Fixtures for the 2026 North Pilbara Football League season have been released with some blockbuster clashes set for the opening round come April.
Cain Andrews
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.
Regional leaders have shared their plans for the new year.
Phoebe Solon
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 Hedland
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
The Town of Port Hedland celebrates official opening of the Kurlu Kurlu Wirri play space
The Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry is preparing for a big year in 2026, launching new advocacy programs to tackle liveability issues while capitalising on a surge in industrial growth.
Australian music heavyweights Ella Hooper of Killing Heidi fame and multi‑award winning artist Christine Anu will headline Port Hedland’s Always Good Nights this year in the event’s biggest line-up yet.
South Hedland detectives are calling for the public information as they investigate a series of scrub fires.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has urged Kimberley residents to be on the lookout for an invasive weed.
People in parts of the State are set to swelter through intense heat, prompting a fresh warning from authorities.
While former Port Hedland Councillor Camilo Blanco has said he will run in the upcoming election despite Government advice that he would be ineligible, who else from the dismissed council is set to run again?
The Town of Port Hedland will hold a postal election on March 28 to elect all nine council positions to replace the commission installed at the local government authority in early September 2025.
Broome police say they have stopped more drugs entering the community after allegedly finding two men in possession of more the 56g of meth over the holiday period.
The Pilbara will get a slice of the State’s housing cash action following the mid-year Budget review.
Laura Newell
After a five-year trial, the banned drinkers register has now become permanent in the Pilbara and Kimberley.
Cain Andrews and Laura Newell
A Hedland student has wrapped up her high school years on a high note, achieving an exceptional ATAR score she describes as “a bit surreal”.
Madelin Hayes
Town of Port Hedland commissioners have chosen their preferred builder for the JD Hardie Youth and Community Hub Adventure Park.
The key worker housing project touted for a 2.64ha lot on Cottier Drive in South Hedland has returned to the Town of Port Hedland’s council chamber.
A new health initiative, which aims to fast-track important surgical interventions by chartering flights from remote Pilbara locations, is helping locals access critical auditory health care.
Hedlanders will get Hedland Cup day off after the town’s commissioners agreed to bring forward the King’s Birthday public holiday.
He may wish to once again throw his hat in the ring for the Town of Port Hedland council, but Camilo Blanco will not be able to do so.
In a nailbiting finish at the Colin Matherson Oval on December 12, South Hedland Cricket Club emerged victorious in the Port Hedland Cricket Association senior men’s grand final against the Mines Cricket Club.
