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  1. UpdatesCommentsCyclone danger still exists after strongest winds ever

  2. ‘massive clean-up’CommentsShocking extent of cyclonic damage to Pilbara roadhouse

  3. Shelter nowCommentsRed alert as cyclone Ilsa moves to category five

  4. Hard hitCommentsHistory of the worst cyclones to hit WA’s north

  5. WEATHER WARNING CommentsIlsa intensifies to cat three cyclone as yellow alert issued

PREPARE FOR ILSA’S FURYVideoCommentsHelp sent to North West to prepare for ‘significant’ cyclone

A legion of extra resources have been deployed to the Pilbara in anticipation for what has been described as a ‘significant’ once-in-a-decade cyclone expected to pass over the coast in coming days.

Lauren Price

‘Be prepared’ CommentsWA’s north braces for ‘once in a decade’ tropical cyclone

Residents in parts of the Pilbara and West Kimberley have been urged to prepare for a potentially destructive, once-in-a-decade cyclone.

Daryna Zadvirna

‘Camaraderie and cooperation’Ashburton Shire unveils new Red Dog sculpture in Paraburdoo

The beloved kelpie who wandered and hitchhiked his way around the Pilbara in the 1970s and was immortalised in film now has a new honour, with a sculpture depicting the Pilbara legend unveiled in Paraburdoo.

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Ready to rollPilbara family takes award-winning car to Motor X Victoria

A Pilbara family is set to rub shoulders with rev heads around the country after a car modification project scored them several awards.

Caleb Runciman

Category threeCommentsPremiumWet, wild Sunday ahead as cyclone forms off Pilbara coast

The weather bureau has warned Pilbara and Kimberley residents to prepare their homes for a tropical cyclone, which is expected to form off the coast on Sunday evening.

Claire Sadler

Tropical cyclone IlsaVideoComments‘She may have wiped us out, but she can’t take our spirit’

Residents of WA’s North West are counting the cost of damage done, with one historic Pilbara roadhouse almost completely torn apart by the system.

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Shelter nowVideoCommentsCommentsRed alert as cyclone Ilsa moves to category five

Several Pilbara communities are on red alert as tropical cyclone Ilsa — now a highest-severity category five storm — makes its way towards the WAcoast.

Weather warningCommentsCommentsDestructive cyclone Ilsa winds could exceed 285km/h

Tropical cyclone Ilsa is expected to strengthen to a highest-severity category five storm before crossing the Pilbara coast, packing winds of up to 285km/h.

Batten down hatchesPremiumPremium‘Missiles in the air’: Pilbara braces for cyclone effects

Residents and workers in Western Australia's Pilbara are bracing as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa, now a category-four system, bears down on the coast.

WEATHER WARNING VideoCommentsIlsa intensifies to cat three cyclone as yellow alert issued

Tropical cyclone Ilsa has intensified to a category three cyclone, with residents between Bidyadanga and De Grey now on yellow alert.

Sam Jones

Category four systemCommentsPremium‘Today is the day’: DFES urges immediate evacuation action

People between Broome and Port Hedland are being urged to take immediate action to avoid Tropical Cyclone Ilsa, with authorities warning ‘today is the day to evacuate’.

Sam Jones

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Bayswater resident and construction enthusiast Henry Buccilli, 4, had a front row seat to the action on Saturday, dressed in his workwear and a hard hat. 

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Buy Buy HomeCommentsPremiumIs this $8.5 million listing Perth's most expensive duplex?

A stunning lock-up-and-leave duplex in Claremont tops an incredible array of high-end Perth property listings worth checking out this week.

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New FSH maternity hospital site already hell for patients

Queues of cars stretching 100m from Fiona Stanley Hospital entrances have sparked concern that adding a new maternity hospital to the already under-pressure precinct will only exacerbate the parking mayhem.

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How former bikie found redemption after near-fatal shooting

Andrew Geldert's descent into the underworld was straight out of the bikie playbook but that lifestyle almost ended up costing the combat veteran his life.

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