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More support for Broome's sports clubs

Broome's 2017 sporting season will kick off on Monday 6 February with a season launch at the Mercure Hotel. The Broome Sports Season Launch is the beginning of the Shire of Broome's Club Development Workshop Series with a range of sessions designed to help clubs and foster a collaborative approach to developing sport and its voluntee...

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$620,000 in CCF and RGS funding for Broome projects

Recipients of the latest rounds of Royalties for Regions funding via the Kimberley Development Commission's Community Chest Fund (CCF) and Regional Grants Scheme (RGS) have been announced, with $620,000 allocated to Broome-based projects. Broome CCF projects supported through this round include: Broome Youth and Families Hub Inc&n...

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Minister moves to reopen Ellendale diamond mine and avoid environmental costs

Yellow diamonds could be mined in the Kimberley again and taxpayers could avoid up to $40 million of future environmental liabilities if Mines Minister Sean L'Estrange can attract a new operator. The plan requires some legal manoeuvring by the Minister after the Ellendale mine's liquidators, Jirsch Sutherland, were able to transfer t...

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Council moves to support up to $96,720 AUD to underwrite the Singapore to Broome travel packages

A proposal to introduce flights between Broome and Singapore this year is progressing with a consortium looking to appoint an airline to run the services. The intent is to trial three to four return flights this year as a pilot to determine passenger demand and viability of regular services between the two locations into the future. M...

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Payroll tax breaks could create nearly 900 jobs

A payroll tax break could create nearly 900 jobs for Western Australian workers, according to independent research from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI). CCI-commissioned research has found that lifting the threshold from its current level of $850,000 to $950,000 could directly create 278 jobs and indirectly...

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