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COVID controversy PremiumPort Hedland COVID vaccine controversy sparks event in Perth

An event dubbed The Great Debate: Port Hedland vs the Premier will take place in Perth later this month, marking the latest chapter in the long-running Port Hedland COVID vaccine controversy.

Cain Andrews

Parliament PremiumOne Nation MP calls for Trump style politics in WA

One Nation MP Ben Dawkins claims Trump style politics are needed in WA as he backed in the new US President and the Port Hedland council’s COVID vaccine motion. 

Cain Andrews

Oil & GasPremiumThis is what $19 billion gets you

Action is picking up pace at WA’s biggest building site — and the impact of the $19 billion project will be felt far beyond the Burrup Peninsula. 

Matt Mckenzie

NetballPremiumHorizon Power boosts PHNA with funding ahead of NW Champs

The Port Hedland Netball Association is gearing up for an exciting year after being awarded in the latest round of Horizon Power’s Community Partnerships Program.

Katya Minns

CouncilPremiumPort Hedland Council meeting drags on for over six hours

The Town of Port Hedland’s October ordinary council meeting blew out to more than six hours in length.

Cain Andrews

Controversy continues PremiumCOVID contamination battle enters State Parliament

Port Hedland’s vaccine debate has made its way to the WA Parliament after the Premier urged Port Hedland Cr Adrian McRae to resign over his comments on Russian State media and COVID-19 jabs. 

Cain Andrews

Captain Australia’s Big LapPremiumCaptain Australia’s quest for The Kids’ Cancer Project

Pass Captain Australia in the Pilbara heat and you might think you’re seeing some sort of mirage or stepping into a scene from Mad Max, but his journey is part of a greater quest. 

Madelin Hayes

Debunked PremiumTGA responds to COVID vaccine contamination claims

The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration has rubbished claims of DNA contamination raised at a Town of Port Hedland council meeting in October. 

Cain Andrews

PoliticsCommentsPremiumPremier urges WA councillor to resign amid Russian strife

Premier Roger Cook has urged Port Hedland councillor Adrian McRae to resign after appearing on Russian State media to decry Australian ‘mainstream media’. 

Cain Andrews

Doubling down Councillor quotes nazi on Russian state news

Port Hedland councillor Adrian McRae has quoted a prominent nazi political theorist while appearing on Russian television to attack “mainstream media” reporting. 

Cain Andrews

Employers recognised PremiumPilbara employers awarded for backing volunteers

Twelve Pilbara businesses and organisations have been recognised at the 2024 Volunteer Employer Recognition Awards for their vital support of WA’s emergency services volunteers.

Cain Andrews

Economy PremiumSeven Pilbara projects share $1 million in RED Grants

Seven Pilbara projects will share in more than $1 million in funding in the latest round of RED Grants aimed at bolstering the region’s employment, business resilience and economic diversity. 

Cain Andrews

Land restoration PremiumAboriginal groups get $2m for land restoration work

Six Aboriginal enterprises across the Pilbara, Kimberley and Goldfields will share in more than $2 million in funding to support the production of native seed for land restoration and rehabilitation across WA

Cain Andrews

Local governmentCommentsPremiumPremier slams WA council for COVID vax scaremongering

Roger Cook says Port Hedland council has gone ‘off the rails’ after passing a motion concerning contamination of COVID vaccines, which world health authorities debunked.

Cain Andrews

Council chaosPort Hedland wants suspension of COVID vaccines

Port Hedland council has voted to call for the immediate suspension of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines.

Cain Andrews

Council chaos continues PremiumCouncillor’s COVID vaccine contamination motion revealed

Pro-Putin councillor Adrian McRae’s COVID vaccine contamination motion which he attempted to table at the September council meeting has been revealed ahead of a special meeting.

Cain Andrews

Wet season forecast PremiumPilbara residents urged to prepare for wet season

The upcoming Pilbara wet season is expected to be more active than last year, as experts predict the region will return to a typical wet season. 

Cain Andrews

MotocrossPremiumHedland boy to represent WA at YZ65 Cup

An 11-year-old South Hedland boy is gearing up for the ride of a lifetime after being the only Western Australian selected to compete in the Yamaha Motocross Australia YZ65 Cup.

Katya Minns

EnvironmentPremiumLargest population of endangered parrot detected in Pilbara

A groundbreaking discovery by Indigenous rangers and scientists has revealed the largest known population of the critically endangered night parrot in the Pilbara.

Katya Minns

Regional WAPremiumDredging work begins on Lumsden Point Project

Work is under way at Lumsden Point in the Port Hedland harbour where around one million cubic metres of material will be removed over the next eight weeks.

Katya Minns

Council Chaos Continues PremiumGavel struck during Port Hedland council meeting

A routine council meeting in Port Hedland descended into chaos during question time as repeated inquiries about mayor Peter Carter’s property ownership led to a heated exchange and a temporary recess.

Cain Andrews

Council chaos continues PremiumPro-Putin councillor introduces COVID vaccine motion

Tensions flared at the Town of Port Hedland September meeting after Cr Adrian McRae’s attempt to introduce a motion regarding alleged contamination of COVID vaccines was shut down by the mayor. 

Cain Andrews

ContractingPremiumDecmil tasked with $61m Marble Bar Road upgrade for HanRoy

Macmahon’s newly-acquired subsidiary Decmil has landed a $61 million contract to deliver much-needed upgrades to part of a critical freight route in the Pilbara.

Simone Grogan

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Tragedy as crash near Exmouth claims life of woman

A young woman has been killed, and two others injured, in a serious crash near Exmouth on Wednesday.

Lauren Price