Kimberley finalists in Indigenous health awards
Two Kimberley entrants are finalists in this years Excellence in Indigenous Health awards.
Ernie Bridge (Unity of the First People of Australia) is a finalist in the Primary Health Care category for his organisations healthy living programs.
Greg Tate (The Royal Life Saving Society) is in the Environmental Health category for the Remote Aboriginal Swimming Pools Program.
The awards are to be announced at Brisbane on 30 March.
Tanami Desert: More gold north of Coyote
Tanami Gold has found what looks like more payable gold just 35km north of Coyote mine.
These promising results are from the companys Sandpiper open pit at Bald Hill.
Coyote mine is in Halls Creek shire about 30km west of the NT border.
Proactive Investors [read this story]
People: Sharon Griffiths
Sharon Griffiths
Sharon Griffiths‘ Town Beach Cultural Plan is up for consideration at Broome Shire Council meeting next Thursday (18 March).
Djarinjin: Childcare centre saved
A childcare centre in a remote Aboriginal community has been saved from closure by a charity.
Save the Children is giving funding and staff to the centre at Djarinjin community in the Dampier Peninsula.
Faraway Bay: Owners retiring after 14 years.
The owners of Faraway Bay bush camp are retiring after 14 years.
Broome: State to give $400,000 for homeless centre
The state will contribute $400,000 towards a centre for the homeless in Broome.
The announcement came after the shire president this week said many temporary visitors to Broome have to camp in “third world” conditions.
Opinion: Barry Haase on paid parental leave
Barry Haase MHR
Local member Barry Haase outlines the opposition plan to introduce paid parental leave.
A Liberal-National government would fund six months’ leave for ‘primary caregivers’ if it wins the next election, he said.
You can read his comments here: › Continue reading
Government call for new Aboriginal term
Carol Martin MP said being called “Indigenous” makes her feel like a plant or animal species.
She was commenting on a state govenment call for recommendations on what Aborigines as a group would like to be called.
Browse Basin: Shell signs floating platform design contract
Shell is persisting with plans to build a floating gas processing facility over the Browse Basin.
It has signed two contracts: one for front-end design and one for terms under which the facility would be built, if the company decides to go ahead with it.
The company had already signalled its “intent” to use the proposed gas-processing hub at James Price Point, which will need the approval of the Environment Minister to proceed.
A former federal court judge has also flagged his intention to oppose the gas hub, on behalf of a number of Aboriginal traditional owners who do not want it.
Oil and Gas Journal [read this story]
Possible fishing licence for waterholes and creeks
The fisheries minister will not rule out introducing a fishing licence for land-based fishing.
This includes fishing in rivers, creeks, waterholes and lakes.
The West Australian [read this story]
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