A 12-year-old boy has been rescued after falling 10 metres while hiking at Amalia Gorge between El Questro and Emma Gorge in the East Kimberley on Thursday.
Cain Andrews
A 44-year-old Broome man, Halim Neil Hadji Mohd Noor, has appeared before court after being charged in relation to a fire that threatened homes in Bilingurr on Friday morning.
Broome Brazilian Jiu Jitsu talents TJ Anderson and Aidan McKenna have returned to Broome with a silver and gold medal after competing at the State Championships in Perth last month.
A Broome man accused of restraining three Indigenous children with cable ties outside his home told police one of the children managed to escape and returned brandishing a knife.
Katya Minns and Natasha Clark
New geographic mapping software has been used to produce the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s latest online grains research map.
Warmun Art Centre will receive $50,000 in funding from the WA Government to help the community-led business continue its work into the future.
Sarah Crawford
Kununurra tour guide Peter Griffiths-Sebastian swapped his fishing shirt for the first suit he has worn in 15 years for a trip to Canberra to warn the Nation’s leaders about climate change in the Kimberley
Families and community groups gathered at Yiramalay Studio School’s open day last week to explore its innovative education model and the latest site additions.
Katya Minns
One of Broome’s best boxing talents, Baden Trunfio, beat a much heavier opponent in an interstate competition at the weekend.
Kimberley gun owners handed in more than 323 firearms through the WA Government’s buyback scheme - although many would have done so reluctantly according to one East Kimberley sports shooter.
Speedway racers from across the country revved up their engines to compete in Broome Speedway’s Shinju Matsuri Stampede last weekend.
A new community-led night-time children’s centre has been launched in Fitzroy Crossing to provide a safe place for vulnerable children in the remote town.
The Kimberley was well represented at the 2024 Western Australian Fire and Emergency Services Awards with two rescuers and the Broome Volunteer Fire and Rescue team taking home awards.
Broome Bullets capped off a stellar season after emerging victorious over the weekend at the 2024 Broome Netball Association’s grand final, securing the premiership in front of a packed crowd.
A 20-year-old Kimberley man who led police on a high-speed pursuit through the streets of Broome with juveniles in the vehicle has been sentenced to nine months jail.
Aleisha Wesley successfully defended her title at the Cable Beach Triathlon, crossing the finish line in 2:10:53 to take the women’s elite crown for the second consecutive year.
Two Australian Olympians have recently toured through the West Kimberley, sharing their Olympic journey with school children and inspiring them to pursue their goals.
Seven mining executives have trekked through the Kimberley for four days to raise money for youth mental health in a initiative called Miners vs Wild, raising $68,000.
Staff Writers
Football is set to return to Halls Creek next year with the shire finalising a contract for a Broome-based business to re-turf the town oval to an AFL-standard.
Disaster resilience project across the Kimberley will be funded to the tune of $23m after a joint commitment from Federal, State and local governments
The Kimberley Remote Aboriginal Community Leaders’ Network (the network) is set to launch its Strategic Business Plan on Wednesday, 4 September 2024, in Broome.
Two Victorian teens have cycled through the Kimberley as part of their gap year, pedalling across Australia to raise funds for a school in Timor-Leste while identifying 700 bird species along the way.
A new helicopter tendered to the Australian Border Force is set to tackle illegal foreign fishers and unlawful arrivals coming in through the vast Kimberley region.
Lauren Price
Ord growers are set to save time and money with a cotton classing facility to be built locally so they no longer have to send their produce to Queensland to be assessed.
