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Aug 23 2017

Whale and dolphin communication

Dr Salgado Kent, marine biologist and bioacoustician asks… Have you ever heard dolphins communicate with one another? Or male whales sing to outcompete other males in attracting females?

So how do dolphins living in Roebuck Bay or humpback whales migrating key breeding grounds off the Kimberley use communication within their social societies?

Where The Hall, Univ Notre Dame, 88 Guy St, Broome
When Wednesday August 30 from 6 – 7 pm
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Aug 11 2017

Film Fest mega event

The Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest featured 25 short films made by local filmmakers.The popular Film Fest featured footage from Roebuck Bay and the

The 2017 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest a major success with 870 people © Miranda Curran

Kimberley coast, and was sponsored by Cygnet Bay Pearls, Sobrane Simcock, State NRM through Royalties for Regions, Inspiring Australia and Rangelands NRM through the National Landcare Program.

Australian actor Steve Bastoni provided filmmaking / acting workshops with Film Fest Co-Director Shayne Thomson which paid off, with lots of entries from emerging filmmakers. MC Greg Quicke, aka #spacegandalf after appearances on Stargazing Live was a drawcard, along with Sobrane Simcock who painted a dancing brolga which she donated for silent auction, raising $1800 for the 2019 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest.

Broome Bird Observatory’s doco about migrating mangrove crabs won overall best film ©Kevin Smith

Check out the Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest website for details on the next Film Fest.

The MUD AND SALTwater SHORT FILM FEST is an initiative of the Roebuck Bay Working Group, and we thank the major funders: Cygnet Bay Pearls, State NRM though Royalties for Regions, Inspiring Australia and Rangelands NRM through the National Landcare Program. We also thanks the businesses and Not For Profit organisations who donated prizes and in kind support: Greg Quicke from Astro Tours, Betta Home Living, BK Signs, Broome Bird Observatory, Broome Broome Car Hire, Broome Whale Watching, Diverse Water Sports, Finn Films, Good Cartel, Harvey Norman, National Science Week, Pindan Printing, Sobrane Simcock, Sundowner Camel Tours , The Mangrove Hotel and Zanders.


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