Buru confirms Ungani-3 ‘unproductive’
Buru Energy has confirmed that it does not expect to be getting payable oil from its Ungani 3 well. Managing director Keiran Wulff told The West Australian the well was “unlikely to be a significant...
View ArticleMore Indonesian station owners expected
Senior Industry figures say Indonesians are likely to buy more Australian pastoral properties. PGA past president Rob Gillam and Indonesia Institute president Ross Taylor said this would be a way of...
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Marra Worra Worra: Bedford denies wrongdoing
Marra Worra Worra director Dickie Bedford said there had been no wrongdoing in paying $12million to another organisation. Dickie Bedford The Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) is...
View ArticleThe Tanami: Australia’s next toll road?
This is a story I did for last month’s Truckin’ Life, all about the shire proposal to start charging road trains to use the Tanami Track, so there will be funds available to seal it. - GV Truckin’ Life...
View ArticleMove to vaccinate export cattle
A scientist says more export cattle die from respiratory diseases now than from heat stress. Jo Moore, who is doing her PhD studies on export cattle, is recommending vaccinations and antibiotics be...
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Ellendale diamonds fetch record prices
Rough diamonds from Ellendale mine have fetched good prices at a recent auction. Fancy yellow diamonds – photo courtesy Proactive Investors Mine owner Kimberley Diamonds says it is more than $207 per...
View ArticleWallal: Station to grow hay
Wallal station is installing irrigation equipment, ready to grow its own hay. ABC [read this story]
View ArticleStations could grow more hay says CSIRO
The CSIRO says northern cattle stations could grow up to 120,000 hectares of irrigated fodder crops for their own animals. Four Kimberley stations are now producing their own hay. ABC [read this story]
View ArticleFaulty pipes found in new Ord irrigation works
Inspectors say some of the pipes installed for Ord Stage II are faulty and must be replaced. The Chinese company that is developing the land says this is not expected to delay the project schedule. ABC...
View ArticleBroome ‘missing out’ on large cruise ships
A university tourism expert says large cruise ships are not stopping in Broome because the jetty is too small. He says Broome may miss out on the cruise ship market altogether if the port does not...
View ArticleTravel grants for sporting champions
Local member Melissa Price says grants are available to help young people get to national sporting events. They are to help travel costs for players, coaches and participants. You can read her media...
View ArticleDeep drilling may extend mine life
A deep drilling program at Savannah nickel mine is trying to find more ore. The ore body currently being mined stops abruptly at the 900 metre depth, and geologists believe it must have fractured at...
View ArticleBrowse Basin: Billionaire ‘interested’
Perth billionaire Kerry Stokes is said to be trying to buy into Browse Basin gas. The Australian says he is interested in buying Nexus Energy’s share in the Crux project, or acquiring the whole company...
View ArticleStrong start to cattle season
This year’s live cattle season has started well with heifers fetching $2.10 per kilo. The first cattle ship is due into Broome shortly. ABC [read this story]
View ArticleMelissa Price on exploration incentives
Local member Melissa Price would like us to look at a discussion paper on the Exploration Incentives Scheme. Under the scheme the Commonwealth proposes to meet a portion of the cost of new minerals...
View ArticleDave Grills on seagrass monitoring
The state government has granted more than $46,000 to continue Broome’s seagrass monitoring project. Dave Grills MLC said the money would be used to continue monitoring and mapping seagrass beds. “This...
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Scott Ludlam: Minister ‘should drink’ fracking fluid
Senator Scott Ludlam says a WA minister is ignoring Water Corporation advice in his support of hydraulic fracturing. Scott Ludlam “Now the government’s own Water Corporation is warning fracking could...
View ArticleShires renew waste contracts
Three Kimberley shires are believed to be renewing waste management contracts with the company Tox Free. They are Wyndham-East Kimberley, Derby-West Kimberley and Broome. They are said to be renewed...
View ArticleBroome: North West Expo cancelled
This year’s North West Expo has been cancelled. Organisers say many government departments, and oil and gas companies, have not booked stalls at the event. ABC [read this story]
View ArticleHelicopter company in court over wages
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken Broome Helicopter Services to court. The company allegedly underpaid two pilots a total of more than $1500 in 2012. nine msn [read this story]
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