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Amir Hammad from Egypt and Jerome Herveux taking the oath during Australia Day celebrations in Broome. Pic: Shire of Broome/Simon Penn

Amir Hammad from Egypt and Jerome Herveux taking the oath during Australia Day celebrations in Broome. Pic: Shire of Broome/Simon Penn

Broome shire sent in these Australia Day pics of two brand new citizens.

They are Amir Hammad from Egypt and Jerome Herveux from France taking the oath during Australia Day celebrations with Shire President Graeme Campbell.

Saturday, January 28th, 2012 Broome, Government, People Comments Off

Broome: Premiers’ Active Citizenship awards winners

Kathleen Cox

Kathleen Cox

Broome’s shire president announced three Premiers’ Active Citizenship awards at Town Beach this morning.

They went to Gwen Knox, Rhiannon Hutcheson and Beagle Bay Women’s Group.

You can read a shire media release here:

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Thursday, January 26th, 2012 Broome, Government, Local Government, People Comments Off

Broome: Two new citizens

Two Broome residents became Australian citizens today.

They are Amir Hammad from Egypt and Jerome Herveux from France.

You can read a shire media release here:

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Thursday, January 26th, 2012 Broome, Government, Local Government, People Comments Off

People: Cornel Ozies

Cornel Ozies

Cornel Ozies

Film maker Cornel Ozies has taken out an award for exceptional talent.

A recent graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School’s (AFTRS) Diploma in Cinematography Award Course in Sydney, he also received the AV Myers Indigenous Award for exceptional talent.

Screen West [read this story]

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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 Aboriginal, Broome, People Comments Off

Mosquito disease policeman starts to speak

From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page

From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page

Constable Ryan Marron, stricken with a disease last year at Balgo, managed to start speaking last week.

He has been crippled by Murray Valley Encephalitis, and unable to care for himself.

The mosquito-borne disease affected an alarming number of people last year.

There is no cure and no vaccine for the disease, which causes the brain to swell.

WAToday [read this story]

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Monday, January 23rd, 2012 People, Police and courts Comments Off

People: Jacky Cheng

Jacky Cheng is art centre coordinator at Bidyadanga.

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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 Aboriginal, People Comments Off

Jandamarra film wins national award

Photo (c) Naomi Lynch

Photo (c) Naomi Lynch

The TV movie Jandamarra’s War won a national award in Sydney on Sunday night.

Director Mitch Torres said the award was the the AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Art) award in the category Best Documentary (under on hour).

Shooting a scene from Jandamarra's War (c) Naomi Lynch

Shooting a scene from Jandamarra's War (c) Naomi Lynch


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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 People Comments Off

People: Andrea Waser and Fiona Gearon

Kununurra district high school students Andrea Waser and Fiona Gearon have been given significant awards.

The education department says Curriculum Council Certificates of Excellence are awarded to students who achieve 10 or more ‘A’ grades in their final two years of schooling.

Kimberley Echo [read this story]

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Sunday, January 15th, 2012 Kununurra, People Comments Off
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