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Businesses called on to open doors for Careers Week experience

Monday 2 May starts Broome Careers Week where students from around the region look to find inspiration for their future career options.  Elisabeth Lucke, Chair of the Careers Expo Committee says, "Businesses are called on to offer ideas about how they might be able to offer our future workforce an insight int...

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THE PEARLER'S SHED HAS A FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT FOR LOCALS

In collaboration between Kimberley Group Training and the Kimberley Training Institute, unemployed people with an interest in the hospitality industry have the opportunity to receive training. The Pearler's Shed on Dampier Terrace is a training restaurant, offering students the opportunity to learn, over a two-month period, nine of the u...

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Malcolm Turnbull clears way for double dissolution election

Malcolm Turnbull has announced a surprise recall of both houses of parliament on April 18 to consider the re-establishment of the Australian Building and Construction Commission and Registered Organisations Bill, warning he would call a double-dissolution election if the Senate fails to pass the key industrial relations reforms. ... I...

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Kimberley's future remains bright despite mining slump

A universal downturn in commodity prices is taking its toll in Western Australia's Kimberley region, where locals are patiently waiting for the next boom to come along. .... WA Chamber of Minerals of Energy CEO Reg Howard-Smith said while the downturn was consistent with global trends, it was also unique. "The widespread ...

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THE CLONTARF FOUNDATION - DEVELOPING YOUTH TO BE "WORK READY"

Since its inception in the Perth suburb of Waterford in 2000, the Clontarf Foundation has grown from an Academy for 25 boys to an organization now looking after some 4,200 boys in 68 schools across Australia. The West Kimberley Academy in Broome is the largest in Australia, with 200 boys enrolled in the program. This year marks eleven years o...

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Shire counts cyclone costs

Up to $10 million of disaster relief funding and a $380,000 insurance claim will be lodged by the Shire of Broome after two cyclones and a low-pressure system hammered the town within five weeks of each other. Read More... Source: Broome Advertiser ...

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