Public transport users in Karratha and Port Hedland will be able to tag on with credit and debit cards for the first time later this month as the payment method becomes available in Perth from December 8.
Oliver Lane
Town of Port Hedland commissioner Martin Aldridge has linked the increase of measles cases in the Pilbara to vaccine misinformation at the November council meeting.
Cain Andrews
The Town of Port Hedland has appointed Kenn Donohoe as its new acting chief executive as the search for a new permanent chief executive nears its final stages.
One young Hedland historian, Josiah Simmons, a Year 10 Hedland Senior High School student, has been selected to travel to Darwin and Singapore next April as part of the 2026 Premier’s Anzac Student Tour
Phoebe Solon
Flatback turtle nesting season under way as Care For Hedland marks 22 years of monitoring
Two Pilbara remote communities — Marta Marta and Weymel — have been selected for upgrades to their power systems, introducing renewable energy into the remote communities.
A plan to slash the national default speed limit on non-signposted regional roads has been slammed by farming groups and politicians, who fear a blanket cut would not address the nation’s climbing road toll
Georgia Campion and Cain Andrews
The first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives in Australia have arrived at Port Hedland
A new Telstra mobile base station is now up and running on Thevenard Island off the Pilbara coast, delivering stronger and more reliable 4G coverage
Progress continues on the Lumsden Point development, a major infrastructure project set to enhance the Port of Port Hedland’s export and import capabilities.
Karratha Primary School honoured for its outstanding contribution to early childhood education at this year’s WA Education Awards
A new collaboration between Perth-based timber pallet recycling company PalletON and local governments across the Pilbara is reducing pallet waste and carbon emissions.
Former Port Hedland councillor Telona Pitt is suing the Town of Port Hedland and her ex-colleagues on the council for allegedly engaging in a conspiracy to remove her from the local government authority.
Western Australian Seniors Awards recognise exceptional contributions of Pilbara residents playing a pivotal role in strengthening their local community, supporting Elders, and fostering cultural connections
Round six of the Port Hedland Cricket Association’s Senior Men’s Cricket competition saw Wanderers emerging as the big winners of the round.
Lifeline will hold education workshops in Port Hedland in December as recent statistics reveal the Pilbara has the fourth-worst rate of domestic violence in WA.
Cain Andrews and Shannon Hampton
Shire of East Pilbara is joining forces with Sport4All, championed by Paralympian and Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott, to boost inclusion and accessibility across local sport and recreation
Nullagine marked a milestone on Wednesday, November 12 with the official opening of the highly-anticipated Nullagine Aquatic Centre.
A 21-year-old learner driver has been charged with a raft of offences and had her vehicle impounded after being found drunk behind the wheel twice in a single day.
The second Nyiyaparli Cup brought together 30 young Aboriginal women from Newman, Hedland and Karratha for two days of sport, cultural connection and leadership activities on Nyiyaparli country.
Karratha’s Pharmacy 777 received national recognition at the National Rural and Remote Health Awards earlier this month at Canberra’s National Press Club.
Sporting legends from across the community gathered at Hedland Hotel on November 7 for the Town of Port Hedland’s Community Sports Awards.
Kununurra’s children and local community came together to celebrate the long-awaited opening of the new All-Abilities Playground at Celebrity Tree Park on Tuesday, November 4.
The Pilbara’s largest celebration of swimming and water safety, the 11th Annual Pilbara Spirit Swimming and Lifesaving Carnival, took place on November 6 at South Hedland Aquatic Centre
