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A rare solar eclipse passing near Newman and Jigalong put the Pilbara front and centre on the world astronomy stage last Friday May 10.
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Going pink for breast cancer research

October 5, 2012 – 3:12 pm | Comments Off2,276 views

The National Breast Cancer Foundation is urging Pilbara and North West residents to go pink again this year for cancer research and host a Pink Ribbon Breakfast.
North West residents have raised more than $140,000 for …

Roebourne family wins national child protection award

September 22, 2012 – 2:17 pm | Comments Off1,670 views

Yaandina Family Centre in Roebourne has won The National Child Protection Awards for WA, recognised for its exemplary initiative to create a family focused community.
The occasion was celebrated at the Yaandina Family Centre in Roebourne, …

UGLY Dampier bartender cashes in for a good cause

September 15, 2012 – 6:52 am | Comments Off1,198 views

Alex Taylor from Dampier Mermaid Hotel is the first bartender in Dampier to show her UGLY side for the Leukaemia Foundation’s most quirky fundraising event, the UGLY Bartender of the Year.
Standing for Understanding, Generous, Likeable …

Teddy bears find doctors’ appointments a picnic

September 13, 2012 – 3:38 pm | Comments Off1,290 views

Fear not, teddy bears of the Pilbara. If the thought of going to see the doctor curls your belly fluff, help is at hand. 
Medicine students from the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia have been …

Angel of Cuisine

September 1, 2012 – 6:00 am | Comments Off501 views

As the weather warms up again and we are all setting up our boats to get out there and hold a big fish, there are so many great opportunities to do outside activities, which means …

Angel of Cuisine

August 24, 2012 – 11:39 am | Comments Off567 views

Food planning is a necessary evil if you want to make it easier to achieve your healthy lifestyle goals.  
I have learnt from past experience that without a plan it is so much harder.
I have …

The angel of cuisine

July 28, 2012 – 7:00 am | Comments Off1,009 views

Thanks everyone for the great response to my feature last week.  
I wanted to talk a little this week about reality.
For those of us who are mums, it was back to school this week and …

Participants lose 238kgs

July 28, 2012 – 7:00 am | Comments Off879 views

Life and Soul’s Easter Bunny Buster Challenge finished up recently with the participants being treated to an awards night on Sunday, July 26.
Twenty-eight participants from Karratha and 33 from Broome competed in the challenge, which …

Hangi-ng out to remember and fight back

July 28, 2012 – 7:00 am | Comments Off1,021 views

Port Hedland’s Cancer Council Relay For Life team “Howrie and the Maori” know how to let it all hangi out, and boy did they do just that at the Finucane Island Club last weekend.
The evening’s …

Introducing the Angel of Cuisine

July 21, 2012 – 7:10 am | Comments Off1,315 views

I’m a local Pilbara girl who arrived here five years ago weighing 120kg. 
I am a married mum with two kids and the same lifestyle that we all share up here, but now with lots of …