Community Development
At Broome CIRCLE we aim to bring all members of the community together. We have programs for children and adults, specific interest groups and general skill development. Please see our programs below for activities, and we welcome your suggestions of additional programs you would like to see. Please follow the link below to see our activity timetable which includes program details (dates, prices, availability) and to book and pay online. If you would like to provide feedback or suggestions please click on the link to our Community Engagement Survey.
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Broome CIRCLE PROGRAMS
Artisan Series
Come and join various artisans as they generously share their various skills and knowledge with us in a wide range of skill-sharing activities including cooking, sewing, and arts. Artisan’s encompasses a range of classes facilitated by local artisans wanting to share their passion.
For more information please see our Facebook page.
Art Stars
Let your child immerse themselves in creativity and explore their artistic side. Art Stars is a 6-week program offering your child facilitated art experiences. Participants will complete 3 projects using 3 different mediums. The program finishes with an exhibition.
Speakers Unlimited
Speakers Unlimited is a new series at Broome CIRCLE. Each month we invite one of our inspiring community leaders to raise our awareness and present new ideas.
CIRCLE Verge Community Garden
This collaboration between Broome CIRCLE, Incredible Edible, and the Broome Volunteer Resource Service continues to thrive, enabling social connections, learning of new skills, and community participation. We invite volunteers to join us Monday afternoons from 4-6 pm, for more information on volunteering please go to the Volunteer registration page.
Broome Food Co-op
The Broome Food Co-op is a membership-based environment-conscious group working together to provide an alternative source of household essentials for the members of the Broome community.
Our Block Rocks
Our Block Rocks is a neighbourhood activation project that aims to increase community connectedness in local neighbourhoods across Broome. It is made up of quarterly events that are held in different local parks and sites around town, holding a range of informal activities for local kids and their families to get involved in.
arts development programs
Artists Away From Home Program
This innovative program partners with Remote Community Art Centres to Support First Nations Artists while they are in Broome. Artists and Art Centres are under a lot of different pressures when artists are away for periods of time, this project allows artists to continue their creative practice whilst remaining connected to their home Art Centres.
CIRCLE has developed a supportive studio environment for artists whilst they are in town by offering a painting program 3 days a week within Broome CIRCLE’s new facility BEC. Comprehensive MOU’s have been developed with each participating art centre, ensuring ethical, transparent best practice processes are in place from the very beginning of the project. Artists are supplied with Artist quality materials with the majority being hand primed on site.
Broome CIRCLE then arranges for finished works to be returned to the participating Art Centres. The works are then catalogued and sold directly from the Art Centres themselves, maintaining clear and consistent practice around Money Story, management of Copyright, pricing, marketing and resale royalty. This will ensure Art Centres are able to stay strong and continue to provide the many important services to the Artists.
Art Centres involved include Warlayirti Aritsts – Balgo, Mullan and Billiluna, Mangkaja Arts – Fitzroy Crossing, Martumili Artists – Parnpajinya (Newman), Parnngurr, Jigalong, Punmu, Kunawarritji, Irungandji Warralong and Bidyadanga Artists – Bidyadanga.
Bidyadanga Photography Series and Exhibition Development
In 2021 Broome CIRCLE, Camera Story and the Bidyadanga Women’s Centre partnered together to deliver a series of Workshops and exhibition outcomes in Broome and Bidyadanga for First Nation Women. Out of this experience emerged a creatively driven group of Women that would like to continue their exploration of photography as a medium.
Through extensive reflection and consultation, a new series of workshops have been developed. Building upon what they learn in the previous workshops and how they would like to further their development both as individual practitioners and as a collective.
The workshops will cover a range of topics from technical aspects through to focused creative development. Allowing participants to become more comfortable with the equipment whilst providing a safe environment where they are able to explore their creativity, culture and identity through a camera lens.
Parents and Parenting Programs
New Parents Program
A free 8-week educational program for parents with new babies run by health professionals.
Bring your baby (0-12 months) and a rug/towel.
Free – bookings essential
Broome CIRCLE also run a variety of parent workshops available across a range of topics. Please see the booking page to find out more.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS,
EVENTS, WORKSHOPS
Tai Chi Classes
Geoffrey Moss runs a variety of Tai Chi classes regularly at Broome CIRCLE, catering for a range of levels from beginners to more advanced classes. Classes are suitable for all ages and is a slow entry into fitness and flexibility. For more info or availability please see our activities timeline.
Pindan Patches
Pindan patches is a group of experienced sewers that come together every Saturday morning from 9am-1pm to share their knowledge and passion. For more information, please contact Di – 0429 044 389.
A.A.
If you want to drink that’s your business. If you want to stop that’s ours.
Enquiries: 0459 680 867
Wednesdays and Fridays 7:00pm- 8:30pm
Free
Incredible Edible Broome – Fresh Food Share
Does your garden have excess produce & you’re keen to swap with other growers? Has tomato mania struck your veggie patch?! Well then, get your green thumb on…..
Come and join your community at Broome CIRCLE when we host the Edible CIRCLE, a fresh food, seed and plant swap on the grounds of Broome Community House.
No need to book or register…. Just come along.
1st Saturday of every month 9:00-10:00 AM
CIRCLE House Singers
These classes provide a supportive and encouraging environment to start exploring the capabilities of your voice. These are lessons and “not a choir”, but we still focus on learning tunes after a good warm up and some insight into technique.
NO EXPERIENCE necessary.
TUES 4:15-5:15PM and 5:30 – 6:30PM
FRI 5:30 – 6:30PM
For more information click here.
