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Blueberry family has new member after workers investigate strange plant species by roadside

The blueberry family officially has a new member, thanks to two council workers who noticed a strange-looking plant growing in a roadside reserve in rural Western Australia.

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Esperance Shire calls for Activ Foundation's Read House to be returned to community

Read House opened in the 1980s after locals spent years holding fetes and quiz nights — and even raffling off a lost diamond ring — to help build it. It could soon be put on the market, but the council says it should be returned to the community.

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Cocanarup Conservation Alliance fears lithium exploration will put Carnaby's cockatoos at risk

Locals are outraged by a plan to cut down trees in a critical breeding area for the Carnaby's black cockatoo — a species on the brink of extinction due to land clearing.

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Esperance's only paramedic, who has tended to region for 12 years, welcomes St John WA plan to quadruple staff

Paul Gaughan has been the only paramedic working across the massive region for almost 12 years, treating everything from shark attacks to road crashes and farming accidents. But St John WA has recently pledged a significant staffing boost.

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Ravensthorpe doctor believes 'rural generalist hub' could help improve remote health care, avoid burnout

Michael Livingston believes city-based decision-makers are failing remote GPs, leading to unsustainable practices and shortages across the country. But he believes he has a solution — a model he calls the "rural generalist hub".

ABC News

Remote community leaders in NT, WA call for more information about Voice to Parliament

Community leaders in remote parts of the NT and WA say they are unclear on what the Voice to Parliament is and want face-to-face meetings with federal government representatives ahead of the upcoming referendum.

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Tesco customer fined £35 for visiting store twice in one day says she 'won't return'

A 47-year-old woman says she was treated like a 'criminal' after a car parking system at her local Tesco failed to register her properly, and charged her for a ten hour stay.

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Tesco shopper vows she will 'never go back' after receiving fine

The charity manager claims she's been treated like a criminal

Liverpool Echo

Tesco customer fined £35 after visiting store twice in one day

The 47-year-old says she was 'treated like a criminal' after the ANPR car parking system failed to register her leaving and mistakenly thought she had been parked at the site for more than 10 hours.

Daily Record

'Tesco fined me £35 for visiting twice in one day - I will never shop there again'

“I am deeply disappointed in Tesco - I am not going to risk being their customer again"

Manchester Evening News

Tesco shopper fined £35 for visiting supermarket twice in one day vows never to return

Charity manager Emily Smith, 47, has said she will now do her shopping at Lidl after being given a £35 parking ticket for visiting a Tesco in Dover twice in one day

Daily Mirror

NDIS urged to review epilepsy support as Esperance man who suffers daily seizures fights for access

When Luke Oxley was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child he enjoyed the chance to be different from his brother. But the novelty wore off when he realised his world was rapidly shrinking.

ABC News

Budget 2023: East Midlands bosses criticise ‘resounding disappointment for SMEs’ but welcome child care help

One expert said SMEs were the big losers when many needed help the most

Birmingham Post

Nuclear tests, missionaries displaced the Spinifex people. Now they're back and relearning from the elders

The declaration of a new Indigenous Protected Area will help ensure their place in the Great Victoria Desert remains strong.

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Shire of Esperance calls for supply assurances as gas network decommissioning looms

Residents have until March 31 to transition away from the local gas network before its closure, but the shire president wants government assurances it will stay open until everybody has secured an alternative energy supply.

Wales Online

Pregnant women who catch Covid are seven times more likely to die, warns new research

Covid during pregnancy also increases the risk that the baby will need to be admitted to intensive care

The Guardian - UK

Covid increases risk of grave illness and death in pregnant women – study

Research also finds unvaccinated Covid-infected women more likely to give birth prematurely

ABC News

Outback mailman who delivered post by walking 700km through the Nullarbor

In the 1870s, an outback mailman would walk hundreds of kilometres every month to deliver the post between the Nullarbor communities of Eucla and Fowlers Bay, and his "astounding endurance" remains a source of pride today.

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Esperance Aged Care Facility issued non-compliance notice after audit notes multiple failings

One resident was given a bucket to urinate in, another was not showered for three days, and management was found to "struggle with difficult conversations", a report says.

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NASA researchers study 'Mars-like' WA salt lakes for information about extraterrestrial life

NASA-funded researchers are studying some of Australia's oldest landscapes to help answer big questions about the universe.

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Sustainable wild sandalwood harvest sought by Yilka traditional owners

Rangers who harvest wild sandalwood from one of the most remote corners of Australia are determined to operate sustainably amid calls for a ban to the practice.

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How an Esperance wood cutting service is chipping in thousands of dollars for the Royal Flying Doctor Service

Over the past 15 years these volunteers have raised more than $700,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service — a cause close to their hearts.

The Independent UK

Derek Jeter denies rumour he gave gift bags with signed baseballs to women he dated: ‘Never happened’

‘It’s a story that became larger than life,’ the MLB Hall of Famer says

ABC News

Gilbert's potoroo, the world's rarest marsupial, photographed with joey near Esperance

Gilbert's Potoroo, the rarest marsupial on earth, is having babies in its brand new home on Middle Island and researchers are celebrating.

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West Coast Eagles' poor year is bad news for almost everyone in Cosmo Newberry

All but three of Cosmo Newberry's 100 or so residents barrack for the one AFL team, leading to some good-natured rivalry, particularly given the Eagles' dismal results this season.

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