NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS Wednesday 4th March 2026

Here is the latest from the Ngaarda News desk.

The Pilbara Kimberley University Centres has opened its largest-ever scholarship round, offering more than $235,000 across 105 scholarships for higher education students in the Pilbara and Kimberley, with around half reserved for Aboriginal students and backed by the Pilbara Aboriginal Regional Corporation, Woonun Aboriginal Corporation and the Sisters of St John of God, with applications closing March 16.

Organisers of the wave rally championships in Geraldton say the long-running windsurfing event now looks set to return next year after strong financial backing from local businesses and residents helped overcome funding uncertainty.

The Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre has launched an exhibition examining the 1905 Aboriginal Act and Prohibited Areas Laws, highlighting how Aboriginal people were once banned from towns including Kalgoorlie and Boulder and forced to travel long distances to feeding stations, in a bid to address gaps in mainstream historical accounts.

Construction has begun on a new space tracking station on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, supporting India’s future astronaut launches, with experts saying the islands’ location makes them an ideal monitoring point along rocket flight paths.

The Prime Minister has linked an alleged terror attack in Perth to white supremacist ideology, telling Federal Parliament that violent racism continues to target First Nations Australians and vowing the government will confront extremism as investigations continue.

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