December 2015

The Leukaemia Foundation’s WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE is on again in March 2016, with the agricultural sector being the major supporting industry. WAFarmers are leading the way in driving this important event, and encourage everyone to get involved in this great initiative. Your support will help our rural and regional families benefit from free accommodation, transport, emotional and practical support services while undergoing treatment in Perth. Although there is extensive research on the health disadvantage for

Christmas has arrived early in the Shire of Esperance, with donated money and goods steadily continuing to reach the areas affected by bushfire, and a festive party held over the weekend. This morning, an Esperance Freight Lines road train left Welshpool bound for Esperance with 50 tonnes of livestock pellets on board. These pellets were paid for with funds from the people of Western Australia who donated through the WAFarmers Esperance Fire Appeal. WAFarmers Chief

With the Esperance fires now extinguished and the recovery effort in full swing, WAFarmers urges authorities to launch an enquiry into the response to the fires, and to introduce a country-based firefighting body. Following the fires, concerns have been raised regarding the availability of meteorological information prior to and during the early stages of the fires, the question of responsibility given the fires began on Crown land, the lack of back-up in the early firefighting