Pastoralists in the Murchison and Gascoyne are expected to benefit from the latest round of Southern Rangelands Revitalisation Program grants to help build stronger, more sustainable businesses.
Jessica Moroney
Police continue to battle rising youth crime in the Gascoyne town of Carnarvon, after a group of six juveniles drove a stolen Toyota HiLux to Geraldton.
Carnarvon resident Larry Freeman has spoken out after his wife Lynne was allegedly chased down by a stolen car six times during her morning walk, claiming crime in the Gascoyne town is “out of control”.
The 2024 road toll almost doubled the previous year’s, with 13 people losing their lives on Mid West-Gascoyne roads.
The tender to replace a major tourism attraction in the Gascoyne will not be released until later this year, leaving visitors unable to access close-up views of rare stromatolite formations for four years.
Two Carnarvon men caught catching and cooking undersized mud crabs in protected mangroves in the Gascoyne have been fined a combined $6800 and handed a court order to forfeit the fishing gear.
Officers from Perth’s Liquor Enforcement Unit were deployed to various Mid West towns including Geraldton, Carnarvon and Kalbarri for a five-day blitz earlier this month.
Jessica Evensen
As we head into 2025, I’d like to thank you for your support as the member for North West Central.
Merome Beard North West Central MLA
Shire of Carnarvon deputy president and local businessman Burke Maslen has been named as the new chair of the Gascoyne Development Commission.
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Tenders have opened for the development of an artificial reef in Carnarvon following recent criticism from both the Liberals WA and Opposition about the failure to get the project in the water.
The Shire of Carnarvon has been honoured at the 2024 Volunteer Employer Recognition Awards for its outstanding support of employees involved in emergency services.
An exhibition featuring the work of 11 Aboriginal artists from the Gascoyne is on display after a successful opening night last week.
The State Government has been slammed for neglecting regional communities after failing to deliver an artificial reef in a Gascoyne town, which was promised to be in the water by the end of the year.
A marine rescue volunteer, surfer and local beachgoer in the Gascoyne have been recognised in a prestigious national search and rescue awards scheme, for their actions in saving eight lives.
Two families with strong ties to an outback town in the Gascoyne will say their farewells later this year, after servicing their community at the local pub for years.
A medical immersion program in Carnarvon saw a number of university students take to the region to learn about culture and develop an understanding of work in remote WA.
The owners of a station in the Mid West outback who claim two pet dingoes were shot on the side of the road are petitioning for changes to bounties on the shooting of wild dogs.
The Landor Races hold a special kind of magic, filled with dust, racehorses and people who breathe life into the outback, but this year’s event carried a heavier tone.
Projects in the Gascoyne region have received a welcome boost from the State Government after Premier Roger Cook announced the Regional Economic Development (RED) recipients in Exmouth on Wednesday.
Applications are open for the second round of grant funding through the Growing Regions Program, providing organisations with the opportunity to improve infrastructure in their local community
A blaze in Carnarvon which quickly spread to banana plantations, tearing through more than 80 per cent of growers’ crops, is believed to have caused more than $1 million in damages.
Exmouth has been found to be one of the most expensive local government areas in regional Western Australia to buy a home in, according to data from Regional Australia Institute’s Good Life Guide.
A Gascoyne couple are encouraging others in the community to step up and help keep Carnarvon’s streets clean by co-ordinating clean-up events through community-led group Carnarvon’s Litter Legends.
Member for North West Central Merome Beard has vowed to reintroduce Carnarvon maternity services and other vital health services in regional WA if the WA Liberal Party is voted back into Government.
