Communities across the West Pilbara came together to commemorate Anzac Day with services, marches and gunfire breakfasts.
Danielle Marsland
Councillor-elect Adrian McRae has confirmed he intends to challenge the result of the Port Hedland local election in the Court of Disputed Returns.
Cain Andrews
Three Pilbara artists, Lisa Goessman, Ana Repullo and Jenna Pickering are in the running for the Jury Art Prize this year.
The defamation suit brought by former Port Hedland mayor Peter Carter against former Port Hedland mayor and councillor Camilo Blanco has been discontinued as of April 10.
Karratha local and Olympic gold medallist Simone Fountain selected as one of 11 athletes worldwide for induction into International Swimming Hall of Fame
Phoebe Solon
Regional flight links connecting the Mid West, Pilbara and the Kimberley will continue to be funded in the upcoming 2026-27 State Budget to be handed down on May 7.
More than 100 community members gathered at Point Samson Boat Harbour to celebrate the launch of a new community fishing program aimed at improving inclusion and connection.
Riders from Karratha Mountain Bike Club take part in Karri Cup mountain bike race
Twelve Indigenous people from across the State have been appointed to the Aboriginal justice advisory committee.
Bullara Station Stay is set to reopen on May 1 despite ex-tropical cyclone Narelle devastating the popular tourist location just a month ago.
Youth week wraps up in News with a youth week festival at Boomerang Oval
An object believed to be part of an American or Chinese rocket launch was spotted streaking across the night sky over North West WA on April 11, sparking much curiosity.
Watering days in Karratha, Roebourne, Dampier, Wickham and Point Samson have been reduced to three days per week.
Opera is coming to Karratha next month with WA born and bred world class Soprano Naomi Johns set to take the stage and give the North West town a taste of the magic of opera.
Liquor restrictions will be imposed in both Newman and Kununurra due to ongoing alcohol-related crime and harm in the North West towns.
A record-breaking home sale in Karratha has highlighted the depth of the Pilbara’s housing crisis.
Road damage caused by ex-severe tropical cyclone Zelia have impacted supply deliveries to the remote community of Punmu, according to the Shire of East Pilbara.
An $11m coral regeneration program to combat the devastating impacts of recent marine heatwaves on WA’s coastline has been launched with a trial at Ningaloo Reef
The Centrals have claimed championship glory in a hard-fought Newman men’s basketball competition grand final, edging out the Ball Breakers in a five-point thriller at the Newman Recreation Centre on March 31.
Former Town of Port Hedland mayor and councillor Camilo Blanco has been ordered to pay the town $7000 by the State Administrative Tribunal for legal costs.
Provisional trial dates for the defamation case between former Port Hedland mayors Peter Carter and Camilo Blanco have been set for October.
Communities across the West Pilbara are invited to come together on Saturday, April 25, to commemorate Anzac Day and honour the service and sacrifice of Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women.
Multiple streams of disaster relief have been opened up for individuals and businesses affected by ex-severe tropical cyclone Narelle which devastated Exmouth in late March.
The All Hedland Basketball Association junior grand finals have marked a powerful conclusion to the 2025-26 season, highlighting the sport’s rapid growth across the community.
