Pilbara
Residents pick up the pieces after Cyclone Zelia rocks WA
Regional towns lashed by a cyclone face being isolated for days with limited food supplies as communities in two states begin to count the cost of recent destructive weather events.
- William Ton and Rachael Ward
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Cattle station takes direct hit from Cyclone Zelia but minor damage elsewhere
As the weather system continues to move south on Saturday, authorities still warn of concerns from ‘exceptionally rare’ rainfall amounts causing dangerous flooding in the north of WA.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Too late to leave Port Hedland as cyclone emergency warning declared
There is now a threat to lives and homes in the area, with people instructed to shelter indoors as winds pick up.
- Daile Cross
Cyclone Zelia as it happened: WA prepares for category five weather system to hit state’s Pilbara region
The West Australian mining towns of Karratha and Port Hedland are both at risk of a “direct impact” from Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon.
- Daile Cross
Horizontal Falls skipper, boat company fined over horrific crash
Edward Whisson was the master of Falls Express, a tour boat with 25 passengers on board in May 2022, when it hit rocks at the popular tourist destination. On Thursday he and the company he worked for were fined over the incident.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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- Missing person
Crew member missing off Rio Tinto bulk carrier headed for WA
The iron ore giant confirmed on Thursday Gel Aguaviva, a deck fitter on board its bulk carrier RTM Zheng He, went missing on December 26.
- Hamish Hastie
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Jinparinya: The last place Wes Lockyer was seen
The nine homes in Jinparinya, more than 1200 kilometres north of Perth, where Wes Lockyer lived with his extended family.
The iron-clad reason this investor thinks Perth house prices will fall in 2025
If iron ore prices suddenly plunge, then the WA economy and its housing market could turn on a dime with little warning, according to some experts.
- Sarah Brookes
Pilbara lithium leader’s profit crushed after price collapse
The collapse in lithium prices has crushed full-year profits at Australia’s leading producer, Pilbara Minerals, and denied shareholders any dividends.
- Marion Rae
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