Things to do with the kids in Karratha over the long break.
Phoebe Solon
Laura Newell
The Pilbara is set to be the production centre of a new cattle feed that could see greenhouse gas emissions from cattle reduced dramatically across the country.
Cain Andrews
The Cook Government has conceded the price of fish and chips will likely go up, as Opposition MPs warn small businesses will go bust as a result of new bans on demersal fishing.
Jessica Page
Former Port Hedland councillor Adrian McRae has had his microphone cut off after Town of Port Hedland commissioner Jessica Shaw ruled his comments out of order at the November ordinary council meeting.
Shadow road safety minister Julie Freeman has accused the State Government of neglecting the regions by prioritising a $60 million NRL team deal over repairing damaged roads in the Pilbara.
The manager of Karratha’s main shopping centre has welcomed new legislation which could have offenders who assault or threaten retail workers banned from entering stores for up to two years.
Cain Andrews and Charlton Hart
Broome police say they have stopped more drugs entering the community after allegedly finding two men in possession of more the 56g of meth over the holiday period.
Australian rules football continues to go from strength to strength in the Pilbara
Pilbara News Year in Review January to June
Pilbara News Sports Year in Review
Students at Marble Bar Primary School were some of the first in the Pilbara to take part in AusBike sessions
The council allows for $600,000 to fund the grant scheme each year, after the awarding of this round’s projects, and accounting for money already promised, $302,885 is still up for grabs.
First-homebuyers’ hopes of achieving the Great Australian Dream of property ownership are slipping further into the quagmire.
Joe Spagnolo and Bethany Hiatt
Eyebrows have been raised after WA Police allocated more than $23 million to lease a luxurious light business jet, rather than buying one for a cheaper price.
Adrian Rauso
WA Police have seized 45kg of cocaine and 7kg of methamphetamine — with a combined street value of more than $15 million — and more than $385,000 in cash in several major drug busts across the city.
Jessica Evensen
The 23-year-old allegedly assaulted a woman during an arrest in Perth’s western suburbs.
In the space of four months Lachie Neale has gone from dual-premiership captain and Brownlow medallist to a man whose reputation and integrity is in question and the impact could be felt well beyond the field.
Fraser Williams and Oliver Lane
It turns out I did indeed make it all the way through 2025 without being sacked, shot or sued. That is quite an accomplishment when you look back on some of the issues I covered over the past 12 months.
Ben Harvey
Going 365 days without a single road fatality is a milestone Western Australia can only dream of achieving, but for Helsinki it’s an astonishing reality. Here’s how they did it.
A Kalamunda teenager has walked free from court on bail, after being accused of lighting a firecracker that sparked a New Year fire emergency in the Perth Hills.
The death toll on WA roads was at odds with the national trend seen across the country in 2025.
The search for a missing snorkeler off Ledge Point has been scaled back following an extensive operation which began on Thursday.
Charlton Hart, Tahnee Graham and Troy de Ruyter
The future of rented e-scooters in Geraldton is in limbo as the council prepares to review the private operator’s contract in the wake of the Christmas Eve death of a 37-year-old man.
Sally Q Davies
Two young men have been charged with stealing Christmas decorations from several homes in the Bluff Point area on Christmas Day.
Kate Campbell
A fire at a residential property in Rangeway has left two single mums and their children without accommodation in the new year.
The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River has launched a new short-term trial aimed at improving beach accessibility.
The local headlines that dominated the news in Geraldton in the final three months of 2025 certainly put an exclamation mark on the end of the year, for all manner of reasons.
Bitcoin boomed earlier this year but its seemingly magical momentum didn’t last. In the last quarter, the token surrendered its gains, placing the flagship cryptocurrency on track to finish 2025 in the red.
Liz Napolitano
Successful couples use the holidays as an opportunity to strengthen their relationship by creating new traditions, says a New York–based psychologist.
Gili Malinsky
Payment giants like Visa and Mastercard plan AI-driven purchases inside chatbots as early as 2026.
Dylan Butts
In the nearly year since Lego and Formula 1 launched their partnership, the collaboration has bolstered fan engagement and the demographic reach for both brands
Sarah Whitten
The arson squad is investigating a fire that destroyed a Bentley home following reports of an “explosion” on Sunday.
Caleb Runciman
A driver has died in the Wheatbelt after a car veered off Great Southern Highway and struck a tree.
This year marks two centuries since Europeans began living among Australia’s traditional owners on the western third of the country.
Police have appealed to the public for information.
A home in Perth’s south has been engulfed by fire and one person is unaccounted for following an explosion at the property on Sunday morning.
Neighbouring businesses have been damaged, and the owners devastated, after fire gutted a Bunbury convenience shop suspected of links to the illicit vape trade.
