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Natural disasters have punctuated most years of their high school life, but this year's Heywire winners only have tales of resilience to share. 

With its lawyers forced to live in hotels and caravan parks, Kimberley Community Legal Services says a lack of resources is forcing it to turn vulnerable people away.

Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park is expected to reopen to visitors just in time for the 2024 dry season after being all but washed away by last year's once-in-a-century floods.

The vast outback region has been cut off via road in recent days, but this morning floodwaters receded enough for a crucial highway to be reopened.

Ray Yeeda appeared before the WA District Court after he was found guilty of rape at trial.

After cancelling previous tours to Tamworth due to pandemic lockdowns and unprecedented flooding, Kimberley Gold is back to perform and busk.

Road access to the Kimberley towns of Halls Creek, Kununurra and Wyndham has been cut off by flooding across two major highways, although residents are well stocked and prepared for wet season challenges.

Living in regional Western Australia remains a costly enterprise, with prices consistently higher than Perth for basics including groceries and fuel.

The chair of the Ngumpan Aboriginal Community says Western Australia's Water Corporation failed to effectively notify locals after E. coli and thermophilic naegleria were detected in its water supply.

Northern Territory boy Tristan Frank was last seen near Balgo in outback Western Australia in 2020. He hasn't been seen since.

Karl O'Callaghan is urging the state's director of liquor licensing to consider a police proposal to restrict the sale of alcohol in more regional areas, warning "children's lives at stake".

The Shire of Halls Creek launched an internal investigation into Phillip Cassell after allegations were raised about him at a December council meeting, but the former CEO said he remained unsure about what he had been accused of.

A year since bridges, cattle and homes were swept down the Fitzroy River, residents reflect on the road to recovery.

Halls Creek Shire in the Kimberley confirms chief executive Phillip Cassell has resigned, but it won't comment on the nature of the allegations raised during a council meeting.

A cattle industry survey shows millions of dollars in losses from deliberately lit fires, with pastoralists calling for more concrete action.

The Surfaris' Wipe Out gets people of all ages up and dancing hundreds of kilometres from the coast.

Hundreds of Kimberley community members were employed during the Fitzroy River Bridge rebuild after a record flood, and they are hoping for ongoing opportunities.

WA police said a member of the public discovered the grenade on Monday evening, making it the third grenade to be found in the Kimberley region in recent years.

The $250 million replacement Fitzroy River Bridge opens nearly a year after devastating floods in Western Australia.

From time immemorial, the river that runs from the hills of the east Kimberley to the mouth of King Sound in Western Australia has been the setting of stories and events that have shaped the country. But now it's the subject of much discussion.

Wildlife carers across Western Australia's Kimberley are scrambling to help animals hit by sweltering conditions.

Over 38 pages and 25 towns, police have gone into intense detail about the extent of regional Western Australia's alcohol problem.

WA Police and some regional shires say 25 towns should be subject to similar liquor restrictions as Carnarvon due to levels of alcohol fuelled violence up to 104 times higher than the metropolitan area.

In a letter sent to the director of Liquor Licensing, Deputy Police Commissioner Allan Adams says "immediate intervention" is needed to address shocking rates of domestic violence and other forms of crime.

Less than $900,000 out of $12m has been handed out to victims of the Fitzroy River flood disaster in January. Just 24 people have received money.