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Oversize!
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Travelers driving between Newman and Port Hedland recently have become unexpected spectators due to delays on the Great Northern Highway caused by the transit of some very large loads. The loads are made up of components for the ore processing plant upgrade at Yandi and delays along the highway can be expected until the 15th August.
The diamentions of the load pictured are huge, with the overall length of 78 metres, width of 10.5 metres and a height 9 metres. The platform used to carry the components has 26 rows of 16 wheels and is being moved by two prime movers at the front and one at the rear. Mainroads WA ask for your patience during the passage of the loads which may cause delays of 45 minutes.
For more information contact Mainroads WA on138138
Last Updated (Monday, 09 August 2010 16:48)
Does Newman Need a Local Newspaper
Monday, 21 June 2010 16:49 |
Written by Administrator | |
Over the last few years Newman has seen the number of local newspapers grow from the original community based Newman News published by the Newman Mainstreet Project, to a second, with the addition of the Auzcorp backed Newman Mail. Earlier this year, we saw one of the newspapers finish with the final edition of the Newman News coming out in February. Newman News was put together locally by a volunteer group from the Newman Mainstreet Project and relied on advertising, donations and sponsorship to pay for the publishing (which was done in Perth) and freight. Unfortunately due to the lack of sponsorship and volunteers, it simply became difficult to produce an uneconomical. We have now become aware that the Newman Mail backed by Auzcorp will no longer be published in hard copy and will only be available as an online newspaper so from the luxury of having two newspapers Newman finds itself with none. So our poll question to you the readers is 'Does Newman Need a Local Newspaper'?
Last Updated (Monday, 21 June 2010 20:43) |