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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]

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Friday, February 3rd, 2012 Broome, Derby, Government, Wyndham Comments Off

McLarty Ranges: New copper discovery

Picture: ProactiveInvestors

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]

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Monday, January 30th, 2012 Business and finance, Derby Comments Off

Derby: Free swimming pool entry

Derby West Kimberley logoDerby swimming pool will be open for free tomorrow afternoon.

You can read a shire notice here:

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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 Derby, Local Government Comments Off

Derby: Swimming lessons next month

Derby West Kimberley logoSwimming lessons start next month in Derby – enrollments close 31 January.

You can read a shire notice here:

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Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Derby, Local Government Comments Off

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.

ABC [read this story]

Saturday, January 14th, 2012 Derby, Police and courts Comments Off

Derby: Pool opening hours

Derby West Kimberley logoDerby West Kimberley shire has published swimming pool opening hours for this month.

Here they are:

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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 Derby, Local Government Comments Off

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]

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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 Derby, Government Comments Off

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.

ABC [read this story]

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Saturday, December 31st, 2011 Derby, Government Comments Off
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