Motion sensor cameras show cane toads on the march Cane toads are being found at alarming rates in Western Australia's Kimberley but motion sensor cameras have also detected the presence of a rare marsupial. AAP · Jul 4, 2023
Indigenous fashion showed off in Kununurra amid big dreams for emerging scene Indigenous artists in Western Australia's East Kimberley talk up the future potential of fashion design, as young people explore new ways of expressing one of the oldest cultures on earth. ABC News · May 24, 2023
Gija language dictionary reflects rich culture, Warmun art and East Kimberley landscape Gija people are known across Australia and globally for their striking artwork. Now, after decades of painstaking work, the beauty of their language is there for all to read. ABC News · May 7, 2023
Beware red flags and fakes: how to buy authentic First Nations designs that benefit creators and communities From souvenir shops to art galleries, First Nations designs are big business. Australia’s Productivity Commission estimates about $250 million of Indigenous-style art and consumer products are sold annually. But just 16% of that ends up in the hands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. The Conversation · Apr 29, 2023
Derby Liquor Accord cracks down on alcohol sales with tougher self-imposed restrictions Liquor outlets in Derby's West Kimberley, voting to restrict their own sales in a bid to better protect victims of domestic violence and other alcohol-related crime, have been commended by local police. ABC News · Mar 29, 2023
Tourism operators could be restricted from passing through Kimberley's Horizontal Falls The proposed changes were flagged at an invitation-only meeting held by the WA government in Broome on Tuesday. ABC News · Mar 15, 2023
Kimberley seed smoking trial underway to help rehabilitate Argyle diamond mine Traditional owners are working on a wet season seed smoking trial to restore native vegetation at the Argyle diamond mine site, closed by Rio Tinto in 2020. ABC News · Jan 26, 2023
Kimberley pastoralists isolated from markets as flood-damaged roads leave abattoir, live exports inaccessible Extensive flood damage across the region has left markets inaccessible and forces WA's major northern abattoir to pause operations between Broome and Derby. ABC News · Jan 18, 2023
From floods to fire? A climate scientist on the chances El Niño will hit Australia this year After three soggy years of La Niña in a row, Australia has endured record-breaking floods, the latest of which has inundated the Kimberley in Western Australia and across north and central Queensland. The Conversation · Jan 18, 2023
Wild weather continues across the country as expert says ‘extreme weather season’ has arrived Wild weather events are playing out over much of the country, with many states facing either extreme storms, floods or bushfires. The New Daily · Jan 15, 2023
Kimberley communities offered financial relief after ‘unprecedented’ flooding WA premier warns recovery efforts will take time after what he describes as the worst floods the state has ever seen The Guardian - AU · Jan 9, 2023
Lifesavers rescue 1,200 over holiday period in Australia – as it happened Follow live The Guardian - AU · Jan 5, 2023
Fitzroy Crossing and Derby isolated as Kimberley flood emergency deepens As floodwaters surge down the Fitzroy River, Derby is the latest town to be cut off and Broome is expected to follow amid a "one-in-100-year deluge" that's led to special Australian Defence Force aircraft being called in. ABC News · Jan 5, 2023
Flooding inundates homes in Fitzroy Crossing, central Kimberley as river hits highest level on record Record flooding on the Fitzroy River is causing havoc across the Kimberley, with authorities warning many communities could be cut off for a week. ABC News · Jan 3, 2023
ABC News · Jan 2, 2023 Major floods and wild weather isolate towns across northern Australia as ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie maintains strength Roads have turned into rivers, cows are struggling to survive in fast flowing waters and boats have become the only form of transport in parts of the central Kimberley as ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie continues to batter northern Australia.
The Conversation · Dec 7, 2022 Jailing Indonesians for shark finning in Australian waters doesn't solve the real driver – poverty Last week, four Indonesian fishermen were convicted for taking shark fins and poaching fish in Australian waters. The four men were spotted off remote Niiwalarra/Sir Graham Moore island in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, more than 150 nautical miles inside Australia’s exclusive economic zone.
ABC News · Nov 28, 2022 Four Indonesian men found fishing for sharks in Australian waters fined almost $20,000 in Darwin local court A court has been told four men were charged after being seen in waters off the West Australian Kimberley coast just six days after Australian navy crew members had previously asked them to leave.
ABC News · Nov 17, 2022 Missing woman Kelsey Bell found safe in WA's Kimberley as search continues for Wylie Oscar Police confirm Kelsey Bell is safe and well after being found a short time ago about 20 kilometres from her abandoned vehicle, but the search for Wylie Oscar continues.
ABC News · Nov 4, 2022 Climate change hampers fire reduction efforts after successful decade in Kimberley In the 2000s wildfires raged in the Kimberley until a huge increase in planned burning reduced their impact. But climate change means that success is far from guaranteed into the future.
ABC News · Sep 19, 2022 Feeding cane toad corpses to freshwater crocodiles could protect species from pest As Australia's cane toad invasion inches closer to conquering the Kimberley, innovative research using their corpses could protect populations of freshwater crocodiles in their path.
ABC News · Jul 31, 2022 Three new marine parks announced for Buccaneer Archipelago in WA's Kimberley region The three new marine parks will cover more than 600,000 hectares of Kimberley coastline throughout the Buccaneer Archipelago.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 13, 2022 At 47, I’m retraining to be a doctor 2,000km from home. The challenge is immense During my years as a journalist in the Kimberley I fell in love with a beautiful, troubled community. I now dream of serving it better
ABC News · May 29, 2022 Some Horizontal Falls boating accident victims expected to remain in hospital for days, surgeon says A surgeon treating patients who suffered a range of injuries in a boating accident at a popular tourist hotspot in WA's Kimberley says 10 people remain in hospital.
ABC News · May 28, 2022 Tour operator says no passengers were thrown into water in Horizontal Falls boating accident The tour operator at the centre of a boating accident in Western Australia's Kimberley region says the vessel didn't capsize and no passengers were thrown into the water.
ABC News · May 18, 2022 Kununurra after-school care service closes amid Kimberley staffing crisis A Kimberley mum says it is getting harder for families to stay in the region as her after-school care service becomes the latest to fall victim to staff shortages.