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The changing face of the extensive northern property market

Seasonal conditions, cattle prices and changes in a number of demand-side fundamentals, are heavily impacting the property market in the Northern Territory and Kimberley regions at present, property editor Linda Rowley reports. Read more... Source: Beefcentral.com Linda Rowley ...

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Chinese leader tipped for WA visit

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang could be on his way to WA's north to see farms being developed by the new owners of Carlton Hill station. The timing of any visit remains unclear but planning comes amid a spike in Chinese media interest in Shanghai Zhongfu's $160 million investments around Kununurra. Chinese television crews and other med...

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New abattoir sets sights on growth

The first abattoir to operate in the Kimberley in more than two decades will open its doors next month in a major boost for the region's cattle industry. Yeeda Pastoral Company boss Jack Burton has set down September 9 for the long-awaited official opening of the abattoir between Broome and Derby. Yeeda has been busy commissioning the p...

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Pretty Blonde wins Broome Cup

WITH all the glamour on show, it was fitting that Pretty Blonde won Saturday's Broome Cup. The eight-year-old mare, ridden by Raymond Vigar, was the toast at the sun-baked racecourse as 7000 racegoers partied and punted. Some of WA's business elite took a break from the boardroom for the highlight of the carnival. Most were gues...

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Phil brings good ol' fashioned bowser service to BP Broome Central

I remember the good ol' days, dad driving into the local indy servo, rolling down the window of his prized XF Falcon, shouting out 'fill 'er up cob!'. The family sat in the car while the servo hand filled the fuel tank, gave the windscreen a quick wipe then took the $10 from dad. That was the early 80's, when it wa...

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Container deposit scheme to start in WA early 2019

Western Australia is set to follow South Australia's lead by introducing a container deposit scheme (CDS) which will allow consumers to get a refund on eligible plastic and aluminium containers. The proposed introduction date is early 2019. Up to 1950, private companies arranged their own refunds for glass bottles. In 1977, South Austral...

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