Pilbara Echo Edition 141 (5 - 6 February 2011)

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DEVELOPERS SHORTLIST

A few things to keep in mind in retrospect of Carlos’ passing.

Three major development companies chosen to lead expansion.

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A mad tea party at St Lukes’ College As year 11 and 12 students form St Lukes’ College arrived at their ball, they were welcomed into a Night in Wonderland filled with teacups, playing cards, roses and clocks.

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by Shane Ekerbicer - ozchasers.com A huge gust front and shelf cloud associated with a rather large Multicell thunderstorm moved in to South Hedland on 23rd January 2011.

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pilbaraecho echo what’sh t • Heat Wave at All Seasons Sunday sessions are kicking off this week at the All Seasons Hotel, Karratha from 1pm till 6pm with live entertainment and DJs. Free to enter.

• Long weekend!

Lets hope we get some good weather and head out fishing.

Have a great weekend!

what’snot • Reversing out of car parks Sometimes you watch these people who reverse and cringe at how close they come to crashing because they don’t look.

Most people will let you out, but if they don’t see you, you’ll be the one who unfortunately has to pay for it.

• Flat tyres We’re not quite sure what these people are doing in the Karratha Centro car park but it’s highly annoying having to drive around in circles trying to find a parking spot that isn’t covered in broken glass.

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Wind gusts with this storm were in excess of 100km/h as recorded by the Automatic Weather Station at Port Hedland Airport.

Storm Chaser Shane Ekerbicer was there to record this image, taken just south of South Hedland looking to the South East.

Pilbara Echo welcomes Bella The Pilbara Echo would like to welcome our spankin’ new Sales Representative; Bella Gray.

Bella, born and raised in Luton in the UK, gained a degree in Marketing at Newcastle University and bagged herself a job as an Online Marketing Executive.

After much debate, Bella and her partner left their jobs, packed up and headed for New Zealand where they stayed for seven months.

In search of warmer waters they soon came to Australia to travel, eventually stopping over in Port Hedland for a quick visit.

That quick visit became weeks, and the weeks soon became five months.

“We just loved the Pilbara so much, we didn’t want to leave so we’ve ended up settling in Karratha” Bella said.

“We love the strong community feel here in the Pilbara, everyone is really welcoming and makes you feel like part of the family!”

Although Bella has only been in Karratha for six weeks, she has already experienced two cyclones and one tornado, which needless to say came as quite a shock to the system.

Bella is looking forward to

• Bella just loves the Pilbara working here at the Echo and continuing to live in Karratha.

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Residents are reminded to be cyclone ready • The Shire of Roebourne clean up Padbury Way Last week’s tornado which caused widespread damage to Karratha has served as a reminder for local residents to be prepared for any future cyclones.

Shire of Roebourne President Nicole Lockwood said that even though there is only two months remaining in what has already been an active cyclone season, residents should still be aware and prepared.

The Bureau of Meteorology located a tropical low early in the week but it was predicted

that it wouldn’t reach cyclone intensity and has since dropped.

“The extent of damage to homes and businesses caused by last week’s tornado has reminded us exactly what we are preparing for during cyclone season.

“The winds, which tore roofs from homes and businesses, were believed to have exceeded 240kmh and this is the equivalent of a Category 4 tropical cyclone.”

Cr Lockwood said a number of the residents

directly affected by the tornado attended an information session on the Friday afternoon at Shire offices.

“The session was organised for these people to speak with representatives from key organisations responding to the tornado including FESA, SES, Horizon Power, Department for Child Protection and the Shire,” she said.

“The feedback from this session has been overwhelmingly positive with a number of affected residents coming along to

Relief available for Tropical Cyclone Carlos Communities impacted

by Tropical Cyclone Carlos and associated flooding in February 2011 may be eligible for disaster assistance.

FESA Chief Executive Officer Jo Harrison-Ward said that the severity of the cyclone damage met the criteria to be declared an ‘Eligible Natural Disaster’ for the purposes of the Western Australia Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (WANDRRA).

The Local Government Areas impacted by TC Carlos and declared eligible for disaster assistance include: Town of Port Hedland, Shire of

Roebourne, Shire of East Pilbara and the Shire of Ashburton.

Disaster Assistance that may be available includes; Personal Support Assistance - Emergency assistance for individuals and families who have suffered personal hardship; Infrastructure Rebuilding - Funding for local governments and state agencies for the restoration or replacement of essential public assets and infrastructure (once thresholds are reached); Small Business Support Interest rate subsidies for small businesses affected by the fires; and Support for Primary Producers Including recovery advice,

interest rate subsidies and freight subsidies.

To apply for assistance or for more information contact the following agencies.

Primary producers are to contact the Department of Agriculture and Food at www.agric.wa.gov.au or call 1800 198 231.

Individuals and families are to contact the Department for Child Protection on 1800 032 965.

Small Business and other enquiries are to be directed to WANDRRA Administrator (08) 9323 9552, email: wandrra@ fesa.wa.gov.au or visit www.fesa.wa.gov.au

derstanding Thank you for your un seeing you and we look forward to soon!

thank SES volunteers and Shire workers for their assistance.

“At the meeting, we received information that the tornado had been declared a natural disaster and as a result, funding will be made available under Western Australian Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements.”

KARRATHA BACK BEACH BOAT RAMP NAVIGATION LIGHTS

Notice is hereby given to the public that there are currently no navigation lights For more information atusethe Karratha Back Beach Boat Ramp Do not the ramp after dark. on these arrangements The public willto be notified once the repairs have been completed.

We apologise for any due a recent strike. and general cyclone inconvenience this may cause. lightening preparedness, should visit wa.gov.au.

residents www.fesa.

Notice is hereby given to the public that there are currently no navigation lights at the Karratha Back Beach Boat Ramp due to a recent lightening strike.

Do not use the ramp after dark.

For further information, please contact Max Thorbjornsen on 9186 8601.

Alternatively, please contact Infrastructure Services on 08 9186 8594.

The public will be notified once the repairs have been completed. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

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According to modern pop culture, thirty is the new forty.

Who needs a midlife crisis anyway, when you can have a soft top convertible, a wild career change or your whole head botoxed into cryogenically frozen oblivion (why Nicole? Why oh why?)

But here, today, I offer the simple solution if you’re thinking about turning thirty something (and a bit) anytime soon.

The Red One

• The Whale Sculpture.

Point Samson whale sculpture vandalised Residents of Point Samson have been very disappointed to find that their sculpture of the Humpback Whale and calf has been vandalised.

The whale sculpture that sits opposite the Community Hall on the road to Point Samson has had the initials ‘O.L and A.C 2011’ scratched into it.

past two weeks.

This act of vandalism has deeply upset the community within Point Samson as they designed and sourced the artist themselves and arranged for the delivery of the sculpture to Point Samson.

The police have been notified, but if you know anything about the incident or markings please contact Wickham Police on 9187 1444.

I want the red one, thanks, ‘cause it goes faster.

It may well make a mess, cause a disaster, but with my fine tuned skills I’ll be the master and take the chance on ending up in plaster.

wanting the red one, yes, it’s superstition.

But if I think of pink I feel the scission which tears my heart in two with fine precision and even black or white cause deep derision.

Don’t want the blue one, no, it’s not the same.

It may well sink, not swim when in the rain and blue, well, it’s for boys, (I know that’s lame), But, oh, I love the red - it’s like a flame.

And so HE trots off to the special place where all the red ones sit and wait with grace.

Oh how I just can’t wait to set the pace.

All whirr and whizz bang biz! It will be ace.

I’ll polish it each day for best protection and when I gaze at it, there’s my reflection and I will smile at me, need no correction, for choosing red is just my predilection.

As he returns no sign of shiny toy and he bemoans, ‘Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.’

My heart it caves, implodes and out seeps joy until I rea-lise it’s a decoy.

‘I’m only joking!’ he beams, just as I spy my bright red mixmaster from my left eye.

‘Oh happy day! Thank you! I may well cry!’

‘How ‘bout instead, my love, bake lemon pie.’

I’ll keep it shiny clean and housed inside.

It will have pride of place and we will ride.

The fastest gears it hits; oh no, don’t chide.

This girl is superkeen and cannot hide

He holds a whisk and asks, ‘Will this thing do?’

I stare dumfounded asking, ‘Would it you?’

He ponders, squinting, what oh what to do?

And then I know I shouldn’t feel so blue.

So turning forty was not really hard.

Not that I am, but were I, I would star.

For if you’re going to do the crisis BLAH, then get the RED one and it will take you far!

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A global web of rich and diverse local activity connects women from all around and in Karratha a luncheon will be held to celebrate this significant milestone of 100 Years.

Cardew, Dr Shek Graham, Debbie Napier, Lindy Chan and Judie Pettitt who will talk on a variety of One of to the stimulate biggest eventsour on subjects Karratha’s social calendar, the Apex community.

Karratha Garden Party was a huge

On 8 March, the world will celebrate 100 years of progress towards gender equality.

Two local girls Amie Gallanagh and Nyissa Davies decided to do their bit for the Flood Appeal by setting up a cake stall outside their local supermarket last Saturday morning.

International Women’s Day, however, is both a day to celebrate and a day to draw attention to the challenges that remains before gender equality.

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Students to be offered free breakfast BUSINESS Thousands of students in regional and remote areas will soon be offered a free breakfast before the start of the school day in a major expansion of the Foodbank School Breakfast Program.

Premier Colin Barnett said that the healthy and nutritious breakfasts served to about 34,000 students each week in low socio-economic areas, would soon be expanded to include more regional and remote schools across the state.

Premier Colin Barnett, Education Minister Liz Constable and Regional Development Minister

Brendon Grylls said the program will see $78,000 worth of State Government Royalties for Regions funding injected into it over a four year period.

This funding will be matched by the Department of Education, which will support Foodbank and schools to roll out the program.

The Department of Health will also contribute $1.45million towards the project, taking the State Government’s contribution to more than $3million.

“The health and educational benefits of a healthy breakfast are well documented and it

is hoped the expansion of this program will help improve school attendance, behaviour and educational achievement,” Dr Constable said.

“The additional funding will see the program expanded to schools in the South-West, Wheatbelt, Mid-West, Goldfields, Pilbara and Kimberley regions.”

Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls said regional and remote areas faced unique challenges in accessing healthy, affordable and good quality food.

“Foodbank has proven itself to be skilled in

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sourcing healthy food cheaply, and effectively transporting it to regional and remote areas,” Mr Grylls said.

“Any improvement to country children’s health and education status is well worth supporting.”

North West Australia to be aware of mosquito-borne Kunjin virus The Department of Health have advised people living and holidaying in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and Murchison regions of Western Australia to avoid mosquito bites, following the detection of the mosquitoborne Kunjin virus.

Department of Health Medical Entomologist Sue Harrington said that the mosquito and virus surveillance program (undertaken

by The University of Western Australia) had detected Kunjin virus in the Kimberley in recent weeks, and preliminary data indicated that the virus was also now active in the Pilbara region.

"Recent heavy rainfall has resulted in large areas of standing water and the potential for mosquito breeding in many areas of the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and Murchison regions.

Surveillance results show that mosquitoes are carrying Kunjin virus, with activity of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus, also likely during the wet season months," Ms Harrington said.

A number of cases of the more common Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus diseases have already been reported from the Kimberley and Pilbara regions this wet season.

"The risk of being infected and becoming unwell is low, but mosquito-borne illnesses can be debilitating and people should take sensible precautions to avoid mosquito bites," she said.

"Infection with Kunjin virus can cause symptoms that are similar to Ross River virus disease, such as swollen and aching joints, fever and rash.

However in rare cases, Kunjin can cause more severe symptoms which include headache, neck stiffness, fever, delirium and coma."

Initial symptoms of MVE include fever, drowsiness, headache, stiff neck, nausea and dizziness and people experiencing these symptoms should seek medical advice quickly.

In severe cases, people may experience fits, lapse into a coma, and could be left with permanent brain damage or die.

"In young children, fever might be the only early sign, so parents should see their doctor if concerned, and particularly if their child experiences drowsiness, floppiness, irritability, poor feeding, or general distress."

Ms Harrington said people most likely to be affected by Kunjin or MVE viruses were newcomers

to affected regions, such as babies, young children, tourists or new employees, but anyone experiencing these symptoms should seek medical advice quickly.

"There are no specific cures or vaccines for these mosquito-borne diseases so it is very important that people take care to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes."

Ms Harrington said controlling mosquitoes in most rural regions of WA was generally not possible because of the large size and inaccessibility of natural mosquito breeding habitat.

People do not need to alter their plans to visit the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne or Murchison regions, but it is important to avoid mosquito bites by taking a few simple steps, such as; avoiding outdoor exposure from dusk and at night; wearing protective (long, loose-fitting) clothing when outdoors; applying a personal repellent containing diethyl toluamide (DEET) or picaridin to exposed skin or clothing; ensuring insect screens are installed and completely mosquito-proof: use mosquito nets and mosquito-proof tents; and ensuring infants and children are adequately protected against mosquito bites, preferably with suitable clothing, bed nets or other forms of insect screening.

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Following funding of $687,329 from the State Government’s Royalties for Regions program, 21 Neighbouhood Model occasional child care centres are able to keep their doors open.

The centres, which were previously part-funded by the Federal Government, were under threat of closure following cuts in the 2010 Federal Government Budget.

Community Services Minister Robyn McSweeney said the State Government had recognised the importance of the service to

regional communities and had been funding the centres to stay open until the end of 2010.

The new funding commitment will cover 100 per cent service provider costs to December 31, 2012, providing certainty to occasional care centres located across Western Australia.

Centres affected are located in the Wheatbelt, Kimberley, Great Southern, South-West, Mid-West, Pilbara and Peel regions.

“Thanks to Royalties for

Regions funding, child care service providers in regional and remote areas of our State will be able to support local families that rely on them to manage a work and family balance,” Mrs McSweeney said.

“The Federal Government stopped their funding with no notification which would have left these service providers with no ability to operate if the State Government had not stepped in.”

Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls said 17 of the 21 services

were located in a town or community where no other child care options were available.

“The Royalties for Regions funding will allow regional communities to keep their doors open to provide the quality care local families depend on,” Mr Grylls said.

The Occasional Child Care Program run for children aged zero to six years was previously funded by the Federal and State governments (52 per cent and 48 per cent respectively).

Karratha Veterinary Hospital back in business As the mini tornado hit Karratha on 21 February, the Karratha Veterinary Hospital sustained significant damage to the building.

However, despite the damage, the Karratha Veterinary Hospital is now open for business as usual.

Dr Rebecca Penman explained that although the building was effected, fortunately no one was hurt and the building was safely evacuated.

The roof sustained the most damage, eight

windows were smashed, the front sign was ripped from the building, the fence was broken, trees directly outside the hospital were broken and most cars parked in the designated spots were damaged.

The inside of the hospital was generally safe apart from the broken glass from the windows.

Luckily for the hospital, none of the equipment was effected, but the vets will only be doing limited house calls until the staff cars are fixed.

Dr Rebecca Penman is extremely grateful for the help and support that the State Emergency Service (SES) provided soon after the tornado hit.

“We would really like to thank the lovely people at the SES for their incredibly quick response to boarding up our windows and getting everything in the clinic as safe as possible before the cyclone came through, the local hospital for letting us store all our cold goods (vaccines, antivenom and the like)” she

said.

“Post-cylone we would like to thank Karratha Contractors for getting our roof repaired so quickly, the SES and Gay Henry for organising us generators to get our fridges back up and running until power was restored, the Shire of Roebourne for offering their assistance and helping us clear away all the debris and also a big thank-you to all our clients for being so patient with us while we got everything back up and running.”

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Three developers short listed to transform Karratha The plan to develop Karratha into a vibrant regional city of 50,000 took a significant step forward after three major development companies were short listed to partner with LandCorp to deliver one of the most ambitious projects to date in the State Government’s ‘Pilbara Cities’ vision.

Regional Development and Lands Minister Brendon Grylls announced that major Australian developers Lend Lease Development Pty Ltd; Australand Holdings Ltd; and Mirvac (WA) Pty Ltd had made the short list to develop up to five sites in the city centre and a premium coastal residential community of more than 2,500 dwellings at Mulataga.

“The companies were chosen from a strong field of nine developers who

responded to LandCorp’s Expressions of Interest late last year,” Mr Grylls said.

“Having development companies of this quality focus their interest in the region is an historical moment for the people of Karratha and clear evidence that the ‘Pilbara Cities’ initiative is succeeding.

“They were chosen based on their demonstrated understanding of the complexities and importance of the project as well as their expertise and capacity to deliver.”

The Minister said the project had been a high priority for the State Government since it announced its intention to establish Karratha as a major City of the North at the launch of the ‘Pilbara Cities’

initiative in November 2009.

“At that launch, the State Government made it clear we intend to bring real and lasting change to the Pilbara,” he said.

“By forging solid partnerships with private developers, the Government will harness significant additional capacity to realise the growth plans for the region.”

Part of the broader City of the North Plan, the redevelopment in the centre of Karratha will create a new and ambient city core, featuring medium density commercial, retail and residential opportunities.

At the same time, Karratha will be linked to the water with the first coastal residential estate to be developed on more than

160ha at Mulataga.

Mr Grylls said he was encouraged by the level of national and international interest in the opportunity.

“State Government Royalties for Regions has committed a billion dollars to the region over the next four years and the private sector can see there are huge opportunities in the NorthWest,” he said.

“Fostering this new level of interest in the region is what ‘Pilbara Cities’ is all about.”

The short-listed developers will advance to a Request for Proposal stage in the procurement process where they will work with LandCorp to refine project concepts.

A preferred proponent is expected to be announced in September.

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Keeping afloat at school As part of their education program, many children from Dampier Primary School teamed up this week and tested their skills to make a raft that would carry their crew.

Run by Des Prizmic from the Dampier Camp School, the children were given the chance to build their own raft using timber, rope and PVC piping before testing them out on the Dampier Foreshore water.

The teams made up of six students were initially shown how to make a suitable raft before being left to their own devices.

Des Prizmic said that parents were invited to come along and make their own raft but were not allowed to help the students.

“The children need to build them on their own” he said.

“They need the option to fail or achieve, and they’ll learn a lot more through failing.”

Des Prizmic said each

year the whole school participates in the activity, so as the students mature, they learn from their mistakes from previous years and their attitude changes.

He said it forms great relationships between the students as they learn to work together and complete the task at hand.

Teacher Suzanne Mitchell said it is an activity they engage in early in the year so that the relationships can be formed as school begins.

“Some of these children are working with other children they don’t know yet,” she said.

“It’s a wonderful activity for them to work as a team and cooperate to get the task done.”

After building the rafts, the students and parents then took to the water, where they had to race each other with the aid of paddles.

The activity is very well supervised.

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• One of the first few teams to be out of the water.

Each child wears a personal floatation device and the rescue vessel is driven out ahead of the students.

Parent Nick Searle who went along to assist thinks the activity is great for the

• Making the boats required good teamwork. children.

“It teaches them teamwork and perseverance skills, but the main thing is to just get them out there and have fun with it” he said.

Busy, busy for Karratha Family Centre It’s a busy time of the year for the Karratha Family Centre (KFC) as they prepare for events, upgrades and enrolments for term two of their School Readiness Program.

The KFC based on Balmoral Road currently provide a School Readiness program aimed at children who will be attending kindergarten in the following year.

Originally funded by the West Pilbara Community and developed by Early Years teacher Jo Wildman, the program offers children an insight into school life, in preparation to Kindergarten.

The program was initiated in 2009, as the community expressed that there was a need for such a program and that it would address a gap in the communities services.

The program was based on feedback from kindergarten teachers of reoccurring issues they tend to see from children in regional areas.

“As many of the children in town do not

have extended families in town, they often spend much of their time with one parent” Jo Wildman said.

“We have also seen with some of the children starting school a year later that their parents are struggling to offer structured and stimulating activities.

“Many of the children attend such groups as playgroups but are not used to being in a structured environment.

“The program addresses such skills as being able to take instructions from another adult, eating in a group, using manners, taking ownership and responsibility of their belongings and respecting quiet mat and story time.

“The program focuses on social and emotional development such as separation anxiety, confidence building and making friends.”

With an overwhelming response to the program last year they have now increased the number of sessions to accommodate

• The children engage in a range of activities including arts and craft. more children.

As well as the School Readiness Program, the KFC are preparing for the Pilbara Play Day where they will be hosting a store offering biscuit decorating and information on other services they provide such as playgroup venue hire and occasional care.

The Humpty Dumpty Toy Library will also be available on the day for information; another service the KFC provide.

The KFC Department for Communities building has also undergone exciting new upgrades

thanks to GBSC and carpet hotline to the meeting and venue hire room completed this week to increase its capacity.

For more information on the KFC School Readiness Program contact the centre either by email admin@karrathafamilycentre.com.au, by phone on 91441740 via the website www.karrathafamily. com.au or simply pop into the office Tuesday, Thursday or Friday mornings between 9-1pm The KFC will be hosting an information stand in the Karratha Centro on 25/26 of March.

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St Luke’s in Wonderland • Year 11’s Christine “Teenie” Carter was crowned Princess and Brennan Stewart Prince of the Ball

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Traditionally, High School Balls are ‘a night to remember’, but the St Luke’s College Year 11 and 12 Ball held on Saturday, 26 February was also A Night in Wonderland.

The school gym was covered in decorations resembling Alice’s Wonderland.

A sea of red, black and white decorated the entire hall with the piece `de resitance`; the chequer board dance floor complete with giant chess pieces.

Tables were set with red and white rose centre pieces, huge playing cards, cups, teapots and clocks were scattered around the walls.

Year 12 student and committee member Jesse Parle-Brown said that they [student] had raised more than $1,500 last year working in the canteen to help with the funding of the decorations.

“The Ball committee of 20 people started organising the event late Term One 2010,” he said.

“All our hard work really paid off, so much effort and time was put into it.”

Jesse said around three quarters of the decorations were hand made by the students in the art room at school, the rest were purchased.

“We would spend time during recess, lunch, after school and during the school holidays to make sure everything was done right,” he said.

As always the evening began with the “walk-in”.

Hundreds of eager snap happy family and friends lined the entrance to the college whilst the outrageous, the funny and even vintage cars arrived with students in glam ball attire to make their entrance to the social event of the year.

For the more creative arrivals, a golf buggie, mini moke and an ice cream van complete with the tell tale Mr Whippy music tinkling through the night air delighted onlookers.

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The night was a huge success with 160 tickets sold.

All the students joined in to dance the night away and make the most of an evening they had worked so hard to create.

The usual awards were given away at the end of the night.

Year 11’s Christine “Teenie” Carter was crowned Princess and Brennan Stewart Prince of the Ball.

For the year 12 Belle and Beau, Stephanie Hongell and Sam Neeling were chosen by their peers.

Best Dancers of the night went to Year 12 Renae Munro and Year 11 Pierce Benfer.

And Best Dressed went to Year 12 students Doug Karunakaran and Jake Branch.

Everyone enjoyed the Night in Wonderland, unfortunately once the clock struck midnight it all ended but it was a night all of the students will never forget.

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Entertainers announced for Pilbara Play Day With the Pilbara Play Day soon approaching, the Karratha Community House are pleased to announce that Play School actors Teo Gebert and Alex Papps will be part of the entertainment on the day.

The free annual event to be held on 24 March at the Karratha Entertainment Centre will see hundreds of families attend to celebrate National Playgoup Week.

Aleisha Whitehouse, Pilbara Play Day Events Coordinator said there will be plenty for the children and parents to do including water play, an obstacle course, necklace and

instrument making, a giant sandpit, play dough, bubbles, balloons, and now with the addition of Teo and Alex the day is certainly set for success.

“The hardest part of the morning will be deciding what to do first!” she said.

Teo and Alex will be performing two live shows where they will sing a line up of all the favorite songs and nursery rhymes followed by a ‘meet and greet’ with the children.

2011 will mark Teo’s third year to the Pilbara Play Day Event, arriving with Karen Pang last year.

The event will be held

from 9am till 12pm with performances from Teo and Alex at 9.15am and 10.30am.

Due to fire and safety legislations, there will be a limited number of people allowed into each show, based on first come first serve.

As the space is limited please do not bring prams.

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• Play School actors Karen Pang and Teo Gebert visited the Pilbara Play Day last year Earth Moving, Karratha Contracting, Lions Club, Woodside, Pegs Creek Primary School and Vince Catania Member of North West.

If you would like to know more about Karratha Community House visit www. karrathacommunityhouse. org.au

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Karratha Library temporarily closed TimeWith Totwo lively performances from Teo Gebert and Alex Papps, of Play School fame. Shows will start size up your at 9.15am and 10.30am. Limited space available opTions. so first in, best dressed.

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Pilbara TAFE has been forced to shut down its library from 2pm on Tuesday 1 March.

Due to complications associated with the water damage to the Walkington Theatre, the TAFE/ Community library will be closed until further notice.

Craig Holland, Pilbara TAFE’s Director of Corporate Services, explained that the college is in the process of engaging suitable contractors to assess the situation.

“We are conducting a building condition report which will give us a better idea about the extent of the problem,” said Craig.

“Unfortunately this means we have to close the library for at least two weeks as we await its recommendations.”

“We’ll let everyone know when we’re able to open the library for business again.

In the mean time people can return their borrowed items to the white Campus Administration building at Pilbara TAFE between the hours of 8.30am till 4pm from Monday to Friday.”

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Win tickets to see British India Australian band British India have just announced their three month national tour which includes a stop off at Karratha.

British India captured the attention of the independent music scene back in July 2007 with their acclaimed debut album Guillotine.

Their popularity shot through the roof as songs such as Black and White Radio, Tie Up My Hands and Run the Red Light were played in venues

and festivals across the nation.

The Melbourne based band have since toured around Australia playing an extensive amount of gigs and rocked at many festivals such as Big Day Out, Falls, Pyramid Rock, Southbound, Homebake and Splendour In The Grass to name a few.

Ending 2010 with a UK tour where they believed they educated the poms about Australian rock, the boys soon returned to the studio to start

recording new songs for 2011.

Just two weeks into the new year the band announced their three month tour to launch their brand new radio single ‘March into the Ocean’.

The March into the Ocean tour will see British India travel length and breadth of the country, playing all major capital cities along with 18 regional towns.

The boys will be playing live at the Karratha Tavern on Friday 18 March.

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Q: Which British India album is also the name used to describe a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope?

If you think you know the answer, email it to us along with your name, address and age to news@pilbaraecho.com.au All entries must be received by 14 March, winners will be notified by email by 15 March.

If you’re not one of the lucky winners, tickets are available to buy from the Karratha Tavern or Trax Music, Karratha Centro.

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By Kane Tenadii-Hay The problem with any kind of adaption from a different source is some things simply don’t translate well.

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If the attempt is too loyal to the source material, it will probably be dull; if it drifts in and out of focus, it will frustrate the audiences the film is intended for.

However, every so often, you may come across something which merely considers the source material and eases it into a re-imagining - recently, a great example of this was released in the form of the teenage comedy Easy A, which shamelessly referred to what it was loosely based on without actually using the material as some kind of bible.

I’m too proud to review something as girly as Easy A, however, so I’ve decided to turn the spotlight to Black Swan, a thriller that follows the general progression of the ballet Swan Lake, following a ballet dancer who is playing the lead role in said act.

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Apart from this struggle, it also showcases an emerging rivalry between herself and Lily, another ballet dancer, who closely resembles (and thus suits) the identity of the Black Swan - there seem to be some attempts made to somehow sabotage Nina’s involvement, although I won’t go too far into that.

As I mentioned before, the general mood of the film is very much of the darker side of things: Nina is very innocent, and the scenarios that take place in the course of the film affect her in very adverse ways, packing plenty of punch, thanks to Natalie Portman’s excellent work.

Sometimes, however, it is just a little too miserable - none of the characters are particularly likable.

Nina is a good lead, but she’s agonisingly naive; the director is a sleaze...

At times, I found myself barracking for Lily, who is essentially the antagonist, so something has gone wrong here.

It certainly shows, to those that have seen it, that it is the work of the director behind the extremely depressing Requiem for a Dream.

For a thriller, the scares are rather cheap - it doesn’t take full advantage of the unsettling atmosphere, rather relying on jump-out scares.

The movie could almost be used as a guide of the staples of most over-used film frights - you’ve got the close-up of closed eyes, something startling appearing the moment they open with a sharp string stab; deceiving reflections; rolling blackouts.

Despite all this, I recommend the film simply because of its final act - I’m not going to go into it, of course, but it is certainly worth it.

The flaws I’ve whined about are excusable either way, as they are simply minor hiccups spotting an otherwise fantastic film.

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Would you eat ice cream made of breast milk?

Breast milk ice cream was being scooped up by British customers last week after a London parlour used milk donated by a UK mum to make the “totally natural” treat.

Victoria Hiley, 35, a mother of one from northern England, has already donated a litre of her breast milk to Icecreamists parlour for the dish it calls Baby Gaga, UK website Parentdish reported.

“What’s the harm in using my assets for a bit of extra cash?” said Hiley, who responded to an advert for milk suppliers on another parenting website, Mumsnet.

“What could be more natural than fresh, free-range mother’s milk in an ice cream?”

The new parlour, based in London’s trendy Covent Garden district, pays £15 ($24) for every 10 ounces of milk and has already had 15 mothers become donors.

Each lactating woman undergoes the same health checks used by the UK’s National

Health Service to screen blood donors.

Matt O’Connor, 44, who runs Icecreamists, makes the dish by blending the breast milk with Madagascan vanilla pods and lemon zest.

“No-one’s done anything interesting with ice cream in the last hundred years,” he said.

“Some people will hear about it and go, ‘yuck,’ but actually it’s pure, organic, free-range and totally natural.”

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The key to having a safe, well adjusted and trained animal is consistency and discipline.

Bad behavior can seem “cute” at first, when the animal first arrives in the new home or is still in the puppy stages.

Sadly it can very quickly lead to destruction and anti social behavior.

As animals grow in size, jumping up, pulling at the lead, digging, and aggression can cause animosity within the household.

An animal that displays this behavior is not a happy well adjusted animal.

Dogs feel most secure when they are a member of your household but you are the “pack leader”.

Feeding the animal after you’ve eaten, keeping them off the furniture, and reinforcing good behavior are all things to ensure a positive relationship.

Negative reinforcement such a being placed outside or being ignored is important for when the dog displays bad or worrying behavior.

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By Jenny Fox At the beginning of last winter, there were notable sightings of this bright little finch in our backyards, which was unusual as they are not normally seen in residential areas.

It was hard not to miss the bright red faces of these little birds and distinctive song.

The star finch was once found right across Northern Australia and down to NSW but reduced habitat through burning off, overgrazing and land clearing, has seen the dramatic decline in this.

They are now only found along the coastal areas of the Pilbara, Kimberly, Northern territory and the tip of Queensland.

In the wild these birds are on the critically endangered list but are a popular aviary bird with many mutations.

These little birds like stream side grasses and reeds in scattered eucalypt woodland, along with other grasslands where they feed on the seed heads of the tall grasses.

They usually feed while hanging on the stems, only dropping to the ground to feed during the dry season when the seeds fall from the grass.

Both parents share the incubation, brooding and feeding of young.

They travel in small groups of up to 20 birds and after learning that these guys are endangered

Pilbara Wildlife Carers Association

I feel privileged to have had so many fly into my yard that particular year, as I’m sure those of you who remember these little birds will agree.

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Protect yourself from the flu The Pilbara Health Network (PHN) is urging the local community to get immunised for the next bout of flu that’s expected to come our way this year.

PHN CEO, Mr. Chris Pickett says the most effective way to protect our community against this year’s flu virus is to have as many people immunised as possible.

“We don’t want the flu to be contagious but we definitely want the uptake of immunisations to catch on,” Mr. Pickett said.

“We’re also reminding the local community that if you had a flu vaccine last year you still need to be boosted again this year to maintain your immunity.

“The vaccine provides protection for about a year.

“The impact of flu cannot be taken for granted given that complications from influenza kill more than 2500 Australians each year – that’s more than the average national road toll of 1500.

“This disease is debilitating and causes pain, fever and headaches.

“Every year these symptoms confine people to bed, others in hospital and cost a great deal in workplace productivity and to our local community.

“The Northern Hemisphere flu season is still in full swing with high levels of infections and complications leading to hospitalisations and even deaths.

“The Australian flu season is only a matter of weeks away and it is time to think about protection.

“The Australian Immunisation Handbook developed by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and endorsed by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), recommends annual influenza vaccination ‘for any person older than 6 months of age who wishes to reduce the likelihood of becoming ill with influenza’.

“Influenza vaccination is strongly recommended for all adults aged 65 years and over; all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over 15 years of age; people over six months of age with chronic illnesses; pregnant women; and residents of nursing homes, residential or other long term care facilities.”

“If you are a carer, a health care worker or have close contact with people who are at higher risk, it is really important for you to be immunised as well.

“If you are travelling, don’t forget to have your flu shot along with the other travel vaccinations,” Mr. Pickett said.

So make an appointment with your General Practice and protect yourself and those you care for.

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Rotary Bowelscan encourage people to get tested this March It’s one of Australia’s biggest killers — but your local Rotary Club is urging you to stop it in its tracks with $8 and a few minutes of your time.

Bowel cancer is the country’s number one equal opportunity internal cancer – the most common internal cancer effecting both men and women – and is responsible for killing more than 4,000 Australians every year.

But if it’s caught in time, 90 per cent of cases can be successfully treated.

March is Rotary Bowelscan month, which is now in its fifth year of encouraging people to become more aware of the disease and to act annually to detect any problems.

Under the program, people can purchase a Rotary Bowelscan kit for just $8 from participating chemists during March and send it back by mid-April to be tested.

Karratha Rotary member Hlubi Kabane says the kits are now available from Pharmacy 777 on Sharpe Avenue and Pharmacy Help at Centro Karratha.

The tests will pick up traces of invisible blood in the sample, which can indicate abnormal gastrointestinal bleeding.

People are then advised to see their GP who can conduct further tests.

Rotary Bowelscan spokesman

Jeff Cairns says the program has run successfully for four years.

“When we launched in March 2007, we sold 5300 kits, which was a pretty good start,” he says.

“By last year, that had grown to 12,079 which is fantastic — but there is still a way to go, and it would be fantastic to see that number top 15,000 this year.

“We know that testing annually is one of the best ways to catch this cancer early. If you have bought a kit in the past, or you haven’t started your annual testing yet, this March is the time. Catch cancer before it catches you.”

Over the past four years, Rotary Bowelscan kits have detected almost 200 positive results.

Those positive tests have resulted in the diagnosis of at least 12 cases of bowel cancer and more than 40 cases of pre-cancerous polyps.

The kits have also detected other conditions affecting the bowel and allowed early medical treatment.

Mr Cairns says people need to get into a routine of checking yearly for bowel cancer, just as they do for other conditions like prostate or breast cancer.

“It doesn’t take long and it doesn’t cost much — $8 is a small price to pay to save a life.”

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Jordan Alex Billing 17th of January 2011 Ross and Hayley Billing are pleased to announce the arrival of their baby, Jordan Alex Billing born on 17th January 2011 at the Nickol bay Hospital.

Jordan weighed 9lb1oz and measured 53cm long.

Jordan will now be a brother to Jacob.

Thanks to all the wonderful staff at Nickol Bay Hospital, especially Sarah.

Karratha woman to join World’s Greatest Shave The Leukaemia Foundation are hosting their annual World’s Greatest Shave between 10 - 12 March 2011.

Each year thousands of people either shave or colour their hair for this worthy charity including Karratha local Sandia Navarro Fehrman who will be shaving her hair off at Centro Karratha on 12 March 2011 at 11am.

Her hair will then be donated to a wigmaker.

The World’s Greatest Shave is one of Australia’s biggest charity fundraisers.

The money raised helps pay for free services to support patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and other related blood disorders.

Blood cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in Australia.

Sandia Fehrman said that this is the first time she has done this, but since hearing about the fundraiser she believed it was worth doing and has been preparing herself for the past 18 months.

“There are a few reasons why I decided to do it, firstly because I believe in what the Foundation stands for and think that when you live in the country and have no relatives in the city, Foundations like these are a blessing” she said.

“Secondly, I have a choice to shave, and those going through chemotherapy, don't.

“My hair will grow back

in no time, but cancer won't bring back your mother, your sister, your daughter, so why not do it?

“Like mother Theresa said ‘We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.’

“I am blessed to have great friends and supporters.

“It will be a big change, I might have to learn how to hold my neck again, as I have too much hair.

“I am starting to freak out, but looking forward to it!”

The Leukaemia Foundation receives no funding from the Government and so rely on community support to fund their Vision to Cure and Mission to Care.

If you would like to support Sandia Fehrman then please donate online by searching her name on worldsgreatestshave.com.au and help her reach her goal of $5000, or head to the Karratha Centro on 12 March to watch her shave her hair off and make a coin donation.

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‘How to be a Happier Mum’, published by New Holland in January and recently featured on The Today Show, is a practical guide for all mums (and parents) on how to live a happy and healthy life and be a positive role model for your children.

On Thursday 24 March, Nicky Arthur hosted a very successful book signing session at Angus and Robertson and again at the Karratha Library on Friday 25 February.

Continuing with her busy schedule, Nicky then offered a meditation and relaxation workshop and a ‘you can do it through yoga’ workshop on Saturday 26 February followed by the main ‘Happier Mums’ workshop held on the Sunday at All Seasons, Karratha.

The workshop aimed at guiding attendees through the key tools and techniques to living a happy life.

Delivered in an interactive format, Nicky motivated attendees, provided nutrition and exercise information, goal setting techniques, benefits of meditation and how to be a role model for your children.

Nicky said it provided an understanding of how to cultivate

happiness and live a positive and fulfilled life.

“Sunday was really successful at All Seasons, it topped off the weekend nicely” she said.

“I had 20 people there and it was a really successful day where the mums, experienced relaxation techniques and motivation to become their absolute best through healthy mind and body.

“The topics we covered were, why looking after yourself is so important, nutrition, Yoga, meditation, goal setting, adapting a positive attitude and tools to help them stay in the zone, time management and how to over come self defeating habits and mummy overwhelm.”

“I personally loved being back in Karratha where I not only enjoy my work there but also the serenity of the landscape, and found it interesting to learn about the locals living there and how they cope with living in a remote town.”

Following the success of the event, Nicky said her next goal, when she returns to Karratha, is to work with students from high schools and primary schools and teach them about self esteem and confidence which she feels would benefit both the students and parents.

For more information about Nicky Arthur or her book ‘How to be a Happier Mum’ visit www. nickyarthur.com.au

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5.5 x 3.6 x 2.4 mtrs JPfurnished Trim Shop 2007, FULLY roomMade including Stainless ttings,stainless TV and DVDSteel Playerfiin Pegs Creek wire rope,double stitched,galvo KARRATHA. Seeking CLEANturn & buckles, terracotta color, $300 ONO TIDY single mature person.

Not a 0439914186 party house. $400 per week, two SHED,4inbyadvance 2m, 2m and high.2 Already weeks weeks dissembled relocation.

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0413for234 369 of 7 pieces.$300.00 o.n.o. PH. FULLY furnished very large room 91855101 with floor to ceiling cupboard SHED: 3m x 3m garden shed 12 space 8 minute months inold,Pegs VGCCreek, $750 ono.

Table: walk shops. & TIDY extra to large 2m xCLEAN 2m heavy duty SINGLE mature person. $400 per outdoor table with steel frame and week, advance 2 timber two topweeks VGC in $500.

Bunkand bed: weeks bond. 0413 157 - NO double bottom, single429 top mattress not PETS included VGC $200 Ph: 0408310551 MOTOR 31 ft, all mod SHIPPING home CONTAINER 20FT cons, contained. Excellent GOOD selfCONDITION SUITABLE FOR FURNITURE STORAGE condition, 11m rego, low k’s,$3000 dual 0419046780 fuel, sleeps 6, air cond w/ genset and Will deliver in Pilbara SOFA220v. bed/Futon.

Black steel frame area, ph pattern Bob 0416185541 with blue mattress. Foldsfor to more doubleinfo. bed.(Hedland) As new condition. Never used. $200, ph 438929323 MOTORHOME Bedford 500 5 SONY 68cm TV air andcon, cabinet. speed, 11mtr,CRT solar, kit/ Excellent picture, works well. Includes lng, bthrm, b/rm, awning, slide manual and remote control. $100 call out bbq, run well, comfy to live 0437 488705ono. Located in Perth, in. $45000 can 0417958024.

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- 6 seater, Timber framing, good condition.room $3000avail ono in ph Kta, 0409952766 SINGLE mature SPA LANARK 8 animals, SEATER, quiet wood female, no party surround, lotsOwn of features, near rent new household. expenses, cond, chemsinand manual inc $6990 negotiable return for maintain, ono 0415224166 clean house. Ph 0427964659.

SURF rooms SKI available 4m fibreglass TWO to rent 12Kg in a adjustable leg length suitinfemale or nice 3 bedroom home Millars junior includes roo frack well! $450pwpaddle per and room PH: cradles. Can test in Dampier harbour 0423493671. cost $2200 sell $1200 0439949374 TWO Mark rooms available to rent in Bulgarra $380 Wooden and $400with includes TABLE Antique Turned furnished room.

Seeking clean, Legs. Requires restoration to return to tidy former and glory. Ifrespectful you are into person. this type Nice houseplease withcome a pool.

Ph of woodwork have a look 0448895086. $500. 0416042359 WHY room in share TIMBERrent slabs.a sheoak.

Froma $50 ea house you can have your ph 0407when 447 126 own CARAVAN. $435Matp/w no TOYOTA ota Prado Dash - beige bills fridge, microwave, full $20 - TV, 0427258044 cooking facilities, own large TRAMPOLINE on legs, rectangle, fridgev avail & of covering course air con, 3000 x 1900, pads springs. no party animals pref single. 2 wk $100 91444229 advance rent & 2 wk rent as bond TRANSPORTABLE commercial required.

Please call 0403558538 kitchen.converted 20 ft s/s seatainer. to inquire.

Walk in coolroom, a/c, h/w/s, s/s ~~ACCOMODTION WANTEDcoved benches, servery, verandah, accommodation floor, somewanted equip inc. Very neat.

Currently in Geraldton. $36,000.

APARTMENT 0419198790. wanted. 4 rooms preferably with pool. 2 couples TV CABINET great and myself.2 shelve All glass currently condition, never used did not suit employed.

Plz call 0427363136. decor $550 Please call 0414953605 CARAVAN rent/hire TV CABINETtocountry stylefor for short $300. or term.sized Respectable couple A long medium TV suitable for that will take good care of it. recess and extra cupboards either Contact 0433 279 790 a/h.

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TV CABINET, low line, chocolate HOUSE sitters SETTING, available high-set, if you $400. OUTDOOR want house,& white pets $500. and 6 seats,your aluminium gardens looked after call Rustic Indonesian style please teak cabinet $1600.

Washing machine, us.

We are a couple with afisher 7 year& paykelthat $300.

Teaklived bedside $200. old have in table Karratha Phone 6006.We have police for 209185 years. clearances and great references.

TV/DVD Combo with Built-in HD We are Nu-Tec honest 54cm/21.6 and reliableHDplease Tuner.

LCD. Brand never been used. $150 call usnew, on 0459077309. ono. Phone Jane onbed/sit 0409121030.

SELF contained or one UHF radio 40 channel , includes mic, bed room unit required by and aerial,couple all in good married in working their order, 50’s. also includes wiring to battery,phone $100 Close to Centro preferred, ono conact 0437202468 for more 0457067129 or billsjulz@xtra. details co.nz WASHING Machine - Simpson 6kg UNFURNISHED double room req Top Loader $50 call 0409208067 in Karratha for mature female, WATERtidy, CONTAINERS 25 term. litre, clean, employed, 2x long only used once will both for $20 0400872977. or separate for $12 each, also 2x ~~BABIES 5 litre water containers $5 each small desk babies light 20 watt $5, contact 0437202468 for details AVENT Electric Steam Steriliser.

WEIGHT and weights. $30 Goodbench condition - works2 bar bells, 4It dumb bells, &heaps of perfectly. is faster more weights, weight standto &sterilise. bench. effi cient than boiling A little6 bottles rust butat otherwise Holds once. Justgood add condition. $400 90ml of water,You pressPickup. the on button negotiable. Call 0402198547 after and bottles aare sterile in 8 6pm your or send/leave message. minutes. 0439944365 (KTA).

WHIRPOOL 7.5 kg toploader BABY nappy washing beehinds machine, in wool good working covers, new condition,never $150 used,brand ono, am/fm radio rrp $25each!

3X smallworkshop 5-8kg portable, $5, jackeroo (purple) medium manual to -$40. suit 19853Xonwards, 25 7-11kg (orange) $40. 3X large ono, contact 0437202468 12-16kg (white)unit. $40..Approx Or take WHITE shelving 2m the to be highlotx for 1m $100 wide (works with 6 out adjustable $11pr Kellycondition.

0439944365 shelves.cover!!)

Very good Cost karratha $250 from Harvey Norman, $100 or best offer. after BRAND new Tel: dual0429498201 electronic breast 6pm (Nickol pump still West) in packaging never used.

Brand is GLcondition Electronics.

WINDSURFER, good $430 ph 0407447126 $80.

0401889986.

WOODEN -venetian FISHER Price blinds Studio(NEW) swing6 ea - new 900mm widetox 137mm $30 for born 9 kgs.drop Swing ea or $150music, the lot. variable PH 0417015240 features speed control, ~~FOUNDtethered toy and folds for storage.found Excellent condition $200, 0417250378 LADIES MOUNTAIN BIKE found FISHER-Price Laugh andthink Learnit Sunday 29/08/10.

If you Jumperoo.

There are 0438130727. six different belongs to you, contact toy stations plusphtwo overhead POSTIE BIKE Red. 0432666807 toys that let baby activate lights ~~FREE and five fun melodies. Excellent free condition only two months old, suitable for six or baby EMPTY DRUMS months 205L, call Clint wanting to sit.$150 0417250378 0417913903 MATERNITY Brand FREE 2 goodclothing. home, English new ninthpuppies moon jeans $30, bulldog for sz14 adoption. maternity Billabong They are black vet checked andshorts also friendly.$15, If interested contact on sz12 1x orange 1x mepink georgevictor2002@gmail.com maternity Bub2b singlets sz small (12-14) $5ea, 3x pairsframe. of Aztec RECTANGLE trampoline Call Rose Maternity 3/4 shorts various 91441719 colours sz12pool $15ea, SLATE large table.0439944365 Needs some Karratha. tlc. Comes with cues and balls. Must come and up 0400013784 MILK BARpick Nursing/Breastfeeding Pillow. Great for both breast/ bottlefed newbornssales and infants garage or as a pregnancy support 4 Sept Garage sleeping pillow, Sale travel13 orTreetop kids Nickol Westquality camping goods, snuggle pillow, Fully Washable, filing cab, 100% motorbike stuff,cover, long removable Cotton skateboard, bodyboard, all new polyester filling wetsuits, that is tools, early enquires to Jamie 0423 washable; non-allergenic and 979 971 odourless 0439944365 KTA GARAGE sale Sun 5th Sept. 8amMODERN nappies, brand 12pm @ 9cloth Stewart Court, Millars new a nappy, two Well.- $12 Leaving town. includes Fishing gear, liners.

Please phone electronics, general0417183813 household for moreplants, information. goods, BBQ. No early birds.

MOUNTAIN pram with& GARAGE Sale.buggy Household goods bassinet fly net.games.

Great condition furniture, &books, Everything must go. Leaving town. Bargains PH.0410708529 to be had.

NEW born Saturday car seat4 September.

Safe and 6 Gregory Way 8 am Sound $120 only Bulgara. a few months 0437053724 old, 0417250378

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SATURDAY 11 Sept, 8.00 - 12.00 pm PORTABLE in 1 cot $60; baby Leaving Town3 Some furniture items carseat 0 to 18 months and assorted houes hold $50; items.baby 722 swing Please phone after Dolphin$10.

Way Bulgarra.

5.30pm 0414933913.

SATURDAY 11th Sept 7am, 151A Hannan Cres Dampier, C/ STEELCRAFT Strider Q/S Dlx Bed, Pram, heapsw head more 4Desk,B/Trailer, wheel, toffeeplus colour, bargains foot muff, sun/insect net support, & rain cover, dlx model is plusher SEPTEMBER 18th/19th Garage Sale, extra 15 Frinderstein Pegs with padding &Way features, Creek.matching Leavingbassinet, town, combined with in really 2 houses.condition, Tools, shelving, BBQ, excellent from smoke household & pet freeitems. home.Start Call0700am to view.

Paid $900,8am sellonwards, $500 ono.

SUNDAY 5th Call sept 0409993080. at 9a Crockett way. Leaving town, everything has to go!!!!! Furniture, STEELCRAFT Terrain, 3 wheel tvs, jewellery, blower,Excellent washing jogger pram.yard$50. machine etc. No early birds. condition. Comes with attachment +~~LOST fly net. KTA Ph 91972252 or 0417183813.lost VIBRATING 1yo desexedBaby blackbouncer female -cat$10. by the name with aChair pink Baby Bathof- Poppy, $10. High collar and tag- $50. went Playmat missing (never beensafe used) the0401873787. units on Hill -from $5. Ph (KTA)Road, Dampier on the 30-8-10. Please ~~BOATING call SAFEboating if you know of her whereabouts.

DOUBLE swag fell outsports near Airport BARRON fibreglass boat, turn off,150 on SatJohnson 28/8 5pm.If it was 5.6m, outboard found plsaward call 0437155466 motor, winning design great around. $16000 ono.

LOST run - Gold wired back and white Niall after 5pm. pearl 0437153519 bracelet at Karratha Tavern, Fri 13thtrailer Aug. for Notsale. valuable very BOAT 2003butTrailit sentimental.with $100sensabrake reward. Please MR23EHW unit. contact me 0488513684 Suit boat around 7 metres. $3000 LOSTDampier.

EURO JOEY! No, this isn’t ono.

0419945196. a joke, I care for joey’s for the DINGHY Savage Wildlife Association3.1m and ally, one unregistered. $300 around ono KTA escaped. He weighs 10 0408510317. kilos and is reddish in color, very friendly. Got out440 in Nickol off MAKOCRAFT TruckWest Plate of Balmoral. Dingy If you see Aluminium witha young side joey in your yardwtih or Honda around50HP your console for sale, house please callPapas 0429854664.

Outboard, John Trailer with spare wheel, 4 Deluxe Padded seats, Humming Bird Matrix GPS, 27MEG Radio, Bimini, 2x 20 Litre fuel containers, A1 condition hardly used. $18,000 or ONO. Karratha 0891855783.

Lost inPhone Dampier - a male Burmese UB cat,580 blue/grey SOUTHWIND Yamaha 70 onintandem colored colourtrailer. and Bimini, is desexed sounder 2 way radio All & micro chipped.

He good is condition.

Offersand around $18000. very spoilt missed.

Karratha. 0448861668.

Reward offered.

TRAILCRAFT Freestyle 5.70m CallOutboard 0419 283 Yamaha 130 848 only 80 hours. Full canopy shade cover.

Navman and fish finder. $26,000 ONO. Call Jeff 0438976382.

WESTERBERG Runabout 5.2m, LOST aluminum ring in the of white hull,vicinity outboard Hearson2007Cove or E-TEC Karratha motor, Evinrude 90 shopping centre Monday (serviced), registered until2 Aug. Feb Antique,2006 threeTrailit diamonds, 2012, trailer white with gold setting.

Highly sentimental, spare wheel (registered until generous reward offered. Call June New Navman 7200 Leanne2011). on 0419041467.

VHF radio $19,500, Ph Monica LOST rod and reel. last used in 0407386632 the right side of Hearson’s cove YACHT centrewith cockpit 15/8/10.10.9M Big reel bluesteel line ketch. vessel, and set and withSturdy 1 metresailing diver (orange up for comfortable black) with foldableliving rod. Ifaboard. found Includes reliable 37 HP Perkins please contact 0412450868. diesel, andJune sail wardrobe.

LOST anchors Sat 19th pink & Cruise world, live isrent free in black I the Phone.

Cover locked to your own space, or use as your owner.... REWARD OFFERED.... home away from home in Perth. call 91855576 or 91441078 $70,000 ONO phone 0411 220 592 13th NOKIA mobile on Friday YACHT 30’ orViking, GRP, either in Evolution on road. Phone registered mooring, is not worth Dampier much but photos on phone are sentimental. call tender dinghy, heaps Please of extras.

0410789278 you have it.

Urgent sale,ifopen to reasonable offers.

0408510317. ~~MOTORCYCLES motorcycles YAMAHA 30hp 2stroke. Long shaft.

Recently upgraded to a 2008 Yamaha Raptor Limited Edition 50hp need30Hrs it anyincludes more.

700cc so Fueldon’t Injected Faded but & runsflyfine.

Yamaha helmet,paint ramps boots sz10 Jerry included.

0427 511 457 $8,500ono Ph 0429132082

80cc 2 stroke quad bike with helmet YAMAHA 30hp 2stroke. Long $1450 ono ph 91431829 shaft.

Recently upgraded ANSWER moto x boots size 8 togreata 50hp so don’t needforit any condition only warn a fewmore. rides Faded paintcall but0437362004 runs fine. Yamaha $100 neg after 3 Jerry oclockincluded. $1250ono 0427 511 457 ENCLOSED 3 bike trailer 4 sale.

YAMAHA stoke boat motor Single Axle.4 Located in Wickham 150hp, 560hrs, excellent $5200 - ph 0400108181 condition.

Located Karratha HELMET MDS full faceinblack/silver please phone small new in box $50 0419444257.

0408510317 $11,000 ono.

HONDA CBR1000R, 2007 MODEL, ~~CAMPING OUTDOORS 10,000 camping KMS, &great cond,&serviced regularly,outdoors helmet inc. $11,500 ono 0439798277 TEN seater outdoor setting, with HONDA CRF450R new tyres, 10 padded chairs 2009, (stackable) and new tempered chain, mint fuel one glasscondition, table in green injected, comes with manual, only for $750.

Good condition (KTA). done 6hrs. Goes hard. $8000. Call Outdoor Mike 0411camping 392 714. washing line, never been used $100 (KTA).

Contact 0439937614. ~~CARAVANS

DOG HYDROBATH available in JAYCO Sterling South Hedland 7 days a22ft week. ONLY Phone 12months old! Bathroom Sarah on 0433655636 for appt! with toilet and separate showerAmerican (large), LOOKING for Female full kitchen Staffy,annex, to breed with with our large Male fridge, condition! $60,000 Americangreat Staffy, Call Joe after ONO, KTA 5:30pm0447906016 on 0407271076 SCENIC 22”” Bull Luxury PURE Bred Staffordshire Terrier Caravan 2008.

Exchomes.

Con Suit pups looking for new Full registration papers, New Buyer, QS VetBR,checked, Full Vacc,Wash Wormed ES, Mach,and 2 DRL2-HGA Frid cleared RC

by Air parentage. those Fzer, Con, For Theatre seriously interested pleaseOven, email System, Gas / Elect steeleelectrical@bigpond.com M/W Oven, Gas/Elect HWS, LCD TV, Fully Insulated, Free 3x RAINBOW LORIKEET. to good home200 only.AmpSolar 3yrs old 90 ltr tanks, Hand reared, friendly and Floor loves Panels,Awning,Gal attention.

Great childs Owner Prot, 2 Jerry Can pet. holders. working long hours . Regretfull $69500.

0419701801 give away. Comes with cage and SUPREME Spirit picks. eclipsePlease 24’ food. Can email 2008/09 queen bed full ensuite TXT Carmen 0438943090 & washing machine 3 way fridge WE havefull a purebread staffy freezer oven &male hotplate which we would like to breed microwave pull out pantry leather with another purebread staffy. lounge bbq with sideif Please slide phoneout0448541160 table r/cycle a/c tv/sat wiring interested. rollout awning with full annexe 6 ~~PUBLIC months regoNOTICE $65,000 ono Perth public notice 0417953743.

VISCOUNT TOP $8000 ACCURATEPOP PSYCHICS 99% : No air conditioner, Licensed 1902 212 206 $2.95 minuntil mobFeb ex 2011,15.6 foot5387 long,$2.95 single C/C 03 5614 minaxle, 2 x single beds, gas stove/oven, ANONYMOUS 2ALCOHOLICS x 80L water tanks, porta potty, Meetings held and microwave, goodevery tyres,Wedfridge, Sun at 7.30 pm, venue: Salvation table, electric brakes, awning/ Army Family Church cnr Bond St annex.

Call TessRd 0428577640 and Balmoral (opp, Cattrall WINDSOR Genesis Caravan Park) 2007. come byhappy twin DEAR Hard Mark to Peens bed design birthday, your(great a bigforboyfriends now. sharing).

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3 WAY FRIDGE FREEZER, Domestic Brand. 104L. To suit caravan, Not the portable type.

Very Good Condition. $350 Ph 0427511457 HYOSUNG GV 250. First BEDFORD bus mobile home ‘66. registered As wired new Runs well. 6 2009. mths rego, onlyfridge, 4800kms.

12condition, & 240 volts, aircon, shower, toilet, stove, hot runs water Mfrs warranty ‘till 2011, system, large genuine annex, double bed, perfectly, reason 2KVA genny, cyclone tiedowns. for sale. $4,900 Phone 0400 View at the Hill. $18,000 218769 0415809650 KAWASAKI ZZR250 2004 Model, CARAVAN 30ft great living red, 18,500 kms, full area, new split a/c,service new history, fridge, good condition, onedouble owner,bed includes microwave, sink, and cover andbunks, disc lock.

Callarea, Tom double neat$4500. kitchen 0430438299 93485789 room for the orfamily, shadeKarratha annex.

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450EXC 09 Excellent $8000 Ph 0416636806. condition,1 Owner, Hardly used COROMAL 2007 Caravan licenced and ready for the road, Lifestyle 700many 23ft,extras Queenincluding Island comes with bed bunks, combined helmetand and 3riding gear, This is the Shwr/toilet, 3 way fridge/freezer, Ultimate package. $10,000 Call stove top, grill and oven, rev 0419556089 cycle air-conditioning, TV and MOTORCYCLE RAMP Single Heavy DVD player, awning and annex, Duty Rated to 450KG. Collapsable Ideal gas bottle, towing beautiful for large bikes madegear, of light weight van $49,990 ono come & see to aluminium folds down to 1400mm be impressed callused 0409208067 NEW COND never $350.

COROMAL caravan for sale,1987 QUAD Yamaha Grizzly 700 4x4 14ft top. Good cond very 2009 pop Automatic transmission near clean,air cond works well 5,500 new condition $10,500.00 Karratha KTA, Ph 0413087187 0419359220 or 91821187 YAMAHA 2007 R1 exc 700 cond2008.

6200 km, COROMAL Lifestyle Q/ REDUCED 0419922413, Bed, triple$12000, bunks. ph Toilet/Shower. can deliver to Hedland 3way fridge, A/C, microwave.

Gas/Elec Hot plate, grill, YAMAHA WR450F - 2007. gas Immaculate pantry, TV & White DVD. bros.

Full pipe, annex. cond. 1100kms, Re$52,000 Con.FLU Ph:Design 0405 jetted andONO. tunedExc carby. full graphic kit. $6900 ono. Call Travis 050 340. KARRATHA 0400870209 for more info. 16ft full GOLF poptop 1986 ~~PETS shower with toilet area, annex, pets hot water, full gas oven/stove, 3way fridge, 2 sgl or 1 dble bed, wardrobe, great layout, excellent cond and very tidy, $12600 ph 0424970686 or 0416671920.

JAYCO Expanda Outback 2008 16.49.3, off roadcared ex condition, All animals for. many extra’s. $33,500.

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0448562663 (Dampier).

Karratha only JAYCO Sterling 2006, 21.6.

Ph Libby 0404842902 Island bed sep toilet/shower, ADORABLE AKC Male Female full annex/awning, new& storage English gas/elect Bulldogs hot puppies cover, water,available excell or adoption Puppies are Akc cond, foxtel this compat, flatscreen/ Registered,plenty With Champion Bloodlines stero/cd, of storage, dual And Will Come With new A Pedigree, axel.

Lightly travelled, water/ Microchip,hoses,big Vet Checkfridge, With Health sullage great Certifieasy cate, And All Shots And Wormer. van, to tow. $40500 (KTA).

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27 GREEN in ACRES with ofplatypus creek,onred/blue the coolcard, tablelands Port Rigger, MR lic,near dogger Douglas.Available Private toand handy tickers. startnatural, immediately. to everything.

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HOUSE-CLEANER available in 3 Bedrooms Karratha. •Ongoing rate $25 p/ • 1 Bathroom hr, min 4hours.

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• Double lock upfor garage & large driveway LAWN mowing, weeding, general garden cleanups - weblock do it all. We • 801 Sqm can a garden Thistailor house offers 3maintenance bedrooms program all withto suit built your in garden’s robes, needs or simply provide a once contemporary kitchen, off visit. Call Les the Barefoot bathroomnow forand double Gardener a free quote on lock up garage, plus large 0407084304. driveway space for up to 6 TRADESMAN Tiler. Commercial/ cars. Very close to schools, Domestic/Remote.

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Order through Cyclone rated Eng plans for NW. e-mail, phone or in person.

Call Serious buyers ONLY Tks reduced today 0413 234 369. to Sellon $110,000 Very Cheap Large Home Wholebuffet frameunit const.

2 already BALINESE excellent for built or Baynton Drv.wall Karratha Pics entry a long the for photos avail.$150, Call Mark 0417991169, email etc.

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$750,000

real forestate sale MODERN 3 x 1 with large study or 4th BALINESE TV unitblock $200 brm for rent.furniture, On large corner in doors and draws for small great location, hugegreat 8m x 8.5m shed room, 0417250378 with mezanine floor, below ground pool, undercover area, BAMBOO flooring,entertaining honey (natural tropical gardens ample parking colour) 18m2 with includes floor for boat, caravans etc. Available sealer, glue and gun.Jason Enough now. $1850 p/w.glue Contact on to do one large room. $500 call 0427442566 91831751.

NEARLY 1 acre cleared, leveled, BATH anduseStand dirt pad,tub mixed land, excellent with town condition power and $90, water,0417250378 a walk to Exmouth Gulf beach for lessbed than $100sqm.

BED captains excellent $380,000 make call condition, built an inoffer desk, 91895336 orshelves 0417423875 cupboards, & under bed NO BanksAllNeeded.

Own Your own storage. round safety rail and Homeladder.

- 4 Sale Owner 3x1sell in step Newbycost $800, Myaree91854016 area (10Km from Perth CBD). $200. $857 p.w. Call Tish 92648239 BOOK CASE, solid pine, 5 STORAGE Karratha.

UNITS FOR1220 SALEwide OR shelves, LEASEhigh, IN 270mm WANGARA. 2160 deep31-61sqm. $280.00 with fully new monitored fi24/7 rm, access cost $900.00 Ph security. Store your boat car or other 0417938519v toys. CCTV you can view online.

BOOKCASE beech laminate, Great investment. www.luca.net.au/ frosted glassRob shelves with drawer forsale. Call on 0413270058 at bottom. $50 WANT to 2000 invest x in790thex 290. booming Kta. 0429682704.

Melbourne property market? Want to generatenovels highest etc returnheaps with your BOOKS, to hard earn money? choose from $1 - I2 have each.plenty KTA of properties in Melbourne for 0408510317. investors. Call me at 0430512503 or BOOKSHELVES - 2 @ 1.8m, 2 @ email chiuyen23@yahoo.com .9m. Grey melamine, office style, adj. Shelves, $200 ono for the lot.

KTA 0408510317.

BORI cot & mattress $250, high chairs x 2 $80 & $150, breast feeding chair $300, 3 x brown feature indoor vase/pots with dry INVESTMENT PROPERTY feature flowers/etc $15 ea, glass GOLD COAST $525,000 table $35, house: call Claire Largeoutdoor double story 4 x 0438970966. large b/rooms, 2 x bathrooms BREVILLE Professional (spa in main), powder room,ES800 open Coffee Machine for appliances, sale RRP plan living, s/steel $400 for parents $250, good study,selling theatre, retreat,as new.

Callgarage, 0402 alarm 023 123 Millars double system, AC Well Karratha Excellent tenants Returning $510 pw Ring Josh 0407471797 BROWN leather L shaped couch, 2 recliners, pull down tabletop, condition, rodexcellent repairs only 18 months old, selling FISHING ROD REPAIRS due to relocation. $2750, call new guides and tips fitted.

0458858663 Have your rods rebuiltfreezer, like CHESTCOLD car fridge new. way, Alsoworks fishing for three well,rods 30 litre sale at $150.00 reasonable prices, capacity, Karratha Ph all with new fittings please 0417938519.

Ph 9185 5257 COASTER camper bus ‘96. 6 ~~VEHICLES cyl diesel 24,400 kms. $21,000 vehicles ONO please call after 6pm on 91821217.

06 4.2 turbo patrol ute mint condition bull bar winch Platting snorkel COMPLETE Gold only 62000km $39000 Machine Over $3500 worthono of phone 0459150949 equipment, urgent sale $2000.

Call 1HZ 0407985915. landcruiser motor complete, taken out- 4of seater, car running, COUCH micro fi330 bre 000 kms old, re-build,$350 lots chocolate withsuit ottoman. of extras. $1800.00 ono. Ph ono.

Kta 0429682704.

91830448 DESK DOUBLE Leather 2003 VY series SIDED, 2 Commodore inlay, 5 drawers Ute 120000kms auto and 6cyl one soft cupboard sides, 1800 long cover. Towboth bar. Very clean straight 1060 wide 780 high, New price car $11500 ono 0417089439 $1300.00, firm price $700.00 2004 GXL 100 Series Ph0417938519 Karrathakms 4.7 Landcruiser 125000 Desk, Study V8 5 desk Speedshelving Manual,& honest and realiable car Leaving selling due to chair for sale. town. down sizing vehicle$250 comes with Good condition. please many0402 extras two DVDcall 023including 123 if interested players.Well $31,500.00 Millars Karratha call Rachel 0429838808 DEWALT 18 Volt Circular Saw (DC390) tool only. Is in good www.pilbaraecho.com.au working condition but needs a2004 new Holden blade. VZ $20.Ute, Phone Ally 6 speed 0447768807 manual, Reg July 2011, very neat vehicle, moulded protector, DINING Chairs 6tray Brand New car coverdark included.

124,000klm.

Fabric blue/black $500 Urgent sale.

Leaving town.

Ph Phone 0428125114 0437649761

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DINING Table 6 chairs, dark laquered wood, 3 x glass square inserts. Chairs micro fibre, chocolate. $250 ono.

0429682704 (KTA).

DISHWASHER Fisher & Paykel selling as we are leaving town $250 please call 0402 023 123Millars well Karratha

DOUBLE size metal frame $50, 1xQueen size Mocha colored fake leather covered frame $350.

Both come with wooden slats and located in KTH. Call Craig on 0433 948 583.

ENTERTAINMENT unit recycled pine old style, fits 80cm LCD, 1950x1450x600. $150 ono Kta 0429682704.

EQUIPMENT for mowing run reel mower, rotary mower, still blower, hedge cutter, whipper snipper, pro lawn edger, four wheel trailer.

All equipment for a paving team, brick saw, mixer compactor, etc. All equipment for decking and carpentry work, full range of hand tools for landscaping. 0447022809.

FAMILY Van 22 ft Compass, bunks, semi-off road, W/Machine, large fridge/freezer, solar, roll out awning, full annexe, LCD TV, RC aircon, bike rack, hydraulic jack. $38,000 0407829496 KTA. FIVE seater spa. New pump & spa cover. $3000. KTA Phone 91838267.

FOXTEL satellite dish and roof mounting for sale (in Karratha). $200. Ph 91441363.

FRIDGE/FREEZER Westinghouse 520L $150.

0410516495 KTA. FRYERS 3 x 30lt deep fryers vgc. Exhaust Canopy: stainless steel vgc. 4 burner gas stove and grill top vgc. Ph 0400166822 or 0407716797 KTA. FURNITURE - wooden wall unit and matching corner TV cabinet, excellent condition. Both for $700 ONO. Call Jeff - 0438976382.

FURNITURE 4 Sale - Dining table and 6 chairs, extendable, oval shape, cream colour. Comes with 2X matching shelving units with glass shelves, $650 the lot or will sell seperately, Ph 0421356425 / 91972175 (KTA).

Garden Swing for sale $50 call 0402 023 123 Millars Well Karratha HINO (Jnr) Rainbow Motorhome 1986. 30’ (9M). Beautiful, functional, professional fit out.

As new, reg til ‘12, Sfty Bay. 95911917. $150,000.

HOLDEN Astra Coupe CDX 2008. 1.8 4CYL 5sp manual that delivers both power and economy, 28,000km’s, as new immaculate full leather interior, tints, 4 air bags, cruise control, ABS and loads more. Great looking car. Reluctant sale. Ph Sarah 0447843744. $22,000 ono HONDA Jazz VTI - 2004. Excellent condition, only 83,000KMS, manual. $10,500 ono. Call Sarah 0404462114. (KTA) KIDS Taekwondo uniform size 150 absolutely as new with all the badges for Karratha club. $40. Ph 0403025140.

LADIES bike for sale (in Karratha) $50. Ph 91441363.

LCD Plasma TV Stand, Italian design and made, three glass shelves underneath, solid and stable as a brick outhouse new price $900.00 will sell for $300.00 Ph 0417938519.

LEAVING Town. Cardio Exercise Body Sculpter Ellipitical Strider with LCD for Time/Speed/Distn./ Calories/pulse $150, AB KING $50, Washing Machine - $250, Qn Bed with Mattress$375, Dinning Table +6 Chairs $475, display unit $250, Corner Tv unit $150, 55”” TV with home theatre $1250. PH 0404226226.

MEK SHAGGY RUG, brand new, colour: natural / multisize: 1.55 x 2.25, 100% acrylic yarn. $200 ono KTA. Ph 91972252 or 0417183813.

MOTORHOME/38ft Bedford Coach. Fully fitted out home on wheels. Sleeps 5, fully kitchen and bathroom, lots of storage.

Great running condition. Happy email out photos on request.

Located in Exmouth. $73,000 ONO. Claudia 0420297633.

MOTTO Guzzi ‘95 with sidecar.

60,000 kms. $11,000 ono. Please call after 6pm - 91821217.

MUST SELL: 2x 3set samurai swords $150 ea, 20 inch bmx bike $50, washing machine $350, whirlpool fridge/freezer $500, Phillips DVD player $80, sharpe cd stacker stereo $150, jvc single disc cd/DVD stereo player $150, car travel pod $80 call Fiona 0407518803 all items ono in good condition NINTENDO Wii Black - virtually unused. Comes with external hard drive loaded with 30 games.

2 handpieces. $330ono. Call 0466979103.

OMEGA altise portable air-con unit on wheels. Great for caravan, easy to use. Great cond, hardly used $220 0416232334 OUTDOOR setting glass/ali frame 8 chairs $100 ono. Kta 0429682704.

PANASONIC TV for Sale 26 inch screen older style, in good working order. $25. Call Jeff 0438976382.

PLAYSTATION move for PS3, comes complete with PlayStation eye camera, 4 move controllers and 2 move games; The Fight, Lights Out and Sports Champions. Only had for 3 months, everything is in great condition. All worth $450 selling for $300 ono. Please contact me on 91851108 0r 0438954315.

POOL Table with balls and cues.

Good condition. $1300. Ph 0418937307 (KTA).

PORTABLE air con 5.5kw, Polocool - brand new. Cools 39sqm rooms - most powerful on the market. Comes with remote - 2 year warranty from Harvey Norman. $999.99 Delivered! Ph Josh 0407471797 (2 LEFT).

QUEEN size bed - wooden and metal frame. $200. Call Jeff 0438976382.

RIMS 5 ROH Snyper Mags 16x 8. Suit Commodore or like. $55each. Ph Dave 0427918317.

SEA container, 20 FOOT. $4500 ono, available now in South Hedland. Open to view - ph 0487330828.

SHEEPSKINS (Grey) to suit large bucket front seats (e.g.Toyota 80 series). Both for $90. Black & Decker rechargeable hand held dust buster $70, contact 0439937614 (Kth). All in excellent condition.

SINGLE Bed Solid pine Good cond. $80 (Dampier).

0427831187.

SMALL wall units x2 for sale: ideal for kids bedroom or general storage $20 each. Call Jeff 0438976382.

SOLID recycled red gum QS bedroom suite, includes 2 side tables with draw, chest of draws with mirror, call 0458858663 $4,000 Solid timber queen size bed base $100 PH. 0410708529 KTA STEREO Kenwood 5:1 surround sound with sub woofer. $50 Kta 0429682704.

SWIMMING Pool, Above ground, 7m x 4m, Includes Filter pump and Ladder. Paid $1700, Selling for $850. Pool in Millars Well Ph: 0447509739 TABLE 12 seater Jarrah great cond with Jarrah bench seats $1000 ono, bar fridge excellent condition brand new $200 ono, 6 drawer wooden dresser w/ mirror very elegant great cond $300 ono please call 0408 903 738 and please leave a msg if no answer.

TABLE ANTIQUE, 700m round with bird claw feet, Karratha $400.00 Ph 0417938519 TELSTRA Bigpond USB Modem - Turbo 21 Mbps. $200.

0431158360 or 91862999 KTA TIMBER dinning table $100, 0417250378 TOYOTA p/carrier parts available. 2H motor, gearbox etc. Make an offer. Ph Dave 0427918317.

TRADIES trailer lic, racks, can be removed, front lge toolbox all lockable and enclosed, new tyres. Must sell. $3,200.00 O.N.O 0427195916.

TV Wall unit great for extra storage $200, 0417250378

TV- large analogue 68cm TEAC tv. $50ono 91431985 KTA. TV/DVD CABINET for sale. Good condition 1505mm wide, 510 deep, 450 high. 6 shelves, 4 of them behind glass cabinet.

Asking $150. In ktha PH Andrew 0437901230 TWO Alan Jackson Concert tickets. Saturday, 12th March Brisbane. Premium seating @ $250 each. 040467579 (KTA) TYRES & rims (matching) 4 genuine GMH 2002 suit all model commodores to VZ. 75% tread, even wear(fitted/balanced) on very stylish alloys. exc cond.

215/ R65 94H Toyo steel belted $500 firm (for set 4) 0408 788 773 WARDROBE, Stained pine, excelent condition, 2 doors, 4 draws, $500 Nickol. Ph Michael, 0418235066.

WEIGHT Bench and weights, good conditon. $350. Ph 0418937307 (KTA) WHEEL Bearings for sale - many sizes available, can fit if required.

Call 0466979103.

WHITE scooter helmet, size M. $30. Ph 0408715777.

WORK bench great for home handy man or for small business. $100, 0417250378 XBOX 360 250GB Kinect Bundle.

Like new. Used only twice, unwanted gift. Comes with ext warranty 48 Mnths. 2 controllers incl Lim Ed Halo controller (never used) + 2 Kinect Games + 2 Xbox games. Spent over $800.

FOR SALE for $700 Call for info.

Nickol. 0408407916. ~~FOUND free ~~FREE BAGS of Shredded Paper please call Sharyn to arrange pick up 0419891612 HOUSE bricks, 300 bricks for you to remove. Call me 0400718470 SAHAJA Yoga meditation.

Every Wednesday 7PM Karratha Entertainment Centre, crèche room. Always free. For more information contact 0449548092, 0405514130, 0487283995. ~~GARAGE SALE

SATURDAY 12 & Sun 13 March, 325 Wickerson Way Bulgarra 8am - 4pm. Baby gear -change table, walker, bouncer, high chair & baby girl clothes, household & kitchen items, books, toys/ games, some dvds/vhs & cds.

We are moving and can’t take it all with us.

SATURDAY 12 Mar, 12 Fabling Court Baynton, 7-11am no early birds. Household & kids bargains.

SATURDAY 12 March 8.30am, 484 McKenzie Way Bulgarra SATURDAY 19 March, 42 Brolga Meander Karratha. 7.30 to 10.30 Misc joint sale. 91855685. ~~IN MEMORIUM lost ~~LOST BRAND new iPhone 4 taken from self serve checkout at Woolies Karratha on Sat 26/02/11. Pls call or text 0438914514 if you have any info. Reward offered for its return, no questions asked.

SILVER Olympus 10m waterproof camera at Withnell Bay on Saturday 19/2/11 please contact 0408715777, reward offered. ~~MOTORCYCLES

tenders Government of Western Australia

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Provision of a Youth Bail Options Program to Young People in Regional Areas Hedland Region Tender No: DCS 0075-2010 Documents available: from www.tenders.wa.gov.au or by contacting Chelsea Pound on Ph. 9264 1130 or email: chelsea.pound@correctiveservices.wa.gov.au Closing Date: Wednesday, 30 March 2011 at 11.00am (WST)

KARRATHA BACK BEACH Request for Tender KARRATHA BACK BEACH BOAT RAMP Baynton West Childcare BOAT RAMP RFT G14 - 10/11 NAVIGATION LIGHTS LIGHTS NAVIGATION The Principal is seeking Tenders from suitably qualified and competent Contractors for the Notice is hereby given the public thatservices there are currently no Baynton navigation lights at the provision ofto childcare for the West Notice is hereby given to the public that there are currently no navigation lights at the Karratha Back Beach Boat Ramp due to a recent lightening strike.

Karratha Back Beach Boat Ramp due to a recent lightening strike.

Family Centre.

Do not use the ramp after dark.

Do not use the ramp after dark.

Request for Tender documents are available The public will be notified once the repairs have been completed.

We apologise by for any The public will be notified once the repairs have been completed. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. inconvenience this may Deb cause. Woods on (08) 9186 8577 or contacting For further information, please contact Max Thorbjornsen on 9186 8601. debra.woods@roebourne.wa.gov.au For further information, please contact Max Thorbjornsen on 9186 8601.

Alternatively, please contact Infrastructure Services on 08 9186 8594.

Alternatively, please contact Infrastructure Services on 08 9186 8594.

Tenders may be submitted by hand and placed the Shire of Roebourne Welcome Road, Karratha, WA 6714, or sent through the mail to the Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Roebourne, PO Box 219, Karratha WA, 6714.

in Longmore the Tender Box at Collene Collene Longmore CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Administration Centre,

The Deadline for Tenders to be submitted is 2.00pm Wednesday 20th April 2011.

All or any Tenders are not necessarily accepted.

Canvassing of Elected Members will disqualify.

Collene Longmore Chief Executive Officer

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The Dampier Camp School is offering the following items for tender. All items offered as-is-where is in varied condition. ✓ 1x 6hp Evinrude 2stroke ✓ 9x 5hp Mercury 4 stroke, long-shaft ✓ 1x 5hp Mercury 4 stroke, short shaft ✓ 6x 10L Quicksilver fuel tanks to suit Mercury motors Items may be inspected upon appointment with Donna, however all have done many hours and been used extensively by students for training purposes. Application for tender forms are also available from Donna and should be placed in a sealed envelope marked: Tenders Dampier Camp School PO Box 220 The Esplanade Dampier WA 6713 Tender closes and forms must be received by Donna at 3:00 pm, Thursday, 17 March 2011

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GARAGE Sale 12th March 7:30-12:00 LEAVING TOWN Everything must go. Brand new 1mx1m glass shower screen, for 3mx3m bathroom floor tiles, couch, womens sz 8-10 clothing, everything you can think of. 164 Withnell Way (KTA) LEAVING Town. All quality household stuff must go. From lawn stuff, house hold stuff to exercise equipment & car (RAV4). Call 91852983. (KTA) MARCH 12 - 9 Hill Place Millars Well. Going overseas, household items & some furniture 8 am 11am, no early birds.

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BLACK 2009 Hyosung GT250R 2010 Model, Howler Exhaust.

Fuel Injected Model. Great first bike. Still under waranty. $6000 ono Call Michael 0438542700 CAN-AM/BOMBARDIER DS 650X 2006 model purchased from showroom Dec 2009. In excellent condition little use, no abuse. This quad has huge amounts of power and an awesome note, you wont be left in anyone’s dust riding this bike.

A very comfy ride, but by no means soft! In Broome. Donna/ Greg 0400233134.

FMF Ti PowerCore ‘09 Silencer/ power bomb header. Brand new, to suit CRF 450X $600 KTHA 0437411092.

HARLEY Davidson 1200 sportser 2005 screaming eagle pipes pillion back rest as new condition, only 8600km on clock call Darren 0409871990. $13500 ono.

HONDA CBF 250 Roadbike 2008, 1 owner,only done 5500km, reliable, economical, great learner/first bike. $5,000 ono.

Call Lachlan 0429903556. (KTA) YAMAHA WR250F 2008, 400km.

GYRT exhaust system + to many other extras to list. $7,900 KTA 0417562280. ~~PETS

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BEAUTIFUL red nose American staffy’s $650 - 2 Girls, 1 Boy left. Light tan colour. 8 weeks old and ready to go. Parents can be viewed. Price includes vaccination and vet check. Ph 91821416. (Roebourne)

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2001 Ford Falcon

White Station Wagon • Roof racks Petrol + Gas Conversion Brand new tyres • 6 months rego.

Phone 0407 082 098 or 9185 5570

CONTAINERS CONTAINERS 20 foot open tops 40 foot open tops 1 price $3,200 + GST ex Karratha Ph: 0418 923 847

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ESCAPE to the Country.1 big acre + beautiful 4/2 colonial style house with pool and outside bar. Workshop + wood sheds 2 driveways. Country living yet only 5 minutes from Perth Airport. Foothills of Gooseberry Hill national Park. 3 Sadler Drive Maida Vale. 0416188649. $945,000 / $975,000.

HOUSE for sale, Ocean Reef WA. Large 5 bed, 3 bath home near 2x primary and 2x high schools.

Quiet culdesac. Walk to beach and marina, 5 mins to Joondalup.

Offers around $870k. Phone Scott on 0417189681.

KARRATHA 3x 1 semi en-suit, formal lounge & dining, family room, off centralised kitchen, fans, BIR, ducted A/C, established gardens, shed, access to rear yard via DBL gates, parking for 4 car, end of culsac, closed to Tambrey & Caltex. $840,000, genuine offers only. Ph 0419931160.

Kit Home - No internals massive 2 storey Plans aval for 6 x 4 for right buyer. Ktha in S/Cont.

Decks, windows, Insul etc. Eng Cyclone & 5 Star rated. Reduced Must sell. Guaranteed. $105K Only serious buyers thanks.

Est $220K to comp. Contact restruct@iprimus.com.au for more detail. ~~TENDERS rod repairs ~~VEHICLES

FORD Falcon BA MK11. Black ute, alloys, A/C. 78000 km, VGC. Regretful sale. $14800. Ph 0410848802.

FORD Falcon sedan AU 98 model.

Drives well, Aircon and CD player. $2999 call 0400231821 or 0437518878 FORD Falcon Wagon 2001, white, on Gas and petrol. $8000 ono.

Ph: 0407 082 098 HILUX ‘94 4x4 twin cab, 2.8 diesel, snorkel, s/steel extractors, LSD, light force spotties, CB, internal roll bar, winch, towbar, bull bar scrub bars, sports bar on tray, air con, BF Goodrich mud terrain T/As 90% tread, , 10 months reg. A good strong reliable vehicle $6250. Johnno 0412365350.

HOLDEN Commodore 1994 VR SS, Unlic, 5.0 LTR V8, running, VY SS rims, some airbrushed interior parts. KTA. Ph 0439469565. $2500.

Holden SS fifty 2001 $16500 scissor door kit, king springs, pacemaker extractors, auto, A/C, hard lid cover for more info contact 0891444330.

HOLDEN Statesman for sale [2004] - 1 driver for life of vehicle - full service record - good condition mechanically and body - $14500 ONO - call 0429790066 for more details.

HOLDEN SVZ ute 2007.

80000kms Registered $24,000 ono 6cyl 3.6L auto recently serviced log book 18”” alloys new tyres SS body kit dual fuel morpheous metallic purple A/C tip tronic manual drive leather trim hard tonneu cover tub liner CD player central locking cruise control tow bar. 0418560640.

LANDCRUISER wagon 96 model 80 series. 4.2 diesel, extractors, front diff lock, long range tanks, bullbar, spotlights, spare wheel carry on back, sidesteps, black duck canvas front seat covers, tinted windows, white. Very regretful sale. Contact Gypsy or Craig 91841840 or 0409441829.

MAZDA 3 06 Maxx sport sedan, auto, 47000 km, lady owner, AC, CD Player, service history. $16,500 ONO 0421477586 MERCEDES 40’ motor home fully decked out sleeps 3. Many extras ready to live in or travel. Can deliver anywhere. Many pictures available please email glsory@ bigpond.com or ph 0428565220 MISTUBISHI Magna Sports 1997 3 Lt V6, tiptronic gearbox, alloy wheels, aircon $3500. Ph 0409519275.

MITSUBISHI Pajero 2003 GLS purchased new in 2006 ex showroom vehicle only 67,000 km’s, 7 seater, 5 new tyres in very good conditon $23,000 ono. Call for more information on 0418236596.

NISSAN PATROL ST(petrol) 4X4 WAGON 5SP MANUAL 4.2L Alloy wheels, Power mirrors, Power windows, Power steering, Air Conditioning, Tow Bar, Regularly serviced, New pioneer speakers Call 0404319802 for more information PRICE $9500 o.n.o. Location is Karratha.

NISSAN PULSAR Q 2002 Charcoal, manual, sedan, cruise control, electric windows, tinted windows, leather steering wheel, keyless entry, low km’s, one lady owner from new, excellent condition, great first car $8,000 ono.Call Trish 0421343825 NM Pajero Exceed 4x4 2000. 4 years Limited waranty. $15000 ono. Call Michael 0438542700.

PRADO 2005 GXL 4ltr.

129000kms, ARB bullbar, reece hitch, roof rack, reece hitch, 7 seater, good tyre tread, CB radio and lots of other features. Ready for your Pilbara adventures. Call Casey on 0458858663.

RADIATORS and condensors.

Many new brands available, can fit if required. Call 0466979103.

SUZUKI Swift 2008. As new.

12000kms only. 5spd manual.

Tinted windows. Sports rims. Gen Suz seat covers unused. Great first car. Leaving town. Must sell. $14500ono. 0409030379.

TOYOTA Landcruiser 1996, 1HZ diesel motor w/ extractors, new radiator, injector pump & steering box , 5”” tough dog lift kit with 315 Goodyear Kevlars, winch, spare tyre rack, roof rack, camping drawers, UHF, CB. $18,500. Ph 0409519275.

TOYOTA Prado 2008 GXL Manual White 38000kms 10 months new car warranty left. Roof rack dual batts spotlights bull bar air bags floor mats heaps of extras. $54900 ono Simon. Dampier 0143718552.

TOYOTA Prado GXL 2005 4ltr unleaded, auto, 130kms, 8 seater, CB radio, roof rack, reece hitch, ARB bullbar, self installed reverse camera, dual batteries, good tyre tread, service history (ex lease), call 0447961535 or 0458858663.

REDUCED TO $34,750 ONO. Leaving town so make an offer!!!

TOYOTA Rav 4 2003. Auto 106000 kms, excellent condition nothing to spend, ARB Nudge Bar, new tyres, Met. Silver, full service record, leaving town reduce for quick sale - 15,500.

KTA. Phone 0404224226.

TOYOTA Rav4 Edge 2000, 2ltr Petrol, 104,000Km, 6mnth Rego, $9,000 ONO. Call Matt 0410111015. (KTA) TROOPY LANDCRUISER 1998 - 105000km massive alu roof rack, dual batt, winch, 2spare tyres, aircon, 5new tyres,extra headlight... $27000 ONO Michael 0415936876 VOLVO XC90 2004 130,000 kms full long book, 7 leather seats excellent condition. $30,000, 0417250378 VS Holden ute 2000, lowered extractors. $6500. Contact Gavin on 0417439306. (KTA) VU Series2 Commodore ute, 3.8L V6. 94,000kms. CD/DVD player, sports exhaust. $13,000 ono.

Phone 0418934082.

VY Holden Commodore 2003.

94,600kms. Just had service.

Good condition. Genuine reason for selling due to resizing. $12,000 ONO Please call Eliza 0411724287 or 91831894.

(Dampier) ~~WANTED

BABY walker on wheels wanted 91431985. (KTA) BEACHBUGGY fibreglass VW based buggy wanted, any condition. 0409688740.

CONCRETE Pavers. Wooden outdoor table.

Breville Breadmaker Model No BB200.

Phone 91853859 DAMAGED or non-running motorcycles.

Anything considered.

Please call 0466979103.

I am looking for an evil sidekick. Previous experience in sabotage, torture and chemistry advantageous..Please contact 1300 655 720 for an application and a list evil names.

KENWORTH prime-mover T950.

W model or similar prefer triple rated will consider double rated.

Ph 0419934043 (KTA).

LADIES softball players wanted for Orbits A grade team, Karratha.

Pitcher and fielders required.

Phone 0417996267 if you are interested.

LOOKING for cheap 3 bdrm house in Karratha for 1 couple & 2 singles. Mature, clean people 18/19y.o. Long term rent req’d in 12-15wks. Desperate!

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QUEEN size Bed base & mattress, good quality, wooden or metal.

Single mattress only, good condition. 90L Bar Freezer, good condition, still in working condition. Please message 0488673240 or ring after 5pm.

RABBIT Hutch, good condition please call safe on 91854634.

SPEEDWAY early solo, sidecar, speed cars, etc. Any condition, or parts 0409688740.

STEEL shelving to suit 40ft seacontainer. Phone 0419934043 (KTA) TRAMPOLINE-one of the smaller lower to the ground styles with safety net all around. Call or message 0419162276 WALKING Partner- evenings preferred as have child, social and fitness. Live in Bulgarra but willing to meet other suburbs.

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Daily visits to your home.

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DOG sitting and dog walking available. References, trust worthy, dog lover. Comfortable and confident with canines. For more information and availability call 0405036092.

GERMAN Shepherd 5 yrs old in need of a loving home (Born 1st January 2006) She comes with a certificate of sterilization & her vaccination papers (by the looks she may need her yearly update needle). She is very obedient. If you or anyone you know would be interested in Misty, please call 0409068307 MASTIFF Dane X puppies for sale 10 weeks old 1 male cream 2 female 1 cream & 1 brindle ready to go been vaccinated and wormed. $350 ea. 0418926820 or 0437111314.

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BIG thank you from SAFE to the Community for all the phone calls. We received for bicycle and washing machine and to thank the people who we received items from DAMPIER Ladies Softball Club are calling for nominations for coaches for A and A Reserve Teams for 2011. Training to commence mid-March (date to be confirmed) Past & new players welcome. Sign-on night is April 1st at 6pm at the Sporty, Dampier.

Contact: Sharon 91831187 or Missy 0448076110.

PAVING & pool capping in Karratha and Port Hedland.

Phone Rob on 0424711450.

MAKE BOLD PILBARA Joblink wish to invite all members of the community to “Social skilling with a cuppa and a computer”. Every Monday, 9.3010.30, shop 36, Sharpe Avenue.

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DUNSBOROUGH town lots, 4 only. Walk to Coles, main street and beach. 240K to 255K. Enjoy the best lifestyle in WA. Surfing, fishing,wineries, climate. Call Stewart 0409688205.

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Have your rods rebuilt like new. Also fishing rods for sale at reasonable prices, all with new fittings please Ph 9185 5257

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NAVARA 2006, 165,000kms, New Tyres, just been serviced, new front brakes, long range tank, spotlights, snorkel, roo bar, fiberglass canopy, never had any drama’s with it, we r selling to get a new Navara.$25,000.

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You will: • Be willing to learn and show initiative • Work with a young, close knit team • Work to really tight deadlines and budgets • Have a flair for design and words • Be friendly, clean and well presented • Have very basic computer skills To find out more about this position, please email alan@pilbaraecho.com.au or drop in and meet the team at 18 Hedland Place, Karratha

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Must hold current class ‘C’ Drivers Licence and work inclusive of school holidays.

Please forward resumes on to Michelle Clifton.

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uvex Safety Australia Technical Sales and Training Representative North West - WA uvex Safety Australia is the local subsidiary of one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of personal protective equipment including a wide range of eye, hand, ear, and respiratory products.

The Role Reporting to the State Sales Manager this full time position is based in Karratha and services the growing Pilbara mining region. You will be responsible for growing and maintaining business relationships and meeting sales targets in your assigned territory along with developing the uvex training academy for our clients. This role will suit someone who excels at building and maintaining solid business relationships.

Your duties will include: • Maintaining close contact with existing and potential customers through face to face visits and telephone • Develop and drive new business opportunities within assigned territory in line with company strategy • Development and coordination of the uvex training academy in Karratha as well as ‘Train the Trainer’ programs and onsite tool box training • Presenting and demonstrating products to customers using promotional material and samples • In line with management, prepare sales strategies for major customers to ensure sales and margin growth • Attending trade shows and promotional functions to increase sales and product knowledge • Investigating and resolving customer problems • Providing feedback on the market and competitors • Reviewing, on a regular basis, the company’s performance with major customers The ideal candidate • Previous experience in a sales based role with proven ability to set and exceed sales targets • Excellent customer service skills both written and verbal • High attention to detail • Prior knowledge or experience working with safety products is desirable On Offer • Attractive salary and allowances • Company vehicle • Professional and friendly team • Extensive product training, • Accredited training qualifications Please email your resume to mgrzinic@uvex.com.au or contact 0428 278 287 for a confidential discussion.

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Parenting Coordinator Children and Family Services Web Search No: 007781 (Part time opportunity) Level/Salary: Level 4, $62,959- $66,538 pa The Parenting Coordinator is responsible for the planning, development, support and coordination of parenting services, as well as managing and delivering Departmental parenting services in a designated area.

To Access Detailed Information: jobs.wa.gov.au and key in the Web Search No. or Ph: 9222 2901 to be mailed an information pack.

For Specific Inquiries: Please contact Jan McEwan on 0447 981 474.

Location: South Hedland Closing Date: Monday, 21 March 2011 at 5.00pm.

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Pilbara TAFE’s Roebourne Campus is seeking expressions of interest from people who have workplace experience in the areas of: ●Horticulture ●Conservation and Land Management You’ll be working with students who are keen to learn about your profession in a range of programs and certificate levels.

You could be part time, full time or casual.

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BOILERMAKERS AND FABRICATION PERSONNEL We are a general fabrication workshop in Karratha. We service the mining industry and associated business in the Pilbara area. We are looking for trades people who have the following working habits and attributes: • Hold a current WA drivers license • Take pride and pleasure in their work • Are dependable and able to attend work • Able to work with in a smaller non-multinational company • Can consistently produce a clear alcohol and other drugs test • Enjoy working as a part of a team • Have additional skills to offer

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DFP Recruitment Services is one of Australia’s leading recruitment services. Established in 1981, DFP has developed a reputation for delivering specialist services in temporary, permanent and volume staffing services combined with ethics, integrity and professionalism.

We are currently seeking experienced personnel for the following positions: • MSIC Card Holders • Dogman • Forklift Drivers • Senior Customer Service Representatives • Administrators

Please note you must hold a current drivers licence and be prepared to undergo a drug & alcohol screen.

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Our client is an ASX300 mineral exploration and development company currently focusing its activities in Western Australia. With its head office based in Adelaide, our client is rapidly transitioning from being an explorer to an emerging iron ore producer. There is an outstanding opportunity for a Project Geologist to join our client’s dynamic and highly capable team. This position is Adelaide based with a roster of 2 weeks on-site, 1 week off and 1 week in the Adelaide office.

Reporting to the Regional Manager, this key new role has been established to drive the business forward. Key responsibilities include supervision of drilling services and associated on-site contractors, organisation of staff and contractors, geological data management and mentoring of less experienced staff.

We are seeking a self-starter with preferably 3+ years’ experience and strong communication and supervisory skills. Previous experience in iron ore would be viewed very favourably. A degree in Geology or equivalent is essential. An exceptional package is on offer for the right person and working conditions are outstanding.

Please forward your application as a Microsoft Word document to 123-4947@stillwellmanagement.com.au quoting your name and the position title in the subject heading. Telephone enquiries to Jessica Miller on 08 8212 0999 are welcome.

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A popular year for the senior netball teams After a cyclone delay, the KNA Open trials were held on Thursday night with 18 new faces looking for senior teams turning up.

Coaches from the five major clubs were in attendance to help grade players into the appropriate divisions.

It was a really difficult job for both players and the panel as it is hard to play your best netball with people you've never met, all of different skill levels, as well as putting up with the humidity and insects, but everyone did their best.

The coaches now have to go back to the club teams to see where they have vacancies before contacting the new players.

KNA are very confident that they will find a team for everyone wishing to play netball in 2011.

A reminder that the KNA Annual General Meeting will be held at the Karratha Entertainment Centre on 14

March at 7pm.

Two representatives from every team must attend and all team nominations will be received on this night.

For further information, please contact Tracy at kna. president@gmail.com.

In other netball news, the KNA would like to give a huge thanks to Tanya MacAuley who has volunteered to update the website.

It is such a useful tool to get information out to members and anyone interested in netball.

You will be able to download team nomination forms, individual registration forms and get all the information regarding upcoming coaching, player & umpiring courses, links to Netball WA, etc.

Fixtures will be put on the website when they become available in April as well.

They hope to have www. karrathanetball.asn.au updated within the next

week so feel free to check it out.

Don’t forget, Karratha Netball Association (KNA) has for many years identified junior local girls who show ‘talent, ability and dedication’ to netball to receive specialist coaching.

Trials are undertaken and a Karratha Association Development Squad (KADS) chosen to compete in the Senior competition on Monday nights commencing 9 May 2011.

If you are aged between 14 and 17 as at December 31, 2011 and would be interested in trialing for this team, please contact Kerry Jones at kjecec@yahoo.com. au or call 0414689261to register your interest.

Registrations close on Saturday, 5 March 2011, the trial will be held at the Del Parker Netball Centre, Bulgarra at 6pm on Wednesday, 9 March 2011.

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Wickham Warriors back to second place

By Jo Angel

followed by B Brown.

u/13 Wickham Warriors Coach

The Warriors progressed well to be 4 wickets down for 66 at the 12 over drinks break.

On 25 February the U/13 Wickham Warriors travelled to Millar’s Well Oval Karratha to take on the Karratha Bushrangers.

The Warriors needed to win this match to get back to 2nd spot on the ladder.

They won the toss and elected to bat 1st, and continued their trend of losing an early wicket.

After the break the Warriors found runs hard to get and lost wickets at a steady rate as the Bushrangers picked up their game.

But B Pratt and A Cameron steadied the ship with a 17 run partnership.

L Johnson scored a handy 10 runs low down in the order, and was assisted by the returning B Pratt, who also made 10 and B Brown who finished on 23 n.o.

Pratt soon became the 1st retiree, and was

The Warriors were bowled out for 113 runs

in the 25th over, not quite what the team would’ve liked but at least they had a score on the board.

When the game resumed after the innings change over, the Warriors were looking to bowl and field much better than the previous week’s game.

The Warriors started well with a wicket in the 1st over and then a runout in over 2 effected by S Green and T Ridley.

The wickets were shared amongst the bowlers up to the drinks break, and the Bushrangers were 6 wickets down for 32 runs

at the break.

The last 4 wickets fell quickly after the drinks break and the Bushrangers were bowled out for 36 runs in over 15.

Karratha Golf Course is looking stunning at the moment after all the rain and careful tending by the Shire of Roebourne and the members.

Word must have got out, as an incredible field of 83 golfers were ready for the shotgun start in last Saturdays 4 ball Ambrose Competition sponsored by the Life Members.

As always, this is a great game to introduce new golfers to competition and last week proved to be no exception.

In the novelty prizes, the nearest the pin prizes were won

by Mark Smyth on hole 3, Skip Riding on hole 8 and Ben Tawhiti on hole 11.

A good performance from the Warriors that will put them back into 2nd spot on the WPJCA ladder.

Longest putt on hole 2 was Chopper Giles and on hole 13 Graham Munro.

few conniptions, and great banter in the clubhouse.

Top team on the day with a terrific 26.5 were Darren Beier, Chopper Giles, Dot Abbott and Vivien Kamen; (these two ladies did mention sore backs when they got back to the clubhouse with the load they had to carry.)

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Third with 28.06 were Michael Bull, Wayne Haega, Alan Carty and Sidney Coetzer.

Fourth were Owen Leece, Bodie Broun, Kev Clarke and Phil Kennedy with 28.69.

It was an awesome day, with

Thanks to the Life Members for their generous prizes and thanks to the organisers and helpers who did a great job managing such a large field so smoothly.

Anyone interested in playing come up and join in the fun.

Members and guests are always welcome and social membership of the Country Club is available for a small fee.

For more information call the Clubhouse on 9185 1045, or speak to the Men’s Captain, Michael Pennings on 04 00662919 or the Ladies’ Captain, Sharyn Wieland, 04 38397811, for details of competition and social golfing sessions.

Swimmers wash up for flights The Karratha Amateur Swimming Club (KASC) have just sent 25 of their swimmers to Perth to compete in the A Grade Country Pennants in Kambalda over the long weekend.

Each weekend, each member from the team attended at least one of the days to help out as well as a few dedicated swimmers from the club.

Even though these members were not on the team they still came down to show their support.

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allowing them to use the lawn area at the front of their business.

The event ran smoothly apart from business being a little slow on 19 February due to the rain, but the team are extremely pleased with the results.

Also a big thank you to the public for supporting them by bringing down your cars and dogs, your donation has been appreciated and has gone towards reducing the expense of the swimmers flights.

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The trip was made possible following a car and dog wash that the team held on a Saturday for four consecutive weeks

in February.

FLYING TO PERTH??

French, Christie, Ridley and Johnson each took 1 catch.

Longest drive on hole 1 was Bodie Broun for the men and Michelle Bennett for the ladies, and on hole 18, Ben Tawhiti took the men’s longest drive and Glenda Hickman won the ladies’ longest drive.

In second place, with 26.62, were Steve Thomas, Des Roth, Mark Smyth and Dieter Sohns.

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S Molgaard Angel and T Ridley took 2 wickets each, and M Christie, A Cameron, J Smith, B Pratt and R French 1 wicket each.

The word of golf must have got out

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New cricket facility for Karratha officially opens The evening of 2 March saw the official opening of the new Karratha Indoor Cricket Facility in Bulgarra, one of Karratha’s most popular team sports.

With more than 350 registered players and fixtures stretching across five nights, the $300,000 Karratha Indoor Cricket Association (KICA) will now have priority facility access and a permanent, weekly hire agreement.

Located adjacent to the Karratha Country Club, the new facility includes a synthetic cricket pitch, associated safety netting, special sports lighting and an ablution block.

The KICA also contributed to construction through provision of an elevated umpire’s chair and a digital scoreboard.

Councillor Nicole Lockwood said that the addition of the new indoor cricket facility compliments the existing sports and recreation opportunities already on offer at the Karratha Country Club.

“The addition of the new cricket court will help

centralise sport to create a fantastic sporting precinct for the entire community to utilise,” she said.

KICA President Simon Sanders said membership numbers were up on previous year’s figures and the association was predicting one of its biggest seasons yet.

“The club is looking forward to moving to the modern, new facility,” he said.

“We will also benefit from the more family- friendly location, with the option for players and families to enjoy a few drinks and a meal at the Karratha Country Club next door,” he said.

Nicole Lockwood said that within the next 12 months another two major community sport and recreation projects are due for completion.

These are the Bulgarra Sporting Precinct upgrades and soft diamonds placement and the Bulgarra Community Centre.

“The Shire of Roebourne, through its Karratha: City of the

• The official opening North Plan, has invested more than $66 million in a number of strategic community well being projects to deliver immediate improvements to public amenity and lifestyle options for all local residents.”

Contractors involved in the development of the Karratha Indoor Cricket Facility were Astron Engineering, Karratha Contracting, Karratha

Earthmoving and Sports Surfaces.

The Shire of Roebourne would like to thank the Karratha Indoor Cricket Association committee members for their dedication and contribution to the construction of the new facility and the Shire of Roebourne’s Strategic Project and Community Facility teams

for their work into developing this first-class sporting facility.

To book the Karratha Indoor Cricket Facility for your next social function please call the Karratha Entertainment Centre on 9186 8556.

To find out more about the Karratha Indoor Cricket Association please call Liz Bechard on 0417 979 263.

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