The new South Hedland Aquatics Centre is one step closer to becoming a reality following the Town of Port Hedland council’s re-endorsement of the concept designs for the facility.
Cain Andrews
The Town of Port Hedland council has endorsed a new draft housing strategy aimed at battling the town’s housing crisis.
The Maritime Union of Australia WA has said it will take JetWave Marine Group to the Fair Work Commission over a stand-down dispute.
Newman and Port Hedland are set to host two of the region’s biggest free community events, bringing together live music, family entertainment and hands-on activities across two weekends of festival fun.
Celebrate WA
The Pilbara’s best male footballers have been shortlisted for this year’s country championships men’s squad.
Laura Newell
Round five of the North Pilbara Football League, held on May 23, produced a weekend of lopsided results, with several teams delivering powerful statements in the league, reserves and women’s competitions.
Phoebe Solon
A partnership between the Y WA’s Port Hedland Early Learning Centre and the Town of Port Hedland Libraries is helping early literacy learning
Pilbara schoolkids are getting a hands-on experience with science this month as Scitech visits schools in the region.
Port Hedland’s key worker housing project has taken another step to becoming a reality with the council voting to award the $38.4m construction and design contract for the landmark regional development.
Port Hedland house prices have seen the biggest increase in regional WA over the March quarter, according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of WA.
A former primary school principal charged with a string of historic child sex offences allegedly performed a lewd act in front of his junior athletes whilst driving them home, a Perth court has heard.
Jessica Evensen
A senior WA Police officer says ‘without a doubt’ speed and a history of concerning road behaviour is being investigated after a tragic fatal crash that killed a driver and seriously injured his girlfriend.
Caleb Runciman
A Taiwanese man on a working holiday has been jailed for more than seven years after officers intercepted his luggage at Perth Airport and uncovered an ‘extremely disturbing’ collection.
Australia’s Generation X — those born between 1965 and 1980 — are stretched, exhausted and only just coping as they support multiple generations while facing a financial storm, according to a major study.
Rhianna Mitchell
Fresh food was also stored next to personal items such as reading glasses, money and a ‘faecal specimen collection jar’.
Melissa Sheil
WA football legend Bryan Cousins has choked back tears as he opened up about his motor neurone disease diagnosis, drawing strength from the late Neale Daniher as he vows to fight the illness.
While the setting for the exclusive lunch changed — from Leeuwin Estate Restaurant and Cellar Door in Margaret River to the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club — the generosity of the guests remained the same.
A young man has died after the car he was driving lost control and slammed into a tree in Perth’s south on Friday night.
The push for a South West AFL side has continued as the region prepares for it’s second AFL fixture at Hands Oval this Saturday.
Jack Penniment
Ramping hours at the Bunbury Regional Hospital have continued to steadily decline but remain the highest for hospitals in country WA.
Rose Patane
There have been new appointees to the board of Aqwest — Bunbury Water, with David Dorsett-Lynn appointed chair, with Kate Baker and Tim Partridge appointed as board directors, each for a three-year term.
Craig Duncan
After being found stranded on a South West beach, Peppy the loggerhead turtle is now doing well as the first turtle to enter the Dolphin Discovery Centre’s new rehabilitation centre.
Households are being urged to test, check, clean, and replace their smoke alarms and batteries to ensure they are working correctly as the arrival of winter marks the start of the high-risk house fire season.
The finalists for the 2026 Australian Hotels Association (WA) and Little Creatures WA’s Best Steak Sandwich competition have been announced, with two South West venues set to compete for the elite title.
Of the Bitcoin sold in the past 30 days, about a quarter came from investors who bought it above $US90,000.
Tanaya Macheel
Nvidia is expanding its prowess to chips that will serve as the main processor for personal computers, entering an arena that’s long been ruled by Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Qualcomm and Apple.
Katie Tarasov
The battle for dominance over the lucrative market has so far focused largely on the key US market, currently accounting for more than half of both Novo’s and Eli Lilly’s respective sales.
Elsa Ohlen
These are the three key areas where Russia’s leader would like to deepen ties and extract concrete pledges.
Emily Williams
Tributes have flowed for one of the world’s most respected aviation journalists, following his death at age 74.
Emma Kirk
A fugitive who is suspected of trying to flee Australia via WA on a luxury yacht is a former MMA fighter who had his foot severed in a gangland-style shooting likened to a scene from a Quentin Tarantino film.
More than 14,000 insurance claims have been lodged after a powerful storm ripped through Perth and the South West, leaving thousands of property owners facing costly repairs and lengthy clean-up efforts.
The State Library of Western Australia was alive with guests from across the state for the opening of Kinjarling Djinnang Ngalak: Country Sees Us.
Scientists believe that we could soon be dining out on this highly prized seafood, with the best juvenile numbers of the premium catch recorded off WA in decades.
A western suburbs paediatrician who treated children with complex behavioural issues has been charged with sexually abusing a young patient.
Caleb Runciman and Rhianna Mitchell
