Watering days in Karratha, Roebourne, Dampier, Wickham and Point Samson have been reduced to three days per week.
Cain Andrews
Opera is coming to Karratha next month with WA born and bred world class Soprano Naomi Johns set to take the stage and give the North West town a taste of the magic of opera.
Liquor restrictions will be imposed in both Newman and Kununurra due to ongoing alcohol-related crime and harm in the North West towns.
Road damage caused by ex-severe tropical cyclone Zelia have impacted supply deliveries to the remote community of Punmu, according to the Shire of East Pilbara.
An $11m coral regeneration program to combat the devastating impacts of recent marine heatwaves on WA’s coastline has been launched with a trial at Ningaloo Reef
The Centrals have claimed championship glory in a hard-fought Newman men’s basketball competition grand final, edging out the Ball Breakers in a five-point thriller at the Newman Recreation Centre on March 31.
Former Town of Port Hedland mayor and councillor Camilo Blanco has been ordered to pay the town $7000 by the State Administrative Tribunal for legal costs.
Provisional trial dates for the defamation case between former Port Hedland mayors Peter Carter and Camilo Blanco have been set for October.
Communities across the West Pilbara are invited to come together on Saturday, April 25, to commemorate Anzac Day and honour the service and sacrifice of Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women.
Phoebe Solon
Multiple streams of disaster relief have been opened up for individuals and businesses affected by ex-severe tropical cyclone Narelle which devastated Exmouth in late March.
The All Hedland Basketball Association junior grand finals have marked a powerful conclusion to the 2025-26 season, highlighting the sport’s rapid growth across the community.
The NPFL 2026 season officially kicks off next week with a blockbuster round 1 schedule coinciding with Anzac Day long weekend
Five Pilbara businesses and organisations will share in $846,700 of Regional Economic Development grants which will fund projects across a diverse range of sectors.
The Pilbara Youth Arts Expo, a week-long celebration of youth creativity, is back this year, bringing together young artists from across the region.
Residents of Karratha and surrounding Pilbara communities have launched a petition asking State Parliament to investigate how the new DFES warning system was implemented during cyclone Narelle.
The Pilbara community came together last month as the annual Community Showcase lit up Tom Price on March 21 and Paraburdoo on March 22.
Kristie Grabenhofer, who lost her son to suicide in 2024, has welcomed the completion of the new Karratha Step Up Step Down facility after more than 13 years.
The environmental watchdog has given its blessing to a new gold mine in the Pilbara - but the owner will need to drive slowly, and stick to daytime trucking, so not to disturb a feathered nocturnal neighbour.
Simone Grogan
Fifteen homes in Exmouth are still without power according to Horizon Power.
Two cranes which will form a key part of the Lumsden Point project have been named after local legends Julie Arif and Arnold Carter following a naming competition last year.
A Murdoch University alumnus deploys unique mobile wildlife hospital to Exmouth in response to the devastation caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle along Western Australia’s northern coastline.
Re-elected Port Hedland Councillor Adrian McRae has refused to be sworn in at a ceremony on April 2 amid election fraud allegations.
The North West Coastal Highway has been reopened following severe tropical cyclone Narelle, with some properties in Exmouth still without power.
The Town of Port Hedland newly elected council was officially sworn in on April 2, marking a new era for the North West local government body.
