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Boom and bust | Page 6
Racy revue | Page 20
Forest dwellers | Page 32
Booming investment in the Pilbara’s mining sector has peaked and is not likely to reach similar levels until the late 2020s, visiting expert says.
The Pilbara’s women might be in need of rescuing this weekend as the Hotshots male revue show comes to town dressed as police and firemen.
Karratha’s young Terre Rouge Ballet dancers dressed as pixies, gypsies and witches as they performed the Enchanted Forest in Dampier recently.
Local Sudanese celebrate independence By Ben Leahy For most locals, July’s NAIDOC week is a time to celebrate the Pilbara’s Indigenous cultures with their links spanning back tens of thousands of years. But for Karratha’s South Sudanese community, July is also a time to reflect on much more recent events. That is because after decades of conflict, South Sudan finally gained its independence from northern Sudan on July 9, 2011, to become the world’s youngest nation. To mark the country’s Independence Day, Karratha’s South Sudanese community members gathered on the Dampier foreshore last Sunday to cook a food called mien and take part in traditional dancing and wrestling. “[Independence Day] is exciting for us because while we live in Australia, we also now know we have our own country back home,” Thomas Kok said. “It gives us the chance to remember those who died for the country and all the parents and cousins and relatives still living back in [South Sudan].”
Photo: Maneut Gatwech (clockwise from left), Deng Agoth, Thomas Kok, Chol Muonk and Tobe Makuaj joke around at the Dampier Palms. Photo by Ben Leahy. Story continued on page 7
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