A newly painted blue tree now stands trackside at the Broome Turf Club, part of Racing WA’s Statewide partnership with the Blue Tree Project to promote mental health awareness across all 49 race clubs in WA.
Cain Andrews
The State Government has stepped in to provide a public bus service in Broome after the Broome Explorer Bus service stop operating suddenly earlier this week.
WA Department of Health figures reveal that the Kimberley has seen 64 cases so far this year to 2024’s 59, making it the regional area hardest hit by the sexually transmitted disease.
Laura Newell
The Broome Explorer Bus service has ceased operation effective immediately, leaving locals and visitors without a key transport option during the busy tourist season.
Durack had the highest levels of unpaid super over the past six years, now sitting at $251 million.
The highly anticipated Untamed Festival, originally set for September 19 to 21 in Broome, has been postponed until 2026 due to unexpected delays, organisers announced on August 13.
One of Kununurra’s most prominent art spaces will go out with a bang this month, with every piece inside Artopia Gallery set to go under the hammer in a major fundraiser for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
A team of West Australian miners have swap steel-capped boots for hiking boots, trekking deep into one of the Kimberley’s most remote river systems to raise funds for youth mental health this month.
It was another gangbuster racing round last week, with Broome women flocking to the Broome Turf Club in their most colourful dresses and fascinators for Ladies Day.
Derby born and raised rapper Gugs Ranye is releasing his debut album, Kin Croc, on August 21, with the record featuring local artists and tales from the remote Kimberley town.
With finals looming, the last round of the East Kimberley Football League saw the Waringarri Crows and Port Wyndham Crocs stamp their authority with convincing wins.
Volunteer firefighters have been congratulated for working late into the evening to put out a blaze that threatened housing and critical infrastructure near Fitzroy Crossing last week.
Reigning premiers Broome Towns were knocked off their perch in a major upset at the weekend, with the Broome Bulls pulling through to hand the top-of-the-ladder team their first defeat of the season.
Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley said she will be watching the Town of Port Hedland council closely over the next few weeks as it looks to pass its budget ahead of the August 31 deadline.
A group of backpackers have started a petition to keep the music at ‘bush doofs’ pumping as the Shire of Broome looks to shut the pop-up parties down following two significant sexual assault cases.
A 44-year-old Broome man has been charged with animal cruelty after the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals WA seized his allegedly “emaciated” dogs earlier this year.
The first 25km of stage one of the Tanami Road upgrade is sealed, with 32km of stage two now underway with Aboriginal participation exceeding targets, according to Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.
MercyCare, which operates Aboriginal short stay accommodation facilities in Broome and Derby, is calling for increased investment in homelessness services as homelessness rates continue to rise.
Cable Beach women’s head coach Katherine Dann has been announced as the recipient of the community club coach award at the WA Football volunteer awards for her dedication to local footy.
Fair Game Australia is expanding its program with a new community liaison officer and two recreation coordinators as it plans to deliver 30 workshops across regional WA this year.
Authorities have issued a shark advice warning for Gantheaume Point after Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development officers discovered a entangled whale carcass this afternoon.
As we race towards the opening of Taste of the Kimberley, Northern Territory cotton grower Simone Cameron has highlighted how the annual event brings consumers and producers together.
A dozen Broome locals have graduated from the Digital Workplace Job Ready program, a free pre-employment pathway helping participants find administrative and customer service jobs quickly and effectively.
Women with high-risk pregnancies in the Pilbara and Kimberley are set to receive a boost in care, thanks to a telehealth project rolling out across the regions.
Madelin Hayes
