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Secret surveillance footage used to take down the disgraced former Bishop of Broome has been released for the first time ahead of his sentencing next month. 

Broome CIRCLE celebrated 30 years of providing vital financial counselling services to the community with a Family Fun Day on Friday, September 18.

Broome’s Roebuck Bay Hotel has been recognised across 15 categories in the 2026 AHA WA Hospitality Awards for Excellence, making it the most nominated venue among this year’s state finalists.

Street football has once again proved popular at Broome’s Cable Beach Youth Precinct, with locals and visitors embracing the fast-paced and inclusive format on September 14.

The visit, hosted by the Shire of Broome, took place over four days as Broome came to life for the Shinju Matsuri Festival earlier this month. 

Speech pathology students gained hands-on experience working with young children in Broome as part of a regional placement partnership.

A Broome-based medical student has been recognised for her commitment to rural healthcare and improving health outcomes for Aboriginal children in the Kimberley.

St Mary’s College Broome has been recognised on the national stage, winning the First Nations foods category at the 2026 National Kitchen Garden Awards, which were announced on September 15. 

Our role is to make sure Broome’s priorities remain firmly on their agenda — and to be persistent.

Broome’s business community has celebrated another year of achievement, with businesses, organisations and individuals recognised across a broad range of industries at this year’s business awards.

The Broome Play Our Way Cup produced another exciting round of junior football on September 2, with Gulamana Girls and Rubibi Rovers playing out a thrilling 2-2 draw.

The Shire of Broome could spend up to $322,000 implementing a new waste strategy as it grapples with rising waste volumes and pressure on the region’s landfill capacity.

The Shire of Broome has moved to permanently close part of Cable Beach Road West to make way for the Walmanyjun Cable Beach Foreshore Redevelopment.

Two hundred portraits of Stolen Generation survivors are being honoured through an exhibition at the University of Notre Dame Australia’s Broome campus.

Australian Border Force and WA Fisheries have stepped up patrols along the remote Dampier Peninsula coastline, but say they found no evidence of illegal foreign fishing

A new children’s book by Djukun woman and language specialist Jaala Ozies is encouraging Kimberley children to talk about their feelings, while helping preserve an endangered language.

A person has died after being found unconscious in the water near Town Beach jetty in Broome this morning.

Three police officers have allegedly been assaulted in Broome in two separate incidents within 24 hours.

Broome residents are being encouraged to dress up and get behind two local charities at this year’s Broome Police Charity Ball

Four community-driven projects in the West Kimberley have received a combined boost of almost $400,000 in State Government funding