Nine Pilbara community organisations have been selected as the latest recipients of Horizon Power’s community partnerships grant program, pumping thousands of dollars into the local community.
Cain Andrews
A Pilbara man has been sentenced to 28 months imprisonment after being found guilty of indecently assaulting two children.
A new oyster species has been discovered throughout the Pilbara by a Curtin University academic article, checking for invasive marine oysters in Western Australia.
Natasha Clark
Hedland’s racing season has kicked off with the Port Hedland Turf Club hosting its first meet of the year on Saturday, May 11.
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Significant investments across a range of sectors in the Pilbara were announced on Thursday as Rita Saffioti handed down her first Budget since becoming Treasurer last year.
Two towns in the East Pilbara have been shortlisted in the 2024 7NEWS Top Town Tourism Awards, with residents encouraged to vote for their favourite destination.
Katya Minns
Aboriginal artists from the Pilbara will feature in WA’s largest annual Aboriginal art exhibition and art market, Fremantle Arts Centre’s Revealed exhibition.
Pilbara fishers are celebrating a significant boost to their offshore fishing options with the installation of five fish aggregation devices off the Port Hedland coast.
Roger Cook has flagged increasing penalties for domestic and family violence abusers after a Pilbara man got a minimum two-year jail term for a relentless attack on his partner in Perth just before she died.
Rebecca Le May
A Hedland school teacher has gone above and beyond his role by organising a school breakfast program for disadvantaged and hungry kids.
Pilbara domestic violence rates continue to be the second worst in WA at more than five times the Perth metropolitan area rate, as the country grapples with a domestic violence crisis.
In the wake of a domestic violence crisis sweeping the country, Port Hedland residents will gather for the annual Hedland Says No to Family Violence march on May 8.
It was a night of glamour for Year 11 and 12 students from St Luke’s College at the weekend, as the students donned their best threads and walked the red carpet at an Oscars-themed ball.
The Karratha Falcons claimed a dominant win over the Port Hedland Rovers at the weekend as the NPFL women’s competition kicked off for round two.
Meat and Livestock Australia’s BeefUp forum is coming to the Pilbara later this month, with a jam-packed two-day program at Newman and Roy Hill.
Adam Poulsen
Students at Nullagine Primary School will be the first to take part in Awesome Arts Creative Challenge for 2024.
In a move to bolster trades training in the Pilbara, the State Government has unveiled two state-of-the-art trades workshops at North Regional TAFE’s Pundulmurra campus in South Hedland.
In a significant development for WA’s busiest port, Mineral Resources and Pilbara Minerals have signed agreements to develop the new Lumsden Point facility at Port Hedland.
The search for a missing 74-year-old man in the Pilbara has ended in tragedy after his body was found.
Lauren Price
The operators of Cossack have hit back after the State Government claimed their proposal was ‘outside’ of the scope of their vision for the town.
Jake Dietsch
Bankwest branches across the Pilbara are set to close by the end of June, leaving some of the State’s most vulnerable without reliable banking access.
Motorcyclists are being killed at a rate of more than one a week on WA roads, with authorities warning men who are considering buying a bike in their older years to ‘think again’.
The Pilbara is gearing up to commemorate Anzac Day to mark the 109th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing on Thursday, April 25.
The workshop, on the corner of Resource Rd and Basalt Way, will serve as a hub for the company’s engineering operations in the Pilbara region.
Laura Newell