WA Brekkie Blog | Monday, February 27, 2017

MANDURAH: Seeing the chaos of two London terror attacks first hand has prompted a couple to open an emergency preparedness store in Mandurah.

Richard and Jillane Wilkinson survived the London bombings in 2005 and another terrorist attack on the city in 2007 before moving to Australia in 2008. The couple, who have just opened an emergency supplies store in Dolphin Quay, said the attacks showed them how unprepared people were for an emergency situation. Read more.

COLLIE: A Collie man will face a District Court trial later this year accused of trespassing on Muja Power Station near Collie and stealing $30,000 of copper wiring. Read more. 

BUNBURY: Perth artist and illustrator Megan Isabella was in Bunbury on Saturday, adding a splash of colour to the Market Eating House on Victoria Street. Read more. 

SOUTH WEST: Liberal Candidate for Warren-Blackwood Ross Woodhouse has backed the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut penalty rates for the hospitality, retail and fast food sectors, saying it is a good start but could go even further. Read more. 

WA: One Nation and the WA Nationals are set for a power-sharing arrangement in the WA Upper House after the March 11 state election which would see sensible negotiations to drive rural policy outcomes, says federal Liberal rural O’Connor MP Rick Wilson. Read more. 

MANDURAH: Premier Colin Barnett has promised $40,000 for new and upgraded lighting at the South Mandurah Tennis Club if he is re-elected on March 11. Read more. 

Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered. 

► WOLLONGONG, NSW: A man will not be eligible to get his licence back until he is 113. Read more.

►EVERTON, VICTORIA: The victim of an apparent random shooting has spoken for the first time, saying he played dead. Read more.

►LAVERS HILL, VICTORIA: Six people were injured in a head-on collision on the Great Ocean Road. Read more.

► WAGGA, NSW: A man bashed at a kebab shop was taken to hospital. Read more.

►BEAUDESERT, QUEENSLAND: Two people have charged after an investigation into allegations of misuse of donations received by a charity. Read more.

► MALMSBURY, VICTORIA: A prison guard was assaulted at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre on Saturday night. Read more.

►HE “MADE A MISTAKE”: Geelong skipper Joel Selwood lost his licence on Friday. Read more.

►BID FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY: The Victorian government plans to print the home suburb of all political candidates. Read more.

►GROUNDED: Victorian man Thomas Keating will be unable to leave Thailand for months pending a Thai court hearing on a charge of reckless driving causing the death of his partner Emily Collie in a jet-ski crash. Read more.

►LIMBO: Up to 10 surrogacy-born babies with Australian biological parents are stuck in legal limbo in Cambodia after a crackdown on commercial surrogacy there last year. Read more.

1900 - In London, the Trades Union Congress and the Independent Labour Party (formed in 1893) meet, resulting in a Labour Representative Committee and eventually the modern Labour Party in 1906.

1908 - Star number 46 was added to the US flag for Oklahoma.

1922 - The US Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amendment to the US Constuituent - women's right to vote.

1958 - The USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR.

1964 - The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.

1965 - France performs Underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria.

1969 - President Nixon visits West Berlin.

1998 - The FBI arrests 10 most wanted suspected serial killer Tony Ray Amati.

2010 - Central Chile is hit with an 8.8 magnitude earthquake.

Teacher Danya Benson is ensuring students in remote areas get the best education possible.

“The students have taught me a lot about their life on a station through their school work,” she said. Read more.