Business View Oceania - Jan-Feb 2017

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AT A GLANCE WHO: Shire of Broome WHAT: One of the four local government areas in the Kimberley region WHERE: Shire of Broome Administration Office, Cnr Weld and Haas Street, PO Box 44, Broome 6725 WEBSITE: broome.wa.gov.au

been rapidly growing over the last 10

years – becoming one of the fastest

growing towns in the State.

Presenting opportunities

for recreation

As a Shire that has 900 kilometres of

coastline and is home to the world-fa-

mous Cable Beach, Broome is no

stranger to recreational and commu-

nity growth, as can be seen by the

many projects put forth by the Shire of

Broome over the last few years.

One of the biggest projects relating

to sports and recreation was the up-

grade to the Broome Recreation and

Aquatic Centre (BRAC). The $3.3 mil-

lion project was identified as part of a

development in 2015. The previous fa-

cilities were 20 years old and, as one

might expect, the infrastructure was

becoming outdated. It may seem like

an open and closed project but the fa-

cilities in need of upgrades hosted the

only public swimming pool in Broome

which was highly utilised by both the

local population and the tourists. A

conundrum was faced by the Shire of

Broome in terms of how to efficiently

and smoothly complete the upgrades

with minimal disturbance to the local

community and tourists alike.