Derby
Broome, Wyndham: Port authorities to combine
A new Kimberley Port Authority would manage all Kimberley ports under a new government plan.
The new agency would manage the ports of Wyndham, Derby, Cockatoo and Koolan Islands, Broome, and the planned port at James Price Point.
Sydney Morning Herald [read this story]
McLarty Ranges: New copper discovery
Picture: ProactiveInvestors
Pegasus Metals has found copper at the McLarty Ranges, 110km north of Derby.
Proactive Investors’ Angela Kean said the area was previously untested by drilling.
Proactive Investors [read this story]
Derby: Free swimming pool entry
Derby swimming pool will be open for free tomorrow afternoon.
You can read a shire notice here:
Derby: Swimming lessons next month
Swimming lessons start next month in Derby – enrollments close 31 January.
You can read a shire notice here:
Derby: Man on domestic assault charge
Police say a 29-year-old Derby man punched his partner so hard he ruptured her spleen.
He is due in court on 19 January.
Derby: Pool opening hours
Derby West Kimberley shire has published swimming pool opening hours for this month.
Here they are:
Curtin Detention Centre: Asylum seekers transferred
A new report says troublesome detainees at Curtin Detention Centre are often transferred to Christmas Island.
Some deemed “low-risk” have been transferred to a low-security facility near Hobart.
nineMSN [read this story]
Curtin Detention Centre: New $9million kitchen
A new $9million kitchen at Curtin Detention Centre is almost complete.
The government said it has not plans to expand the centre to accommodate more detainees.


