The Shire of Broome has an ambitious $64 million proposal to solve its accommodation shortage, but funding issues mean the project has no clear timeline in sight.
The multi-million dollar Cable Beach foreshore redevelopment project has progressed after the local government picked CMA Contracting as the preferred tenderer.
A sorely-needed 226-bed workers camp in Broome will be funded to the tune of $7.7 million under a state government cash splash to alleviate housing shortages.
The Shire of Broome has challenged the state government and industry to follow its footsteps and build new homes for staff instead of leasing from the town's tight rental market.
A 13-hectare piece of land has been earmarked for a $64 million development to tackle the housing crisis in Broome, with the shire seeking $15 million from the state government.
Buru Energy and APPEA have commended the Shire of Broome for its decision to vote down an anti-gas declaration that sought to declare the region frack-free.