Port Hedland’s premier racing event returned in style on Sunday, August 2 with racegoers flocking to the Port Hedland Turf Club for the 2026 TAMS Port Hedland Cup Day.
Joshua Dowdall
Laura Newell and Joshua Dowdall
The Shire of East Pilbara has been given a share more than $3.7 million in recycling modernisation fund grant cash to improve local recycling infrastructure and resource recovery capability.
Round 12 of the North Pilbara Football League saw another dominant display by Dampier Sharks as Tim Renton celebrated game No.250 for Wickham Wolves.
International crews keeping WA’s massive export engine moving will get a boost under a new $1.1 million funding deal
Cain Andrews
The Port Hedland community had an opportunity to check out Port Hedland’s new $2.9 million Marine Rescue facility during a community open day on Saturday
One of Port Hedland’s major bridges will be sporting a fetching shade of teal over three nights this week to celebrate 100 years of Main Roads WA.
Monadelphous has been awarded a $200 million construction contract as part of BHP’s Port Debottlenecking Project 2 at BHP’s Nelson Point Port Facility in Port Hedland.
The shadow minister for road safety Julie Freeman has slammed Premier Roger Cook for what she says is the Government’s failure to effectively address Western Australia’s rising road toll
Golden Guitar winner Lane Pittman will headline a packed two-day program when the Outback Fortescue Festival returns to Capricorn Oval on Saturday, August 15, and Sunday, August 16
Port Hedland locals will get the chance to lace up their running shoes and go for gold with the return of Ship to Shore on August 8
Hedland residents are being invited to help shape proposed changes to Aboriginal land laws by attending a local consultation on reforms to the Aboriginal Lands Trust estate on August 6
Phoebe Solon
Ten Pilbara schools will share a $1 million funding pot to allow them to improve their learning and play spaces
Laura Newell
A young man has died after rolling his ute on a regional highway in WA’s north-west.
Brooke Rolfe
The shattered family of a 21-year-old man killed in a car rollover in the Mid West last week have laid bare their utter grief and devastation, paying heart-wrenching tributes to their beloved son and brother.
Kate Campbell
Aggressive or bad-mannered parents who threaten or swear at teachers in Catholic schools or barge into classrooms are being put on notice they will face consequences, including being banned from the premises.
Bethany Hiatt
Chanelle Marie Harris briefly fronted court over a fatal crash that claimed the life of her passenger after a collision with a vehicle towing a horse float.
Jessica Evensen
A selfless first responder to a double fatal head-on collision near Shark Bay has recounted how she spoke quiet, gentle words to one of the drivers involved in the tragedy before they took their final breath.
Officers from the Department of Health’s tobacco and vape regulation directorate were accompanied by South West police at a Manjimup business as part of a regulatory activity.
A woman allegedly caught during a traffic stop in Mt Barker with a huge meth haul in her car along with illegal weapons has been granted bail.
A serious crash near Shark Bay on Monday has killed two people and critically injured a 12-year-old child, who is receiving treatment on an emergency jet flight back to Perth.
A 12-year-old boy and his grandmother are recovering in hospital after surviving a horror head-on crash near Shark Bay, which claimed the life of their husband and grandfather as well as another driver.
Brooke Rolfe, Sally Q Davies
The Mid West could play a major role in ensuring consistent fuel supply to Australia, as Oakajee is under consideration to host an oil refinery.
Sally Q Davies
Regional WA schoolchildren have fallen behind their counterparts in the metropolitan area in this year’s NAPLAN results across all testing areas.
Sienna Seychell
A Mid West Ports worker has been crowned a hero after rescuing a tinny and its skipper in distress from Geraldton waters last week.
Local landholder, conservation volunteer and Five Senses Coffee founder Dean Gallagher is been tackling arum lilies on his property in Quindalup, alongside the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.
As the regions continue to battle the housing market, the State Government is looking to deliver more than 900 homes across WA, with the Mid West set to receive up to $5.3 million in grants.
Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.
Sam Meredith
Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.
Yun Li
BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.
Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.
Arjun Kharpal
West Australians are in for a soggy weekend as a cold front threatens to bring hail, storms, and a deluge of rain to the state.
Tegwen Bescoby
A caravan has gone up in flames in an early-morning disaster that broke out south of Perth.
A quiet, cosy room in the heart of the bustling city has become a sacred place for thousands of young people. But it holds the deepest meaning for proud parents, Ron and Brigid Woss.
A series of police interviews and secret surveillance footage have revealed the moments the former Bishop of Broome was confronted with serious allegations of child sexual abuse.
A western suburbs paediatrician accused of abusing his own patients is back behind bars for allegedly breaching his bail conditions after detectives identified a further seven complainants.
Brooke Rolfe and Jessica Evensen
