Karratha’s Abbygail Bushby’s stellar football year has been recognised with the AFLW draftee taking out Swan Districts’ top gong for a female player.
Alexander Scott
Calls by the State’s Defence Industry Minister to increase defence personnel in the Pilbara come have been backed by a local Pilbara council.
Alexander Scott and Peter Law
The Pilbara’s Great Northern Highway between Newman and Port Hedland has been named as one of the top 10 risky roads in regional WA.
Residents and travellers in the Kimberley are being urged to take extra precautions to avoid mosquito bites after a case of the deadly Murray Valley encephalitis was reported — the first in WA since 2018.
Sam Jones
Work has started on the $48.9 million upgrade of the Pundulmurra TAFE in South Hedland which will see the trades training activities relocated from the annex to the main campus.
WA’s energy safety regulator has urged customers to verify businesses before they carry out electrical work after a Pilbara tradesmen was fined for falsely presenting as a licensed electrical contractor.
New analysis of WA rental data has found rental costs in WA’s north have surged an average of 48 per cent over three years.
Close to 100 players from across the State headed to Dampier and Karratha for the 33rd FeNaClNG Squash Tournament with Geraldton claiming the coveted championship.
New Zealand’s Block of Land has taken out the Port Hedland Cup following a stellar ride from jockey Kayla Cross which saw the horse finish 3.5 lengths clear of its rivals.
The Port Hedland community has commemorated the 80th anniversary of the attack which killed Private John Adams and brought the war to the Pilbara.
Port Hedland is set to host a slew of high-profile guests as part of an annual conference aimed to improve the identity and co-operation of communities.
Total throughput across ports in the Pilbara Ports Authority increased by 4 per cent last month compared with the same period last year.
Police are appealing to the public for information after two young men were seriously injured when their Toyota Landcruiser left the road and rolled in Boodarie overnight.
Karratha residents have jumped at their chance for relatively cheap airfares to Perth, with more than 1000 people booking capped price flights in a month.
A pilot project in the Pilbara which would support 28 families over three years as part of a culturally secure housing support program has been given a funding boost.
More than 100 riders descended on the Wickham, Roebourne and Port Samson Motocross Club recently for round two of the North West Motorcycle Association racing season.
The Karratha Kats showed their class in the latest round of the North Pilbara Football League women’s competition with a crushing 70 point victory over the Falcons.
The Karratha Kats were a class above the Karratha Falcons, downing their cross-town rivals by 34 points in round 12 of the North Pilbara Football League at Millars Well Oval.
Roebourne based Michael Ball’s horse Crossaro has claimed the prestigious Roebourne Cup by 1.79 lengths at the Nor West Jockey Club.
A school principal in the Pilbara has been recognised for his inspiring efforts to establish on country science programs and a virtual art gallery.
Port Hedland’s Matt Dann Theatre and Cinema has been nominated for a top industry award for its diverse program of events and its resilience during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights has condemned the West Australian government’s decision to transfer 20 children from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to the maximum security adult Casuarina Prison.
National Indigenous Times | Giovanni Torre
Police Commissioner Col Blanch says he ‘can only imagine the anguish being felt’ in Port Hedland after the deaths of three young children — including an infant — in a house fire on Tuesday evening.
Shannon Hampton and Brianna Dugan
Distraught community members and neighbours have opened up about the ‘terrible tragedy’ as Port Hedland reels from the death of three kids in a house fire.
Shannon Hampton, Brianna Dugan, Alexander Scott and Josh Zimmerman
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