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Shell's Prelude FLNG Facility Arrives

The Prelude FLNG facility has arrived at its location, the Prelude field, 475km North-North East of Broome. Hook-up and commissioning activities will now commence. This is an exciting time for Australia. Prelude FLNG will provide hundreds of skilled jobs for Australians, including 260 FIFO offshore workers who will man Prelude during stable ...

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Opera Under the Stars to feature a one-off performance not be missed - Sat 26 August

Broome's much loved OPERA UNDER THE STARS® will be presented at its original 'home by the bay', the Mangrove Hotel on Saturday 26 August overlooking the crystal blue waters of Broome's breath-takingly beautiful Roebuck Bay. The gala performance will star Antoinette Halloran, soprano; Cassandra Seidemann, mezzo-soprano;...

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Second Ichthys vessel headed for gas field

Ichthys' second floating facility has begun sailing from South Korea for the LNG project's gas fields off the Kimberley. Operator Inpex said the floating production, storage and offloading platform the Ichthys Venturer began the voyage yesterday evening from waters near its construction site in Okpo following commissioning and pre...

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How has your business been impacted by the cost of flights?

The Broome Chamber is currently preparing a submission to the State Government's Inquiry into airfare prices, and is seeking case studies from local businesses whose operations have been adversely impacted by the cost of flights to Perth. The Economics and Industry Standing Committee has invited the Broome Chamber to represent local b...

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Alison Brown shares incredible memories of early days of Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm

Living in a small beach hut with walls cladded in bark from local paper bark trees, no tv, telephone or mail service, and electricity for only a few hours per day, Alison Brown fought bush fires by hand, stood firm in the path of cyclones and reminisces about the 'glamorous' days of being a pearler.

Alison Brown was a 19-year-old...

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75th Anniversary of the Broome Air Raid

On the morning of 3 March 1942, nine Japanese Zero fighters and a reconnaissance plane swooped down over Broome, killing an estimated 88 people and destroying 22 Australian, Dutch and US aircraft.

The WWII Air Raid on Broome is the second-greatest wartime loss of life on Australian soil, and now 75 years later a solemn memorial service at 8am...

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