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The Kimberley Echo

Luigi Vitulano and Paolo Bau.

Sports Derby soccer makes history

Derby’s men’s senior soccer team has cause for celebration after recording its first-ever win as a club with a 4–1 victory over Fitzroy Crossing Social Soccer on Sunday, September 20.

Phoebe Solon

Doris Victor with Luisa Mitchell from Centre for Stories.

Arts Premium$50k boost for Kimberley stories

Magabala Books will receive $50,000 to strengthen business development and expand national and international market opportunities for Kimberley First Nations authors and creators

Phoebe Solon

Kununurra’s long-awaited public swimming pool reopened on September 21.

Community PremiumKununurra pool opens and is ready for swimmers

Kununurra’s long-awaited public swimming pool has reopened, with the Kimberley’s first 50m public pool now available to the community.

Phoebe Solon

Silk Painting Workshop hosted by Noongar Arts Program at Bunbury Regional Art Gallery. Our Business: Aboriginal Art Centre Forum, Goomburrup (Bunbury), 2024.

ArtsPremiumArt centres meet in Kununurra

Aboriginal artists and art centre workers from across WA have gathered in Kununurra for a four-day forum focused on the future of the sector.

Phoebe Solon

Situated about 85 kilometres northwest of the Yampi Peninsula, Adele island is an internationally significant nesting hotspot for migratory shorebirds. 

Environment PremiumPacific rat eradication planned for Kimberley’s Adele Island

Plans are under way to eradicate invasive Pacific rats from Adele Island, a remote nature reserve off the north-west Kimberley coast, to protect vital breeding habitats for vulnerable boobies and frigatebirds. 

Phoebe Solon

Lisa Harrison and the finalists of the 2026 NIBA Young Broker of the Year award arriving in Fitzroy Crossing to volunteer at the Central Kimberley Football League grand final.

Community PremiumYoung brokers volunteer at Kimberley footy grand final

Young insurance brokers travelled to Fitzroy Crossing to volunteer at the Central Kimberley Football League grand final, as professional development and delivering $25,000 to local sporting community

Phoebe Solon

Royal Life Saving said the region’s widespread access to key waterways was a factor behind a high drowning rate.

Water safetyPremiumKimberley drowning rate among nation’s highest

The Kimberley has recorded a drowning rate of 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people, placing the region among the highest-risk areas in Australia.

Joshua Dowdall

Muludja Lions Central Kimberley Football and Basketball League (CKFBL) men’s premiers

Sports PremiumLions claim CKFBL premiership

The Muludja Lions have been crowned 2026 Central Kimberley Football and Basketball League men’s premiers after defeating the Noonkanbah Blues in Saturday’s grand final.

Phoebe Solon

KANE Kununurra vet Sarah Brett is encouraging the community to help raise vital funds for animals and wildlife at KANE Inc’s inaugural FurBall on September 19

Charity PremiumHelp raise funds for furry friends

Kimberley animal lovers are being encouraged to dress up, put on their dancing shoes and help raise vital funds for animals and wildlife at KANE Inc’s inaugural FurBall

Phoebe Solon

Judge's courtroom wig and gavel

WA news PremiumAppeal over sentence for ‘terrifying’ attack denied

James Cooper, 33, was sentenced last year to a total of six years and eight months behind bars for his part in a terrifying “premeditated” attack on a Kununurra couple in May 2018. 

Laura Newell

Jaala Ozies releases her new children's' book Are you Ok Today? in conjunction with R U OK? Day.

ArtsPremiumNew book asks: Are you OK?

A new children’s book by Djukun woman and language specialist Jaala Ozies is encouraging Kimberley children to talk about their feelings, while helping preserve an endangered language.

Phoebe Solon

Dr Alice Fitzgerald is Western Australia’s rural generalist of the year.

Health PremiumKununurra doctor wins rural medicine award

Kununurra doctor Alice Fitzgerald has been recognised as Western Australia’s Rural Generalist of the Year for her nine years of service across the East Kimberley.

Phoebe Solon

Fitzroy Crossing man charged after police seize $21,000 worth of alcohol

Crime PremiumMan charged for $21,000 alcohol seizure in Fitzroy Crossing

A 34-year-old man has been charged after police allegedly seized alcohol worth about $21,000 in Fitzroy Crossing.

Phoebe Solon

Halls Creek Police have seized a significant quantity of alcohol and a firearm during an ongoing operation targeting the illegal supply and sale of black market alcohol.

Crime PremiumHalls Creek police seize black market alcohol and gun

Halls Creek police have seized a significant quantity of alcohol and a firearm during an ongoing operation targeting the illegal supply and sale of black market alcohol.

Laura Newell and Phoebe Solon

Fitzroy Crossing team at the West Kimberley Cup

soccerPremiumWest Kimberley Cup kicks off

Broome claims soccer’s inaugural West Kimberley Cup, run by Football West, finishing unbeaten against senior men’s teams from Derby and Fitzroy Crossing at Cable Beach Primary School.

Phoebe Solon

A Curtin University research found almost one in three homes in remote Pilbara Aboriginal communities had no food stored in the fridge, freezer or pantry.

WA news PremiumNew Research reveals food storage crisis

A Curtin University researcher has found almost one in three homes in remote Pilbara Aboriginal communities had no food stored in the fridge, freezer or pantry. 

Julia Petersen

Apex Barra Bash is the largest recreational fishing competition in Western Australia.

WA news PremiumKununurra gears up for 2026 Barra Bash

The largest recreational fishing competition in Western Australia is back this month for its 28th year. 

Julia Petersen

Kununurra Magistrates Court.

WA news PremiumGroup convicted of assault in Kununurra sent to jail

Three men have been sentenced to jail and a woman handed a suspended sentence over a horrific incident involving an alleged drug debt in Kununurra. 

Julia Petersen and Laura Newell

The Burden and the Blessing, released September 8 by Magabala Books.

Arts PremiumBardi Jawi author Edith Wright new memoir

Bardi Jawi author Edith Wright is confronting the painful legacy of the Kimberley pearling industry in her new book, The Burden and the Blessing, released September 8 by Magabala Books.

Phoebe Solon

Remote Aboriginal Community of Kalumburu in Western Australia’s north-west. Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation

WA news PremiumKimberley garden gets grant to create new community space

Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation will create a “Seeds of Strength Community Garden” beside the community’s new Men’s Shed.

Julia Petersen

The new accommodation in Cottesloe.

WA newsPremiumRegional families offered new accommodation lifeline

Regionally based families and carers of young people with a disability needing medical treatment in Perth are being offered a new accommodation lifeline.

Julia Petersen

Kununurra Cup drew hundreds of punters to the track for the final race meet of the season

Racing PremiumKununurra Cup Races

Kununurra Cup day delivered a thrilling finish to its feature with Vevinsky edging out Leveraged Buyout

Phoebe Solon

Halls Creek.

Council PremiumHalls Creek Shire proposes increase to minimum rate payments

The Shire of Halls Creek is proposing an increase in minimum payments across all property categories in its advertised 2026-27 rating structure.

Cain Andrews

Waringarri Aboriginal Corporation's chief executive Adrian McCann.

Community PremiumKununurra Night Space sees over two dozen youth each night

The new Kununurra night space has been engaging more than two dozen young people each night since its opening three weeks ago, 

Cain Andrews