A former Karratha SES volunteer who launched his career in the Pilbara in 1990 has received life membership, the State’s highest emergency services honour, after 35 years shaping training standards Statewide.
Rose Patane
Michael Whittaker, Ella Dale, Elizabeth Smith and the Karratha Basketball Association were honoured at the Community Citizen of the Year Awards as part of the City of Karratha’s Australia Day celebrations.
Cain Andrews
The Shire of Ashburton honoured outstanding local contributions at its 2026 Citizen of the Year Awards on January 26.
Phoebe Solon
Pilbara beaches have dominated Lonely Planet’s list of Australia’s top 100 beaches, with Turquoise Bay in Exmouth named the country’s second-best remote beach and fourth-best for snorkelling.
Fraser Williams
Karratha’s median house price has jumped 14.5 per cent to $630,000, while Port Hedland faces slower growth of up to 5 per cent, revealing a widening property divide across the Pilbara.
Red Earth Arts Precinct hosted the opening night of its new exhibition Within | Without on January 23
The Shire of East Pilbara Australia Day citizenship ceremony and celebrations
The West Pilbara Cricket Association’s B-grade side capped off an outstanding campaign at country week this month, surging all the way to the grand final.
An 18-year-old man has died in a motorcycle crash in WA’s Pilbara region.
Jessica Evensen
The Kimberley and Districts Chamber of Commerce and Industry is gearing up for a big year, with 30 events already planned for 2026.
Broome Mardi Gras 2026 program announced.
Renowned artist and 2023 Cossack Art Awards overall winner Jenna Pickering has been named the 2026 artist-in-residence.
Pilbara residents can score 25 per cent off flights to Broome Mardi Gras, running February 19 to March 2 with international dance acts, national drag performers and local talent at the Roebuck Bay Hotel.
The man largely responsible for Western Australia’s world-famous whale shark phenomenon has been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to conservation and the environment.
Madelin Hayes
Fixtures for the 2026 North Pilbara Football League season have been released with some blockbuster clashes set for the opening round come April.
Brita Brundin, founder of meal service Chef For You, is supplying affordable, home-cooked food to working families across the Pilbara
A collaboration in Newman helping to boost early childhood literacy though puppetry, songs and interactive activities will continue in 2026 after a successful launch last year.
The State Government will provide $1.78 million to build four new dwellings for Murujuga National Park rangers.
A group of boys from the Onslow community have gained experience in conservation through a turtle monitoring camp on Thevenard Island.
Regional leaders have shared their plans for the new year.
WA has recorded its third-hottest year on record but a survey has shown soaring power bills are forcing people to turn off their air-conditioners.
Michael Palmer
Australia Day in Karratha
Communities across the Pilbara region are enduring a prolonged heatwave, with temperatures climbing into the mid-40s and little relief forecast in the coming days
Pilbara brothers compete in Duvedoppet swimming compertition in Sweden
