Tom Zaunmayr

A government buyback of properties in Port Hedland’s dusty west end has acquired half of eligible homes with three months left to run.

A WA company has been lashed by the Fair Work Commission over a “sham” agreement later used to win a contract with Chevron.

Fisheries Minister Don Punch has poured cold water on a rethink of demersal fishing limits, claiming they are necessary to avoid complete collapse of the fishery.

Commissioning of a $484 million mineral sands project has begun, with production ramp-up slated to begin this year.

Augusta Margaret River councillors have voted in favour of rezoning former farm paddocks into a future development zone in Cowaramup.

Draft changes to Aboriginal heritage laws have been shared with stakeholders ahead of restoration of an amended version of the 51-year old Aboriginal Heritage Act.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss local governments going beyond rates for revenue in Western Australia. 

WA’s shires and councils are expanding income sources through necessity and ambition.

The state government has stepped in to fund a research program to futureproof WA’s scallop industry in the face of mounting difficulties caused by climate change.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state of freight networks in Western Australia.

A potential new precinct could home about 1000 people in a rapidly-growing South West town near Margaret River.

Myriad issues are crippling WA's road freight network. It is leaving truckies with hefty damage bills, towns with no produce and governments with huge headaches.

A WA invention using silkworms to fix perforated eardrums is nearing human trials having been buoyed by promising pre-clinical tests.

A Western Australian abattoir reopened last year will shut its doors in a major blow to south coast sheep farmers.

Among the huge list of council hopefuls is the usual swag of business people, community heroes, colourful characters and eyebrow-raising pitches which make elections great.

The Western Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed a recount to replace disgraced MP James Hayward will be held in September.

Construction of a long-awaited marine support base at Broome Port will begin this year after securing the final piece of its funding puzzle.

The Shire of Broome has challenged the state government and industry to follow its footsteps and build new homes for staff instead of leasing from the town’s tight rental market.

Ground could soon break for WA’s first surf park, and its owners are working to bring world class surfers and musicians to the venue.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the growth of a tourism industry in the Pilbara at the hands of Ngarluma and Yindibarndi man Clinton Walker.

Port Hedland is one of several local governments in outback WA progressing ideas to address crippling housing shortages.

Former local government minister Tony Simpson will campaign for better boating facilities, major retailers to set up shop, and more youth entertainment.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the growth in popularity of truffles in Western Australia.

Workers’ accommodation, a spruce up in South Hedland and new childcare facility headline a bold Town of Port Hedland pitch to breathe fresh life into Australia’s export powerhouse.

During WA’s resources boom the Pilbara was known for three things – mining, Red Dog and the beating sun. The remarkable landscape barely rated a mention.

A proposed enterprise agreement covering Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants has been emphatically rejected as the oil and gas giant’s workers veer closer toward a strike.

The East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce and Industry has detailed the extreme impact to business and residents of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River floods.

Flights from Port Hedland to Bali and Brisbane will resume for the first time since COVID through a new deal between the Town and its airport.

Booming interest in a big box Pilbara business park has spurred a new land release which could net ratepayers $1.75 million.

From cattle stations to burgers, the truffle’s image is getting a working class makeover.

Oysters at a Forrest-backed farm near Carnarvon have been rendered unsellable due to a natural parasite taking hold at the site.

Updated guidance on medicinal cannabis use in the workplace and removal of barriers for industrial hemp production will be pursued by the state government.