Upholding the tradition

STUDENTS from all Collie schools met at Soldiers’ Park last Wednesday to uphold the tradition of remembering those who have fallen serving their country in wartime.

With schools not returning from holiday until April 26, the service was held early.

Collie Senior High School captains, Austin Bates and Ebony Whitney, led the service, with Kate Hindle playing the national anthem.

Thomas Whitney played the Last Post on trombone, and Keet O’Brien and Lola Henderson lowered and raised the flag.

All primary schools provided teams of speakers who read soldiers’ letters home and poems about war and its futility.

Collie-Cardiff RSL members attended the service and laid a wreath.

The traditional community service will be held in Soldiers’ Park on Tuesday, April 25, starting at 11am following the march.

The Bulletin will carry an Anzac tribute in next week’s edition.

Premier clearing box ticked

COLLIE Shire Council has indicated it is not opposed to Premier Coal's application to extend a clearing permit by two hectares.

The company already has a clearing permit for 10 hectares on its mining tenement, but wishes to add the extra two hectares to allow exploration drilling to occur.

The tenement is located just to the east of the abandoned Western No 3 Colliery. The application was sent to council by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety on January 31.

However, this did not give staff time to review the application before the Feb-

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Continued from front page ruary council meeting. The statutory 21day time frame for a response could not be met, however the council had no objections to the application.

Premier also asked the council for some amendments to the conditions of clearing.

One desired amendment is that no clearing of habitat trees occurs and no habitat trees are killed as a result of drilling activities.

A second amrndment is that prior to undertaking any clearing authorised a botanist should be engaged to conduct a targeted flora survey for the presence of threatened flora.

An additional $2.7 million grant will support the next stage of Green Steel of WA’s proposed steel mill, encompassing a bankable feasibility study. Green Steel, in conjunction with project partner Danieli Group, is seeking to establish a steel recycling mill.

The mill will convert scrap steel into rebar for both local, domestic and international consumption.

Mr McGowan pointed to the potential for the projects to diversify Collie. “Magnium and Green Steel are moving forward with significant projects that will position Collie as a leading hub for emerging industries in Australia.”