North West Telegraph

airport revampFeds won’t have a bar of airport plan

The Shire of East Pilbara’s planned $7 million upgrade of Marble Bar Airport will have trouble getting off the ground after the Federal Government rejected a request to help fund the project.

Sam Jones

life saversHero police recognised

Sam Jones

Spoilbank marinaEPA won’t spoil our marina

A $95 million modern revamp of the Port Hedland coast is one step closer after clearing the State environmental approvals process.

Sam Jones

LNG boostLNG fuel incentives aim for job creation

The Pilbara’s natural gas stores are under a new spotlight, with the State Government pushing to establish a natural gas fuelling hub for bulk vessels, which could create more than 100 local jobs.

Alexander Scott

New candidateNats plump for Bourne in Pilbara

The WA Nationals have named their Pilbara candidate for the March 2021 State election.

Sam Jones

Tourism fundingOperators await State Govt lifeline

Struggling Pilbara tourism businesses are hoping the State Government’s latest recovery funding lifeline will help keep them afloat.

Alexander Scott

Fair gameGiven sporting chance

At-risk children in the North West will soon have access to more sports equipment to help them stay fit and active during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alexander Scott

New oysterOyster trial outcome a purler

The fledgling North West oyster industry marked a significant milestone recently, after researchers successfully bred a black-lip rock oyster.

Alexander Scott

Day of pride over prejudice

Rainbows were emblazoned over a tree in Karratha over the weekend as part of a worldwide stand against prejudice in the local community.

Leading indigenous light promoted for Closing Gap work

A Ngarluma woman has been promoted to the rank of sergeant at the Pilbara Regiment in recognition of her dedication to the Federal Government’s Closing the Gap strategy.

Cell temperatures put prisoners’ health at risk

The Department of Justice is under fire for ignoring calls to address health risks to prisoners in Roebourne, who are sleeping in cells with overnight temperatures averaging 33C.

New learningFun way to learn culture

A new education resource co-created by young people in the Pilbara has been launched to teach students about Aboriginal culture in an interactive way.

Alexander Scott

Camping tragedyMan drowns snorkelling at tourist hotspot

A 30-year-old man has drowned while snorkelling off the Exmouth coast during a camping trip with friends.

Alexander Scott

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Freedom fighterWest journo in running for prestigious Walkley awards

The West Australian’s Federal political reporter Annabel Hennessy has been nominated for two prestigious Walkley Awards for her exclusive investigation into the wrongful incarceration of Jody Gore.

TELL-ALL VIDEO INTERVIEWSarah Colja: ‘It was a corruption of power’

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Sarah Steger

Regional News

Relief for businesses‘Toilet tax’ temporarily flushed by Water Minister

Wastewater charges dubbed the “toilet tax” have been temporarily dumped after Minister for Water Dave Kelly bowed to pressure to offer regional businesses some relief.

Peter de Kruijff

AssaultTeenager pleads guilty to assault

A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to an assault in Nickol that left a 37-year-old man fighting for his life with serious head injuries.

Caitlyn Watts

Doesn’t stack upKalgoorlie rock-tosser’s ‘bizarre’ defence

Ross Richard Munday, 37, faced the Kalgoorlie Magistrate’s Court on Monday and admitted criminal damage and damaging property.

Taylar Amonini

WA borders down for long weekend despite four new cases

Western Australians will be able to travel freely anywhere in the state besides the Kimberley in time for the WA Day long weekend, Premier Mark McGowan revealed this afternoon.

WA Nats hopeful avoids $2m elephant in the room

Former Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA Goldfields manager Rowena Olsen was endorsed as the WA Nationals State Election candidate for Kalgoorlie at the weekend.

GP concerned for patients’ health as consults nosedive

A Geraldton doctor is warning people not to ignore health issues after noticing a 30 to 40 per cent fall in patient numbers, presumably due to COVID-19 fears.

WA News

EXCLUSIVEWA prisons deputy stood down over HR inquiry

One of the most senior bureaucrats in the WA prison system, Richard Elderfield, has been stood down amid a human resources investigation.

Josh Zimmerman & Ben Harvey

ExclusiveTwiggy wants JobKeeper ‘savings’ for free child care

An education initiative spearheaded by Andrew Forrest has called on the Federal Government to use the overestimated $60 billion in the JobKeeper package to fund free child care ‘indefinitely’.

Lanai Scarr

WA could close COVID ‘loophole’ for healthcare workers

Healthcare workers in WA could access workers compensation for contracting COVID-19 without proving they got it on the job under changes being considered by the McGowan Government.

Scott Austic’s bid for bail to be heard within weeks

The man whose conviction for murdering his secret lover Stacey Thorne was overturned on an historic second appeal will seek a release from prison — on bail — next month.

Paperwork ‘debacle’ blamed for ‘Mr Big’s court no-show’

A “misunderstanding” has sparked a brief panic over the whereabouts of a suburban dad police say is a Mr Big in a Perth drug syndicate. But his lawyer says his non-appearance was her fault.

Dream teamExpert panel formed to guide WA’s COVID recovery

Unveiled by Premier Mark McGowan today, the 23-person State Recovery Advisory Group will advise the Government on the best way to help WA bounce back from the devastation wrought by COVID-19.

Josh Zimmerman