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Re: [Linux-aus] Election results (executive, OCM to follow)



Jacqueline McNally wrote:

Broome in 2006! (-:


I heard on the radio a couple of days ago that there are now four Australian capital cities that have direct flights to/from Broome.

It's a pretty amazing sight as you come into land, the different shades of Kimberley red and blue of the ocean.

Regards
Jacqueline

It definitely is an amazing view. When I flew back into Broome today the plane took a slightly different route than I've seen before and followed the coast from the south for 15-20mins before landing. The colour of the water was a brilliant turquoise colour and constrasted against the almost glowing red coastline with the strip of beach look great. Its a pity I didn't have my digital camera on standby to take some snaps out the window as we were approaching Broome.


If anyone wanted to seriously do an LCA in Broome, it would technically be possible if we could get the right people locally involved (namely TAFE and the Shire as those two have appropriate venues close to each other). If it was held at a time of year when there wasn't so many tourists around, there would be heaps of accomodation available. Broome during peak tourist season swells from a local population of 15000 to over 3 times that figure at its peak, so there would be more than enough choice of accomodation for ~500 people.

I think the big aim of Leon's little slideshow was to make people think a little bit outside of the square and consider that LCA doesn't necessarily have to be run in a capital city, or even a big capital city.


/ Ben