Taiji dolphins
Broome: Artist ‘devastated’ at painting withdrawal
A Broome artist says he is “devastated” a the withdrawal of his painting from the year’s Shinju Art Prize.
The West Australian [read this story]
Artist Adrian Dwyer, whose painting depicts dolphin slaughter and a gas hub, said his painting was intended to create discussion.
Broome: Dolphin kill painting pulled from Shinju art prize
A painting of the Taiji dolphin cull has been removed from the Shinju Art Prize exhibition.
Shinju Matsuri president Jillian Philp told the ABC the painting was violent, inflammatory and antagonistic.
Broome: Official Taiji visit planned
Peter Matsumoto
Shire councillors and community members will pay an offical visit to sister town Taiji next month.
The delegation will include councillors Peter Matsumoto and Eunice Yu, and retired diver Akira Masuda.
Broome Advertiser [read this story]
Broome: Shire delegation to Taiji
Broome shire is sending a delegation of councillors to Taiji to renew their sister-town relationship.
Members of Broome’s Japanese community will also be on the trip.
Top stories for 2010: Number two
Dolphins killed in Taiji Cove
Our second-most requested story this year was also for something published in 2009.
It is an original story we wrote about Broome shire council’s decision to protest to the Japanese town of Taiji for dolphin killing practices.
Broome: Shire council sends message to dolphin killing sister city had 3,916 readers this year.
It was the first of a series of stories we ran about the issue, which led to key people pulling out of Shinju Matsuri preparations and much public debate.
You can read this story if you click here.
People: Clintisha Carter
Clintisha Carter
Clintisha Carter, a year 10 student at St Mary’s College Broome, is going to Japan next week.
She has been chosen to participate in an eight-day student exchange program with Broome’s sister town, Taiji. more »
Dolphin film ‘The Cove’ wins an Oscar
The documentary film that damaged Broome’s relationship with its Japanese sister-town has won an Oscar.
“The Cove” won best feature documentary at the Oscars yesterday.
Reuters Canada [read this story]
Broome: Strong support for Shinju Matsuri
A public meeting at Broome last night showed strong support for the Shinju Matsuri festival.
The festival had been scaled down last year after community members with Asian heritage withdrew their support in protest at Broome Shire’s treatment of the Taiji dolphin controversy.
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