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Phoebe Solon is a North West reporter for The Kimberley Echo, Broome Advertiser, Pilbara News and North West Telegraph

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Tradie's Day at Broome Races

Races PremiumTradies Day at Broome Races

Offices closed, workers took the day off, and it appeared the whole town turned out at Broome Turf Club for the annual Tradies’ Day races on July 24.

Phoebe Solon

A composite image of a total solar eclipse, from beginning to totality.

Solar eclipse PremiumTwo years until the Kimberley is plunged into darkness

Eclipse chasers should mark their calendars, with exactly two years until the Kimberley is plunged into darkness by one of the longest total solar eclipses this century.

Phoebe Solon

Ngarranggarni Civil and Mining Pty Ltd.

Social enterprise awards PremiumKimberley construction company building career pathways

Kimberley-based Aboriginal-owned civil construction company, Ngarranggarni Civil and Mining has been named a finalist in the First Nations Social Enterprise category of this years WA Social Enterprise Awards

Phoebe Solon

Nganjuwarr claimants celebrate their native title recognition.

Native Title PremiumNganjuwarr native title over East Kimberley country

The Nganjuwarr traditional owners have secured exclusive native title rights over almost 1000sqkm of country in the East Kimberley following a Federal Court determination held on country.

Phoebe Solon

The Kimberley Counts campaign encourages people to complete the Census on August 11.

Census PremiumKimberley launches Census campaign after 2021 undercount

A campaign encouraging people across the Kimberley to complete the 2026 Census on August 11 has been launched.

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Notre Dame student Abigail Chavez Abej

Rural health care PremiumStudents gain frontline rural nursing experience

University of Notre Dame nursing students undergo remote community placement program to gain experience working in the remote Kimberley

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Broome Senior High School teacher Tim Gray receives 2026 Kullarri NAIDOC Festival award for decades of services to education and work ‘closing the gap ‘ for Aboriginal students.

Education PremiumBroome teacher celebrated at Kullarri NAIDOC festival awards

Broome Senior High School teacher Tim Gray receives 2026 Kullarri NAIDOC Festival award for decades of services to education and work ‘closing the gap ‘ for Aboriginal students

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18-year-old Kununurra local, Brielle Jackson represented the Kimberley electorate in the 2026 Y WA Youth Parliament

Y WA Youth ParliamentPremiumYouth Parliament

18-year-old Kununurra local represented the Kimberley electorate in the 2026 Y WA Youth Parliament

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Focused on Wheels Workshop participants Jamila Thomas Kimikp Gibuma and Mikarla French

Road safety PremiumWorkshop boosts women’s road safety confidence

A free workshop held in Port Hedland on July 15 helped local women build the confidence and practical skills to stay safe on the road

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The new Kununurra swimming pool is scheduled to open in late August this year.

Community PremiumKununurra pool needs you!

Kununurra’s long-awaited public swimming pool is edging closer to opening, but staff shortages remain the final hurdle before locals can take the plunge.

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Shire of East Pilbara president Anthony Middleton.

Council PremiumEast Pilbara revises budget after rates rejection

The Shire of East Pilbara has adopted its revised $234 million 2026-27 annual budget following a special council meeting held on July 17. 

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A Derby man has been charged after an alleged violent incident at a local sporting club.

Crime PremiumDerby man charged over alleged club assault

A Derby man has been charged after police alleged three people were assaulted during an incident at a local sporting club, leaving one man with serious head injuries.

Phoebe Solon