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			<title>Pilbara Regional Update</title>
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				<title>Pilbara sporting clubs gain new supporter</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Sporting clubs in the Pilbara have gained a powerful new supporter as a result of a unique joint initiative between the State Government, the Shire of Roebourne and Rio Tinto to fund a Club Development Officer (CDO) position. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:55:44 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Swan Districts Football Club visits the Pilbara</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/swan-districts-football-club-visits-the-pilbara</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ The long weekend in July was a busy one for all football fans, with six additional games of football being played at Kevin Richards’ Memorial Oval in Karratha. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:25:48 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Carnival promotes participation</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/carnival-promotes-participation</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It was the Western Desert community of Warralong’s turn to play host to five football and four softball teams for a four-day carnival in July. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:22:03 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Pilbara sport examined</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Sport and recreation services in the Pilbara were put under the microscope at an inaugural three-day conference for the region in May.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:04:56 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Cool change for Tom Price</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/tom-price-pool-officially-opened</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ On an overcast day of 19 degrees in the Pilbara, the community of Tom Price welcomed another cool change – its new pool. The official opening by Irene, wife of the late Vic Hayton whom the pool has been named after, took place on Friday 6 May 2011. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:34:23 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Community reaping the rewards of refurbishment</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/community-reaping-the-rewards-of-refurbishment</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Vic Hayton Memorial Swimming Centre at Tom Price reopened its doors to the community in September 2010 after an 18-month refurbishment.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:52:10 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Deserved recognition for Pilbara's best</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/deserved-recognition-for-pilbaras-best</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Pilbara’s hardest working athletes and volunteers were recently recognised at a Sports Awards and Volunteer Recognition Night at the Silver Star in Port Hedland. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:58:29 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Pilbara tucks in </title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/pilbara-tucks-in</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ Sport and Recreation Minister Terry 'Tuck' Waldron recently paid a visit to the Pilbara to find out first-hand the issues being faced by local sport and recreation groups. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:30:19 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Multi-purpose sporting complex brings multi-benefits</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/multi-purpose-sporting-complex-brings-multi-benefits</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ The legacy of a new multi-purpose sporting complex in Onslow will be a stronger community, says Department of Sport and Recreation Manager Pilbara Peter Myers. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:21:22 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Desert boys shine in WAFL reserves match</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/desert-boys-shine-in-wafl-reserves-match</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ Four talented men from the remote communities of Punmu and Jigalong in the Western Desert were selected to play for Swan Districts in the WAFL Reserves match against Peel Thunder. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:17:58 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Peter takes on the Pilbara</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/peter-takes-on-the-pilbara</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ After learning the ropes as an instructor in the Department of Sport and Recreation’s (DSR) recreation camps, Peter Myers has stepped up as the new Manager of the Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR) Pilbara office. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:08:18 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Grant helps Port Hedland water polo volunteers make a splash</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/port-hedland-water-polo-volunteer-development</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ Port Hedland Water Polo Association volunteers were recently able to attend professional development opportunities in Rockingham thanks to a Department of Sport and recreation grant under the Sports Lottery Account Country Package. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:05:38 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>CSRFF success for two Pilbara projects</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/csrff-success-for-two-pilbara-projects</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Shire of Roebourne has received $1 million for the Roebourne Aquatic Centre and the Town of Port Hedland $600,000 towards upgrades to the South Hedland Aquatic Centre through the Department of Sport and Recreation's Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF). ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:47:29 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>DSR Pilbara office farewells manager</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/dsr-pilbara-office-farewells-manager</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is with sadness that the Pilbara's tight-knit sport and recreation community recently farwelled Department of Sport and Recreation Pilbara Manager Nick Sloan and his family from the region. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:42:40 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Town of Port Hedland clubs get a new supporter</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/3805</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ Sport and recreation clubs in Hedland have a new supporter with the appointment of a Club Development Officer (CDO) based in the Town of Port Hedland. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:20:37 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Basketball challenge puts the ball in the Pilbara's court</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/3804</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Pilbara Basketball Challenge was recently held in Wickham with 350 people attending the event, and 32 teams consisting of men, women and children participating in the challenge.    ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:37:57 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Shining a light on Hedland's funding success</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/3797</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Town of Port Hedland will receive $75,000 in funding under the inaugural Small Grants round of the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) to install overhead lights at Gratwick Aquatic Centre. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:13:20 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Department of Sport and Recreation Karratha office holds local sporting club representatives get together</title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/3391</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ Taking advantage of a typical balmy Pilbara evening, the local sport and recreation industry in Karratha have been known to talk about what's going on in sport and recreation around the barbeque.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:09:49 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Ashley Hunter, 15 has a touch of brilliance about him </title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/3390</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ The Port Hedland touch rugby player’s uncanny knack to scoot around opponents hitting the mark for the team has been recognised by the Smarter than Smoking (STS) Country Sport Scholarship program. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:08:09 +0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Pilbara coaches and umpires recognised through the DSR Regional Coaching and Officiating scholarship.   </title>
				<link>http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/3388</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ Coaches, officials, administrators and support personnel are an integral part of sport in the Pilbara enabling clubs to create the right environment for athletes to excel. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:54:13 +0800</pubDate>
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