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  1. Karratha contractsRio Tinto awards $61m conveyer pulley supply contract

  2. PortsPremiumPPA records 62.8 million tonnes throughput for July period

  3. New chief executivePremiumVirginia Miltrup named new City of Karratha chief executive

  4. ‘carefully considering’Tanya Plibersek in ‘secret’ WA trip over $4.5b Pilbara plan

  5. stalwart rememberedPremiumVale Anita Grace, Newman stalwart remembered

by-electionPremiumWAEC urges North West Central residents to register to vote

Time is running out for residents in the vast North West Central electorate to enrol for next month’s by-election, with enrolment closing tonight.

Staff writers

Mural projectWork on water tank mural showing Onslow’s history under way

The long-awaited Onslow water tank mural project has finally begun with artist Jerome Davenport commencing painting recently.

Alexander Scott

Wages policyKarratha public sector workers join State-wide protest

More than 40 public sector workers in Karratha walked off the job in protest of the State Government’s wages policy — joining thousands around WA in the simultaneous protest.

Alexander Scott

FootballDampier stun Falcons, Blazers down Wickham in NPFLW round 14

Dampier Sharks outclassed Karratha Falcons in round 14 of the North Pilbara Football League women’s competition at Bulgarra Oval on August 12.

Alexander Scott

FootballFourth-quarter blitz powers Dampier to huge win over Falcons

A fourth-quarter blitz from Dampier Sharks powered the reigning premiers home against the Karratha Falcons in the penultimate round of the North Pilbara Football League.

Alexander Scott

Vital roles PremiumBusinesses seek DAMA for more than 100 roles since May

Pilbara businesses have applied for more than 100 roles to be filled in the first four months since the Pilbara Designated Area Migration Agreement was launched.

Alexander Scott

roundtable discussionsResources Minister visits Karratha to hear region’s issues

A roundtable meeting between government, peak body representatives, community members and industry was held in Karratha recently to brainstorm ways of tackling issues relating to jobs and skills in Karratha.

Karratha contractsRio Tinto awards $61m conveyer pulley supply contract

Rio Tinto has awarded two contracts worth a combined $61 million for the supply of new conveyor pulleys and pulley rebuilds that will see a purpose-built facility established in Karratha.

PortsPremiumPremiumPPA records 62.8 million tonnes throughput for July period

The Pilbara Ports Authority announced a 7 per cent increase in its July throughput compared with the same time period last year.

Wages policyKarratha public sector workers join State-wide protest

More than 40 public sector workers in Karratha walked off the job in protest of the State Government’s wages policy — joining thousands around WA in the simultaneous protest.

Alexander Scott

stalwart rememberedPremiumVale Anita Grace, Newman stalwart remembered

The Shire of East Pilbara has paid its respects to long time member and stalwart of the Newman community, Anita Grace who passed away over the weekend.

Alexander Scott

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Hidden HistoriesCommentsPremiumWhen Perth’s hottest housing spot was an aquatic playground

In the first decades of last century, what is now one of Perth’s hottest housing spots was an aquatic playground.

Malcolm Quekett

Snappy replyCommentsPremium‘Take the pain’: Fisheries Minister responds to ban outrage

Fisheries Minister Don Punch has told WA’s commercial and recreational fishing industries to ‘take the pain’ as they brace for new rules banning them from catching the State’s most prized species.

Steve Butler

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Murchison crash victim remembered as ‘loveable free spirit’

The man who lost his life on a Murchison road earlier this week has been remembered as a mischievous free spirit who was cherished by family and friends.

Jessica Moroney

Regional News

Serial DVMan declared a serial family violence offender

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder man who twice assaulted his ex-partner, and has a history of similar behaviour, has been declared a serial family violence offender.

Amber Lilley

Hidden HistoriesCommentsPremiumWhen Perth’s hottest housing spot was an aquatic playground

In the first decades of last century, what is now one of Perth’s hottest housing spots was an aquatic playground.

Malcolm Quekett

Bush LegendsPremiumThe fulfilling life of a Country Women’s Association member

The Australian institution that is the Country Women’s Association is celebrating its centenary and for one member of WA’s oldest branch, it has brought back enough family memories to fill a cookbook.

Steve Butler

Safety warningPremiumPremiumBroome Prison at ‘critical’ staffing levels

The WA Prison Officers’ Union has issued a stark safety warning over critical staffing levels at Broome Regional Prison after prison officers were ordered to come in on their rostered days off.

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PremiumMurchison crash victim remembered as ‘loveable free spirit’

The man who lost his life on a Murchison road earlier this week has been remembered as a mischievous free spirit who was cherished by family and friends.

Bail variation PremiumPremiumTravel plans of couple in armed robbery case dubbed a ‘ruse’

A couple accused of a serious armed robbery in Kalgoorlie-Boulder will have their bail variation to travel interstate reviewed after a police prosecutor labelled a supposed christening a ‘ruse’ to leave WA.

WA News

Flood warningCommentsPremiumHow La Nina weather will impact residents in WA’s north

West Australians living in the north of the State have been warned to brace for a wetter than usual summer — and a higher risk of cyclones — after the Bureau of Meteorology issued a La Nina alert this week.

Josh Zimmerman & Hamish Spence

Piara WatersVideoPremiumHomeowner sleeps through WRX crashing backwards into house

A homeowner in Perth’s south east has giggled as she admitted sleeping through four youths crashing a car into her house, ending up with its rear end perched on the roof.

Rebecca Le May and Miriam Fisher

‘Secretive details’ CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWA’s ‘lasting legacy’ tourism campaign revealed

A new global brand for WA with a focus on Indigenous culture is set to be unveiled next month.

ONGOING HEARTACHE CommentsCommentsMum of Bali bombing victims devastated by terrorist release

A Perth mother whose twin daughters were killed in the Bali bombings says the impending release of one of the key players in the terrorist atrocity has plunged her back into the horror of that day.

Busy period CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumSpring buyers cashed up and ready to bid in Perth

Tight rental vacancy rates, and expectations of a busy Spring sales season, are further tightening the screws on Perth’s housing crisis.

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WANTED: Alleged drug kingpin ‘The Kid’ in Colombian hideout

This is the never-before-seen picture of one of WA’s most wanted alleged drug kingpins posing in what’s believed to be his Colombian hideout that has a frustrated police itching to bring him back in handcuffs.

Shannon Hampton