In celebration of International Women’s Day this March, Roebourne will host the opening of Radical Futures: Rematriation, an art exhibition honouring female matriarchs.
Cain Andrews
The Kayak Club, established by The Y Newman through its Pakala Jijikaja Yankuni-la (Get up Young People let’s go) Program, has found a new home at the Shire of East Pilbara’s Newman Aquatic Centre
Phoebe Solon
Martumili artists Corban Clause Williams and Judith Anya Samson are taking their stories of the Pilbara interstate this month, presenting major solo exhibitions at the Melbourne Art Fair.
Housing development in the East Pilbara is set to benefit from a share of up to $12.6 million through the Cook Government’s Infrastructure Development Fund
Broome’s biggest rainbow tropical celebration is gearing up a chock-a-block entertainment program for Broome Mardi Gras 2026, including major UK dance artists set to light up the Kimberley.
Heart of Australia, a mobile specialist healthcare provider, will visit the Pilbara at the end of February to deliver the National Lung Cancer Screening Program
Pilbara communities to benefit from significant injection of State Government funding to support community-led arts and cultural activity.
The City of Karratha is calling on young residents to nominate for its Youth Advisory Group, with applications now open for those aged 11 to 18
Rents in regional WA continue to soar, with new data from Cotality revealing regional WA has seen the largest increase in rent in the country over the past year.
Two young Pilbara siblings’ fundraising efforts to help sick children are drawing extraordinary support from the local Pilbara community and beyond
The Kimberley’s Callum Ah Chee and the Pilbara’s Lawson Humphries were both in the fray during the AFL State of Origin return — the first time the match has been played since 1999.
Durack MP Melissa Price has thrown her support behind new Liberal leader Angus Taylor after losing her bid to become the party’s deputy leader on February 13.
Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation, Perdaman and the State Government have entered into a collaboration to build a 50-megawatt solar farm at the Ngarluma Green Energy Park south of Karratha.
A Pilbara Aboriginal housing program which has helped more than 60 people transition from social housing into private accommodation has been extended with more than $1m in funding from the State Government.
Young people from across the Pilbara are being urged to put their hand up for the Y WA’s 2026 Youth Parliament program
Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa’s Punmu Women and Families’ culturally informed playgroups for children up to the age of five, are blending Martu knowledge with Western learning approaches
Funding under the first tranche of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements will enable the Shire of East Pilbara to start works on five priority roads
The first day of school for 2026 has seen classrooms across the Pilbara fill with excitement as students and families returned for a new academic year
Seven young athletes from the Pilbara proudly represented WA at the 2026 Southern Cross Challenge held in Victoria from January 16 to 19, marking a significant milestone for basketball in the region
20-year-old Karratha musician Cody James secures golden ticket and a place in the Top 30 on this season of Australian Idol
The latest cohort of WA Rural Clinical School students have arrived in the Karratha and are already helping local and surrounding hospitals and health clinics.
Hundreds of Aboriginal and at-risk children across the Pilbara are receivinge vital hearing care through the Earbus Foundation’s Pilbara Outreach program
The West Pilbara Junior Cricket Association’s under-16 team have returned home as champions of the Junior country week U16’s B division after a thrilling campaign.
A leased Karratha rifle range is among 67 defence sites across Australia set to be divested under a $3 billion fire sale, with the Federal Government redirecting proceeds toward new military equipment.
Caitlyn Rintoul
