Housing
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.
Darwin: Accommodation village for Browse gas hub
The NT government has approved an accommodation village to house workers constructing a new gas hub.
Japanese company Inpex intends to pipe its Browse Basin gas to the new facility, near Darwin.
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Teachers ‘worse off’ says Wyatt
Ben Wyatt
Shadow education minister Ben Wyatt says remote teachers are worse off than other public servants.
He criticised the government for increasing public servants’ district allowance but not teachers’ locality allowance.
You can read his statement here:
Broome: Bid to create affordable housing
Broome shire is attempting to create affordable housing in a joint venture with the state government.
Broome: Land shortage ‘over’
Landcorp says Broome’s housing land shortage is “over”.
The first residents moved into their home on the new subdivision at Broome North this month.
Broome Advertiser [read this story]
FIFO inquiry to visit Broome
Barry Haase MHR
Local member Barry Haase said he has lobbied an important parliamentary committee to meet in Broome next year.
“Public hearings for the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia inquiry into the fly‐in, fly‐out (FIFO) and drive‐in, drive‐out (DIDO), workforce practices of mining operations in regional Australia will be held in Karratha, Port Hedland and Broome in March 2012,” he said.
You can read his statement here:
People: Daisy Howard
Daisy Howard
Daisy Howard has moved back into the Broome house she occupied for almost five decades.
New housing for community organisations
Wendy Duncan MLC
Wendy Duncan said NGOs in Kimberley and Pilbara towns will have 58 new houses by early next year.
The housing will be for staff of organisations that provide various community services.
You can read her media release here:
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