The Y WA Broome Early Learning Centre’s playground transformed by renovations
Phoebe Solon
Laura Newell
Broome Weddings and Events has taken out the top gong at the Regional Chamber of Commerce Industry WA’s third annual Regional Business Excellence Awards.
Cain Andrews
Two Kimberley representatives appointed to the State Government’s’ Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee
A man in his twenties was asleep in his swag on the beach when he was attacked by a three-metre saltwater crocodile at a remote camp spot over the weekend.
Brooke Rolfe
Four additional busses will be on the beat in Broome from July this year after a $14m investment commitment from the State Government ahead of the 2026-27 Budget
A quarter-century after first opening its doors, Barrells Surf Broome is celebrating its 25th anniversary and potentially looking toward new ownership.
National reading app showcases books for children, read by children in a push to tackle illiteracy
The closures are expected to remain in place for at least 24 hours while the situation is assessed.
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.
Hundreds of residents in Broome gathered at Bedford Memorial Park before dawn on Anzac Day to honour Australian and New Zealand service members who have fought and died in conflicts around the world.
The Shire of Derby-West Kimberley is among a handful of regional councils facing mounting financial pressure according to Auditor General Caroline Spencer.
Childcare giant G8 Education will close about 40 childcare centres around Australia - and 12 in WA - with ‘horrific’ child sex abuse charges against a former staffer partly blamed.
Rebecca Le May
Dramatic CCTV footage has emerged of underworld figure Troy Mercanti wrestling another man in a violent pub brawl in Perth’s south.
Jessica Evensen
A trusted mine manager who betrayed his mentor and boss in a big gold swindle has been found liable to repay him, with a judge rejecting ‘implausible’ defence claims at trial.
West Coast fielded 15 AFL-listed players in their stirring comeback win over Swan Districts on Sunday. Here’s how they all fared, including a young midfielder who was particularly impressive.
Josh Kempton
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.
Natalie Richards
Port Hedland is the biggest winner out of Roger Cook’s Budget boost for regional housing but after years of inaction, the Premier is blamed for playing ‘catch-up’ on supply.
Jessica Page
Roger Cook will unveil his vision for seven regional cities to propel WA’s economy and will use hundreds of millions of dollars from WA’s mining giants to foot almost a third of the bill for more housing.
AFL football boss Greg Swann says the league will alter its policy around the score review process after it cost West Coast a goal in controversial circumstances on Sunday.
Former Woodside boss Meg O’Neill is offloading her City Beach mansion only months after leaving Perth for London to take up a new gig as CEO of BP.
A South West driving instructor is opposed to the State Government’s changes to the licensing system, saying it will not improve driver’s behaviours and attitudes.
Rose Patane
WA’s biggest regional city is set to benefit from a $3.7 million investment into WA’s Sexual Assault Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Support Services.
Craig Duncan
An artificial reef will be built around the Esperance Jetty to attract diverse species of fish from nearby limestone reefs closer to where jetty fishers cast their lines.
Isabella Davis
New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson will appear at the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival in May, bringing her latest work and a series of discussions on global challenges to the South West.
The State Government has moved to ease the cost burden on WA explorers and miners amid the prevailing period of higher fuel costs.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining services firm MLG Oz is making several leadership changes to provide distinct separation between strategic oversight and executive management, while maintaining governance structures.
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
The move comes as Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for weeks during the US-Israeli war with the country, a bottleneck that roiled global markets and strained the economy.
Garrett Downs
Incredible images show a surreal, sliver blanket of fog draped over one major Aussie city.
Emma Kirk
An alleged murder of a sex worker at an Ascot hotel was part of an alleged plot to recover a $120,000 immigration scheme debt, a court has been told.
Hannah Cross
An Albany man who was recently convicted of multiple violent assaults and breaches of restraining orders has been declared a serial family violence offender by an Albany court.
Drone photographers captured stunning images of a tiger shark feeding off the carcass off the coast of Mandurah.
Falling apart classrooms and inadequate facilities have WA’s independent schools pleading for $25 million in taxpayer funds from the State Government in the upcoming Budget.
WA is staring down a hotter, drier back half of the year as a fast-forming El Nino begins to flex its muscles in the Pacific Ocean.
Troy de Ruyter
