A young man who drowned in an East Kimberley waterhole did not die alone with a friend jumping into the raging whirlpool in a desperate attempt to save him -- only to nearly drown himself.
Sarah Crawford
Tributes for the 23-year-old have flooded social media as the tragic news spreads through the tight knit community.
Two Kimberley AFL stars have recently celebrated 100-game milestones with their respective clubs, proving once again the region is a hub for football talent.
Cain Andrews
The body of a Kununurra man, 23, has been retrieved from a waterhole south of Kununurra three days after he went missing.
A severe weather warning is in place for communities in the Kimberley and Pilbara as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Dianne continues to cross the Kimberley coast.
Natasha Clark, Cain Andrews and Jessica Evensen
A flood warning is now in place for people in the Tanami Desert, Sandy Desert and Western Desert Catchments in parts of the Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfields Midlands.
The Peninsula Bombers recorded a massive win over Bayside as round three of the Broome Basketball Assocation semester one competition kicked off on March 26 under lights.
Vehicle access north of the rocks at Cable Beach will be temporarily closed as construction begins on Stage 2 of the foreshore redevelopment — prompting a mixed reaction from residents and business owners.
Communities in the Central Kimberley are being told to prepare to be isolated due to flooding amid a high chance of a tropical cyclone making landfall on Saturday, March 29.
The Shire of Broome has been actively engaging with key decision-makers over the past few months to address critical housing challenges in Broome ahead of the Federal election.
Anorexia in the bush. The disease, characterised by a fear of gaining weight, is often linked to unrealistic body images promoted in magazines, and not the remote countryside.
Natasha Clark
Beach Hut is celebrating 40 years of serving sun-seekers on Broome’s world-famous Cable Beach — and the legacy of Daryl Roberson and Jero Andrews — as it prepares to return for the 2025 season.
The West Kimberley Junior Football League and other Broome sporting clubs are set to benefit from a $300,000 funding injection into the Broome Recreation and Aquatic Centre if the Liberals are re-elected.
Kimberley legend Sam Lovell features in a new exhibition at the State Library of WA, celebrating his contribution to Aboriginal tourism across the Kimberley and WA.
Soleil White was inspired to go into nursing after taking her very sick eight month-old baby to hospital. Now she is the Aboriginal health professional of the year.
The mother of a six-year-old boy who was missing from his East Kimberley home for several hours has described her fear and expressed her gratitude for the community effort to find him.
The free meal, multicultural performances, and art displays embodied the ethos of Harmony Week — an annual celebration recognising diversity in Australia as a way to promote inclusivity and combat racism.
Broome martial artist TJ Anderson has returned home with a gold and silver after a dominant performance at a major jiu-jitsu competition in Perth.
In a nail-biting contest to open round two of the Broome Basketball Association’s semester one competition, the Tigers edged out the Peninsula Bombers in a thrilling finish at the BRAC on March 19.
The traditional owners of Horizontal Falls have launched a new tourism blueprint after a boat crash in May 2022 triggered a ban on vessels passing through the iconic falls.
The Mirriwoong people of the East Kimberley have partnered with the Indigenous inhabitants of Japan’s northern most island to exchange ideas on how to keep their native languages alive.
Cable Beach’s transformation is well on the way, with the tender for stage two of the foreshore redevelopment awarded to CMA Contracting.
Saltwater Country founder Cara Peek will deliver lectures at Harvard University in April as part of an international collaboration between the highly regarded university and the Kimberley-born charity.
Port Hedland Mayor Peter Carter is calling on mining companies to fund the new Port Hedland Volunteer Marine Rescue office after the service fell just over $1m short of their $4m fund raising target.
