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The Art of Growing Oysters

Do you enjoy Pacific Northwest oysters? Have you ever wondered about where the oysters come from? The oyster industry is an important part of Tillamook County and includes a number of farms, like Pacific Seafood operating out of Bay City, and one of the largest oyster hatcheries in the country, Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery on Netarts Bay.

If you are interested in understanding where the tasty critters on your dinner plate come from or just curious about oysters in general, join us April 2, 2017 for our next tour. This event includes an estuary walk to view oyster beds near Bay Ocean Peninsula County Park, a stop at Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery, and ends at Pacific Seafoods restaurant, the Fish Peddler.

The tour is a rare opportunity to learn about the these facilities, the state of the art scientific research going on at the hatchery, and the issues faced by the shellfish industries and wild shellfish along the Pacific Northwest. The tour is also part of the Explore Nature series of hikes, walks, paddles and outdoor adventures. Explore Nature programs are hosted by a consortium of volunteer community and non-profit organizations, these meaningful nature-based experiences highlight the unique beauty of Tillamook County and the work being done to preserve the areas natural resources and natural resource-based economy.

The event is supported by Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS, Oregon Community Foundation/Salty Dog Fund, Tillamook Eco Adventures, LLC, Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery, Pacific Seafood and Visit Tillamook Coast/Economic Development Council of Tillamook County.

Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS (Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea) is a community committed to sustainability through education. WEBS works with interested community members, and locally represented agencies and organizations, to educate Tillamook County residents and visitors.

Date & Time:April 2, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. to ~2 p.m.

Cost:No charge. Tax-exempt donations to Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS to enable programs like this are encouraged, but not required.

Event Information:Free shuttle service is provided by co-sponsor Tillamook EcoAdventures, LLC (additional details provided with reservation) for the 1st 10 participants. Larger groups are encouraged to carpool in their own vehicle. The estimated duration of the tour, including travel, is 4-5 hours.

Please bring water and snacks. Weather on the Oregon Coast is unpredictable. Please be prepared and bring appropriate gear and clothing. ***The estuary walk is, depending on the day, a moderate to moderate+ 1/2 mile walk across mud. Your feet WILL get wet and muddy!PLEASE WEAR BOOTS OR OTHER APPROPRIATE CLOSED-TOE FOOTWEAR. OYSTER SHELLS ARE SHARP! PLEASE DO NOT WEAR FLIP FLOPS OR SANDALS.***

Registration: Required and available at EventBrite.com. For a link to the registration page, please visit netartsbaytoday.org or the Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS Facebook Event page.

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The Federal Government says it is taking steps to see Nigeria move from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based innovation-driven one.

Minister for Science and Technology Dr Ogbonnaya Onu stated this in Abuja at the final of the yearly National Examinations for the 774 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award (YONSPA).

The competition was organised at the 774 Local Government Areas across the country and the best 37 students were selected to represent each state of the federation, including the FCT.

What we are doing today is very significant; it is also very historic and means a lot for our country.

We want Nigeria to move away from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based innovation driven economy.

We can only do that if we have the best of Nigerians studying science and engineering; and that is why we have taken this decision to bring in competition which used to be a part of our national life, but for a long time we discarded it.

We want you to know that if you are good, your nation will reward you.

Onu also said the best participants would be recognised at the countrys Technology and Innovation Exposition coming up later in the year.

The minister said, the expo, which would be the first of its kind in Nigeria, would bring together investors, inventors and innovators to assist in commercialising the countrys research findings and market its products both locally and internationally.

He added that the best students would be part of the countrys delegation to an international Olympiad also coming up later in the year.

Earlier, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mrs Belema Wakama, had said that the criteria for grading the students would be fair.

Wakama noted that Nigeria had gifted scientists, who were doing well in other parts of world.

She, therefore, advised the participants to ensure they were listed among them.

According to her, the ministry intends to monitor the progress of the students to ensure that their interests in STI were on track.

Mr Ekanem Udoh, the Director, Science and Technology Promotion, said the competition was organised to enable the youth to key into science programmes.

Udoh reiterated that the winners would be given awards and would be supported in their educational pursuits.

The essence of this competition is to encourage our youths to participate in Science, Technology and Innovation, to see to what extent we can allow our youths to buy into the science programmes of this country and indeed the world.

The competition started last year through competitions at the local government levels then to the state levels and today we are witnessing the national finals.

These students have come as the best students from all the states of the federation to compete.

The minister has made a statement and these students will be supported all the way through their education.

He has also invited them to the Technology and Innovation Expo on April 3rd where he will formerly present awards to the first, second and third winners at this competition.

Alberta Obiekezie, one of the participants said the competition was important as it was an avenue for young Nigerian scientists to come together for the development of the country.

The essence of this kind of competition is to bring in future scientists, to bring students from all over the country, at least to test their scientific ability for a better future, Obiekezie said.

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The panel featured Minnesota Sen. Erik Simonson (DFL-Duluth), Virginia City Councilor Nevada Littlewolf, Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) executive director Rolf Weberg and Jodi Slick, CEO of Ecolibrium3, a Duluth nonprofit that focuses on energy issues. Duluth City Council President Joel Sipress served as moderator.

Sipress opened by saying, "Northeastern Minnesota has historically been a resource-based extractive economy that is struggling, and has struggled for many decades with long-term economic decline. And so when a private company comes along and says, 'We want to invest millions of dollars to build a facility and to create X number of jobs,' that's really enticing.

"There are things we can do to build a regional economy that is sustainable, that is eco-friendly, and yet at the same time provides for the economic needs of the people of this region. But when we offer that vision we're basically offering plans and strategies and visions against a promise that we have the money to invest tomorrow in employment. And again, in a region where people struggle economically, that can be a hard sell, the tangible reality that 'we've got millions of dollars to invest in this facility' versus 'we've got great ideas about building an eco-friendly sustainable regional economy.' And the reason I share this is not to make us despair, but to kind of point to the challenge we have."

Simonson spoke of the Job Creation Fund, which provides grants to help existing businesses expand. But the grants haven't been going to Northeastern Minnesota, because "perhaps not enough things are happening in this region that match up with those parameters." The Legislature needs to create programs with fit with the various regions, he said. He also brought up the Angel Tax Credit program, which provides tax credits for investment in small businesses. From 2010 to 2015 there were 263 businesses invested in in Hennepin and Ramsey counties but only four in St. Louis and Lake counties.

On the plus side, he noted, the Small Business Development Center in Tech Village has been extremely helpful to local businesses, he said. He also supports development decisions being made at the local level. "I want to get the feedback about what the state can do to help you facilitate the development," he said.

Littlewolf said that contrary to the stereotype about Iron Rangers, many of them are enthusiastic about sustainability. She spoke of the restoration of Olcott Park Greenhouse, the Rutabaga Project to grow local food, the farmer's market, the Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability, the annual Earth Fest (April 22) and urban revitalization by turning vacant lots into community gardens.

Littlewolf noted how people driving into Virginia from Duluth come over the hill and see all the mines, but also the windmills. "This is the world we live in," she said.

Jodi Slick said, "Talking about green jobs, where we don't have to have that argument about jobs versus the economy, is not necessarily a new conversation." Nine years ago in Duluth there was a widespread planning effort to look at the issue and resulted in an "amazing amount of work."

The city's coal-fired steam plant is literally feet from Lake Superior, but it can be retro-fitted to change fuel source and be more far efficient, reusing hot water rather than dumping it into the sewer. Conversion would be a job-creating project; the city is trying to get funding from the State Legislature and Slick hopes it will launch next year.

NRRI, located in the monolithic former Air Force defense building in Hermantown, was created by the Legislature in 1983 after the mining industry began struggling. NRRI's mission is to "develop sustainable, natural resource-based industries." Weberg spoke of NRRI's many projects helping businesses with research and development, such biomass and the use of recycled materials.

The forum was sponsored by the group Duluth for Clean Water. A video of the forum may be found at duluthforcleanwater.org.

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Netarts, Oregon Hike along Bay Ocean Spit road, learn about coastal bays & estuaries, and discover the history of a lost town. This guided hike is part of the Explore Nature series of hikes, walks, paddles and outdoor adventures. Hosted by a consortium of volunteer community and non-profit organizations, these meaningful nature-based experiences highlight the unique beauty of Tillamook County and the work being done to preserve and conserve the areas natural resources and natural resource-based economy.

This unique 4 mile journey is an easy to moderate walk that winds along and over dunes at the intersection of the ocean and Tillamook Bay. Expect to navigate through puddles and mud, scamper up sand banks, and navigate around storm washed trees. FREE and open to the public, the hike will be led by Chrissy Smith of Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS and Kristen Penner of Garibaldi Cultural Heritage Initiative.

Experience the unique story of our coastline, the story of a long lost town buried beneath the salal, and learn about new efforts to preserve Tillamooks historical legacies. Join us in discovering the natural wonders and history of this special place!

Date & Time: Hike is scheduled for March 25, 2017 from 1pm 4pm.

Event Information: There are no bathrooms or drinking water facilities on this hike. Please bring water and snacks. Weather on the Oregon Coast is unpredictable and trails can be slick and muddy. Please be prepared and bring appropriate gear and clothing.

Difficulty: Easy to moderate 4 mile hike over flat gravel road, sand, moderate to steep sand dunes

Location: Bay Ocean Peninsula County near Cape Meares, OR. The park is a 20 minute drive from downtown Tillamook. Please register for driving directions.

Cost:No charge. Tax-exempt donations to Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS to enable programs like this are encouraged, but not required.

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HIKE NETARTS BAYOCEAN SPIT - North Coast Citizen

Gov. Brown listens to leaders in...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown held a roundtable discussion on a variety of economic issues with Central Oregon leaders Thursday morning in Prineville.

The governor heard from community leaders who are asking for more job creation in Eastern Oregon, as well as education leaders asking for more funding on continuing the expansion of OSU-Cascades in Bend.

Crook County has one of the highest unemployment rates in the state, at more than 6 percent.

Brown later toured the Facebook Data Center, which has created over 200 jobs in Prineville.

"It was really interesting to hear this morning on my tour of Facebook that a lot of folks that are working at Facebook today came out of the natural resource-based economy, and through training at Central Oregon Community College they have been able to essentially reinvent themselves," Brown said.

Oregon's timber jobs have vanished throughout the years, but Brown told NewsChannel 21 they are coming back.

In Douglas County, Oregon CLT produces cross-laminated timbers -- a first in the nation.

Brown said that with federal public partnerships, the state can put people to work on clearing the forest and making it more resilient to help the challenging fire seasons.

The governor also said the state needs to invest inrural Oregon with road and bridges improvements, creating affordable housing and access to water and low cost power.

Brown later toured the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program east of Bend, which helps at-risk youths get their lives back on track. Watch Mike Allen's report First at Ten on Fox.

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Gov. Paul LePages latest political attack on the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is a colossal blunder. On Feb. 14, he sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to rescind the executive order that created the national monument. For a governor who touts his pro-economy and pro-business approach to governing, he sure finds a way to undermine these on a regular basis. What he doesnt seems to understand is that national monuments and parks provide tremendous, long-term economic benefits for the communities around them and the states where theyre located.

Acadia National Park officials estimated that 2.8 million people visited Acadia in 2015, and they directly spent $248 million in the local economy. That spending supported 3,878 jobs. When the exponential benefits to other businesses are factored in, it leads to a cumulative economic impact of $305 million. In 2016, Acadia received an estimated 3.3 million visitors, the highest since 1989. Thats an increase of 17 percent, which likely means its economic impact in 2016 was $356 million.

Tourism is a large economic engine and contributes about $5.6 billion to the Maine economy. Maine is marketed as The Vacationland, and the value of tourism to Maine has been increasing on average 4.5 percent per year. Tourism is our golden goose; it is growing and sustainable. Many of us in Bar Harbor remember the days when tourism slowed down around Labor Day. Now October is the new August, with most of the hotels and restaurants filling up each night.

Many of us who guide tours through Acadia are excited for the national monument. We are promoting that region and encouraging our tourists to travel north. Certainly, the people of the Katahdin region deserve a chance to capitalize on the growing tourism industry. Regional reports are coming in that real estate sales are improving. With the monument and the Millinocket Marathon, there is a feeling the tide has turned. To pull the rug out now would be meddling, myopic and a grave injustice.

Throughout history there have been many examples of narrow-minded local or state officials initially opposing the creation of national parks and monuments. When the Glacier Bay National Monument was established in the 1920s, an Alaskan paper said, This [designation] is a monstrous crime against development and advancement. It leads one to wonder if Washington has gone crazy catering to conservation faddists. Today, that park contributes $179 million to the local economy. In 1980, the city of Seward in Alaska passed two resolutions renouncing the creation of Kenai Fjords National Park, but within a few years rescinded those and asked for the park to be expanded as it became clear it was in their best interests to do so.

LePage has offered no alternative solutions for the people of the region to improve economically. In the last three years, five Maine paper mills have closed, and this resource-based economy is becoming less viable for people to make a livelihood. Proponents of the monument, such as Lucas St. Clair, have gone to great lengths to maintain the expressed regional interest in traditional uses. For example, hunting will be allowed on land east of the East Branch of the Penobscot River, and many snowmobile routes will be preserved.

Last summer, one of my best friends took his family on a two-month camping trip across the country to visit the national parks. His two sons were amazed, and it was a truly life-changing experience. Why wouldnt we want to create that same opportunity for hardworking families to have profound outdoor experiences in our beautiful state?

Lets not forget that many retailers such as L.L. Bean, Cabelas, Patagonia, Cadillac Mountain Sports and others may have interest in expanding into the monument region. How many more lobster dinners would we sell? The time is long overdue for this governor to join U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and King in supporting the monument. LePages letter to Trump was shortsighted, mean-spirited and based on a stubborn, insular and narrow ideology that hurts the people of Maine.

Zack Klyver has worked in the tourism industry in Bar Harbor for 30 years. He is from Eastport.

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Maine deserves a chance to capitalize on the North Woods monument - Bangor Daily News

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has put down adequate resources to ensure the success of its yearly Nigeria Manufacturing Expo.

The event is targeted at Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by equipping them with information on new processes of boosting their output, reducing costs, improving product quality and manufacturing for new markets, MAN President Dr. Frank Udemba Jacob has said.

Jacob said the infusion of the Nigeria Raw Materials Expo (NIRAM) into the event would afford exhibitors and visitors an opportunity to see the entire manufacturing value chain, including machinery, equipment, financial services, professional consultancy and information on raw materials.

He said the expo would be one of the best things for the manufacturing sector as there would be on display the latest models of manufacturing equipment, machine tools, technologies, spare parts and raw materials.

The event is supported by over 3,000 manufacturing concerns in Nigeria and Clarion Events West Africa, the main conduit for the event.

Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) Director-General, Dr. Hussaini D. Ibrahim, who was represented by the Director, Investment Consultancy Services Department, Dr. Zainab Hammanga, at a forum to unveil the expo, said the event provides a unique platform for the resources and raw materials producers to showcase and network with the members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS).

He said the expo would also serve to sustain local procurement of available raw materials in line with the mandate of the Council to promote the development and utilisation of Nigerias abundant natural resources as industrial inputs for manufacturing.

He said: The expo also promotes the diversification of the economy in line with the agenda of the Federal Government by encouraging the growth and development of resource-based micro, small and medium scale manufacturing industries involved in the agricultural and mineral sectors.

He said the theme Attaining sustainable industrial development in Nigeria through efficient utilization of resource endowments is apt for the economy as the expo is targeted at assisting in the sustenance of a resource-based economy.

Clarion Events Managing Director, Mr. Dele Alimi said the uniqueness of the expo include conferences on access to finance and capacity building where the SMEs with challenge of financing would meet investors and development partners who will support them. He said the expo would enable women entrepreneurs to better understand their challenges, adding that they already have over 100 international and local exhibitors with over 5,000 registered visitors.

Sterling Bank PLC, Head, SMEs, Mrs. Omolara Akintoye, said given where the economy is it is only fair to support MSMEs, agric start-ups and build capacity for women entrepreneurs.

She pledged the preparedness of her bank to ensure that SMEs and start-ups have access to equipment by financing the process.

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MAN, RMRDC, others to promote resource-based MSMEs,funding - The Nation Newspaper

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WA Labor has released its election costings showing it would return the budget to surplus by the end of the decade, but offered no timeline for paying down the state's spiralling debt.

The costings show a forecast a surplus in 2020 of $205 million, with debt continuing to climb to $39.975 billion over the same period.

The release of Labor's financial plan comes just 24 hours after the Liberals Treasury-assessed costings showed a $12 billion reduction in debt due to the sale of assets including Western Power, and a tiny $24.3 million surplus by 2020.

Shadow treasurer Ben Wyatt said Labor's cost projections showed a Labor Government would chart a clear course towards balancing the budget, and stabilising debt over the long term.

He acknowledged Labor's slender surplus and cost projections remained vulnerable to the volatility of WA's resource-based economy, and conceded there was still no clear timeline on when debt would peak.

"I can't commit to when that will happen," he said.

"But I can commit to the fact that it's only through running operating surplus positions that we're focused on achieving that you will generate over the long term, that plateauing of debt and then its decline."

Labor refused to submit its costings to Treasury, instead selecting two former public servants to analyse its figures.

But Mr Wyatt said the party had nothing to hide and insisted its plan was credible.

"We have given you every decision we've made around spend," he said.

"We've given you every decision we've made around revenue. And we've given you every decision we've made around savings. We have provided more information than any other opposition before us."

According to Labor's figures, it would spend $2.785 billion over the forward estimates on meeting commitments, including $1.03 billion on Metronet, $224.5 million on health, and $261.2 million on education.

Labor claimed those commitments would be more than offset by $2.982 billion in funding from a range of sources including $1.079 billion reallocated from the Perth Freight Link, $529.5 million from land sales and developer contributions, and $631.1 million from Royalties for Regions.

Treasurer Mike Nahan has repeatedly attacked Labor's independent costings, accusing the appointed experts of having links to Labor, and suggesting they were neither independent nor objective.

He renewed his attack shortly after Labor released its costings.

"We can see now why they did not submit to Treasury for costings and we can see why they held it to the last minute," Dr Nahan said.

"Their program is simply not believable."

Labor's plan projects substantial capital and savings measures across the four years of the budget forward estimates.

It expects to save $750 million from a Service Priority Review of Government.

But Dr Nahan said that would require savings of $250 million a year, which could require sacking 7,500 public servants.

"You cannot sack 2,500 people each year for the next three years without redundancies," he said.

Labor expects to raise almost $530 million from land sales and developer contributions.

Dr Nahan said based on the Government's own intense land sales program, that was unrealistic.

"We have had the most vigorous land sales program ever in the history of Western Australia. Over the last four years, we've been able to spend $140 million worth," he said.

But Labor insists its costing are accurate and credible, and that its methodology was robust, despite not being assessed by Treasury.

"I'm not going to listen or cop for one minute this idea that we should have put it to Treasury when Treasury ticked off on (the Liberals) fully funded, fully-costed (campaign) in 2013," Mr Wyatt said.

Dr Nahan said Labor was trying to fool people with costings that lacked detail and substance, and warned voters it would not be able to deliver on its promises if elected on Saturday.

"If you vote Labor, and they put this in plan, you're going to have a massive increase in debt and deficit and either, they are going to cancel a large number of projects or taxes, charges and fees are going to go up," he said.

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MOSCOW, March 9 Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia's sovereign wealth fund, and the Israeli investment company LR Group have agreed to co-invest $100 million into dairy farming and milk processing in Russia.

The sum represents the first phase of joint investment for which regional projects are already being analysed, a statement from RDIF said.

A global oil slump in recent years, western sanctions and counter sanctions have pushed Moscow to work towards diversifying its resource-based economy.

Russian and Israeli cooperation in agriculture was earmarked as a priority during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Moscow on Thursday.

"Adaptation of the best technologies and creation of vertically integrated regional dairy clusters will significantly increase milk production," Ami Lustig, CEO of LR Group Israel, said in a statement. (Reporting by Dasha Afanasieva; editing by Katya Golubkova)

* Said on Thursday a loss of more than half of the company's share capital as at 31 December 2016 occured

SEOUL, March 10 South Korea's central bank chief on Friday said the bank will meet on Saturday to discuss any market impact from the Constitutional Court's ruling removing the president, and vowed to stabilize markets if needed.

* Signed agreement to acquire property Tranbodarne 13 in Sdermalm in Stockholm

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Russia, Israeli firm agree to invest $100 mln in Russia's dairy industry - Reuters

Posted March 09, 2017 22:52:05

Just two more sleeps until Saturday's election and there was no shortage of action on the WA campaign trail: a former One Nation candidate threatened legal action against the party, another one rebelled, tensions erupted between the Nationals and Liberals, and some Liberal MPs received death threats.

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Disendorsed One Nation candidate Sandy Baraiolo, who was running in the seat of Thornlie, has threatened legal action against the party.

She was one of two One Nation candidates disendorsed last month for what the party said was failing to reach required standards.

On Thursday, Mrs Bariaolo served state leader Colin Tincknell and the party with a letter of demand threatening defamation action if an apology and retraction was not issued by close of business.

Ms Baraiolo's legal representative John Hammond said Mr Tincknell did not meet his client's deadline, and she was now considering legal action.

On Wednesday, One Nation powerbrokers Ron Mclean and Marye Louise Daniels said they were pursuing legal action after claiming Mr McLean was dumped from the party for being "too old".

Meanwhile, high-profile One Nation candidate Margaret Dodd said she would boycott the party's how-to-vote directive over party's deal with the Liberals.

Ms Dodd who is running in the seat of Scarborough, told 7.30 that when she joined the party four weeks ago, she was assured that she would be able to decide her own preferences.

In response, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said: "I certainly wouldn't stand in the way of her leaving the party, in fact, I'd welcome it."

Ms Dodd, whose daughter Hayley was murdered in 1999, is running to push for "no body, no parole" laws which Labor has supported.

Her daughter's body has never been found.

The ABC revealed today at least six Liberal MPs were sent anonymous death threats ahead of Saturday's election.

The author accuses the recipients of "stuffing up their life and business" and directly threatens "women and children".

One of the recipients is Upper House MP and candidate for the seat of Hillarys Peter Katsambanis.

"It's disconcerting for me, it's disconcerting for my family," Mr Katsambanis said.

"When people make direct threats to people's homes about their family, this is no longer fair game in politics."

WA Police confirmed it was investigating the letters.

Labor has released election costings, showing it would return the budget to surplus by 2020, but gave no timeline for paying down state debt.

The costings show a forecast a surplus in 2020 of $205 million, with debt continuing to climb to $39.975 billion over the same period.

Shadow treasurer Ben Wyatt acknowledged Labor's slender surplus and cost projections remained vulnerable to the volatility of WA's resource-based economy, and conceded there was still no clear timeline on when debt would peak.

Treasurer Mike Nahan attacked Labor's independent costings, accusing the appointed experts of having links to Labor, and suggesting they were neither independent nor objective.

Controversy brewed over Labor's proposal to sell naming rights to two of Perth's best known venues.

Labor wants to sell naming rights for Perth Arena and the new Perth Stadium, expecting it would raise $10.5 million over four years.

But Premier Colin Barnett blasted the plan, saying it went against all the work done to promote the Perth brand.

"This stadium is an iconic part of Perth, we are not going to have it taken over by some corporate entity with their naming rights," Mr Barnett said.

Labor leader Mark McGowan dismissed the criticism, saying "appropriate" titles would be chosen and "Perth" would still have to be included in the name.

"This is normal practise for stadiums and arenas around the country and around the world," Mr McGowan said.

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