Residents in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions are being warned to batten down the hatches as a tropical low forming over WA’s north coast could develop into a tropical cyclone this week.
DFES Kimberley Acting Supt Glenn Hall said while there was nothing of note slated for the next week, residents had a prime opportunity to make sure they were prepared with emergency supplies.
Carly Laden
The court was told Barry was at a Guy Street apartment with his then-partner and other family members on the morning of December 5 when the pair got into an argument over jealousy.
A former child actor accused of breaching his protective bail conditions has been allowed back on the street after mistakenly thinking he could contact his ex-partner.
Cameron Haynes was pulling up craypots while on a fishing trip with his mate Corey Smith off Geraldton on December 27 when they were both thrown from the boat.
The emus had escaped from their home at Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park and roamed through the streets of Broome.
Broome Police have charged a person with acts likely to endanger the health and safety of a person following an investigation into a serious assault near Broome’s Chinatown precinct.
Staff reporters
The commitment forms part of the Plan for the Kimberley that was unveiled by the Premier in the region today.
Jakeb Waddell
Major Crash investigators are making their way to Kununurra this morning after a woman was hit and killed in a fatal crash in the East Kimberley town.
A backpacker was forced to fight off a 15-year-old boy who violently attacked and sexually assaulted her after breaking into her vehicle at a Kimberley campsite, a court has been told.
Shannon Hampton
The fire caused damage to areas of the base’s main building used for treating patients, administration and storage of equipment and medical supplies.
The WA charity founded by former Perth Wildcat champion Ricky Grace has been stripped of its government funding to run mentoring programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls.
Rangi Hirini
Animal welfare charges have been laid against a Kimberley organisation, two years after hundreds of cattle died from thirst on a station it runs.
Charlotte Elton
Lifesaving signs that would assist beachgoers in emergency situations are likely to be installed across the Kimberley after two recent shark attacks.
The 51-year-old will return to District Court to be sentenced early next year.
Taylar Amonini
According to police, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of thefts across luxury accommodation in the Cable Beach area
Naomi Steenson was just 26-year-old when she lost her beloved baby boy to whooping cough and has spoken of her emotional return to Broome.
Nestled in Nannup, Chris Done was a world away from the tourism icon in WA’s north that he helped make famous — but the Purnululu National Park was never far from his mind.
Steve Butler
A Broome surfer who narrowly escaped with his life after a Cable Beach shark attack has described the heart-stopping moment he ‘felt a massive bump’ as the predator hit his board.
Carly Laden & Sarah Steger
A surfer has been left ‘freaked out’ but uninjured after a shark attack at Broome’s Cable Beach, the second in less than three weeks.
Sarah Steger and Carly Laden
A surfer has narrowly escaped a shark attack at Broome’s Cable Beach, the second in less than three weeks.
Sarah Steger and Jakeb Waddell
The stretch of red dirt road had been the site of fatal accidents and caused communities to become cut off from critical health services and supplies.
His decision comes after The West Australian revealed Premier Mark McGowan and eight of his senior ministers had all rejected invites for the meeting
We need people who understand us and our needs and don’t need it “black-splained” by an advisory committee.
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