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Tourism WA to use $7.2m deal with Qantas to drive flights to Broome

A new marketing deal with Qantas and easing of restrictions on liquor service and cruise ship gambling were announced by the State Government this morning at the WA Tourism Conference. Premier and Tourism Minister Colin Barnett said gambling on cruise ships would be permitted for intrastate cruises and within 12 nautical miles of the WA coas...

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Liberal-led government pledges sealed road from Broome to Cape Leveque

Speaking at the Liberal Party State Conference yesterday, the Premier said the Liberal-led Government would add to the tourism potential of Broome and the Kimberley, and better support community services, by the staged construction of an all-weather sealed road from Broome through the length of the Dampier Peninsula to Cape Leveque. The road...

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St Mary's art wins accolade for Shire of Broome

The Shire of Broome has won the secondary school category in the Banners in the Terrace public art competition with a design by St Mary's College Year 8 student, John Bill Quilisadio. The annual competition has categories open to primary and secondary schools, community groups and professional artists. 59 Communities entered banners i...

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WA business cautions against mining tax hike

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) has cautioned new Nationals leader Brendon Grylls against slugging the engine room of the West Australian economy with higher mining taxes. CCI Chief Executive Officer Deidre Willmott said the proposal was not supported by business and was unlikely to proceed given ...

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Cygnet Bay Pearls launches new boutique and tourism experience

The much anticipated new Cygnet Bay Pearls showroom and Pearling Pioneers experience on Dampier Tce was officially launched on Friday by the Brown family. More than just a retail jewellery outlet, Cygnet Bay Pearls has opened an adjacent 'Pearling Pioneers' experience where guests can immerse themselves in the exotic history of pe...

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Language revival preserving history

A teacher chats to people who are fishing along the turquoise waters of Nalina Nalina, a beach in Broome, in Western Australia's Kimberley region.
She is speaking Yawuru, the local Indigenous language. The ''excursion'' is part of an adult immersion program, the Walalangga Yawuru Ngan-ga, which is revitalising the langua...

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