The Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley has allocated $95.8 million for capital works in its 2025-26 budget, but rates will rise 2.37 per cent across all categories to pay for the huge investment.
Cain Andrews
The long-awaited East Kimberley Regional Airport runway extension has taken its next step to becoming a reality with the Shire of Wyndham/East Kimberley putting out the tender.
It’s time to pop the bubbly and dust off your boots as ladies day is back at the Ord River Magpies Football Club.
Madelin Hayes
The find prompted police to execute a search warrant at his property where they found another stash.
The Australian Defence Force is urging Kimberley residents not to be alarmed by increased military activity in the region as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
The incredible potential of the Lake Kununurra barramundi fishery was illustrated by a massive fish caught recently by a local.
Scott Coghlan
The Ord River Magpies have cemented their place at the top of the East Kimberley Football League ladder after defeating Port Wyndham Crocs in round 10 at the weekend.
Kununurra mental health worker Jacquelyn McCoy has been named Aboriginal Student of the Year at the Central Regional TAFE Awards, after completing her Diploma of Counselling
Bushfire experts converged in Broome on Wednesday to meet with Emergency Services Minister Paul Papalia as part of a national forum tackling fire threats across northern Australia
Natasha Clark
The Banned Drinkers Register is set to become permanent in some northern regions of WA under new legislation.
Member for Durack Melissa Price has slammed upcoming changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, warning the reforms will hurt regional WA.
Scarves and jumpers have been making a rare appearance across the East Kimberley, as locals from Kununurra to Halls Creek have been waking up to some unusually crisp mornings.
The Ord River Magpies have reclaimed the top spot on the ladder after a late comeback as East Kimberley Football League teams clashed for round nine at the weekend.
Former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders has had a trial allocation hearing delayed by one month.
Heartwood is more than a natural beauty store, it’s the deeply personal creation of Alex Wilson, who turned a family legacy of sandalwood into a sanctuary for wellbeing.
Megan French
Grassroots funding has taken on a literal twist in the Kimberley, where 14 community groups have received $80,000 raised by selling hay grown with recycled water
Nearly 24 years after a British backpacker vanished in a remote part of the Northern Territory while travelling with his girlfriend, police have made a fresh plea.
Brendan Kearns and Alexandra Feiam
Broome locals have been adorning scarves and jackets over the past week to seek comfort from a noticeable dip in overnight temperatures, and it’s not just in their heads
Hezekiah McCorry kicked a massive seven goals for the Waringarri Crows as the side went up against the Port Wyndham Crocs in a match that went down to the wire at the weekend.
Kimberley Minister Stephen Dawson has described last Thursday’s State Budget as having “something for everyone” in the region, despite the scrapping of a key household energy credit and rising utility bills.
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services says plans to establish a renal facility in Halls Creek have passed a significant milestone with the shire voting to give land to the State Government for its construction.
Sarah Crawford
When Imelda Yukenbarri Gugaman paints, she is passing on stories from her mother, with each brush stroke telling the tales of her country.
Kununurra’s cotton gin is on budget and on time to begin processing up to 100,000 tonnes of product produced in Ord Valley from August 11.
Millions of extra funds will be put into a range of regional infrastructure projects to see them completed, the State Budget has revealed.
Oliver Lane
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