Cable Beach Club

Author

Shire of Broome

Place Number

04846

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Location

Cable Beach Rd Broome

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Shire of Bali Hai Caravan Resort

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1986

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Aug 2014	Grading C	Grading C A place (including a site with no built remains) of some cultural heritage significance to Shire of Broome. No constraints. Recommend: Encourage retention of the place, or where there are ruins, archaeological findings or no built remains: Interpret the place.

Statement of Significance

Cable Beach Club represents the beginning of Broome as a tourist destination of an international standard. The Bali Hai Caravan Park had a long association with tourism on the site. Cable Beach Club is of significance for its distinctive architectural concept of the time, and as a place of memories and experiences associated with a holiday in Broome.

Physical Description

Cable Beach Resort is situated within a lush tropical setting overlooking Cable Beach. Cable Beach Club has motel and bungalow style accomodation.

History

Cable Beach Club was Robert Alistair (Lord) McAlpine major toursim project in Broome. Lord McAlpine had arrived by accident in Broome in the early 1980s on a redirected flight. He liked the town so much he became a major investor and developer, restoring buildings and constructing the resort. Cable Beach Club- originally named the International Cable Beach Resort, was built to provide accommodation to high international standards to complement the motel and caravan park accommodation already available in Broome. The bungalow style rooms were designed to reflect Broome's long multicultural history.

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree
High degree

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Oldham Boas Ednie-Brown	Architect	-	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	H. Edwards	A New Broome	2008

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
No.45	MI Place No.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Other Timber
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	Tourism

Creation Date

08 Jan 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

25 Feb 2021

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.