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  1. Tourism Kimberley National Parks shut down for wet season

  2. Airport lease Helicopter tour operator to take over Derby Airport hangar

  3. AFL Kimberley-born AFL star shines again on big stage

  4. Energy affordability Researchers gather to tackle Kimberley energy inequality

  5. CrimePremiumBroome man pleads guilty to sexual assault

A collaborative work from the Warlyirti artists in Balgo. The artists are Sadie Paddoon (dec), Anne Ovi, Jane Gimme, Dulcie Nanala, Imelda Gugaman, Magda Lee, Tossie Baadjo.

Art exhibition Broome hosts third Regional Arts Triennial exhibition

Broome will host the third iteration of the Regional Arts Triennial on September 26, featuring 20 new contemporary artworks made especially for the exhibition. 

Cain Andrews

Survey of the Cambridge Gulf underway to develop a viable Aboriginal commercial fishing industry.

WA NewsPremiumBuilding a new fishing industry with cultural foundations

Three year research project carried out by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation aims to develop a viable Aboriginal commercial mud crab fishing industry.

Phoebe Solon

Broome Visiter Center

WA News Kimberley businesses sweep awards finalist list

Kimberley businesses and individuals have taken this year’s Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards by storm with 19 locals named as finalists. 

Phoebe Solon

Yawardani Jan-ga founder Professor Juli Coffin with horses Elvis and Gracie.

Education Shire of Broome greenlights horse-learning facility upgrade

Broome Shire has approved a plan to upgrade Yawardani Jan-ga’s equine-assisted learning centre, which helps young Aboriginal people build social and emotional wellbeing by working with horses.

Cain Andrews

Attendees at a Kimberley Reginal Group meeting in 2023.

Local advocacyKRG advocates for Kimberley projects during Canberra visit

The Kimberley Regional Group representing the shires of Broome, Halls Creek, Wyndham and Derby travelled to Canberra in early September to advocate for the region to the Federal Government.

Cain Andrews

Spiderbait.

WA News Untamed Uncut rocks Broome despite smaller format

Untamed Uncut delighted fans at the Roebuck Bay Hotel with three nights of music

Phoebe Solon

Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation, Uunguu Rangers completed a week of mapping and monitoring balguja (dugong) and jala (seagrass) in the Uunguu Indigenous Protected Area.

WA News Kimberley program receives $200,000 for cultural protection

17 new projects receive funding to support preservation and research of First Nations cultural heritage values and country

Top: Lexyanna, Mervyn Mulardy from Yatangal. Bottom: Cash Savage and The Last Drinks, and John Bennett.

Bidyadanga celebration Bidyadanga gears up for arts and culture celebration

Bidyadanga’s third annual arts and culture celebration is set to kick off this week with two events in Bidyadanga and Broome, featuring local musicians and ARIA award-winning headliners.

Kimberley Country Football Championships Women's 2025 team.

WA Country Football Championships Kimberley women’s team play Country Footy grand final

The Kimberley Women’s team has made it all the way to the division two grand final in their 2025 WA Country Football Championships campaign. 

An aerial view of the Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park.

Tourism Kimberley National Parks shut down for wet season

National parks across the Kimberley, which draw hordes of tourists to the region every year, are preparing to shut down until 2026 as the wet season approaches. 

Cain Andrews

Garry Bronca won $10,000 for catching the "mystery barra".

Fishing Apex Barra Bash hosts biggest year yet

Broome angler Garry Bronca has won $10,000 for catching the “mystery barra” at WA’s biggest fishing competition, the Kununurra Apex Barra Bash. 

Cain Andrews

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West Coast NGA product Tylah Williams impresssed at the National Combine over the weekend.

AFL DRAFTCommentsPremiumEagles-linked draftee impresses at national combine

West Coast Next Generation Academy prospect Tylah Williams has shown his incredible pace and agility in an impressive showing at this year’s AFL national draft combine over the weekend.

Mitchell Woodcock

Many first-homebuyers don’t realise one of the most effective ways of building the 5 per cent deposit is through voluntary contributions to super under the First Home Super Saver Scheme.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumBuy your first home in just 20 months with these two hacks

First-homebuyers now have a nifty way to accelerate the purchase of their new home. A Perth couple could have their deposit for an $850,000 loan in less than two years, with big tax concessions up for grabs.

Nick Bruining

Bourby Webster, Ara Salomone and Toto Boutdara.

LifestyleCommentsPremiumInside the exclusive club for WA’s highest-profile citizens

From the outside, Lawson Flats appears much like any street-facing building in Perth’s city centre. But inside lies a playground for well-known Perth identities.

Zach Margolius

Roelands Village.

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How $8m restoration project will preserve Indigenous culture

Roelands Village — a significant heritage site in the State’s South West where members of the Stolen Generations were taken — will be restored in an estimated $8 million project.

Rose Patane

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School Sport WA manages interschool competitions, including swimming and athletics carnivals and Country Week tournaments.

EducationCommentsPremiumSerious corruption claims rock School Sport WA

Three people who organise sporting competitions for kids in public schools are under investigation for corrupt behaviour.

Bethany Hiatt

The group had been hiking through dense bushland for about seven hours when disaster struck about 5pm.

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Perth hiker forced to sleep in cave after horror injury

A Perth woman who was forced to sleep in a cave in a freezing mountain range after injuring herself on a hike has issued a warning to others.

Jessica Evensen

Western Australia players celebrate their U18 Championships triumph in 2009.

AFLCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe CLASS of ‘09: WA’s greatest-ever junior side

There was Nat Fyfe, Mitch Duncan, David Swallow, three Eagles premiership players, and several other AFL players. This is the greatest modern-day junior footy side WA has ever seen.

Doubleview’s emerging hospitality scene is drawing buyers from the inner city.

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CommentsPremiumREVEALED: 2 WA suburbs named best in nation to own property

Two WA suburbs have been singled as being among the best areas to own a property in the nation, a report has revealed.

Bourby Webster, Ara Salomone and Toto Boutdara.

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From the outside, Lawson Flats appears much like any street-facing building in Perth’s city centre. But inside lies a playground for well-known Perth identities.

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The restoration of The Rose Hotel in Bunbury was completed in time for its 160th anniversary.

TOP HONOURS PremiumBunbury’s The Rose Hotel $3m redevelopment recognised

It’s the time of year again when hotels, bars, pubs, taverns, and restaurants across the state compete for the top gong across a range of prestigious awards. 

Rose Patane

Waroona agricultural society president Simone Magno said there is a buzz in the air with the show just around the corner.

Show timeThe Waroona show returns this Saturday for its 94th show

The Waroona show returns this Saturday for its 94th show, promising a family fun day out for everyone involved. 

Craig Duncan

The Alcoa alumina refinery in Kwinana.

MiningPremiumRegional refineries to stay open despite Kwinana shutdown

An Alcoa spokesperson has confirmed work will go on at Alcoa’s Pinjarra and Wagerup refineries despite the mining giant shutting its Kwinana refinery last week.

Craig Duncan

Swim teacher Michelle Patane-Dillon with student Lucas Gunnell.

SWIM SAFETYPremiumPremiumLocal swim teacher to continue lessons despite complaints

Bunbury councillors have given a local swimming teacher the tick of approval to continue providing private lessons at home

Funeral for Dr Charmaine Papertalk Green-Smith at Mullewa Cemetery

Laid to restPremiumPremiumHundreds gather to farewell local Indigenous leader

More than 700 mourners gathered as Charmaine Joy Papertalk Green-Smith was laid to rest in her hometown of Mullewa on Friday.

About one in five eligible voters has cast their vote so far in the City of Greater Geraldton election.

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Just over one in five eligible voters in the City of Greater Geraldton election have had their say so far, with 11 days to go until polls close.

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If members of Congress can't reach agreement, the US Federal Government will shut down on Wednesday. (AP PHOTO)

CNBC newsCommentsHow a US government shutdown could impact global markets

Although government shutdowns typically have a negligible impact on capital markets, the timing of this one is significant.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

CNBC newsPremiumNvidia’s $US100b for OpenAI data centre buildo-out

Nvidia will invest up to $US100 billion in OpenAI as the artificial intelligence lab sets out to build hundreds of billions of dollars in data centres.

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Donald Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the deal on Friday.

CNBC newsVideoCommentsTikTok’s algorithm to be controlled ‘by America’

Further details of a deal reached between the US and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok have been revealed.

Alexandra Marquez and Lindsey Pipia

The new Gemini for Chrome includes new features that act as a browsing assistant.

CNBC newsCommentsGoogle adds Gemini to Chrome for all to bolster AI search

Google is adding more artificial intelligence into its Chrome browser as the search giant tries to fend off burgeoning competition from AI startups OpenAI and Perplexity.

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Osborne Park Football Club has been shut down after a player reportedly dressed as late physicist Stephen Hawking during end-of-season celebrations.

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Footy club now homeless over ‘Silly Sunday’ costume scandal

A football club in Perth’s northern suburbs has been shut down after a player reportedly dressed as late physicist Stephen Hawking during end-of-season celebrations.

Caleb Runciman

Sterling Tracey 12, Vivenne Tracey, 10, and Hadley Watson, 10, prepare for a new season at Scarboro Surf Life Saving Club.

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Dire warning to beachgoers amid ‘alarming’ rise in rescues

Thousands of nippers will take to WA beaches from next weekend as lifesaver patrols kick off across Perth, as new figures reveal an almost 50 per cent increase in rescues in the last financial year.

Rhianna Mitchell

There has been another case of measles reported inthe Pilbara region. Getty

healthPremiumPremiumUrgent alert after fresh measles case

One state has reported more than 40 cases of the highly infectious and potentially deadly disease this year.

Veteran Perth journalist Gary Adshead has quit the ABC less than a year after taking the reigns of its afternoon slot and revealed his next career move.

WA NEWSCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumShock as Gary Adshead quits ABC after less than a year

Veteran Perth journalist Gary Adshead is leaving the ABC less than a year after taking the reins of its Drive program.

From Wednesday, fines will be issued for motorists caught on the high-tech cameras breaking the law by speeding, driving without a seatbelt and using their phone.

PoliceCommentsCommentsUrgent warning to Perth motorists about speed cameras

Perth drivers beware, the grace period is over.

Lesley Grantham

CrimeVideoPremiumLethal Les won’t talk to police over bikie attack

Police Commissioner Col Blanch admits it is unlikely they will ever lay charges over the gangland shooting, burning and dumping of a Comanchero bikie by his own gang.

Jessica Evensen