Kimberley community leader Jeff Gooding has been appointed commissioner of the Shire of Derby/West Kimberley, following the resignation of five councillors from the nine-member council.
Natasha Clark
They have been counting down the days to their first concert in the North West and indie pop duo Lime Cordiale plan to pack their fishing rods as well as their instruments for the Kimberley Moon Experience.
Sarah Crawford
Two women from Broome have been charged with multiple drug offences following an investigation by Broome police targeting the distribution of illicit drugs in the Kimberley region.
A high-profile barrister has declared child sex charges against ex-AFL player Josh Hill will be ‘defended’ during a brief hearing of the case on Monday.
Cain Andrews
Nothing good ever comes from anything being in the dark,” says Rachel Bin Salleh.
The West Kimberley Football League has released its 2025 fixtures with just over a week until the first bounce of round one, on April 26.
The sighting has prompted immediate beach closures as a precautionary safety measure.
Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley councillors have voted to give themselves a 25 per cent pay rise to encourage more candidates to stand in the next local government elections.
Three Broome businesses have come away with award wins from the Regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Regional Business Awards.
Rising costs and labour shortages continue to plague Kimberley businesses, with Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA report revealing nearly 90 per cent of businesses are struggling to find workers.
Bayside clinched the win in their clash with the Gantheaume Pointers in round four of the Broome Basketball Association’s semester one senior men’s competition on April 9.
Proud Yawuru man and Broome-based artist Brenton E. McKenna has always felt a pull towards writing tales and creating illustrations about hairy folk.
Despite a fresh US tariff on Australian beef exports, Kimberley industry leaders say it’s not international trade that’s hampering growth — it’s Canberra’s red tape.
Brianna Taylor-Ellison and Samantha Little from Derby have made history as the first people from the remote Northern WA town to graduate from Curtin University’s On Country Teacher Education (OCTE) program.
A social media fad blamed for a spike in youth crime in Halls Creek appears to have lost its appeal, with police reporting that harsher sentences for youths have led to the end of the TikTok challenge.
The Greens candidate for Durack says he’s fighting to put the region first as the nation prepares for a “once-in-a-generation” election.
Matthew Paddick
We could all, most usefully and more often, reflect on the impact a life can have. What is remarkable about Howard’s life is the breadth of its impact.
Ben Wyatt
Authorities are investigating the assault of a security guard by a knife-wielding man at Broome Health Campus early on Monday morning.
More than 7000ha of agricultural land in the Ord River irrigation area is on the market as receivers for failed grower Quintis liquidate the assets of what was the world’s biggest sandalwood producer.
Broome police have laid a raft of charges against people travelling into Broome over the past week in their most recent sting targeting the transportation of prohibited drugs into the iconic tourist town.
Notre Dame’s Nulungu Institute is exploring solutions to energy poverty in remote Indigenous communities – which leaves some of Australia’s most vulnerable without power in extreme heat for days on end.
A group of youths allegedly took a stolen ambulance on a 520km joyride from a remote community in the Northern Territory to Halls Creek where it rammed a police car injuring two officers.
“We can’t go back,” artist Philomena Baadjo from Balgo says as she strokes burnt orange paint onto her canvas.
It’s the fourth straight year the independent Salaries and Allowances Tribunal has handed out a rise for council chief executives — who have seen pay bands increase by 15.5 per cent since 2021.
Dylan Caporn
