The world's oldest operating open-air cinema, located in outback Western Australia, is about to turn 100 years old.
Sun Pictures, in the Kimberley town of Broome, is celebrating a century of open-air cinema
Opened in 1916 to show silent films, the picture gardens became a social hub of the isolated outpost for residents of all ages and ... |
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The leasehold of an East Kimberley celebrity hideaway and remote luxury resort has been sold for less than $10 million.
The Berkeley River Lodge, about 150km from Wyndham in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and accessible by plane or boat, has been picked up by Saltwater Properties on a long-term leasehold for 20 years with a 20-year option.
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Shadow aboriginal affairs minister Ben Wyatt has lashed the Department of Aboriginal Affairs over its handling of a divisive heritage assessment of Broome, calling the process deliberately provocative.
It comes as Aboriginal Affairs Minister Peter Collier refuses to be drawn on whether he believes the push to list Broome has merit, arguin... |
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THE Duracks pioneered cattle stations in the Kimberley and now a fourth generation of the family is exploring a new frontier for agriculture in the digital world.
Using her background in design and advertising, Brisbane-based Charlotte Durack saw a gap in the market to help agribusinesses position themselves for the online world, where farme... |
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Another innovative horticulture project in the West Kimberley is set to come alive following a landmark lease agreement between Water Corporation and the Mamabulanjin Aboriginal Corporation (MAC).
The agreement will soon see more than 600 hectares of State Government land at Broome leased at no cost to the Mamabulanjin Aboriginal Corporat... |
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