Laura Newell

A hands-on program giving caregivers practical knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed food choices, will come to the Pilbara later this month.

Two Pilbara residents were ordered to pay more than $2,200 in Karratha Court this week after being accused of taking more than double the legal bag limit of ark shells.

Northern WA pastoralists and stakeholders have raised concerns that an inoperative water gauge could mean thousands of cubic gigalitres were lost in the planning management of the Fitzroy River.

Plucking eight litres of molluscs from the Pilbara coast has cost two fishers a pretty penny in court this week.

City of Karratha councillors have been advised to accept $101,560 in State funding for five automatic numberplate recognition CCTV cameras, despite not having asked for the cash in the first place

An $800,000 contract for planning the “co-ordinated master plan” of three major sporting precincts in the City of Karratha is set to be awarded to a Perth-based firm.

The Shire of Broome will be throwing the third and final Eat Street Chinatown bash, from 5.30pm on Friday.

Last week Megan French hit Perth’s most Instagrammable cafe. This week, Laura Newell typically has the opposite rule: If it’s the hottest thing, it’s the last place you’ll find her. This spot changed her mind.

One Arm Point Remote Community School will be one of five more primary schools across WA to offer free, optional, full-time kindergarten in 2027.

After weeks of back-and-forth, the City of Karratha council has finally passed its 2026-27 budget, opting to approve a 3 per cent rates rise for residents.