NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: Tuesday September 15, 2026
Royal Lifesaving WA holds training for people of all ages, and is encouraging people to sign up as lifeguards in remote areas. Image: Supplied
The Kimberley had the second-highest rate of drowning deaths than any other region in the country in 2025-26, as the Royal Lifesaving WA calls for more people to sign up as lifeguards in regional Western Australia.
New Curtin University research says dementia prevention may be placing too much responsibility on individuals — while overlooking the social and environmental conditions that shape brain health.
Mining giant BHP has now refurbished more than 50 houseswhich had been vacant in Newman for years for its local workforce.
A record number of threatened red-tailed phascogales has been captured during a wildlife survey in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt.