The First National Lake Argyle Swim recorded its biggest event to date, drawing more than 750 visitors to the East Kimberley and 400 swimmers to the water for the open-water race
Phoebe Solon
Laura Newell
A new fitness initiative with a digital component from the founder of Parkrun Australia is rewarding kids at East Kimberley College for doing laps and getting their bodies moving before the school bell rings.
Danielle Marsland
Shire of Broome endorses the release of its public health plan 2026–2031 for public consultation
Eight freshly trained station hands are set to embark on their new careers after graduating from a Kimberley and NT-based training and personal development program.
More than 100 new homes are set to be built in Broome — 33 of them to be social housing dwellings — and a further 55 social housing units are set for major upgrades.
Shire of Broome unanimously deferred decision on proposal to convert former Exhibition Centre and Public Performance Centre at 12 Frederick Street into a much-needed medical centre
Runners are gearing up for the 2026 Broome Marathon set for July.
Cain Andrews
After a turbulent start to the year marked by record flooding and global economic uncertainty, the Kimberley tourism sector is entering its peak dry season with cautious optimism.
Children of all abilities are getting the chance to kick goals in Broome thanks to a new inclusive football initiative quickly gaining strong community support.
Big wins and close matches mark West Kimberley Football League round one opener in Broome on May 2
The Shire of Broome wants to increase rates by just under 6 per cent, to fill its 2026-27 budget deficiency of $32.4 million.
The French firm feeding Rio Tinto’s legion of workers in the Pilbara has renewed its contract amid a wave of redundancies sweeping through the iron ore giant’s Perth office.
Adrian Rauso
Construction of a huge skyscraper at Elizabeth Quay is set for an extraordinary blow after ASX-listed contractor SRG foreshadowed plans to seek an arrest warrant for developer Victor Goh.
Matt Mckenzie
A major cutback at the State’s largest iron ore producer is believed to be in motion as speculation mounts that a high-ranking Perth manager will soon depart.
A woman in her 60s is in a critical condition after being rushed to hospital under priority one following a horror crash.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
While it was originally thought that 10,000 steps a day was the golden number for everyone, age plays a huge part in how much you should walk to meet daily physical activity guidelines.
A 22-year-old man has died and another young man has been charged with dangerous driving after a tragic crash in Albany.
Perth’s median house price is on track to jump by a whopping 20 per cent this year — the equivalent of almost $500 a day — according to WA’s peak industry body.
One Mid West shire is handing out free baits to locals to help them cope with the region’s mouse plague amid calls for a stronger poison to be approved.
Sienna Seychell
Mid West service stations have been slapped with more than a quarter of the fines issued across the State for price notification failures.
Sally Q Davies
A post-Easter survey by Tourism Council WA has revealed that bookings across the State’s tourism industry have declined 29 per cent for the upcoming three months.
A Carnarvon-based taxi company has taken to social media to demand justice for its staff following an incident of an alleged deliberate collision and car chase of an on-call taxi.
A search for missing man Corrie Feehan has resulted in more question marks, with his family returning home with no new evidence, clues or answers into his abrupt disappearance one year ago.
Hundreds gathered in Manjimup’s Heritage Park last month to witness the official opening of the Waangka Danjoo Nyininy (Talking Together Sitting) Yarning Circle.
A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.
Laya Neelakandan
People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.
Lucy Handley
The world has lost 13 million barrels of oil per day thanks to the war, and there are major disruptions in vital commodities, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said.
Holly Ellyatt
The probe is zeroing in on at least two instances over a roughly two-week period when trading volumes jumped sharply just ahead of key White House news.
Yun Li
Ten men have been charged after authorities disrupted a massive crypto money-laundering drug ring worth $57 million, stretching from Vietnam to Perth’s southern suburbs.
Rachel Fenner
A Denmark business owner who chased a man out of his cafe after he accused him of being a paedophile and came to blows with him on a public street has been handed a suspended fine for disorderly conduct.
Jacki Elezovich
A rare, life-threatening disease unseen in one Aussie state for half a century has sent cases skyrocketing - prompting an urgent warning from health authorities.
A 56-year-old man will appear in a WA court on Friday accused of trying to bribe a witness in an ongoing police investigation.
Looking to get in on the FIFO lifestyle but not sure where to start? Here is a detailed guide to get ahead of the pack in the competitive workforce.
A resident leading a community rebellion against maggot-infested FOGO bins is undeterred by the Premier’s claims that he’s causing unrest in Rockingham.
