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.
Cain Andrews
Brita Brundin, founder of meal service Chef For You, is supplying affordable, home-cooked food to working families across the Pilbara
Phoebe Solon
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
Roebourne’s Yaandina Community Services is being held up as a leading model for culturally secure, place-based aged care as landmark reforms to the sector rollout nationwide.
Police are on the hunt for a driver as they investigate a suspected hit and run which left a man was serious injuries in the Pilbara.
Caleb Runciman
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has urged Kimberley residents to be on the lookout for an invasive weed.
A lack of available and affordable rental housing in the Pilbara has forced not-for-profit group the Y WA to buy residential property in Karratha to overcome staffing shortages.
Cain Andrews and Phoebe Solon
People in parts of the State are set to swelter through intense heat, prompting a fresh warning from authorities.
He was charged with 15 offences, including five counts of indecently dealing with a child under 13 and one count of sexual penetration of a child under 13.
Jessica Evensen
Hundreds of Pilbara residents are gaining new skills and re-entering the workforce through BHP’s Future of Work Program.
The St John Academy, a leadership, health and wellbeing program for 12 to 17-year-olds, is expanding to Paraburdoo after a successful run in 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.
Australian rules football continues to go from strength to strength in the Pilbara
Pilbara News Year in Review January to June
Pilbara News Sports Year in Review
Students at Marble Bar Primary School were some of the first in the Pilbara to take part in AusBike sessions
