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Retail businesses urged to open early Saturday for cruise ship

This Saturday 28 May marks the second arrival to Broome for the Pacific Eden with the first bus of passengers due in town at 7.15am. With 1500 passengers on board, the Courthouse Markets and cafe's can expect a bonus influx of early tourists on the day however it's hoped that Broome's retail businesses will take the opportunit...

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RedFM Hits the Red Dirt

For the last 2 weeks The RedFM Big Breakfast have left the comfort of their studio and traded it for red dirt of The Kimberley. Robbie Klitzing and Adam McGuire have travelled to iconic destinations such as The Bungle Bungles, Cable Beach and The Gibb River Road to not only meet their listeners, but to give the rest of the state a taste in t...

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Quinoa boom in the Kimberley's Ord Irrigation Scheme

A record number of farmers are growing quinoa in Western Australia's Ord Irrigation Scheme this year. After a few years of successful trials, there are now several Ord farmers growing the so-called superfood commercially. Christian Bloecker has planted 40 hectares, but admits there is still a lot to learn about growing quinoa in the ...

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Elders honoured at native title ceremony

Past and present elders were honoured during the 10th anniversary of the historic Yawuru Native Title Determination in Broome last month. Yawuru representatives and community members converged on Town Beach on April 28 to mark the milestone anniversary on the same lawns Justice Ronald Merkel handed down his landmark judgment a decade ago....

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International tourism readiness workshop in Broome May 26

The ATEC Kite Export Know How and International Readiness workshop will be held in Broome on Thursday 26 May 2016 at the Mercure Broome. The workshop will cover the basics of international tourism and is designed to benefit those operators considering engagement in Inbound Tourism. The FREE workshop will be held from 09:00 to 16:00, includin...

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Rio tight-lipped on Argyle future

Rio Tinto is reticent about when it will close the Argyle diamond mine after announcing its remaining reserves will underpin production a year less than previously reported. The update of resources at the East Kimberley mine was released alongside the mining giant's 2017 annual report released last week. Argyle's reserves ore it ...

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