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Spinifex Cable Beach alehouse plans unveiled

The final plans for Spinifex Brewing Co’s Cable Beach alehouse have been unveiled to the community, providing the first look into what Broome’s newest watering hole could provide.

Sam Jones

ResearchYawuru, State reach landmark water research agreement

A formal agreement to investigate groundwater resources on Yawuru country, the first of its kind, has been signed between the Yawuru Prescribed Body Corporate and the WA Government.

Sam Jones

Family violencePremiumBroome to receive ‘one-stop’ FDV hub

Broome has been announced as the new location for the State’s fourth ‘one-stop hub’ for people affected by family and domestic violence.

Sam Jones

BasketballBroome basketballers gear up for finals series

With all 14 normal season rounds completed, the MP Boys will head into the finals series as clear favourites having lost just a single game in an otherwise perfect campaign.

Sam Jones

PridePremiumBroome short-listed for Australia’s biggest pride landmark

The town which plays host to Australia’s most remote pride festival could soon also feature the country’s largest LGBTQI+ landmark, the Big Rainbow.

Sam Jones

‘You’ll never live again’PremiumLife sentence for brutal broken bottle killing

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Hedland man James Ackling, who he stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle during a violent altercation.

Sam Jones

Free careFree help for Broome pet owners

Broome pet owners in need will be able to stock up on free supplies and register their pet with the shire for free when the RSPCA sets up at the June 18 markets.

Sam Jones

SoccerKarratha crowned North West Soccer Champions

Karratha has clean swept the North West Soccer Championships, winning the Under 9, Under 11 and Under 13 trophies and not losing a single game on their way to doing so.

Sam Jones

Get checkedPremiumHedlander new face of Cancer Council WA push

Breast cancer champion Ann Rahn was packing up her house in Darwin to move to Port Hedland for a new job as a registered midwife, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021.

Sam Jones

PrisonPremiumJohnston’s comments ‘passing the buck’: Tracey

Broome President Harold Tracey has hit back at Corrective Services Minister Bill Johnston’s “threats” to return the planned Broome Prison to the original 12 Mile site if council did not rezone the current site.

Sam Jones

Circus is in townPremiumGreat Moscow Circus ready to wow Kimberley crowds

Daredevil motorcycle cage riders, breathtaking aerial performers and, of course, clowns are set to entertain Kimberley audiences as the Great Moscow Circus prepares for 16 shows across the region.

Sam Jones

Striking videoVideoPremiumSpace junk falls over Broome in spectacular video

A Broome couple has recounted their initial shock at capturing space junk entering the earth’s atmosphere over Broome, saying at first they thought it was ‘something more sinister’.

Sam Jones