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More than 600 students from eight Broome schools are set to attend The Kids STEM Festival as it returns to the tourist town this August as part of National Science Week. 

Community PremiumBroome The Kids STEM Festival returns in 2026

More than 600 students from eight Broome schools are set to attend The Kids STEM Festival as it returns to the tourist town this August as part of National Science Week. 

Cain Andrews

The Brown Water Classic reeled in more than 500 anglers at the weekend.

Fishing PremiumBrown Water Classic reels in hundreds of anglers

East Kimberley Fishing Club’s and Tackle World Kununurra’s Brown Water Classic reeled in more than 500 anglers at the weekend with thousands of dollars in prizes and local bragging rights on the line.

Cain Andrews

The Broome mountain bike track is starting to become a reality, with construction set to begin next month.

Community PremiumBroome mountain bike track project gets under way

Broome’s long-awaited mountain bike track is starting to become a reality, with construction of the highly anticipated project set to begin next month. 

Cain Andrews

Broome Towns' Lachlan Hearsch.

Football PremiumBroome Towns book ticket to grand final

Broome Towns have claimed their spot in the West Kimberely Football League 2026 grand final after defeating Cable Beach at the weekend. 

Cain Andrews

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.

Phoebe Solon

University of Notre Dame's Broome Campus.

Uni Open DayPremiumNotre Dame Broome Campus Open Day

Future students and their families are invited to explore the study options in the Kimberley at Broome’s Notre Dame Campus Open Day on July 30

Cain Andrews

A video circulating online which has been viewed over half a million times depicting an individual carrying a washing machine while riding an e-scooter in the Broome area.

Viral videoVideoPremiumWA man’s e-scooter washing machine fail sparks police probe

A video circulating online showing a man taking a tumble while attempting to transport a washing machine on a e-scooter in Broome has been viewed nearly half a million times. 

Cain Andrews

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

Phoebe Solon

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

Phoebe Solon

Shinju Matsuri Floating Lanterns.

Community PremiumHorizon Power community grant application open

Horizon Power is inviting organisations across regional and remote WA to apply for its latest round of community grants. 

Cain Andrews

The Broome Pickleball Club hosted its first coaching clinic on 11 July, drawing 50 participants ranging in age from 11-year-olds to 70 plus years.

Sport PremiumBroome pickleball clinic serves up success

The Broome Pickleball Club hosted its first coaching clinic on July 11, drawing 50 participants ranging in age from 11-year-olds to 70- plus years.

Cain Andrews

Detectives are appealing to the public for information following the alleged stabbing of a 22-year-old woman in Broome on July 17. 

Crime PremiumYoung woman stabbed in Broome

Detectives are appealing to the public for information following the alleged stabbing of a 22-year-old woman in Broome on July 17. 

Cain Andrews

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.

Phoebe Solon

Warmun Eagles versus Port Wyndham Crocs.

Football PremiumWyndham takes down Warmun in round 14

The Port Wyndham Crocs delivered a dominant performance in round 14 of the East Kimberley Football League on Saturday, cruising to a comfortable 56-point victory over the Bow River Blues at Warmun Oval.

Cain Andrews

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

Jack Henson (Chinas BC) provided the night’s definitive finish, stopping Brodie Fuller (Fighter Fit) via a first-round knockout in their elite showdown.

Boxing Red Dirt Rumble delivers knockout boxing action

The Broome Civic Centre roared to life with Broome Boxing Club’s Red Dirt Rumble Kimberley Championships on Saturday night. 

Cain Andrews

Bidyadanga's Andre Kitty.

Football PremiumBroome Towns record near 150-point win

The Broome Towns recorded the biggest win of the West Kimberely League Football season so far at the weekend, winning their match against the Bidyadanga Emus with a margin just shy of 150-points. 

Cain Andrews

Nadine and Antoinette Milner from Balgo community, photographing during Kimberley Aboriginal Fashion, Textiles and Arts (KAFTA) in Broome.

Community PremiumCamera Story named finalist WA Social Enterprise of the Year

A Broome-based charity helping First Nations women across the Kimberley build careers through photography has been named a finalist in the 2026 WA Social Enterprise Awards.

Phoebe Solon

Three Kimberley shires will share more than $500,000 in WA Government funding to help reduce bushfires.

Bushfire season Kimberley shires receive funding to help stop bushfires

Three Kimberley shires will share more than $500,000 of State Government funding for mitigation activities to help reduce bushfires in the region. 

Cain Andrews

Upgrades to Old Broome Road have been completed early with both lanes of traffic reopening to the public on July 12. 

Upgrades completeOld Broome Road reopened ahead of schedule

Upgrades to Old Broome Road have been completed early with both lanes of traffic reopening to the public on July 12. 

Cain Andrews

Bailey Seamer is walking the length of WA for mental health awareness.

Mental health Walking the line for Kimberley mental health

Mental health advocate Bailey Seamer will walk 5000 kilometres from Kalumburu to Albany in July to highlight the mental health challenges facing regional communities.

Phoebe Solon