Wyndham
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]
Wyndham: New fishing jetty opens tomorrow
Wyndham’s new fishing jetty will be officially open tomorrow.
You can read a statement from Special Minister of State Gary Gray here:
More on sentinel chooks
Courtesy Atlanta Commissioner Emma L Darnell
Sentinel chickens are our early warning system for mosquito diseases.
Abattoir study prefers Broome over Wyndham
A government-funded study says an abattoir would be more viable in Broome than Wyndham.
But the same study said conditions are still not right to support an abattoir in either of the Kimberley ports.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
Wyndham: $1.6million to house Oombulgurri people
The government is spending $1.6million on dongas to house people transferred from Oombulgurri.
The buildings are part of what the government describes as a temporary accommodation camp to house the people, who have been camping on the marsh since their community was officially closed down.
Goose Hill near Wyndham
Goose Hill - photo by Rowena Mouda
Buildup weather – taken by Rowena Mouda while fishing with family on Tuesday morning.
Wyndham: Grog-free homes from Monday
Three old people in Wyndham have had their home(s) declared officially “grog free”.
This is the first use in the town of new powers under the Liquor Control Act which enables people to request the private homes be officially “dry”.
Wyndham and Kununurra: Mosquito disease detected
Courtesy Atlanta Commissioner Emma L Darnell
The Health Department has detected Murray Valley Encephalitis at Wyndham and Kununurra.
The dangerous mosquito-borne disease has been found in blood samples taken from flocks of chickens specially kept for the purpose.
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