The Port Hedland Sunset Food Markets are back, with five events planned for the 2026 season.
Laura Newell
A new face will be lead the Town of Port Hedland council going forward after Jacinta Behrend was elected the new mayor on March 28.
Cain Andrews
Fuel prices in Port Hedland continue to soar as the country-wide fuel crisis intensifies amid the ongoing Iran conflict.
The Exmouth Wild Prawn Festival has been postponed in the wake of damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Narelle, as recovery efforts begin in Exmouth.
Phoebe Solon
After nearly six years, WA’s most remote Aboriginal community has finally had its clean drinking water supply restored.
Wendy Hoey has been named as a finalist for the “excellence in rural and remote nursing” category of the annual Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.
Chair of the Town of Port Hedland Commissioners Jessica Shaw has reflected on her time leading the North West council, claiming it was more of a challenge than she could ever had expected.
More than 700 people turned out to the Town of Port Hedland’s Harmony week event on March 20 to celebrate community and culture.
Two Pilbara-based organisations are among recipients of State Government funding to support sport and recreation events across WA, sharing a combined total of $48,624.
Two Pilbara community organisations set to deliver major sporting events after securing State Government funding as part of a $1.78 million investment in sport and recreation across WA.
A supply chain expert has warned a ‘perfect storm’ is about to hit WA as tropical Cyclone Narelle travels along the northern coastline to deliver a double-whammy to food producers amid the fuel crisis.
Georgia Campion
The JD Hardie Youth & Community Hub is gearing up for the upcoming school holidays as Youth Week WA 2026 kicks off from April 10 to 16.
South Hedland Police have taken five youths into custody including a nine-year-old, alleging the group stole three vehicles from Nullagine, Marble Bar and a mine site between March 23 and 24
A potentially deadly mosquito borne virus has been detected in the Kimberley and Pilbara with the Department of Health urging residents and travellers to cover up and protect themselves to avoid being bit
South Hedland Detectives are investigating reports of stolen election ballots after a handful of voters found the WAEC had already scanned their votes—even though they claim they hadn’t actually voted yet
A company with major shareholders that include a Pilbara traditional owner has been granted a “significant contract” for security upgrades at Fortescue’s Anderson Point
Young East Pilbara aquatic staff set to complete specialist training to boost the local workforce and their employability
AFLW stars Holly Egan and Evie Parker will be in Karratha this week to help coach kids during the Fremantle Dockers’ inaugural Woodside Energy 9’s Community Carnival.
The Pilbara’s business prowess is set to take centre stage at the RCCI WA’s upcoming Regional Business Excellence Awards with several Broome businesses selected as finalists
It’s finally nearly time for patrons to once again enjoy the hospitality of Port Hedland’s beloved Yacht Club — although the venue will no longer bear that name.
The WA Royal Flying Doctor Service made 1,965 patient retrievals in the Pilbara in 2025, representing an annual increase of five percent, according to the service’s latest report.
Partnership signed between Meat and Livestock Australia and Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation to boost pastoral innovation and Indigenous employment
Rebecca Nadge
Former Town of Port Hedland mayor Peter Carter has been arrested for alleged stealing offences but later released without charge with police claiming “no criminality has been established”.
Newcomers and long-term residents came together at the Welcome to Newman event on March 14
