Ted O'Connor

The state government blames COVID-19 and record floods for a lack of progress on its pledge to build a dialysis centre in Halls Creek as Indigenous health leaders vent about a lack of consultation.

A sprawling fight in the Kimberley community of Halls Creek has raised concerns about violence becoming normalised, prompting calls for greater leadership.

Kununurra Children's Court heard an 11-year-old boy involved in stealing cars was missing school while being easily led by teenagers who roamed the streets at night.

Some residents are wondering at what point will they give up taking the plunge in the spectacular upper Ord River.

Last year, Halls Creek Shire and the WA government spruiked the town's new BMX track as an exciting way to engage troubled youth. Now residents are asking why it's overgrown with weeds and practically unusable.

Halls Creek's aged care home serves a vast area with many Indigenous cultural groups, and now a local Aboriginal health service hopes to boost the facility that's struggled in recent years with compliance breaches.

The Ord Valley Muster showcases the East Kimberley's Indigenous culture, pastoral heritage and spectacular landscape, but a ticket sale dive at last month's event has put the festival on shaky financial ground.

A person stuck on a rock face at a popular tourism site in Western Australia's far north is rescued by emergency service crews, after spending the night on the cliff.

Residents of one of Western Australia's most disadvantaged towns say community interests have been sidelined amid infighting.  

As the coroner tries to get to the bottom of what happened to the 27-year-old, the case remains short on strong evidence while abundant with theories and claims of criminal conduct.

Twenty police and volunteers have been searching near Noccundra, the first major effort for nearly two years since Jeremiah "Jayo" Rivers disappeared.

In the Kimberley town of Halls Creek, advocates and frontline workers say family violence is a huge problem and more must be done to stop the normalisation of harmful and destructive behaviour.

Queensland police have confirmed a new search for the 27-year-old started in the Noccundra area, in south-west Queensland, last week.

Power failures, unsafe living conditions, houses beyond repair and an overwhelming sense of hopelessness — Indigenous leaders say there's a long road ahead to achieving change in Mardiwah Loop community in the Kimberley.

Halls Creek Shire has apologised for its handling of a work vehicle crash which occurred on a public holiday near a popular recreation spot, as ratepayers lament a potential waste of vital funds.

Kununurra's much-maligned $12 million hostel has sat empty in recent years and now the Commonwealth has agreed to hand the reins to two Indigenous organisations who want to get more young people into employment.

Three girls have been charged over the incident in northern WA as community leaders continue to call for more to be done to address youth crime and social dysfunction.

The Shire of Halls Creek is accused of breaching fair processes during a probe into alleged misconduct by its former chief executive, as cracks emerge in its relationship with an Indigenous group charged with helping to reduce youth crime in the region.

Leaders say the barriers helped deter dangerous ram raids and chases in Kununurra but the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley's insurer objected to them.

Kununurra is one of Australia's hottest places, and crocodiles live in its waterways, yet its efforts to build a 50-metre pool have been frustrated by funding shortfalls.

Indigenous people in the remote town of Halls Creek are proud of their homegrown AFL stars, but they are desperate to stamp out another side of the local competition — violent feuds.

Details of charges against Miriwoong elder Ted Carlton can once again be reported, after his lawyer failed in a bid to prevent ongoing publication.

Bankwest has conceded it did not consult the community about its snap closure of multiple branches across regional Western Australia, but says 15 of these will be taken over by the Commonwealth Bank.

Roger Cook says vision appearing to show children being cable tied together in the state's north is "disturbing" and "confronting" while the state's Children's Commissioner says she is "appalled" by the allegations.

The remote resort is famous globally for showcasing the Kimberley's gems, but those who have been relaxing in springs and gorges for free may soon have to pay up.