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Yawuru welcomes dedication of Indigenous protected areas

The Commonwealth Government this week recognised the Dedication of the Yawuru Indigenous Protected Area (IPA). The IPA Dedication recognises the significance of the areas within the IPA for the cultural, environmental and heritage values that exist within Yawuru country. The area covers 127,914 ha of Yawuru country, including parts of the Y...

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Market Report with Paul Wareing - Feb 9, 2017

Last week in Australia economic data was pretty positive with good credit growth and an increase in business confidence (NAB Survey). Perhaps most significant was the record monthly trade surplus for December reflecting higher coal and iron ore prices, which also nudges the AUD higher.  Building approvals feel which may suggest the h...

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EMCK Welcomes Broome to the future of Energy Independence

Doing business off the grid in the Kimberley is about to become easier and affordable thanks to the newest business to establish in Broome - Energy Made Clean Kimberley (EMCK). EMCK a collaborative partnership between Energy Made Clean (EMC) and Eastern Guruma and brings together two businesses of outstanding capability in each of their a...

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Silversea offers free air from Australian gateways to see the big wet in the Kimberley

Silversea Expeditions is offering free return economy air travel from Australia's major gateway cities for new bookings made this month to join Kimberley cruises in northern Western Australia. The 120-passenger Silver Discoverer, which was refurbished late last year, will operate 10-day voyages between Darwin and Broome from March until ...

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Remembering the Broome Air Raid after 75 years

On the morning of 3 March 1942, nine Japanese Zero fighters and a reconnaissance plane swooped down over Broome in the far north of Western Australia, killing an estimated 88 people and destroying 22 Australian, Dutch and US aircraft. The World War II Air Raid on Broome is the second-greatest wartime loss of life on Australian soil, and 2...

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Momentum builds for resurrecting Ord Valley cotton industry

Momentum is building to resurrect the cotton industry in the Kimberley's Ord Irrigation Scheme, with trials underway and more farming land being developed. The company developing stage two of the Ord has shelved its plans to grow sugar cane and is now focusing on cotton as its preferred broadacre crop. Kimberley Agriculture Investmen...

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