Legendary Australian cricketer David Boon has been touring the Pilbara over the past month with his most recent stop taking him to Port Hedland.
Cain Andrews
A teenager and locally-run organisations from Karratha have been named finalists in the 2025 Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards
Phoebe Solon
Remembrance Day November 11 and where to
A student from Pegs Creek Primary School named winner of the primary school cycle/scoot category in the 2025 Education Minister’s Running Challenge
More than 40 kids from Karratha and Dampier are set to star in a musical theatre production of DreamWorks Madagascar film a the Dampier Community Hall on November 8 and 9.
Two men have been fined more than $2000 each in Karratha this week after being found using illegal fish traps in a Pilbara creek system.
Shire of Ashburton’s rangers judged Pilbara’s best boys and girls in pet fancy dress up competition for Ranger Family Fun Day while bringing community together to step into the shoes of a ranger
The plans for the signage installation were revealed by Shire of Ashburton director of infrastructure services Gavin Harris at the council’s latest meeting on October 28 during public question time.
Laura Newell
The Shire of Ashburton has voted to rejoin the North West Defence Alliance.
The City of Karratha recorded a 23.29 per cent voter turnout in the recent local government elections held on October 18, marking one of the higher voter turnouts in the North West.
Sod-turning marks start of $70 million Sundrift development in Exmouth
A new green ship-refuelling method, using low-carbon ammonia-fuelled vessels, may be trialled in Port Hedland as early as 2026.
Following a seven-year drought of school crossing wardens in the City of Karratha, police are urging people to come forward to take on the paid opportunity
Sophie Gannon
Port Hedland’s Courthouse Gallery+Studio will celebrate the opening of The Strelley Mob, an art exhibition about the 1946 Pilbara strike.
Karratha Soccer Association continues to grow, with four teams making it to this year’s country week grand finals, and two bringing home gold.
Commonwealth Games Australia and Olympic athletes and alumni travelled to the Pilbara this week in partnership with Fair Game Australia, delivering community sports initiatives
Schools, Indigenous leaders, scientists, and community come together in Karratha for two-way learning showcase
While more visitors are heading to the Pilbara, Karratha’s wallets aren’t feeling any heavier but despite this tourism experts remain confident in the future growth of the area
Three teenage Pilbara netball stars Mia Coppin, Poppy Pederson and Makynli Fitzgerald have completed the 2025 Fever in Time netball development program.
Pilbara Ports is set to trial a new green ship refuelling method, using low carbon ammonia fuelled vessels, after confirming the technical feasibility of the method at the 2025 Safe Ships Safe Ports Forum.
Changes to catch monitoring, catch limit reductions, and seasonal closures were just some of the solutions floated to recover dwindling demersal fish stock at the Fishing Futures Forum this week.
Pharmacy 777 Karratha named double finalist in National Rural and Remote Health Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Rural Remote Health Access and Rural Remote Health Employer of the Year
Street Blitz, a two day community clean up run by the Shire clears 72 cubic meters of waste from the streets
Regional Attraction and Retention Incentive (ARI) for the 2026 school year announced with $7.4million funding for remote Western Australian schools
