The Derby Tigers have welcomed new men’s head coach Ricky McLean into the fold ahead of the 2025 West Kimberley Football League season.
Cain Andrews
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.
Sarah Crawford
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.
Katya Minns
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.
A row has erupted over a Kimberley Aboriginal group’s five-figure donation to WA Labor, with the Liberal Party questioning whether it amounted to a ‘siphoning’ of taxpayer funds.
Jessica Page
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.
A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital after a serious crash on Frederick Street in Broome on Monday morning.
Survival Day featured an array of local musical performances, with Goolarri Media describing the event as “an evening of celebration of the continued survival of Australia’s First Nations peoples”.
Natasha Clark
The Shire of Broome welcomed 20 new Australian citizens on Australia Day at a special event down on Town Beach.
The Broome Motocross Club is gauging community interest in plans to add a dirt-kart track to its facility, hoping to engage and make the club more inclusive to families, children and people with disabilities.
The Broome Bulls delivered a strong performance in the 2024 WKFL men’s season, finishing fourth on the ladder with nine wins and five losses, achieving an impressive percentage of 165.37.
The Cook Government has pledged $4 million to deliver a splash park at Halls Creek if re-elected on March 8.
WA Nationals Kimberley candidate Millie Hills has welcomed Shine Lawyers’ class action into child removals across WA since the early 90s, which has been dubbed a “modern-day stolen generation”.
The Cook Labor Government has announced a series of new community safety measures for the Kimberley region, aimed at tackling crime and enhancing local policing efforts.
The Kimberley Marine Support Base has attributed a cliff collapse at Entrance Point to tropical cyclone Sean, citing recent extreme weather, while locals blame construction works on the nearby floating jetty.
The East Kimberley has a new 11-metre rescue boat to take on the treacherous seas off the State’s north coast and a light tanker for Kununurra firefighters managing increasingly unpredictable bushfire seasons.
Whether you want to get out on the Ord River or are happy to just enjoy a barbecue on the bank, Kununurra Water Ski Club is looking for new members to come and enjoy their patch of paradise.
