Media Archive

2007

December

02/01/2008 - MineSafe focus on natural and other hazards
02/01/2008 - Perth motorists brace for record high prices
24/12/2007 - Vegie Bandits Convicted
24/12/2007 - Unlicensed Plumber
24/12/2007 - Portable gas refrigerator danger
20/12/2007 - Further fines for McDonald's for Illegally Employing Children
18/12/2007 - Festive toys checked - Product Safety Survey 2007
18/12/2007 - Company and Director fined for unsafe work near powerlines
14/12/2007 - Early Christmas present for Western Australian job seekers
14/12/2007 - Rug seller carpeted for misleading prices
11/12/2007 - Model rules to assist associations
11/12/2007 - Drug use paraphernalia pair prosecuted.
11/12/2007 - Nedlands cyber seller a menace
10/12/2007 - New energy powers to safeguard consumers
07/12/2007 - ULP price alert - start of new price cycle in Perth
07/12/2007 - Companies fined $100,000 over death of worker
07/12/2007 - Real Estate Sales Rep. Guilty on 19 Charges
04/12/2007 - Buy My Duck 2007 Winners Announced

November

30/11/2007 - No refund signs at shops incorrect
30/11/2007 - Fish substitution - trader convicted
28/11/2007 - Fast food employers prosecuted for illegally employing children
28/11/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of worker at Forrestfield.
27/11/2007 - Belmont man has found that selling used cars without a motor veh
27/11/2007 - Reminder on compulsory training for construction industry
23/11/2007 - Mathemagic Computer Tutor distributor fined.
19/11/2007 - Updated Safety and Health Alert issued following Cyclone George
19/11/2007 - Consumers warned on pumped up petrol prices
15/11/2007 - Nomination called for Pilbara Employees Inspector of Mines
14/11/2007 - Fencing company fined $80,000 over injury to worker
09/11/2007 - Maths tutoring director fined - Mathemagic Computer Tutor
08/11/2007 - Labour market still strong in Western Australia
06/11/2007 - Poison toy risk - Product Safety Banning Order Bindeez
05/11/2007 - ULP price alert - start of new price cycle
02/11/2007 - Sound warning on rogue stereo sellers
02/11/2007 - Cyclone contingency plans should be in place

October

31/10/2007 - Work life balance the key to happy and healthy workplaces
29/10/2007 - Work Safety Award winners lead the way in safety
25/10/2007 - Business owner fined for abusing inspectors
23/10/2007 - Disposal Sale List Not Worth Phone Costs
19/10/2007 - Ray White Albany Fined
19/10/2007 - Elders Real Estate Kwinana-Coogee Fined
11/10/2007 - Unscrupulous service stations charging employees
11/10/2007 - More jobs for young people in WA

September

27/09/2007 - Fatigue roadblocks once again find problems with rest breaks
26/09/2007 - Our most vulnerable road users on mines - Pedestrians.
25/09/2007 - ULP price alert - start of new price cycle
25/09/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of worker
24/09/2007 - Compo for wound-back speedo consumer
24/09/2007 - Nominations called for Employees Inspector of Mines
22/09/2007 - Consumer price alert - LPG prices - Start of a new price cycle
19/09/2007 - Bond offence costs property managers
15/09/2007 - Consumer price alert - LPG prices - Start of new price cycle
14/09/2007 - Deceptive car seller prosecuted - Rahman Abbas
14/09/2007 - Land valuer suspended - Maxwell John Nevermann
13/09/2007 - Company fined $8000 over forklift drivers
10/09/2007 - ULP price alert - start of new price cycle
10/09/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of worker at Manjimup
01/09/2007 - Consumer price alert - LPG prices – Start of new price cycle
01/09/2007 - Consumer price alert - LPG prices – Start of new price cycle

August

31/08/2007 - Greenfields Agreements allow reduction in entitlements
30/08/2007 - Fatality at Waterloo underground nickel mine
27/08/2007 - ULP price alert - start of new price cycle
25/08/2007 - Consumer price alert - LPG prices – Start of new price cycle
18/08/2007 - Caltex drives rise in fuel prices
17/08/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of worker at Hyden
17/08/2007 - New safety code protects Public Sector workers
16/08/2007 - Computer tutor trader charged.
15/08/2007 - Motor vehicle dealer prosecuted
14/08/2007 - ULP Petrol Prices - Start of New Price Cycle
13/08/2007 - Fair Employment Advocate endorses WorkChoices report finding
11/08/2007 - Caltex leads the price rise in LPG
10/08/2007 - Bond keeping landlord fined
08/08/2007 - Demolition company fined $15,000 for breaching regulations
07/08/2007 - Fair Employment Forums to define role of fairness in workplace
06/08/2007 - Powerline checks need new focus to mitigate wildfires
06/08/2007 - Green Waste tree lopper menace strikes again
03/08/2007 - Last call for unauthorised debt collection refund
01/08/2007 - Real estate agent fined on bond offence

July

30/07/2007 - Petrol Prices - Start of New Price Cycle
28/07/2007 - LPG Price Alert – Start of New Price Cycle
27/07/2007 - Handyman fined for unlicensed plumbing
24/07/2007 - Pay Equity key to retaining skilled female employees
23/07/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of worker at Kelmscott.
20/07/2007 - Bogus billing scams target small businesses
17/07/2007 - High Jump Unjustified
12/07/2007 - Unlicensed car dealer convicted
12/07/2007 - Western Australia's participation rate highest in the nation
11/07/2007 - Retailer fined for illegal Sunday trading
09/07/2007 - Investigation reports on wildfires delayed
06/07/2007 - Transport company fined $20,000 for driver fatigue offences
03/07/2007 - Ice pipe sellers face court
02/07/2007 - Petrol Prices - Start of New Price Cycle

June

29/06/2007 - Program targets infectious diseases in childcare centres
25/06/2007 - LPG Prices - Start of New Price Cycle as BP lifts prices
22/06/2007 - Speculations are just pumped up prices
22/06/2007 - Scammers target businesses in shipping fee scam
21/06/2007 - Unregistered builder and three-time bankrupt restrained
20/06/2007 - Restaurants and cafes score badly for workplace safety
17/06/2007 - BP's Fuelish Behavior – Prices hike tomorrow
13/06/2007 - WorkSafe investigates two work-related deaths
11/06/2007 - Strangulation hazards to be rectified
08/06/2007 - Supervisory Board Refuses Permission to conduct Transactions
06/06/2007 - Fast food employer fined for illegally employing children
06/06/2007 - Workplace safety authorities progress campaigns
04/06/2007 - Property investment promoters - Mid West consumers cautioned
01/06/2007 - Preventing and managing bullying at work
01/06/2007 - Women in mining industry receiving less money than men
01/06/2007 - Recycling company fined $25,000 over unguarded machine

May

27/05/2007 - BP and Coles Express Lift Fuel Prices
24/05/2007 - Another dodgy leather jacket dealer captured on video
23/05/2007 - Tour driver awarded $28,000 in unpaid entitlements
21/05/2007 - New rules for high risk work from October
21/05/2007 - Unregistered business fined
18/05/2007 - Consumers to get refund for unauthorised debt collection fee
17/05/2007 - Bakery fined $18,000 for driver fatigue offences
17/05/2007 - Air conditioning company fined
16/05/2007 - Machinery company fined $75,000 over death of worker
16/05/2007 - Mt Lawley hairdressers targeted for labour relations training
11/05/2007 - Dazzling Jewellery Deals Scrutinised
11/05/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of farmer
11/05/2007 - Unlicensed motorcycle dealer prosecuted
09/05/2007 - Concern over actions during holdup
08/05/2007 - Employees need to be wary of legislation changes
08/05/2007 - Trader fined for selling dangerous Yo-Yo balls
07/05/2007 - Osborne Park businesses targeted for labour relations training
06/05/2007 - LPG Prices - Start of New Price Cycle
04/05/2007 - Mature age workers key to Western Australia’s skills shortage
04/05/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of worker at Canning Vale
03/05/2007 - Court case a reminder to guard machines and report injuries
03/05/2007 - Patisserie fined for not complying with WorkSafe notices

April

30/04/2007 - Western Australia employers must plan for ageing workforce
29/04/2007 - BP lift fuel prices - Shop around for best buys
27/04/2007 - Ageing workforce and early retirement is bad news for business
27/04/2007 - Owner-builders reminded of safety and health obligations
27/04/2007 - Public comment sought on safe design of buildings
24/04/2007 - Appointment of Fair Employment Advocate confirmed
24/04/2007 - Seminar to help business fight skills shortage
23/04/2007 - Contraventions of the Consumer Credit Code
23/04/2007 - Checkout scanners better - but not perfect
22/04/2007 - BP and Caltex/Ampol lift fuel prices
19/04/2007 - Elderly tenants in Mandurah community housing safe
18/04/2007 - Skills shortage boosted by part-time apprentices
16/04/2007 - Woolworths fined on six fuel offences
13/04/2007 - Fair Employment Advocate to assist West Australian workers
11/04/2007 - McDonalds fined for illegally employing children
04/04/2007 - Inspection program to reduce injuries in metal manufacturing
04/04/2007 - Tenant letting fees a thing of the past
03/04/2007 - Last call for finance broking victims’ compensation fund

March

30/03/2007 - Building company fined a total of $12,500 over unsafe workplace
30/03/2007 - Fatality on exploration site
29/03/2007 - Caltex predicts own price hike
27/03/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of labourer at Wangara
27/03/2007 - Do it yourself car repairs caution - Savings may end up costing
27/03/2007 - Fatality at Telfer gold mine
25/03/2007 - BP and Caltex lift fuel prices
23/03/2007 - Two companies fined over work-related injury
23/03/2007 - Travelshop closes their doors
21/03/2007 - Sunday trader fined - Gogia Holdings Pty Ltd
21/03/2007 - Real estate salesperson fined - Valda Joan Reid
15/03/2007 - Compensation fund for finance broking victims
15/03/2007 - Employers fined for employing children under 15
14/03/2007 - Last chance for SkyBiz.com victims
14/03/2007 - Unlicensed vehicle dealers prosecuted - Zelma and Glen Davey
13/03/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of worker at Bassendean
11/03/2007 - Start of New Petrol Price Cycle tomorrow
09/03/2007 - Consumer Protection stakes out get rich schemes
07/03/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of worker
07/03/2007 - Strangulation dangers in the home - Cords on window blinds

February

27/02/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of farmer
26/02/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of worker
23/02/2007 - Information Session for potential WorkSafe inspectors
22/02/2007 - Inspection program to look closely at asbestos
22/02/2007 - Reminder on need for RCDs with hand-held electrical tools
21/02/2007 - Unregistered Kalgoorlie business names earn prosecution
21/02/2007 - Finance Broker Fined - Ryan Scott Waddell
19/02/2007 - Car selling pair fined - M and D De Rosa
16/02/2007 - Perth company fined for Door-to-Door Trading
16/02/2007 - New professional development opportunities for plumbers
14/02/2007 - WorkSafe investigates death of worker
14/02/2007 - Attacker prosecuted after assaulting public officer
13/02/2007 - Construction company fined for the second time
12/02/2007 - National campaign looks at labour hire in food manufacturing
11/02/2007 - Petrol Prices - Start of New Price Cycle
08/02/2007 - Property values minefield caution for consumers
07/02/2007 - Toodyay Wildfire Electrical Incident report released
06/02/2007 - Incorporated associations overhaul
05/02/2007 - Underweight herbs spices prosecution - Vihenthi Co Pty Ltd
05/02/2007 - Consumer advice for Valentines Day purchasing
05/02/2007 - Traffic management company fined $60,000 over death of worker
02/02/2007 - National campaign on farm machinery leads to improvements
01/02/2007 - Inspection program for broadacre farms underway

January

31/01/2007 - Checks on the safety of workers near mobile plant underway soon
28/01/2007 - Petrol Prices - Start of New Price Cycle
24/01/2007 - Heat stress risk should be minimised
23/01/2007 - Dog lovers targeted by new Nigerian scam
16/01/2007 - Danger time for workplace incidents is here