A man facing charges in relation to a hit and run in Kununurra that left a woman with serious injuries has been released on bail.
Sarah Crawford
A Kimberley man has been sentenced to three years in prison after trespassing on multiple properties and sexually assaulting a woman outside her Broome home - just 11 days after his release from jail.
Katya Minns
Independent legal advice has refuted Premier Roger Cook’s claim the State would be liable for compensation if a fracking ban was extended to cover the entire Kimberley.
Cain Andrews
Kununurra residents are being reminded to lock up and protect their property from opportunistic thieves following the arrests of two children for allegedly fleeing police in stolen cars.
A piece of Broome’s history has been restored to its former glory, thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Broome Men’s Shed.
The Australian Greens and WA Greens called for a seismic blasting moratorium to be introduced in WA and Commonwealth waters to protect Scott Reef from fossil fuel development.
A WA-based artificial intelligence software developer has teamed up with a Broome traditional owner group to conduct a large-scale habitat survey across hundreds of square kilometres.
It has been a dry January and the latest monsoon on record but there has been enough rain in the gages to get the waterfall season well and truly pumping around Kununurra..
Derby’s own Perth Wildcats star Keanu Pinder has been in remarkable form since moving to the bench with his performances being so good that an opposition coach wants him to win a NBL award.
Craig O'Donoghue
A $75,000 allocation of funding from the Labor Government for a bus for the Port Wyndham Football Club is a godsend for the remote Kimberley town according to club president Tim Trust.
The Derby Tigers have welcomed new men’s head coach Ricky McLean into the fold ahead of the 2025 West Kimberley Football League season.
WA Greens MLC Brad Pettitt has backed Shine Lawyers’ class action against the State Government for creating what has been dubbed a “modern-day Stolen Generation”.
The latest monsoon on record is finally set to arrive in northern Australia as early as tomorrow, which means although the Kimberley still has to sweat it out for now a cool change is closer.
WA Greens MLA Brad Pettitt joined Kimberley anti-fracking advocates in Broome on January 29, calling for the Government to ban fracking in the region ahead of the election this March.
Cain Andrews and Jessica Page
A leading University of WA marine expert Professor Chari Pattiaratchi has linked the ongoing marine heatwave in the Kimberley and Pilbara to recent melon-headed whale deaths and coral bleaching.
Kununurra’s stockfeed plant that produces fodder for cattle producers across WA and the Northern Territory will get a major upgrade following the announcement of a $750,000 grant from the State Government.
The cause of a cliff collapse at Entrance Point last week remains nearly impossible to determine, according to UWA Professor Chari Pattiaratchi.
The roundabout on Frederick Street near Broome Recreation and Aquatic Centre is set to undergo upgrades to allow better access to the recreational facility with construction beginning in late January.
WA Labor will invest more than $30m in Kimberley health facilities and initiatives, including matching the Federal Government’s $11m commitment to a Broome health clinic, if re-elected.
Co-founder of the Ord Valley Muster and former President of the Rotary Club received an Order of Australia Medal for services to the community of the Wyndham East Kimberley Shire.
In a transient town like Kununurra, the Hearty family laid down roots, literally, at the Boab Baby Tree ceremony.
Additional police resources have been deployed to Kununurra this month, resulting in more than 30 inspections of liquor-restricted venues and nearly 90 vehicle stops as part of a targeted operation.
A WA District Court Judge has slammed the actions of a Kimberley woman who set fire to a house and burned down another in retaliation to a man known to her, sentencing her to five years in prison.
Roger Cook has pledged to contribute $4 million towards a new water park in Halls Creek if re-elected at this March’s State election.
