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East Kimberley prevention services officer Jacquelyn McCoy.

local award winPremiumJacquelyn McCoy wins Aboriginal Student of the Year award

Kununurra mental health worker Jacquelyn McCoy has been named Aboriginal Student of the Year at the Central Regional TAFE Awards, after completing her Diploma of Counselling

Cain Andrews

Kimberley Mineral Sands has shipped its one-millionth tonne of product from its Thunderbird Mine. 

Thunderbird is go Thunderbird exports one-millionth tonne of product.

Kimberley Mineral Sands has shipped its one-millionth tonne of product from its Thunderbird Mine in a milestone for the mining development

Cain Andrews

The Banned Drinkers Register is set to become permanent under new legislation. 

WA newsCommentsPremiumBanned Drinkers Register to be made permanent in north WA

The Banned Drinkers Register is set to become permanent in some northern regions of WA under new legislation.

Cain Andrews

The Ord River Magpies have reclaimed the top spot on the ladder after a late game comeback as East Kimberley Football League teams clashed for round nine at the weekend. (Pictured: Ord River Magpies after winning the 2024 EKFL grand final.)

Football PremiumMagies back on top after round nine

The Ord River Magpies have reclaimed the top spot on the ladder after a late comeback as East Kimberley Football League teams clashed for round nine at the weekend.

Cain Andrews

The Broome Shire Council adopted the 2025–26 budget at the ordinary council meeting on June 26 with a focus on balancing rising costs in a challenging economic climate. 

Budget passedBudget adopted: Broome Shire touts strong grant wins

The Broome Shire Council adopted the 2025–26 budget at the ordinary council meeting on June 26 with a focus on balancing rising costs in a challenging economic climate. 

Cain Andrews

Bidyadanga Emus' Taysin Thomas.

Football Cable Beach teams take home wins from Bidyadanga

The Bidyadanga Emus put up a commendable fight in their clash with Cable Beach at the weekend but were ultimately beaten by the top team. 

Cain Andrews

NAIDOC 2025 march in Broome.j Yawuru leader Neil McKenzie leads Reconciliation walk

Indigenous AustraliansHundreds march for NAIDOC Reconciliation Walk in Broome

Brightly coloured school uniforms dotted Broome’s streets on Friday morning as children marched in the Kullarri NAIDOC parade.

Natasha Clark

Dozens of luxury cruise passengers have been rescued from a remote island off the Kimberley coast after becoming trapped by an outgoing tide.

BoatingCommentsDozens of trapped cruise passengers rescued off Adele Island

Silversea Silver Cloud cruise passengers were exploring Adele Island — located about 140km off the WA coastline and 285km north of Broome — when they became stranded by an outgoing tide on Thursday afternoon.

Jessica Evensen

The 2024 Power Trip winner Lei Yuen, from Broome, with Senator Penny Wong at Parliament House in Canberra.

“Power trip”Competition gives young leaders chance to win Canberra trip

Young Broome leader Lei Yuen is encouraging young rural women and non-binary students to enter the organisation’s leadership competition for the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Canberra.

Cain Andrews

Local lads Luke Frost and Aaron O’Brien leapt into action on June 24, extinguishing a kitchen fire at Son Ming Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown before emergency services could arrive.

Local Heroes Local lads save Chinatown restaurant from kitchen fire

Local lads Luke Frost and Aaron O’Brien leapt into action on Tuesday, June 24, extinguishing a kitchen fire at Son Ming Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown before emergency services could arrive. 

Cain Andrews

Kimberley Community Grants Scheme recipients.

Grassroots fundingPremiumGrassroots funded by grassroots

Grassroots funding has taken on a literal twist in the Kimberley, where 14 community groups have received $80,000 raised by selling hay grown with recycled water

Cain Andrews

Young boys dancing together at the end of the Mowanjum Festival night.

Mowanjum FestivalMowanjum Festival: a celebration of culture

The 26th Mowanjum Festival is set to take place next week on July 11, taking over the community for a celebration of culture.

Cain Andrews

Fitzroy Valley District High School will receive $20,000 for their Bushrangers Art Project involving boab nuts on-country as part of the Creativity for Schools Residency program. 

Government funding PremiumArt funding for Fitzroy Valley District High School

Fitzroy Valley District High School will receive $20,000 for their Bushrangers Art Project involving boab nuts and on-country as part of the Creativity for Schools Residency program. 

Cain Andrews

The new Frederick Street roundabout is now complete and open to the public.

Better accessFrederick Street roundabout opens to the public

The new Frederick Street roundabout is open to the public after construction was completed earlier this week (June 23 to 29), allowing better access to the community.  

Cain Andrews

Dr Andrew Kornberg at Moorabbin Airport in preparation for the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation Fly For The Kids fundraiser. Andrew Henshaw

Fly for the KidsBroome a “special stop” on doctor's fund-raising flight

A doctor flying across the country to raise cash for a much-needed gene therapy centre at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital will make a stop in Broome on his fund-raising quest. 

Cain Andrews

Broome Post Office workers with Connection Cards.

Connection Cards Post Office tackles loneliness with Connection Cards

Broome’s Australia Post Office and Beyond Blue have pulled out all the stops in tackling the mental health and loneliness crisis by offering free postcards to customer to help encourage connection. 

Cain Andrews

Kununurra oval

Football PremiumHezekiah McCorry kicks seven for Crows against Crocs

Hezekiah McCorry kicked a massive seven goals for the Waringarri Crows as the side went up against the Port Wyndham Crocs in a match that went down to the wire at the weekend. 

Cain Andrews

Cameron John won the Broome Pro-Am at the weekend and is pictured with Jeremy McArdle.

Broome Pro-AmPremiumCameron John wins Broome Pro-Am

Cameron John has taken out the win at the Broome Pro-Am at the weekend, coming away with a $8045 pay day. 

Cain Andrews

A renal centre for Halls Creek is one step closer, with land for the facility allocated on Welman Road.

Renal centrePremiumOptimism as land is secured for Halls Creek kidney centre

Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services says plans to establish a renal facility in Halls Creek have passed a significant milestone with the shire voting to give land to the State Government for its construction.

Sarah Crawford

Premier Roger Cook joined Shire of Broome councillors for the Cable Beach foreshore stage one opening.

foreshore redevelopment openingPremiumCommunity celebrates Cable Beach foreshore redevelopment

The Shire of Broome marked the completion of stage one of the Cable Beach foreshore redevelopment with a celebratory event at the Broome Surf Life Saving Club on June 6. 

Cain Andrews

The Kununurra cotton gin to open in August

AgriculturePremium$60m cotton gin ”on time and on budget” to open in August

Kununurra’s cotton gin is on budget and on time to begin processing up to 100,000 tonnes of product produced in Ord Valley from August 11.

Sarah Crawford

Two-and-a-half year old Mia Wirth was recently taken to urgent care with the flu.

Nightmare flu season Grim prediction for flu season in WA prompts urgent warning

The Kimberley has recorded the second-highest number of flu cases in WA so far this year as the State grapples with a horror flu season.

Claire Sadler and Cain Andrews

Spiderbait is among bands on the line-up for the Untamed Music Festival.

Untamed music festival PremiumFirst Untamed music festival set to rock Broome

The next big date on Broome’s events calendar, Untamed Music Festival, is less than three months away and promises to rock the town with a line-up of nationally recognised artists and local talent.

Cain Andrews

Three people have been left with nothing after their Kununurra house was destroyed by fire on Wednesday.

House FirePremiumWA couple left homeless after fire tears through house

The couple were forced to flee for their lives after the house caught alight on Wednesday morning and was quickly engulfed in fire.

Sarah Crawford