The WA Government has passed legislation overturning a Supreme Court decision that allowed councils to rate miscellaneous licences, leaving regional communities to work through the financial implications.
Cain Andrews
Round eight of the North Pilbara Football League delivered a weekend full of close finishes, local derby battles and several dominant performances.
Phoebe Solon
The Town of Port Hedland has won a prestigious State accolade for an inclusive sports and recreation program for people with disability.
A former worker at the Town of Port Hedland has lodged a Fair Work claim against the town in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Pilbara residents are being urged to ditch the booze next month and put their abstinence to good use with Cancer Council WA calling on locals to sign up for Dry July 2026.
Fourteen artists from South Hedland’s Spinifex Hill Studio will present a major new exhibition in Perth in July, in a show organisers say reframes Aboriginal art from the Pilbara
A ‘dangerous’ intersection in South Hedland will be upgraded to improve safety through the Federal Government’s Black Spot program.
Police have charged 28 people and impounded dozens of electric scooters and off-road bikes in a crackdown on e-rideable offenders in South Hedland early this month.
A strong contingent of Karratha and Hedland hockey players will head to Perth over the final two weekends of June as part of the Pilbara Krocs squad competing in the annual WA Country Hockey Championships.
Children at the Y WA’s Port Hedland Early Learning Centre are enjoying a transformed outdoor environment following a redevelopment that has introduced new opportunities for safer play, learning and discovery.
More than 6,000 people flocked to Port Hedland’s Spoil Bank Marina on June 14 to celebrate WA Day festivities
The Town of Port Hedland is developing a new Economic Resilience and Recovery Plan to strengthen the region’s capacity to respond to and recover from natural disasters.
The best of Port Hedland’s business community were honoured at the Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Excellence awards on Saturday, June 13.
Port Hedland Netball Association has issued a strong statement condemning abuse directed towards umpires following several recent incidents that are under investigation.
Round 7 of the North Pilbara Football League was about more than wins, losses and ladder positions, with clubs across the Pilbara coming together to support Think Mental Health Month.
Aboriginal ranger organisations across the Pilbara set to expand their work caring for country, protecting cultural heritage and creating local jobs after securing State funding.
Jemma Scott has replaced Adrian McRae on the Town of Port Hedland council after he refused to be sworn in amid his legal challenge to the election results and an ongoing police investigation into voter fraud.
Eleven initiatives across the East Pilbara have been awarded a share of more than $77,000 in funding through Horizon Power’s community partnerships program.
The Y WA’s Education Engagement Attainment Initiative (EEAI), known locally as the Pakala Jijikaja Yankuni-la! program, received a funding extension for their vital community bus service.
Thousands gathered at Emu Oval for the Newman WA Day Festival on June 7, with the event attracting about 4000 attendees despite a town-wide power outage
Communities across the Kimberley and Pilbara are being urged to cover up following a fatal case of Murray Valley encephalitis.
Renowned environmental educator and TV presenter Costa Georgiadis helps draw record community participation to this year’s Hedland Sustainable Living Show Day
Hedland residents will soon have greater access to the Containers for Change program, with two new permanent Drop & Go facilities set to open in Port Hedland and South Hedland by the end of June
Port Hedland local and proud Wiradjuri woman Mundinarra Daley selected for the 2026 Indigenous Marathon Project squad following a nationwide search.
