Kimberley

Category 5: WA braces for Cyclone Ilsa tonight

WA residents in the 700 kilometres south of Broome down to Whim Creek are bracing for Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa, which is expected to cross the coast between Port Hedland and Wallal Downs tonight or early on Friday as a category 5 system.
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Floods bring freight in focus

WHEN Tony Chafer[1] heard the Fitzroy River Bridge had been destroyed by flooding in January, he immediately understood the challenge it would create for the local community.
“It was devastating,” Mr Chafer[2], chief executive of Wyndham port operator …

Contract awarded for three Kimberley bridge upgrades

Safety improvements are coming for road and freight users in the eastern Kimberley thanks to three bridge upgrades for the Great Northern Highway between Halls Creek and Kununurra.
A contract has been awarded to Fortec Australia Pty Ltd for the delive…