam Tomlin

In short: Bankwest will close 17 branches across regional WA as part of its move to become a digital-only bank. Spokesman Scott Spittles says the bank did not consult communities before announcing the looming closures. What's next? Fifteen branches will be taken over by the Commonweatlth Bank: Bankwest's parent company. Bankwest has conceded it left communities completely in the dark about its snap closure of multiple branches across regional Western Australia.
Regional pilots from Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation on strike for day of flight disruptions in WA

Feb 7, 2024 | abc.net.au | Sam Tomlin

In short: Pilots working for Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation are taking 24 hours of strike action today. Customers are warned to expect significant disruption on flights to multiple destinations across regional WA, including FIFO flights to mine sites. What's next? The Fair Work Commission will address the dispute at a hearing on Friday. People travelling to and from Perth to towns across regional Western Australia are bracing for extended delays as regional pilots take 24 hours of strike action.
Federal Liberals want cashless debit card reintroduced due to crime, social issues in remote WA

Feb 1, 2024 | abc.net.au | Gareth McKnight |Sam Tomlin |Ted O'Connor |Jarrod Lucas

In short: Federal Liberal MPs back the reintroduction of the cashless debit card in response to crime and social issues impacting regional WA. The card quarantined 80 per cent of a person's welfare payments to prevent it being withdrawn as cash or spent on alcohol and gambling. What's next? The card split opinions in impacted towns with the issue to raise its head again before the next federal election.