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Youth Week brings in hip-hop artist
Beads of sweat and tired leg muscles were the order of the day as “The Hood” kicked off a three-day hip-hop workshop for “Youth Week” with international hip hop artist Brendan Burns.
Brendan is a b-boy …
Kookaburras fly into the Pilbara
The Nickol Bay Hockey Association hosted the world’s number one hockey team’s visit to Karratha recently to help raise the profile of hockey in the Pilbara.
As part of the National Indigenous Program, the Kookaburras visit …
Inspirational Firetalkers
An inspiring group of Port Hedland women took part in an effective presentations workshop last week and discovered that, if you’re going to head out into the community to inspire others, everything you need starts …
Egg-cellent turn out at Easter Carnival
The Karratha Baptist Church held their Easter Family Carnival last Sunday with lots of fun to be had.
There was a car boot sale out the front and inside was filled with exciting stalls for clothes, …
Ed centre opens
The Youth Involvement Council’s new look “Ed Centre” opened last week with great applause, not to mention great cake, and a great sense of possibility for Hedland’s young people.
The centre, refurbished from a tired office …
They were brave and shaved
Many took the plunge and shaved their head for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave last weekend at the Karratha Centro Shopping Centre.
Organised by the Karratha Centro along with hairdressers from Head of Time, people …
Lua hits the Pilbara
The Pilbara was lashed by the strongest cyclonic system since Laurence in 2009 when severe tropical cyclone Lua battered the coast last week.
The category 4 storm crossed about 2pm Saturday, March 17 near Cape Keraudren, …
Be brave and shave
It is that time of the year again when people take the plunge and shave their head for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave.
This year, the World’s Greatest Shave will be held on March 17 …
Hedland celebrates ship arrival
The return of cruise ship Radiance of the Seas to Port Hedland on the Labour Day long weekend offered a reminder of the potential economic and community benefits such a vessel might provide to the …
Hedland mayor set to go head to head with Grylls
Popular Port Hedland Mayor Kelly Howlett has surprised many in the past week, all but confirming her bid to run as a Labor candidate for the Pilbara electorate in the 2013 WA state elections.
The revelation …
