The return of the East Pilbara’s favourite festival will have a fresh twist, with the event to feature the first ice skating rink in Newman.
Alexander Scott
Findings from a report into the suicide of a woman at Hedland Health Campus — who was left alone inside the facility despite being a known suicide risk — in June won’t be made public, it’s been revealed.
Sam Jones
Fisheries officers in the North West discovered 19 fisheries offences in the Port Hedland area in a four-day targeted operation last month.
Police officers from across the State have completed an 800km bike ride from Karratha to Broome to raise money for fallen members of the ‘blue family’.
Jane Murphy & Alexander Scott
A petition calling for Australia’s criminal age of responsibility to be raised from 10 to 14 years old has garnered more than 200,000 signatures before being submitted to the attorneys-general.
New REIWA data shows a big increase in house prices in two holiday regions, driven by a dire shortage of rentals and a desire for a lifestyle change.
Raquel de Brito
A study looking at tiny crystals in rocks from the Earth’s crust in the Pilbara has revealed continents were formed from giant meteorite impacts during Earth’s first billion years.
A fly-in, fly-out worker has described his horror after the plane taking him from Perth to Port Hedland was hit by lightning.
As the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions prepare for a once in a lifetime solar eclipse, one shire will be supported by about $21 million in State Government funds while another has been left in the dust
Passengers travelling to Port Hedland onboard a Qantas flight have had their plans delayed after their plane was struck by a bolt of lightning.
Any argument for Labor running a candidate in the North West Central by-election was laid to rest the moment Alannah MacTiernan suggested foot-and-mouth disease could drive down the price of meat and milk.
Josh Zimmerman
Rising costs, worker shortages and disrupted supply chains are savaging Pilbara businesses, according to a survey conducted by WA’s peak business body.
The Karratha Kats thrashed Wickham Wolves in round 13 of the North Pilbara Football League Women’s season.
The Dampier Sharks obliterated Port Hedland Rovers in a 179-point walloping powered by 13 individual goal scorers in the latest round of the North Pilbara Football League.
Perth’s Daniel Hartigan drove a perfect performance to claim the win in the City of Karratha Sprintcar Stampede with a margin of 2.794 seconds.
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.
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.
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.
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