Cool heads help Wolves prevail against Falcons
Wickham Wolves defeated Karratha Falcons by 18 points in round 3 of the NPFL.
What’s New
Exmouth’s main street beautified with banners
A series of banners showing iconic local sites and activities has been erected on Maidstone Crescent.
Pioneering Karratha medical centre forced to close
Pilbara Medical Centre has abruptly closed, leaving staff and patients in the lurch, after its backers defaulted on the building’s mortgage.
Aussie pop queen makes Eurovision Grand Final
Kate Miller-Heidke has made it through to the Eurovision grand final after a flawless performance of her epic popera song Zero Gravity.
School attendance strategy rolled out in Karratha
Educators, police and retailers have launched a strategy to address low rates of school attendance in Karratha.
‘Interactive’ winter wonderland set for Yagan square
Blanketed in a layer of “snow” and lined with frosted pine trees and wooden chalets, The Winter Village is pitched as every winter-lover’s dream.
Our Time wins Exmouth masters fishing tournament
Exmouth Game Fishing Club held its annual masters fishing tournament over the weekend.
GoT recap: The fury of Daenerys scorned
The internet is ablaze with theories about who will prevail in this Game of Thrones. Are we any closer to knowing the answer?
Wickham Community Hub opens to the public
The long-awaited $16.35 million facility was opened at a community event last week.
Kicked out of bounds: How party ended for Footy Show
The world moved on but The Footy Show didn’t. It was only a matter of time before it was executed for good
Pilbara-based forensics professor pens crime novel
Forensics expert Hadyn Green has published his first book.
Rio’s Tom Price emergency service staff moved to FIFO
Half of Rio Tinto’s residential ESOs in the town were asked to become FIFO or accept redundancies last month.
The West readers on the rise despite national decline
Although most leading Australian newspapers have suffered a decline in cross-platform readership over the past year The West Australian is among the rare few to have bucked the trend.
Pilbara infrastructure, health to benefit from Budget
The State Budget has committed millions of dollars to various infrastructure, health and tourism projects in the Pilbara.
Treasurer defends further bill hikes on WA households
Households will pay almost $130 a year extra for a raft of services including power and water but Treasurer Ben Wyatt has defended the increase as the lowest for more than a decade.
Student enrolments rise at West Pilbara schools
New Education Department figures show enrolments have increased at the vast majority of West Pilbara schools.