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Annual Meeting of Electors 2016

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Electors for the Shire of Broome will be held at the Administration Office, Council Chambers, 27 Weld Street, Broome on Thursday 15 December 2016 commencing at 4pm. The Order of Business shall be: Report from the Shire President
Receiving of the Annual Report for 2015/16
General Business
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Concern at increase in unregistered food sales

A surge in the numbers of people in Broome selling food from home on Facebook has prompted a warning about the need to register food businesses. Food safety is a significant concern in Australia, with an estimated 14,000 people each day affected by food poisoning that in extreme cases can be fatal. All food businesses in WA must comply with...

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Working Together to increase FIFO opportunities out of Broome

Ochre Workforce Solutions with the assistance of BCCI's Working Together recently gathered 40 local indigenous people to participate in a Skills Assessment Workshop at the Mangrove Hotel on Tuesday 29 November 2016, for the opportunity to enter the FIFO mining industry directly from Broome. 

A leading iron ore mining operation in the...

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Greater mobile phone coverage for regional WA

The Liberal National Government will invest an additional $20 million over the next two years to improve mobile phone coverage across regional Western Australia.

The funding supports the list of 78 sites, released today by the Australian Government, of mobile base stations and small cell satellite installations to be constructed by Telst...

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Backpacker tax passes Senate with Greens support

The backpacker tax has passed the Senate after the Greens agreed to a deal to support the Coalition's preferred 15 per cent backpacker tax rate in exchange for significant concessions from the Government. The Upper House approved the motion 43 votes to 19, bringing 18 months of uncertainty to an end. In exchange for the Greens'...

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457 visa program axed by Malcolm Turnbull

Mr Turnbull said the government would no longer allow 457 visas "to be passports to jobs that could and should go to Australians''. He said it was, however, important that businesses still get access to the skills they need to grow and invest. "So the 457 visa will be replaced by a new temporary visa specifically designed ...

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