Hedland Senior High School teacher Eric Dawud is one of 22 winners of the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards after being shortlisted from more than 500 nominees and applicants from across the country
Cain Andrews
Port Hedland councillor Camilo Blanco, who was censured last week, has denied authorship of a public apology attributed to him and advertised by the DLGSC.
Police are appealing for information surrounding an assault at the Robe River Rodeo near Pannawonica on Saturday which left a young man and woman in hospital.
The Pilbara was well represented at the 2024 Western Australian Fire and Emergency Services Awards with four rescuers from the outback region taking home the win.
The principal of a small primary school leading improvements on teaching kids to read and a Pilbara teacher boosting students’ mental health have won national recognition for their work.
Bethany Hiatt
The Dampier Sharks have secured their fourth consecutive premiership with a thrilling 14-point victory over the Karratha Falcons in a hard-fought NPFL grand final.
One of Port Hedland’s most anticipated charity events, the Pink Pilbara Breakfast, brought hundreds of locals together to raise crucial funds for the Hedland Well Women’s Centre.
Katya Minns
Dianne Lockett has been announced as the winner of Karratha’s Ready Set Grow for 2024 with her spectacular garden described by judges as a “ breathtaking tropical haven”.
The candidates for the Karratha special election set for October 17 have been announced, with eight residents putting their hands up and vying for a spot on the council.
A man has been killed in a horror head-on collision overnight in the Pilbara.
Lauren Price
A Port Hedland councillor has been censured after accusing the town’s administration of improper conduct in the latest controversy to hit the troubled north-west council.
Onslow will be the site of regional WA’s first desalination plant under a $94 million program by the Cook Government and Water Corporation with the facility set to be completed in 2026.
Port Hedland council has rejected all tenders for its South Hedland key workers’ accommodation facility, citing exorbitant costs for canning the proposals for the much-needed housing project.
The Karratha Falcons have claimed their spot in the 2024 North Pilbara Football League grand final after defeating the Karratha Kats in the preliminary final round at the weekend.
Two teens have passed through the Pilbara as they spend their gap year cycling around Australia fundraising for a school in Timor-Leste while identifying 700 bird species.
The Auditor General has delivered a “damning” report after reviewing the Department of Communities’ early intervention strategy, finding it has failed to reduce the number of Aboriginal children in state care.
The Karratha Mountain Bike Club held its annual 6 Hour endurance race last month, drawing 72 riders.
An alleged typographical error which undercharged miners to the tune of $700,000 in council rates during 2023-24 will be rectified after Port Hedland council voted to adjust UV mining rates post hoc.
The troubled Port Hedland Council has once again seen its meeting blow out to more than four and a half hours in length despite State Government intervention to shorten the meetings earlier this year.
The Pilbara Designated Area Management Agreement has seen significant increase in the number of childcare workers in Karratha, helping to squash the desperate need for childcare placings in the region.
Port Hedland council’s welcome to country controversy has reared its head once again at the August meeting with a community member labelling the ceremony as ‘manipulative’, ‘nonsense’ and ‘divisive’.
Resources Minister Madeleine King has decried the ‘hysteria’ surrounding a union push into the Pilbara, insisting the Federal Government’s contentious industrial relations laws are ‘working as intended’.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
A shark warning has been issued for the Pilbara coast with a whale carcass attracting predators to a popular beach near Karratha.
Troy de Ruyter
The Karratha Kats have booked their ticket to the North Pilbara Football League women’s grand final after defeating the Dampier Sharks in a dominant display at the weekend.
