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Japanese drum beats in Broome

Traditional drum skills passed on

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Green light for Broome music festival

Organisers of a new two-day music festival in Broome say the venture is risky, but needed to consolidate the town's local music scene.

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Shinju festival to stay

Broome's Festival of the Pearl, Shinju Matsuri, has been given a reprieve after a public meeting last night drew strong support for the event to continue.

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Shinju Festival planning underway

The Broome Shire says planning for this year's Shinju Festival is on track.

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Catching the Fitzroy Xpress

Imagine being so popular in your hometown that you struggle to get a gig for fear the crowd will get so wild, mayhem will result.

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NAIDOC traditional food ready to taste

ABC Kimberley Mornings went outdoors to help celebrate NAIDOC week. The team of Vanessa Mills and Robert Mailer broadcast from the traditional food tasting event, held at Mamabulanjin in Broome.

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Rural Report for Kimberley: Friday August 13th 2010

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Broome's Shinju Matsuri festival of the pearl

Broome's Shinju Matsuri festival has been an eruption of colour and a celebration of Broome's multicultural community.

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The race that stops the Kimberley

A stockhorse known as "Amon" has won the Margaret River Station Cup at the annual Derby picnic races in far-north Western Australia. The race day is a major fundraiser for the Isolated Children's...

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Sunshine breaks through the clouds in time for Australia Day celebrations

Depsite cyclone warnings and record rainfalls, the community of Broome celebrated Australia Day in traditional style with the annual Town Beach community breakfast.

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Rural Report for Northern WA: Thursday February 10th 2011

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Kununurra turns 50

The Kimberley town of Kununurra turns 50 today. Gazetted on this day back in 1961, the town was purpose-built to service and accommodate the construction workers and farmers working on the Ord...

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Kununurra turns 50

The Kimberley town of Kununurra turns 50 today. Gazetted on this day back in 1961, the town was purpose-built to service and accommodate the construction workers and farmers working on the Ord...

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Bidyadanga talent 'Revealed'

Natalie Hunter from Bidayadanga Community Art Centre has been throwing herself into work and study and now all her efforts are paying off. She is one of only three arts workers selected for the...

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A touch of Hollywood at the Kimberley's first rodeo of the year

A strong crowd turned up in Kununurra for the Kimberley region's first rodeo of the year.

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Awakening Sammy the Dragon for Broome's Shinju Matsuri Festival of the Pearl

Broome will become even more colourful and exciting when the awakening of Sammy the Dragon signals the beginning of another Shinju Matsuri, Festival of the Pearl. It's the town's community and...

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Shinju Matsuri's Carnival of Light brings lantern magic to Broome

A massive crowd jostled for a view of Shinju Matsuri's inaugural Carnival of Light. Live music and a community choir provided the soundscape for magical lanterns reflected in the mudflats of Roebuck Bay.

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Preserving traditional songs and dances in the Kimberley

Traditional songs and dances are being lost at a greater rate than indigenous languages around the world.

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Skilled worker shortage hits Santa in the Kimberley

A different kind of skills shortage has meant a change to Christmas traditions in one Kimberley town.

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Moon Experience visitors face grog crackdown

Further limits are being put on the amount of alcohol patrons can bring into a concert to mark the end of the East Kimberley's Ord Valley Muster.

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Broome's Shinju Matsuri: enter the dragon

As the head of the Shinju Matsuri dragon, Jack Castellarin has been elevated to the forefront of Broome's cultural heritage.

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Garnduwa Festival celebrates 20 years

The Minister for Sport and Recreation has praised the organisers of an annual sports and cultural festival in the Kimberley.

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Broome ripe for mango festival

The annual Broome Mango Festival is set to run as planned, despite the fruit ripening weeks earlier than the dates set for the festival.

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Downpour ends concert early

Unexpected thunderstorms failed to dampen spirits at a festival in the Kimberley town of Derby but did cause the open-air concert to wrap up early.

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Looking back at 2012 in the Kimberley

It's been another big year for the Kimberley and you can catch up on all the amazing people, stories and events that have flown by during 2012.

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I'm dreaming of a wet Christmas

It's going to be a scorcher of a Christmas day across the state. While the temperatures rise, what are the best ways to keep your cool and still enjoy the Christmas lunch?

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Gas hub issue explored within new dance project 'Listening to Country'

Trips to country, collaboration with local elders, and a public conference are all on the cards for a new three year dance project out of Broome. Marrugeku dance company will be working with the...

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Indigenous music celebrated through 20th anniversary Garnduwa release

Music from remote Aboriginal communities of the Kimberley is celebrated within a new CD and DVD release from the annual Garnduwa Festival.

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Sharing Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is bringing Australian communities together.

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Lunar New Year: stories from around Australia

Dragons and lions, food and festivities, cultural fusion and the history of Chinese achievement in Australia.

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A taste of Broome with Sally Bin Demin and Stephen Pigram

Born and bred Broome locals Sally Bin Demin and Stephen Pigram reminisce about the history that has given their town a unique and exotic character, loved around the world.

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Kununurra musters strong support for Ord Valley festival

Unseasonal rain and hot temperatures have not deterred thousands of tourists from travelling to Kununurra for the annual Ord Valley Muster.

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Traditional songs and dances under the stars at Mowanjum

Songs and dances performed at Mowanjum celebrate cultural connections, shared with an audience under the stars of a Dry season Kimberley night.

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Mowanjum Festival to hit right note with Kimberley crowds

Traditional Kimberley songs and dances will be on show tonight in a rare public corroboree.

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Planning underway for Shinju festival

One of the Kimberley's biggest festivals is beginning to take shape, with several new events being added to this year's line-up.

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Volunteers sought for Shinju Matsuri

Organisers of Broome's 'Festival of the Pearl' have begun their annual call for volunteers to help bring the event to life.

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Indonesian sailors to join Shinju Matsuri

More than 100 dancing, singing and soccer-playing Indonesian sailors will be special guests at this week's Shinju Matsuri in Broome.

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Animals on best behaviour for Pets in the Park 2013

Broome residents and their pets met for an afternoon of fun at the annual Pets in the Park competition as part of Shinju Matsuri.

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Young and experienced players join forces to represent Moongardie community.

Two community teams joined forces recently to support their younger players at the 2013 Garnduwa Festival in Fitzroy Crossing.

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Backpackers spend Chinese New Year in the Kimberley

The Kimberley is a long way from Taiwan or Hong Kong. So how will these backpackers celebrate their new year?

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Funding shortfall cancels Kimberley Writers Festival

A second cultural event has been cancelled in the Kimberley due to a downturn in corporate and government funding.

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Fong family matriach honoured for Shinju Matsuri

A pearl of a festival with a Pearl as its patron: Broome's Shinju Matsuri honours Pearl Fong

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Lion dance troupe performs in Broome

Chasing a lucky lettuce is what a pair of hungry Lions love to do.

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Broome's Shinju Matsuri multicultural community parade

The culture, colour, and spectacle of Broome's Shinju Matsuri - Festival of the Pearl community parade.

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Indigenous languages keep connections to country strong

Without language it can be hard to maintain traditional links to land and culture, but thanks to the efforts of their Elders young Kimberley people will have traditional languages preserved and spoken

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Hot brands for an old tradition making message sticks

Fencing wire, hot coals, and a smooth piece of wood can be transformed by a steady artistic hand

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Seventy three years and still more to find from Broome air raids

3rd March is the anniversary of the air raid on Broome, but the story is still unfolding. Historians continue to uncover more artefacts and information about role of the North West in the history of...

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'I'm still the real queen of Derby': First male winner Trent Ozies to hand...

It used to be called the Boab Queen competition, until Trent won it a year ago. He was the first bloke in its 54-year history to do so.

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Kids under seven banned from riding without seatbelts in West Australian...

Float numbers are down in a West Australian parade after new regulations effectively excluded children under seven.

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Kimberley kids go from the outback to the Opera House for Indigenous dance...

Seven dancers from Western Australia's remote north are preparing for the national indigenous dance competition Dance Rites in Sydney this week.

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