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AFLPremiumHalls Creek friends Farrar and McAdam face off

Images of Adelaide’s Shane McAdam flying over the back of childhood friend and fellow Halls Creek product Jy Farrer are again showing why the Kimberley is regarded as ‘the football factory’

Cain Andrews

Charity champion PremiumTravelling Jackaroo lands in Broome on RFDS quest

Sam Hughes, also known as the Travelling Jackaroo, has raised over $102,000 for charity while travelling around Australia on his tractor.

Cain Andrews

Remote reunion PremiumRemote communities open after two-year COVID closure

Government-mandated restrictions on WA’s Remote Aboriginal Communities were lifted last week, and while many welcome the change, some are choosing to keep those rules relating to public access. 

Jane Murphy

ResearchYawuru, State reach landmark water research agreement

A formal agreement to investigate groundwater resources on Yawuru country, the first of its kind, has been signed between the Yawuru Prescribed Body Corporate and the WA Government.

Sam Jones

Future is femalePremiumMajor grant awarded to next female Aboriginal leaders

A Kimberley organisation has been awarded a $300,000 grant to develop the next generation of female Aboriginal leaders. 

Jane Murphy

Family violencePremiumBroome to receive ‘one-stop’ FDV hub

Broome has been announced as the new location for the State’s fourth ‘one-stop hub’ for people affected by family and domestic violence.

Sam Jones

EKFLPremiumWaringarri Crows take down top dogs Yardgee Dockers

The Waringarri Crows have taken down ladder leaders Yardgee Dockers in a stunning upset on Saturday afternoon.

Cain Andrews

CancelledPremiumFitzroy Crossing Rodeo pulls plug after vandalism and arson

The organisers of the one of the Kimberley’s largest rodeos have made the ‘devastating’ decision to cancel their 2022 event after the intended venue was targeted by vandals last month. 

Jane Murphy

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The West Australian exclusive
Drunk-driverPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Life ban for drunk-driver six times legal limit

A Broome man has been handed a lifetime disqualification from driving after he was found with a blood-alcohol reading six times the legal limit.

Jane Murphy

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Rehab closurePremium
The West Australian exclusive
Broome’s only bird sanctuary to close after noise complaint

Behind a small house in Cable Beach lies a sanctuary; an expansive aviary-turned-rehabilitation facility for rare cockatoos, Kimberley parrots and Roebuck curlews.

Jane Murphy

MartuwarraPremiumFitzroy River water allocation calls continue to grow

Kimberley traditional owners have again called for the national heritage-listed Fitzroy River to be protected from irrigation proposals at the Fitzroy River Film Festival held in Broome on June 1.

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Broome boxing wins PremiumBroome Boxing Club brings home another slate of wins

Broome Boxing Club has brought home another slate of wins as it continues to prove its fighters are a force to be reckoned with in the ring.

Cain Andrews

Failed fundPremiumNew Government vows to help those affected by Youpla Fund

The newly elected Albanese Government has reiterated their commitment to investigate the recently liquidated Indigenous funeral insurance fund Youpla Group

Jane Murphy

‘Get a load of this’VideoPremiumPolice make enormous grog haul in dry community

The whopping haul included 22 cartons of Emu Export, 17 one-litre bottles of Bundaberg Rum and eight one-litre bottles of Jim Beam.

Troy de Ruyter

Remote healthcarePremiumYura Yungi Medical Service clinic $2m upgrades

Yura Yungi Medical Service in Halls Creek is about to undertake a massive refurbishment and upgrade of its facilities thanks to receiving $2m in support from Lotterywest. 

Cain Andrews

RacingPremiumReturning paddler takes top spot in 2022 Ord River Paddle

Kayaks coloured the waterways of the East Kimberley last weekend as an exciting river race flowed into the region.

Jane Murphy

STEMPremiumPurnululu’s students learn Deadly Science

Students at a remote East Kimberley school have been getting up close and personal with local wildlife thanks to a New South Wales not-for-profit aimed at championing STEM subjects in remote Australia schools.

Jane Murphy

SoccerKarratha crowned North West Soccer Champions

Karratha has clean swept the North West Soccer Championships, winning the Under 9, Under 11 and Under 13 trophies and not losing a single game on their way to doing so.

Sam Jones

PrisonPremiumJohnston’s comments ‘passing the buck’: Tracey

Broome President Harold Tracey has hit back at Corrective Services Minister Bill Johnston’s “threats” to return the planned Broome Prison to the original 12 Mile site if council did not rezone the current site.

Sam Jones

Circus is in townPremiumGreat Moscow Circus ready to wow Kimberley crowds

Daredevil motorcycle cage riders, breathtaking aerial performers and, of course, clowns are set to entertain Kimberley audiences as the Great Moscow Circus prepares for 16 shows across the region.

Sam Jones

CrimePremiumKimberley children pushed to burglary for a meal

The CEO of a remote community which last week saw one of only two nurses walk off the job after repeat burglaries says the cost-of-living has pushed local youth to steal for food.

Cain Andrews

Striking videoVideoPremiumSpace junk falls over Broome in spectacular video

A Broome couple has recounted their initial shock at capturing space junk entering the earth’s atmosphere over Broome, saying at first they thought it was ‘something more sinister’.

Sam Jones

Young Achiever AwardsDerby ‘Jetty Queen’ Katlyn Yeeda wins Young Achiever Award

Twenty-five-year-old Katlyn Yeeda has won the WA Young Achiever of the Year Award.  

Cain Andrews

Kimberley Work forceWarmun job seekers celebrate Cert III graduation

Last Friday, 10 eager job-ready men took their final step toward a better future at Warmun’s East Kimberley Job Pathways.

Jane Murphy