Hundreds gathered for the Anzac memorial in Port Hedland to honour Australian and New Zealand service members who have fought and died in conflicts around the world
Phoebe Solon
Councillor-elect Adrian McRae has confirmed he intends to challenge the result of the Port Hedland local election in the Court of Disputed Returns.
Cain Andrews
Three Pilbara artists, Lisa Goessman, Ana Repullo and Jenna Pickering are in the running for the Jury Art Prize this year.
The defamation suit brought by former Port Hedland mayor Peter Carter against former Port Hedland mayor and councillor Camilo Blanco has been discontinued as of April 10.
Regional flight links connecting the Mid West, Pilbara and the Kimberley will continue to be funded in the upcoming 2026-27 State Budget to be handed down on May 7.
Twelve Indigenous people from across the State have been appointed to the Aboriginal justice advisory committee.
The Port Hedland Rovers will start their season this long weekend with derby games against the South Hedland Swans.
Danielle Marsland
Youth week wraps up in News with a youth week festival at Boomerang Oval
An object believed to be part of an American or Chinese rocket launch was spotted streaking across the night sky over North West WA on April 11, sparking much curiosity.
Liquor restrictions will be imposed in both Newman and Kununurra due to ongoing alcohol-related crime and harm in the North West towns.
An official sod-turning ceremony on April 17 marked the start of construction on a $21 million Seafarers Centre at the Port of Port Hedland
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.
A 58-year-old man has died after a crash in Mundabullangana.
Laura Newell
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.
Residents across the Pilbara are being encouraged to come together this Anzac Day.
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.
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.
The Pilbara community came together last month as the annual Community Showcase lit up Tom Price on March 21 and Paraburdoo on March 22.
Former South Hedland TAFE campus set to be transformed into a new community, cultural and civic precinct, following transfer from the State Government to the Town of Port Hedland
Local Hedland swimmer and member of the Hedland Amateur Swimming Club (HASC), Blaire Wheeler (11) take part in Aqua Technics Junior State Championships in Perth
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.
