Five Pilbara businesses and organisations will share in $846,700 of Regional Economic Development grants which will fund projects across a diverse range of sectors.
Cain Andrews
The Pilbara Youth Arts Expo, a week-long celebration of youth creativity, is back this year, bringing together young artists from across the region.
Phoebe Solon
Residents of Karratha and surrounding Pilbara communities have launched a petition asking State Parliament to investigate how the new DFES warning system was implemented during cyclone Narelle.
The Pilbara community came together last month as the annual Community Showcase lit up Tom Price on March 21 and Paraburdoo on March 22.
Kristie Grabenhofer, who lost her son to suicide in 2024, has welcomed the completion of the new Karratha Step Up Step Down facility after more than 13 years.
Fifteen homes in Exmouth are still without power according to Horizon Power.
A Murdoch University alumnus deploys unique mobile wildlife hospital to Exmouth in response to the devastation caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle along Western Australia’s northern coastline.
A Karratha business has scored a hole in one at an industry awards celebration.
Laura Newell
The North West Coastal Highway has been reopened following severe tropical cyclone Narelle, with some properties in Exmouth still without power.
Onslow has finally reopened after cyclone Narelle left the Pilbara mining town without fully functioning mains water for more than a week.
The Federal and State governments have announced further disaster recovery funds for three more shires affected by cyclone Narelle.
A beloved annual charity event that travels through the Pilbara and Mid West has been postponed in solidarity with communities affected by cyclone Narelle.
Operations at the Port of Dampier and Port of Ashburton in the State’s North West are yet to fully return to normal in the wake of cyclone Narelle, with repair works set to continue into next week.
Cheyanne Enciso
A severe shortage of serviced industrial land in Newman is leaving local business with nowhere to go and stopping new firms from setting up in the remote mining hub, according to Pilbara-based MP Julie Freeman.
The Pilbara’s next generation of footballers take major step forward, with the Pilbara Pythons hosting their inaugural draft combine-style testing day
Ground is set to be broken on the highly anticipated Gap Ridge Local development in Karratha this week, marking a significant milestone for retail growth in the Pilbara.
Grand illusionist Cosentino is bringing his latest spectacle to Karratha’s Red Earth Arts Precinct on April 21 and 22
A Pilbara business has been named supplier of the year at Rio Tinto’s annual supplier recognition awards.
The Exmouth Wild Prawn Festival has been postponed in the wake of damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Narelle, as recovery efforts begin in Exmouth.
Easter is nearly upon us, and with it, the school holidays. But never fear, we’ve got your ultimate guide to what’s on over the break.
The popular City of Karratha “free swims and shots” program will return for three more years.
Karratha councillors have agreed to spend $31,000 for a film crew to head to town to create 11 minutes of television to promote the city to SBS viewers.
The Fremantle Dockers’ inaugural Woodside Energy 9s Community Carnival in Karratha was cancelled as severe tropical cyclone Narelle hit the region on March 26.
A proposal for the City of Karratha to put aside up to $5 million to buy workers’ housing has been put on ice for now, to allow for ‘further consideration by the administration’.
