A new partnership between Rio Tinto and the Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance (PAHA) is set to transform healthcare access for Aboriginal people in the Pilbara
Madelin Hayes
Australia’s most prolific iron ore miner and the country’s richest person have agreed to invest more than $2 billion to keep the Hope Downs mining operation alive.
Adrian Rauso
A childhood accident may have sparked Byron Klein’s journey into optometry, but it’s his commitment to community that earned Hedland Eye Care the highest accolade at the Port Hedland Business Awards.
The Pilbara Krocs made a strong impression at this year’s country week in Perth, sending two determined women’s hockey teams to the tournament, reaching both the division two and division five grand finals.
Port Hedland councillors have voted to hold an extraordinary election on August 23 but failed to secure the funding required, leaving the decision for the next ordinary council meeting.
Cain Andrews
When Imelda Yukenbarri Gugaman paints, she is passing on stories from her mother, with each brush stroke telling the tales of her country.
Port Hedland was bursting with energy at the McGregor Street Soccer Fields as eager players gathered for the 2025 Junior Soccer North West Championships.
Budding entrepreneurs in Hedland have a chance to turn their business ideas into a reality with the launch of a new competition offering a $20,000 prize to support local innovation.
An innovative STEM education program is receiving a major boost, thanks to some of WA’s biggest players in the resources sector.
Millions of extra funds will be put into a range of regional infrastructure projects to see them completed, the State Budget has revealed.
Oliver Lane
Outback Beef has once again proven it’s more than just a small-town success story, taking home two major accolades at the 2025 Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Excellence Awards.
Natasha Clark
The Karratha Kats came out clawing, overpowering the Wickham Wolves in a statement win in round seven of the North Pilbara Football League at the weekend.
South Hedland came alive at the weekend as hundreds of spectators gathered at Faye Gladstone Pavilion to see some of the region’s fiercest netball rivalries play out at the 2025 North West Championships.
Vicky Pellowe fell through ‘every crack possible’ as she navigated the first few months of motherhood, resulting in a postnatal depression diagnosis when her daughter was five months old.
Rhianna Mitchell
A mobile CT scan could be the key to early detection of life-threatening diseases in regional patients, who currently have to wait weeks or travel to Perth for a screening.
Claire Sadler
Woodside’s talks with the Federal Government over the future of the North West Shelf will remain ongoing after the deadline for a response on the environmental conditions was extended.
Matt Mckenzie
Two people have died in separate road crashes on Pilbara roads.
A new large-scale wind farm should be returning at least $100,000 a year to regional communities, based on trial guidelines set to be probed by locals who want new energy developers to pay their way.
Simone Grogan
From West Coast Eagles stars to a dazzling drone show, Hedlanders came together for a vibrant day of music, community and celebration at the WA Day Festival on Sunday, June 8.
Environment Minister Murray Watt says talks with Woodside over strict conditions tied to the North West Shelf gas expansion have been ‘constructive,’ but warns formal response may be delayed.
Caitlyn Rintoul
A picture book by an Australian author is the most popular with WA school kids taking part in this year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge — even though American and British writers dominate their top 10 favourites.
Bethany Hiatt
The iron ore industry’s key pricing benchmark for seaborne cargoes will be lowered as the quality of supplies from biggest exporter Australia worsens.
Katharine Gemmell
More lithium has been added to Pilgangoora’s mineral inventory as PLS pushes ahead with expansion plans at the Pilbara mine despite a torrid market.
After moving from South Australia to Tom Price for a fresh start with her family, Sarah Rix swapped running her own business for a nursing career.
