NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: 25 MAY 2026
Former Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga says the Pilbara will play an important role in developing future Perth Bears players when the club joins the NRL in 2027.
First Nations climber Ariel Thorpe, from the Birpai and Dunghutti nations, is heading to Italy after winning the Australian Youth Lead Climbing Championship.
Three young people have died in two separate Wheatbelt crashes during National Road Safety Week, with police investigating both incidents near Dandaragan and East Pingelly.
Gina Rinehart is planning a billion-dollar lithium mine on Ngarluma Country near Roebourne, with construction of the Andover project expected to begin in 2028.
Fortescue has begun construction on a major solar project at Turner River in the Pilbara, with more than one million solar panels set to help power its mining operations as the company expands its shift toward renewable energy and electric mining equipment.
Next Metals Exploration and the Wangkatja Tjungula Aboriginal Corporation have launched a Goldfields mining venture that will be 60 per cent owned by Traditional Owners.
WA Police are urgently searching for missing South Hedland man Maison Charles, who was last seen on Saturday afternoon.