Its a Kimberley town on the edge of a magnificent reservoir and wetlands filled with wildlife - but unless you have a boat it’s hard for locals to take full advantage of Lake Kununurra.
Sarah Crawford
The Department of Justice has confirmed it will continue to support a Learning on Country course for marginalised students in a crime-troubled East Kimberley town after two RTOs declined to deliver the program
WA’s North West will be reconnected to South East Asia for the first time since the COVID pandemic after Jetstar Asia announced their new Broome to Singapore route.
Katya Minns and Sam Jones
Airport Consultancy Group has been chosen as the preferred contractor for $15million runway extension at the East Kimberley Regional Airport to allow direct flights from the east coast
A Kimberley council has been told by its insurer to remove police protection barriers that have been effective in deterring stolen cars driving wildly through the town because a thief might crash into them
After a whirlwind journey on the Australian Idol stage captured the nation’s hearts, Broome’s rising star Amy Reeves has been named runner-up of the 2024 season.
Katya Minns
The Kimberley’s sea cucumbers have the prized label as the world’s first sustainable fishery for the Asian delicacy thanks to a remote-controlled underwater camera that can get up close to creatures.
A Kimberley man who caused more than $8000 damage to six vehicles at a Broome hospital, including cars belonging to staff working night shift, has been handed a community based order.
Fresh evidence of a possible asylum seeker boat arrival in the northern reaches of WA has reportedly been found. However, the Federal Government says the items are from an earlier landing.
Katina Curtis and Kimberley Caines
Two Kimberley women who have spent decades supporting and advocating for their communities have been inducted into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame.
A Kimberley man has been refused bail by police after allegedly stealing a car from a Broome petrol station with a woman and child inside before assaulting two police officers while being arrested.
A Kimberley man who viciously assaulted a woman with a glass bottle on a Broome oval, leaving her fighting for her life in a public bathroom, has been jailed for 18 months.
The lawyer for a family who are fighting a ban by the corporate regulator on their remote store chain selling goods to welfare recipients on credit said, “they have no intention of ripping people off”.
Kununurra general practitioner Stephanie Trust has been named WA’s best rural GP at the WA Rural Health Excellence Awards, adding to an already impressive swag of awards for the Wunan Health doctor.
Sam Jones
After an emotional semifinal that saw the Top 6 contestants go down to three, Broome singing sensation Amy Reeves has earned her spot in the Australian Idol grand finale.
Kununurra Hospital has been selected as a trial site for a new regional security hub, which will help keep nurses and hospital staff safe in a region renowned for violence against health workers.
Cain Andrews
The two teenagers accused of stealing tranquiliser guns from a Broome animal hospital in an alleged orchestrated smash-and-grab have faced Broome Children’s Court today to enter their pleas.
Tourists have four years left to travel through Horizontal Falls — described by David Attenborough as one of the world’s greatest natural wonders — after the Government announced plans to phase out the tours.
Jake Dietsch
The full effect of the East Kimberley’s bumper wet season is on display at the Lake Argyle spillway, which is overflowing at a rate of 707,000 litres a second.
An East Kimberley council is looking for a “better way” of doing banking for those who require in-person services after the announcement Bankwest will be closing its WA branch network.
A Broome small business owner whose phone was stolen and bank accounts drained says the community support has been ‘amazing’ after online fundraising began to cover the stolen funds.
The Victoria Highway is expected to be cut until the end of the week as large parts of the East Kimberley were placed on flood watch warnings.
An associate professor who has been teaching children in remote Kimberley schools to read has been inducted into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame.
Derby residents are invited to celebrate the CWA WA’s 100th anniversary later this month, commemorating the members who empowered and supported women and their communities throughout the years.
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