Pilbara News

Back on the roadDrapht breezes in to party

Drapht, also known as Paul Reid, will be venturing to the North West this month as one of two Perth-based artists touring regional WA as part of the Back on the Road series.

Carly Laden

North West CupRuling the Roost

Carly Laden

New rescue vessel‘Rock star’ of water rescue

Emergency response times along the Exmouth coast have improved thanks to a new purpose-built rescue vessel worth more than $300,000.

Caitlyn Watts

ExpandingFroth shouts Bunbury its first brewery

The owners of an award-winning brewery in the North West are frothing to expand their business to another region.

Alexander Scott

Beer festivalsCheers to big showing

An Exmouth brewery is frothing at the opportunity to take in the big three beer festivals in Perth.

Alexander Scott

Coronavirus crisisDiversity needed for strong economy

The Shire of Exmouth has expressed concerns at having “all the eggs in one basket” after the COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted the tourist town’s economy.

Caitlyn Watts

Rest in peaceSamson stalwart mourned

Friends and relatives have paid tribute to Russell Brady, a well-known Point Samson identity, business owner and former pearler who died last month.

Caitlyn Watts

Blast offPiece of the Pilbara is on its way to Mars

A joke from two researchers in Marble Bar has become reality thanks to NASA

Caitlyn Rintoul

Tragic newsWA hit by another Aboriginal death in custody

Another Aboriginal prisoner has apparently taken his own life while in jail — the third Indigenous death in WA custody in the past six weeks.

GolfOng-Arch On Song

Female golfers from across the region got in the swing of things at the weekend as they had a chance to shine at an annual women-only tournament.

FootballFalcons shrug off persistent Sharks

Karratha Falcons scored their first win of the season after a gruelling back and forth contest against Dampier Sharks at Windy Ridge Oval on Friday night.

FootballClawing way to top

The Port Hedland Rovers’ unbeaten streak came to an end on the weekend, going down to the Karratha Kats in a face-off that looked like it could go either way for most of the game.

Sam Jones

Nightclub assaultAccused bar brawler is allowed bail

A 29-year-old Pegs Creek man accused of assaulting a staff member at a Karratha nightclub in February has been granted bail to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law.

Caitlyn Watts

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UWA rape accused’s family ‘shocked’ by charges

A law student at WA’s most prestigious university accused of raping a woman has been revealed as the main organiser in charge of law school social events, The West Australian can reveal.

Bethany Hiatt, Sarah Steger, Rourke Walsh & Kate Ryan

Live streamsPSA footy: Watch every match replay in full

Missed a game during our exclusive live streaming of PSA footy? Or just keen to check out the replay? Watch the full matches of every match broadcast here.

Cup claimedON DEMAND: Bunbury claim points in derby clash

Bunbury has retained the prized Syd Jackson/Max McGuire Cup with a win over South Bunbury.

Jackson Barrett

Regional News

Immediate prisonWA mum stole $300k from business to fund gaming habit

Janet Walker Patroni, 53, was sentenced to two years prison by the Kalgoorlie District Court. Between October 27, 2017 and August 13, 2019, Patroni stole $309,015.87 from Roofing Solutions Kalgoorlie

Taylar Amonini

Brazen actWA man avoids jail for counterfeit cash shopping spree

A 38-year-old Broome man has avoided jail for “brazenly” using counterfeit $100 notes at various businesses throughout town.

Carly Laden

RETAIL CHANGEGeraldton Kmart ‘no smaller format hub’

More details have been revealed about the change of Geraldton’s Target to a Kmart store next year.

Geoff Vivian

High flyersGold price helps Super Pit owners move up ASX rich list

Number-crunching by Deloitte Australia reveals Northern Star Resources finished the 2019-20 financial year in fourth spot. Saracen Mineral Holdings also moved up the ladder from seventh to sixth place

REpeat offenderSerial drunk driver got behind wheel to buy ciggies

In April last year, the 33-year-old father was in Meekatharra on law business when he made the decision to get behind the wheel to buy cigarettes after a day of drinking with elders and “young fellas”

Wild westDust storm shrouds Mid West as wild weather lashes WA

As Perth was hammered with an afternoon shower, the State’s Mid West witnessed a different weather event.

WA News

Freo to KwinanaUnion claims port move would replace jobs with ‘robots’

Mark McGowan has been told to ‘hang his head in shame’ by WA’s most militant union after a report commissioned by the State Government recommended construction of a new Kwinana port by 2032.

Josh Zimmerman and Peter Law

Mining uptickMader sees skills shortages

Mader Group, whose maintenance crews help keep WA’s mining fleets in running order, is seeing “definite” shortages in some key skills.

Sean Smith

Son under police guardMother’s identity revealed after St James ‘murder’

A woman is dead and her son is in custody after she was attacked inside a St James house in front of paramedics, whom she had called just moments before.

Famous faceActor Meyne Wyatt’s Archibald Prize self-portrait

WA actor Meyne Wyatt — who shot to national attention for his televised monologue on racism this year — is among the famous faces being featured in this year’s Archibald Prize.

Awkward intrusionPremier blames ‘human error’ for guard’s hotel breach

Mark McGowan has attempted to play down a quarantine breach in which a security guard barged into a guest’s room — allegedly in search of a TV remote — and then claimed he could not speak English.

Grain gainsPush for WA to host national grains body

The new Grains Australia board should be announced this week, and there will be a big push to get the new organisation to base its headquarters in WA, the biggest grain-producing State.

Jenne Brammer