Halls Creek

‘Old Pirate’ gold could be processed at Coyote

A company with promising NT gold leases may arrange to have them processes in the Kimberley.

Proactive Investors says ABM is likely to mine gold which it may have processed at Tanami Gold’s Coyote mine near Balgo.

Proactive Investors [read this story]

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Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 Business and finance, Halls Creek Comments Off

Halls Creek Shire: New native title claim

Courtesy National Native Title Tribunal

Courtesy National Native Title Tribunal

Barbara Sturt and other Jaru people have registered a new native title claim.

The Jaru Native Title claim extends from areas close to Halls Creek, to the NT border. more »

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Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 Aboriginal, Halls Creek Comments Off

Constable Marron starts to speak

From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page

From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page

Constable Ryan Marron, paralysed by a mosquito bite at Balgo, has started to speak.

His fiance Toni Misitano said she used a technique from the movie “The King’s Speech” whereby she had him read aloud while listening to loud music on headphones.

PerthNow [read this story]

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Monday, April 16th, 2012 Halls Creek, People, Police and courts Comments Off

Cummins Range: Second company explores for rare earths

Cummins Range - image courtesy Navigator Resources

Cummins Range - image courtesy Navigator Resources

A company called Newera Resources has been granted exploration leases at Cummins Range, 160km southwest of Halls Creek.

Newera intends to explore for Rare Earth Elements in land adjoining the leases held by Kimberley Rare Earths.

4-traders [read this story]

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Friday, April 13th, 2012 Business and finance, Halls Creek Comments Off

Halls Creek, Derby, Broome: Labor leader on ‘listening tour’

Mark McGowan

Mark McGowan

WA Labor leader Mark McGowan is to go on a “listening tour” of the Kimberley later this week.

You can read a media release here:

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Sunday, April 8th, 2012 Broome, Derby, Government, Halls Creek Comments Off

Constable Marron ‘takes first steps’

From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page

From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page

Constable Ryan Marron has started his therapy at a facility in Chicago, USA.

He has been “trapped inside his body” after a mosquito bite while on duty at Balgo this time last year.

Constable Ryan’s supporters have posted videos of him working to regain the use of his hands and legs, using specialised equipment, on his facebook page.

The West Australian [read this story]

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Friday, April 6th, 2012 Government, Halls Creek, Police and courts Comments Off

Royalty money for ‘edible gardens’

Wendy Duncan MLC

Wendy Duncan MLC

Wendy Duncan MLC yesterday announced a $1.6million grant to a program aimed at providing fresh food to Aboriginal communities.

The EON Foundation’s “Edible Gardens” program, which has run for five years at Djarindjin/Lombadina, will be rolled out to Kalumburu, Warmun, Halls Creek, Wankatjungka, Ngalapita and Wanalirri.

You can read a media release here:

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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 Business and finance, Derby, Environment, Government, Halls Creek Comments Off

April Fools’ Day disclaimer

Many thanks for the emails from concerned readers about yesterday’s postings.

We very much appreciate the advice that the third public swimming pool is planned for Wyndham Vale, Victoria; that the school football coach at Broome High School in upstate New York has resigned; and large mouth fish are biting at Halls Creek. Utah.

KimberleyPage promises not to link to any more stories like this til 1 April next year.

-Ed

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Monday, April 2nd, 2012 Broome, Halls Creek, Wyndham Comments Off
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