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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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Newman’s Braveheart to pack a punch for charity

April 26, 2013 – 1:50 pm | 698 views
Newman’s Braveheart to pack a punch for charity

The property market versus the stock market – it is a matchup that normally excites investors rather than boxing fans.
Yet when Newman real estate professional Kurt “Braveheart” Wallace steps into the boxing ring in Perth …

FIFO mental health under the spotlight

April 26, 2013 – 10:38 am | 413 views
FIFO mental health under the spotlight

Western Australian FIFO workers are being asked to take part in the biggest study to date of the mental wellbeing of people in the mining, construction and related industries who work split rosters. 
Designed by suicide …

Detectives investigate suspicious death

April 26, 2013 – 10:32 am | 261 views
Detectives investigate suspicious death

Major Crime Squad detectives and Forensic officers are investigating a suspected homicide in Newman.
On Saturday April 20 officers were called to an address in Colley road about 11pm where they found a man with serious …

Luck of the Irish brings back The Healys

April 5, 2013 – 12:58 pm | 382 views

St Pat’s Day has come and gone but the North West is still to get a good dose of Irish next weekend.
Irish born and bred brothers Allan, Gavin and Nigel Healy are The Healys, a …

Newman boys to carry the ball for Pilbara footballers

March 1, 2013 – 1:16 pm | 982 views

Newman boys Steven Garlett and TJ Clinch will this weekend join the State’s best junior Indigenous footballers at the Nicky Winmar Football Carnival in Perth.
With teams representing different metropolitan and regional areas of WA, the …

Eagles land in Hedland and Newman

February 8, 2013 – 11:58 am | One Comment | 1,261 views

West Coast Eagles footballers Josh Kennedy and Dean Cox hit the Pilbara last Thursday February 7 to help Newman and Hedland students improve their sporting and study pursuits.
West Coast ruckman Cox made his way to …

Paralympic champion swims with Pilbara kids

November 23, 2012 – 1:33 pm | Comments Off1,364 views

With Olympic gold medalists visiting town and sweltering temperatures baking the streets, Port Hedland and Newman children flocked to their local swimming pools last week for the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series program.
As part of …

Bloody Slow Cup 2012 a huge success

November 2, 2012 – 12:17 pm | Comments Off3,877 views

In 2001, four police officers lost their lives after a tragic plane crash near Newman.
Returning from a callout to the Kiwirrkura community, a team of three officers from Newman, piloted by an officer from Karratha, …

Gorge platform used for first time in Karijini vertical rescue

October 26, 2012 – 11:32 am | One Comment | 12,353 views

Although rescues in Karijini are less frequent this tourist season, incidents are so common the national park
has built a rescue platform at Weano Gorge, used for the fi rst time last weekend to rescue a 58-year-old …

Week five in the Big Brother house

September 13, 2012 – 4:22 pm | Comments Off1,530 views

Big Brother had to hold back his smart comments while George was nominating at the start of the week.
This is what else local Newman boy, George, got up to.