Outreach centre to expand homeless help
Centacare in Broome says it hopes a new outreach centre due to be completed next month will help it cater to the needs of more homeless people.
View ArticleLifeline funds to tackle suicide prevention
A phone counselling service says increased media coverage of suicide would help the public understand how big the problem is.
View ArticleCyclists' charity trek takes new course
More than 400 cyclists have taken to their bikes for a charity cycle across Western Australia's Kimberley region.
View ArticleEvents funding up for grabs
The Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley is urging residents to apply for grants worth more than $1,000 to stage events or improve facilities.
View ArticlePostie bike bash
A gang of 30 Lions riding postie bikes have rolled through Geraldton on their 2400 kilometre charity run from Toodjay to Broome.
View ArticleDrop-in centre set to open doors
People living on Broome's streets will have access to a soup kitchen, shower and laundry, when a $500,000 drop-in centre opens on the weekend.
View ArticleCharities rely on mining companies but questions raised
New figures show how heavily community groups and charities in Western Australia's north rely on the big resource companies for funding.
View ArticleChanges to Gibb Challenge unveiled
Organisers of the annual Gibb Challenge bike ride have unveiled changes for the 2012 event.
View ArticleCold Comfort for Broome's homeless as hostel plans crack
Plans to build a 12 million dollar hostel for Aboriginal itinerants in Broome, remain in limbo as parties debate site selection for the 50 bed facility.
View ArticleFunds to help restore flood-hit art
Four north-west Western Australian groups have received thousands of dollars to preserve historical documents, artwork and artefacts.
View ArticleFarmers linking up with skilled workers
Organisers of a program, designed to connect struggling farmers with volunteers, say the scheme is going strong in Western Australia.
View ArticleKimberley Heritage Celebrated with the Sisters of St John of God
History isn't dull nor is it all about the past, it's a vibrant part of current life in Broome
View ArticleWomen's Resource Centre gets helping hand
The Western Australian Government has given the Women's Resource Centre in Fitzroy Crossing a $31,000 boost.
View ArticleSalvos find regional people struggling to survive
The Salvation Army says people in regional WA are under as much, if not more financial pressure, as those in Perth and are skipping meals to pay bills as debt mounts.
View ArticleFarmers urged to donate unwanted produce
A national food organisation is urging farmers to rethink what they do with their seconds produce.
View ArticleOutback charity bike trek raises $500K
A 700-kilometre mountain bike challenge across the East Kimberley has raised $500,000 for charity.
View ArticleIndigenous Kimberley media organisations a focus for American Anthropologist
An Anthropology student from Colorado has been in the Kimberley this month to research the benefits of community-run media.
View Article100 Years - 100 Stories: Dampier Peninsula history told on canvas
The Djarindjin-Lombadina community has come together to tell their history on canvas.
View ArticleAround the west in 70 days
Six enormous Chamberlain 9G tractors traversing WA make quite a sight. But don't let the hitched caravans fool you, these aren't you're typical 'grey nomads'.
View ArticleMick Dodson on community based Reconciliation
Mick Dodson speaks to George Manning about the need for a community based approach when it comes to reconciliation in Australia.
View ArticleSoldiers strike a chord in the Kimberley
In a remote corner of the Kimberley, Australia's soldiers have not only been building houses and roads - they've now begun making music too
View ArticleThe Joybeats live on in the Kimberley
Hilary Smale meets the daughter of 'Sister Connie', who began a popular youth group called the Joybeats in Derby in 1969.
View ArticleOp shop sales up, donations down
The humble op shop is becoming an increasingly more popular shopping destination for Australians. But with shoppers up and donations down, second hand stores are struggling to keep up.
View ArticlePopular Broome boot scooting couple hang up the teaching boots after 21 years
Broome couple Maisie and Fred Harrison have volunteered their time each week to teach locals and visitors the art of bootscooting. After 21 years, the couple are calling it a day.
View ArticleCommunity involvement the key to sucessful short stay hostel
The site of the old golf club in Boulder is now home to an itinerant hostel; a place where Indigenous people can come to stay for a short time while they're in town.
View ArticleCoping after suicide
It's not just close family and friends; suicide can have far reaching effects on those left behind.
View ArticleSong Connections: Sally Eves reflects on travel, inclusion, and 'pathological...
Passionate community member of Broome, Sally Eves, reflects on her life so far through Song Connections on Kimberley Mornings.
View ArticleBashed victim convicted of assaulting girlfriend
A children's charity, Save the Children, says it will not be re-employing a former youth worker following his conviction for assaulting his teenage girlfriend.
View ArticleDerby Landcare Group celebrates natural Kimberley beauty
Hilary Smale takes a walk through the unique Joonjoo Botanical Trail with the Derby Landcare Group.
View ArticleSalvos' survey reveals 'disturbing picture' of poverty
The Salvation Army says "alarming" poverty, affecting areas across Australia, is having a particularly big impact on regional Western Australia.
View ArticleA challenging ride on the Gibb River Road as rain fell
Three staff from ABC Broome recently put their hands up for a crazy adventure by the name of the Gibb River Challenge.
View ArticleHousing help pledged for child cancer patients' families
A Kimberley cancer charity has unveiled plans to buy a house in Perth to help the families of local children who become sick.
View ArticleWACOSS says regions feeling affordable housing shortage
The Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS) says a state-wide lack of affordable housing is particularly acute in regional WA.
View ArticleGroundwork being laid for return to country scheme
An inquiry is underway into why itinerant Aboriginal people are sleeping rough in Kimberley towns.
View ArticleFunding woes threaten HYPE night patrol
The charity Save The Children says it will have to stop a night patrol service for Broome children if funding is not secured by the end of the month.
View ArticleKununurra youth night patrols get funding
Charity organisation Save the Children says ongoing funding for its Kununurra youth night patrols is great news for the town's at-risk youths.
View ArticleKimberley residents 'dig deep' for typhoon victims
Kimberley residents have so far donated more than $20,000 to a fundraiser for victims of the recent typhoon in the Philippines.
View ArticleFoodbank says there has been a big increase in people seeking help in...
The charity food provider, Foodbank, says there has been a big increase in middle class people seeking help in regional WA this holiday period.
View ArticleUltramarathon burns survivor returns for RFDS fundraiser
Kimberley ultramarathon burns victim Kate Sanderson says she is looking forward to returning to the remote terrain where she almost died.
View ArticleBroome sea rescue group keen to sign lease for new HQ
Broome's Volunteer Sea Rescue Group is hoping to sign a lease for its new headquarters within weeks.
View Article'I'm still the real queen of Derby': First male winner Trent Ozies to hand...
It used to be called the Boab Queen competition, until Trent won it a year ago. He was the first bloke in its 54-year history to do so.
View ArticleOutback cattle women wrangle tough terrain for RFDS in Gibb Challenge
A group of five cattle women from properties in outback Queensland spend months cycling rough roads to prepare for the Gibb Challenge in Western Australia.
View ArticleHow teen-mum-turned-lawyer Haley Allan turned her life around and helped...
Haley Allan was an unemployed teenage mum who got a second chance that changed her life. Now she's helping others start again.
View Article'Mango missionaries': Volunteers make a difference one mango at a time in...
Standing in a small mango packing shed in Western Australia's remote Kimberley, a group of volunteers hope to make a big difference one mango at a time.
View ArticleIndigenous dialysis patients help sew 1,000 skirts for outback women in the...
A group of Indigenous dialysis patients sewing special skirts for remote Kimberley women complete their 1,000th garment.
View ArticleWA truckies hook up with BHP and SIMS Metal to send scrap rail to drought-hit...
A convoy of trucks from Western Australia's Pilbara region is making its way east to help farming communities devastated by recent flooding in Queensland.
View ArticleGibb River Road challenge taken up by six school children striving to be the...
They're only 11 and 12 but these country kids will brave the Gibb River Road on their bikes to thank the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
View ArticleSuicide prevention services need greater consistency says police officer...
A police officer who ran a Kimberley outpost, one of the most isolated stations in the country, has made an emotional plea for more consistent mental health services.
View Article'Crisis level' means healthy puppies, kittens in the Kimberley could be...
A shortage of volunteers and funding has triggered serious concerns for animal welfare in far-north Western Australia, with cats, dogs, puppies and kittens "very much at risk" of being euthanased.
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