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  1. ROCK SHOWPremiumDouble the rock as Karratha scores two shows next month

  2. Whale of a timePremiumProject sheds new light on elusive whale off north WA coast

  3. REGIONAL EDUCATIONPremiumInvestment supporting regional teachers extended next year

  4. Sport upgradesPremiumMajor upgrades at Pannawonica sports club and playground

  5. CANCER FUNDRAISERPremiumHula Bar raises more than $84,000 for cancer research

The City of Karratha is recommending a concept design featuring 20 synthetic turf hitting bays, including two accessible teaching bays.

DRIVING RANGEPremiumKarratha golf course driving range to consider relocation

A proposed relocation of the Karratha Golf Course driving range could cost $3.16 million, with councillors considering whether to pursue a more expensive design before committing to construction.

Joshua Dowdall

The project would consist of reconstructing more than 400m of Bathgate Road and 80m of Tambrey Drive, installing a roundabout, adding turning lanes and upgrading stormwater infrastructure.

ROAD UPGRADESPremium$12.8m upgrade proposed to Bathgate Road and Tambrey Drive

Karratha motorists could face months of detours, as the council proposed a multi-million-dollar upgrade to Bathgate Road and Tambrey Drive during a public briefing on Monday, October 19.

Joshua Dowdall

The proposal was discussed during the city’s public agenda meeting on October 19.

BUY LOCAL VOUCHERPremiumCity of Karratha proposes Christmas Buy Local voucher

More than 2200 Karratha households could receive a $100 Christmas Buy Local voucher under a proposed City of Karratha initiative designed to boost local spending during the quieter summer periods

Joshua Dowdall

Jenna Pickering was the 2023 Cossack Art Awards overall winner.

REGIONAL ARTPremiumRegional Arts WA to raise money funding travel costs

Renowned Pilbara-based portrait artist Jenna Pickering has become a campaign ambassador for a new program as regional artists continue to battle travel costs.

Joshua Dowdall

Locals participating in the 2026 Runathon 4 Telethon.

TelethonPremiumDampier’s Runathon raises $50,000 for Telethon

Dampier’s Runathon 4 Telethon has smashed last year’s tally, raising $50,000 and almost doubling the amount raised in its inaugural event.

Joshua Dowdall

Karratha Cyclones women's division one side against Trouts Basketball Club at the Karratha Leisureplex.

BASKETBALLPremiumCyclones youngsters prepare ahead of State championships

The Karratha Cyclones under-18 sides have continued their preparations for the upcoming State championships in Perth by testing themselves against senior competition in the Karratha Basketball Association.

Joshua Dowdall

With exam season officially under way, students across the North West are preparing to put months of learning to the test.

EXAM SEASONPremiumPremiumParents urged to support kids as exam season kicks off

With exams placing extra pressure on high school students across the North West, parents are being encouraged to check in with their children.

The carnival helped students develop an understanding of how to help someone in difficulty in the water.

SWIMMING CARNIVALPremiumPremiumPilbara students dive into lifesaving fun at Spirit Carnival

More than 100 students from schools across the Pilbara gathered in South Hedland to put their swimming and lifesaving skills to the test at an annual swimming carnival aimed at improving water safety.

Former Fremantle Dockers small forward Michael Sonny Walters will also travel up to Karratha to be involved in the event.

AFLPremiumPremiumWA Football to introduce Pilbara Regional Talent Program

Aspiring young footballers from throughout the Pilbara will have the chance to test their athletic abilities and develop their skills when an AFL-style combine touches down in Karratha later this month.

City of Karratha mayor Daniel Scott said access to affordable airfares between Karratha to Perth are vital to maintaining the liveability and sustainability of regional communities.

REGIONAL AIRFARESPremiumInterim report to be released highlighting regional airfares

The Pilbara’s high airfares, limited airline competition and access to cheaper regional flights are among the many issues set to be highlighted the Productivity Commission’s interim report.

Joshua Dowdall

The first session exceeded expectations, with runners of different abilities, children and people with prams joining the session.

COMMUNITYPremiumKarratha locals tie up running shoes for inaugural run

A new Karratha running club is hoping to get the town moving after 70 people turned up to its inaugural session, with the goal of building an inclusive fitness community in the Pilbara.

Joshua Dowdall

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The chain has 17 of its 38 stores within Westfield shopping centres, including Carousel.

RetailPremium‘Distressing’: David Jones workers brace for job losses

The union representing hundreds of WA David Jones employees says it stands ready to protect workers amid fears of mass job losses after the iconic retailer went bankrupt.

Cheyanne Enciso

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

A family have been left heartbroken after a house fire in Collie claimed the life of one-year-old boy

WA NEWSPremium‘Cot was in flames’: Toddler dies in tragic WA house fire

A devastating house fire in Collie has claimed the life of a one-year-old boy.

Hayley Primmer

Rayle Williams and Ashleigh Turner.

CrimePremium‘My mates are dead’: First responders reveal crash carnage

A catastrophic scene akin to an explosion of ‘metal and blood’ confronted those first on the scene of a fatal crash that killed two teenage boys and hospitalised two others.

Brooke Rolfe and Sophie Gannon

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It looks like a dolls house but this home in Applecross is deceptively big, with nearly 800sqm of space Unknown

House That!PremiumThe Applecross home with room for almost everything

Don’t be fooled by its dollhouse looks — this recently listed Applecross home is packing a whole lot of house, with an impressive 780sqm under the roof. 

Kim Macdonald

Dustin Gary Higgs was jailed in District Court.

courtsPremiumPerth speedway driver jailed for sexually penetrating child

A prominent WA speedway driver has been put behind bars after being found guilty of grooming and starting a ‘pre-meditated’ sexual relationship with a girl while she was underage. 

Melissa Sheil

Yoga studio owner Laurel Green said she’d been excited to discover an osteopathy program was starting up in Perth.

EducationPremiumPremiumREVEALED: Year 12s get new uni options, including a WA first

Year 12s thinking about what to study at university next year have had a few extra choices added to their options.

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PremiumAboriginal body silent on luxe Perth home that CEO lives in

A large not-for-profit Aboriginal corporation operating in WA’s north will not reveal why it bought a luxurious house in Perth that its chief executive now lives in.

A grandstand collapsed during the Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta Beach on Sunday.

AustraliaThree injured in grandstand collapse at popular Aussie music festival

The temporary seating came down in the early stages of Sunday’s sold-out festivities.

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A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

LottoHuge $6.66m windfall after partner’s timely Lotto reminder

A simple text reminder from his partner turned into a $6.66 million windfall for a Mid West couple who are preparing to welcome their first child.

Troy de Ruyter

There could be more limits put on recreational demersal fishing, it has been revealed.

FisheriesPremiumRecreational demersal fishing could be limited to winter

The fisheries inquiry taking place in WA Parliament this week heard that recreational fishers could be kept out of the water in summer months after submissions from government departments and fishing groups.

Oliver Lane & Sally Q Davies

ANZ chief executive Nuno Matos.

BankingPremiumBig bank promises no regional branch closures until 2030

Big four bank pledges to keep a presence in every community in which it currently operates a branch until at least December 2030.

Adrian Lowe

Tash Faithfull won race seven on Bonnie Stokes' In Situ.

RacingPremiumPremiumFaithfull all class on Cup day to notch up treble

While Point of Law was the talk of the nation, Tash Faithfull was the talk of the town after a superb display at the Geraldton Turf Club’s own Melbourne Cup day race meet, with three wins on Tuesday.

Cue shire offices.

HousingPremiumPremiumNew housing plans in Shire of Cue from vacant Catholic land

New housing could be coming to the Shire of Cue, as they have moved to buy vacant land from the Diocese of Geraldton

John Paul College students Finbar Evans, 17, Sydney Fishburn, 18, and Eva Reed, 16, placed within the top four for the YOH fest monologue and duologue category.

Student artistsPremiumPremiumLocal students win first place in WA youth arts festival

Kalgoorlie-Boulder students have scored big in the music and drama divisions at this year’s YOH festival.

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Attendees try out the new touchscreen MacBook Pro during the Apple Experience LA in Los Angeles, Oct. 28, 2026.

CNBC newsAt last, Apple brings out touchscreen MacBook

Apple announced its first laptop with a touchscreen will go on sale next week. The launch signifies the growing strategic importance of the Mac to Apple, despite it generating less revenue than the iPhone.

Kif Leswing

Since 1990, only nine days have had a larger jump in the VIX on a smaller drop in the S&P500 than last Friday, according to SpotGamma.

CNBC newsWhy the market’s fragile calm faces a major test

Markets paused their slide this week as the tech sector found its footing following an AI sell-off sparked by high borrowing costs and doubts over data centre returns.

Justin Zacks

By the 1950s, another technological innovation would come along and have a profound effect on women: the washing machine.

CNBC newsPremiumWomen may be at greater risk of AI job losses

The history of technological progress suggests that, as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

Steve Liesman

Amazon’s Bee Frontier device can be worn on a wrist or clipped on to clothing..

CNBC newsPremiumAmazon launches new Bee ‘personal AI’ devices

Amazon is releasing two new Bee listening devices as it moves further into the AI hardware market.

Annie Palmer

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Mental Health Meredith Hammat at the new Sandcastles (Boodja Mia) Children’s Hospice in Swanbourne

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Staff burn out as self-harm incidents in WA hospitals soar

Alarming new suicide figures and the damning assessment of frontline workers are proof, Stacey Hilderbrandt says, that the hospital system that failed to save her daughter still hasn’t been fixed.

Jessica Page

Craig Silvey pictured with his ex-partner Clare Testoni. Supplied

ENTERTAINMENTPremium‘Great betrayal’: Silvey’s ex breaks silence

The former partner of disgraced author Craig Silvey has broken her silence after the writer was jailed for possessing and distributing child exploitation material.

Emma Kirk

Multiple children at Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre have climbed the roof of the facility as Department of Justice staff try and coax them down

WA NEWSVideoTeens with bricks scale roof of juvenile detention centre

Department of Justice staff are trying to coax three teenagers down from the roof of Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre. 

Detectives from the drug and firearm squad’s new illicit firearms team — a specialised group formed to combat the rise in 3D printed guns being used to commit crimes — were heading the investigation.

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PremiumHomemade gun builder and meth accused charged after raid

Detectives from the drug and firearm squad’s new illicit firearms team — a specialised group formed to combat the rise in 3D printed guns being used to commit crimes — were heading the investigation.

Rural WA could soon be home to its first custom-built drug and booze bus as police continue their crackdown on drivers flouting the law in the regions. 

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PremiumCops eye purpose-built booze bus for regional WA

Rural WA could soon be home to its first custom-built drug and booze bus as police continue their crackdown on drivers flouting the law in the regions. 

Mark Bombara killed Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc .

CourtsPremium‘Ignored’ pleas, missing gun focus of Floreat murder inquest

Weeks before Mark Bombara shot Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc in Floreat, his daughter says she warned police three times about his guns. An inquest will examine the police response and firearm licensing.

Hannah Cross