Cook’s vision for the future:WA’s big regional towns are about to get bigger
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Cook’s vision for the future:WA’s big regional towns are about to get bigger

WA Premier Roger Cook envisioned large regional centres like Bunbury,Port Hedland,Karratha,Albany and Geraldton could eventually develop into major regional hubs.

  • byHamish Hastie

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