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New Kimberley marine park could sink coastal tour business say tour operators

Kimberley coastal tour boat operators say new Kimberley marine park sanctuary zones could send them bust. For 20 years, Tracey Rushford and her partner have been taking Australian and international fishing diehards on the ultimate fishing adventure. "That whole Kimberley area around the Horizontal Falls Marine Park is an area where we ...

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The biggest threat to culture is not an LNG plant: the real battle for James Price Point

The federal court met in Broome recently to hear from anthropologists in the Bindunbur native title claim, a case in which several Aboriginal groups are claiming ownership over large areas of the Dampier Peninsula, in the Kimberley, Western Australia. The land at stake includes James Price Point, an area close to Broome that had been pegged as t...

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Broometime Accommodation unique link in golden chain

Joining the group "Golden Chain" will bring Broometime Accommodation a long way towards its goal of becoming the best budget accommodation in Broome. With Australia-­wide properties, Golden Chain offers marketing support and the capacity to build loyalty, in a similar way to what the Oaks does through the Minor International Gro...

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Beagle Bay & Lombania among communities to get $52m boost

Ten Indigenous communities in Western Australia will be given a $52m upgrade as part of a plan to improve the quality of life for people living in remote communities. But the Kimberley Land Council, which represents 221 of WA's 274 remote Indigenous communities, is concerned the targeted funding boost will mean some other communities tha...

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Funding for Broome to Cape Leveque Road

The $65 million project to seal the Broome to Cape Leveque Road is now fully funded with the Liberal National Government committing $12.5 million in the Mid-year Review, in addition to the Commonwealth's contribution of $52.5 million. Premier Colin Barnett said constructing an all-weather sealed road from Broome to the communities on the...

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