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Bunbury's quest for most accessible city not yet realised but efforts to improve disabled access continues

An ambitious goal of being the most accessible regional city in Australia has yet to be realised by the West Australian city of Bunbury, but efforts are bearing fruit.

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WA crayfish are about to turn in unison and head for deeper waters on 'whites run'

The annual "whites run" is a bizarre natural phenomenon in which juvenile western rock lobsters from Bunbury to Kalbarri moult their red shells and begin a choreographed migration.

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Alan Rowe suing Catholic Church for $6 million over historical sexual abuse claim in Bunbury

Alan Rowe says he has forgiven the priest he claims abused him as an 11-year-old — but not the Catholic Church. Mr Rowe is now suing the church, claiming it is vicariously liable.

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Bunbury man charged for allegedly recording teenage girl from roof cavity of public toilet block

A 58-year-old man has been charged after allegedly filming a teenage girl at a beach toilet block.

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Catholic priest says Bishop of Bunbury failed to effectively support him after suicide attempt

A Catholic priest says a lack of effective support from Bishop of Bunbury Gerard Holohan after he tried to take his own life goes to the heart of problems within his diocese.

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Bunbury Farmers Market manager says new $20 million intersection won't curb traffic woes

If you've visited the Bunbury Farmers Market you'll know hard hard it is getting in and out, but there are concerns a $20 million government plan to fix it might not change much at all.

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Clarabelle the cow on 4,000km journey to raise money for cancer support in WA

A painted fibreglass cow is on a 4,000km road trip around Western Australia to raise $100,000 for a cancer support service.

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Bunbury childcare centre plans sparks neighbour concern in town's sought-after heritage precinct

Bunbury residents are lobbying against a planned childcare centre in an established heritage neighbourhood due to noise from "child play and slamming car doors".

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Education assistant charged with assault of teenage student at Bunbury alternative school

A 51-year-old man faces a charge of aggravated common assault over the alleged incident, which is understood to have been reported by other school staff.

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South Bunbury Football Club cops $1,000 fine after failing to identify supporter who hurled 'sexist' abuse at umpire

A WA football club is fined after failing to identify a supporter who launched "sexist and misogynistic" abuse at a female umpire, and is ordered to employ security guards to ensure the safety of umpires.

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FOGO bin waste piling up as WA council battles to save organics from landfill

The WA government says FOGO is key to the war on waste — but a massive 25,000 tonnes of household organic food and garden waste is sitting idle with no solution on what to do with it.

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Protests ensue as clearing begins on controversial $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road

Police have intervened as protesters try to physically stop machinery clearing bushland to make way for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project, which will create a more direct route between Perth and the Margaret River tourist region.

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Bunbury is WA's regional centre for people living alone, as mental health issues laid bare in census

Census data reveals more than a third of homes in WA's second-biggest city were one-person households, easily eclipsing the national and state averages.

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Perth to Bunbury fast passenger rail business case contract awarded

A key step has been reached in the push for a faster passenger rail link between Perth and WA's major tourism and food region as power sources for the train are investigated.

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South Bunbury Football Club women's team players quit over claims of racist, sexist behaviour

A dozen players and coaching staff in the South Bunbury Football Club women's team have quit halfway through the season over what they describe as racist and sexist behaviour.

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Albemarle lithium plant staff exposed to potentially acidic dust amid WorkSafe investigation

The ABC understands the workers required medical attention following a health and safety incident, as the state's workplace safety watchdog continues to investigate the Bunbury plant.

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Albemarle Bunbury lithium plant given improvement notice over health and safety concerns

WA's occupational health and safety watchdog takes action against the majority US-owned Albemarle lithium hydroxide facility near Bunbury.

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South West Football League community AFL player calls for stronger on-field action against racist abuse

A WA footballer is leading calls for stronger penalties and umpire powers to stop on-field racial abuse after he was vilified by the opposition during a match in Bunbury.

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WA Health seizes 1,000 e-cigarettes from Bunbury food and beverage business in vape crackdown

Almost 1,000 nicotine vapes have been seized from a West Australian business, with the health department promising more targeted operations against suspected sellers of the illegal products.

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Cost of Bunbury Outer Ring Road blows out to more than $1 billion

Construction has already begun on the road which will make the journey to WA’s major tourist region quicker. But the cost to taxpayers will be hundreds of millions of dollars more than expected.

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Reopened WA border no help to Janelle who is stranded in NSW, can't afford to go back and has no home to go to

Watching Western Australians arrive home after the border reopened has been tough for stranded Bunbury resident Janelle Butler who has been living in a hotel room in New South Wales for five months and still cannot get back.

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Bunbury to Perth train services to be affected for up to 18 months during Metronet upgrade

The Bunbury to Perth rail line will be significantly impacted next year as upgrades are carried out along the Armadale stretch.

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WA records 24 new COVID-19 cases as Bunbury cluster linked to Albemarle lithium plant grows

Western Australia records another 24 local COVID-19 cases, nine of them part of a growing Bunbury cluster tied to a lithium plant under construction in the South West region.

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WA records 14 new local COVID-19 cases with one person in intensive care, Mark McGowan reveals

WA records another 14 local COVID-19 cases, with two people in hospital with the virus and one of them in ICU, as WA Premier Mark McGowan again urges people with symptoms to get tested.

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WA records 13 new COVID-19 cases including mystery infection in South West region

Another 13 local coronavirus cases are reported in WA, including one mystery case in the Bunbury region. Meanwhile, the City of Perth backs down on its policy that people attending its Australia Day fireworks display must be vaccinated.

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