Jul 26 2018
Get your tickets folks, the Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest screenings are incredibly popular events in the Shinju Matsuri program in Broome. The 2018 Mud and Saltwater Film Fest will held over two nights at Sun Pictures, each night is different, I’m going to both 🙂 🙂
Mar 29 2018
Would you like to learn about Roebuck Bay’s remarkable migratory shorebirds and be part of 30th birthday celebrations for the Broome Bird Observatory? Well put aside Sept 8-9, 2018 to hear a series of fascinating presentations put on by the Broome Bird Observatory and Birdlife-Australia. The full list of presenters will be out soon with a brief description of each talk. Register on Broome Bird Observatory website or call direct 08 91935600.
Feb 12 2018
Did you make a new year’s resolution to do some volunteering in 2018?
Well here is a great opportunity for you and your family…
Seagrass monitoring in Roebuck Bay March 2, 3 and 4, 2018 – here are the details. Have fun and make a valuable contribution to the management of Roebuck Bay 🙂
Nov 13 2017
Dr James Gilmour studies Kimberley coral reefs and their capacity to thrive in dynamic settings; climate change however, is challenging their resilience. Dr Jim Underwood studies coral reef animals, like fish, corals and seagrass, which release larvae or seeds to form ‘recruits’. How far do larvae and seeds move on currents before they settle and grow to adults. When corals bleach, will new recruits come from local survivors or from reefs far away? Wed, Nov 15, The Hall, University of Notre Dame, Broome.
Sep 27 2017
When September 30, 2017, 7 -10:30am
Where Magabala Botanical Park, Magabala Road, Waranyjarri Estate (Broome North)
Free Event by the Society for Kimberley Indigenous Plants and Animals
Sponsor Water Corporation
Sep 26 2017
Researchers have partnered Indigenous rangers in the Kimberley to gather critical data on dugongs and their seagrass habitat for a WA Marine Science Institution project.
Dr Peter Bayliss explains key learnings and what they mean for dugongs and their seagrass pastures in the Kimberley.
“This three-year research project makes a start in a life-time adventure to gain critical knowledge with community participation at all levels.”
Where The Hall, University of Notre Dame,
88 Guy St, Broome
When Wednesday October 11 from 6 – 7.00pm
Free Gold coin donations welcome 🙂
Aug 23 2017
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
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
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.
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.
Jun 27 2017
Read about the innovative work of the Roebuck Bay Working Group in the latest RBWG eNewsletter June 2017.
As you will read, we have plenty going on that you can get involved in – a Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest on August 5, 2017. If you are a filmmaker and wish to get involved, please do, but remember, the short films are due in on July 15, 2017. You can submit your film through Film Freeway on http://mudandsaltwater.org.au/entering-films/
The Roebuck Bay Working Group also runs a Science on the Broome Coast series. Check out the presentations coming up and come along, they are all free events and you will discover a lot about Roebuck Bay and the Kimberley coast.
Enjoy reading our eNewsletter and let us know if you want any further information about any of the events we put on.
Jun 16 2017
JULY 1-15, 2017
CELEBRATE THE DINOSAUR COAST
Celebrate the Dinosaur Coast is organised by the Dinosaur Coast Management Group (DCMG) in partnership with the Roebuck Bay Working Group (RBWG). Micklo Corpus, DCMG Chairperson said, ‘This is a great opportunity for the whole community to learn more about the dinosaurs who used to call Broome and beyond home.’ RBWG Project Manager Kandy Curran said, ‘this is a stand out for 2017, with lots of hands on dinosaurian activities led by two of Australia’s leading paleontologists.’
Research published in Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 16 (Mar 2017) has captured international and national attention. Led by Dr Steve Salisbury (University of Queensland), the work established the rich diversity of well-preserved tracks on the Yanijarri-Lurrajarri section of the Dampier Peninsula coastline as unparalleled.
Roebuck Bay Working Group is comprised of Traditional Owners and government, local community, conservation groups and business. We work collaboratively to solve issues, raise awareness and encourage research and monitoring which supports responsible management and protection of Roebuck Bay.
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