A controversial Pilbara politician has been disqualified from holding office after he failed to apologise for alleging town staff were working to cover up an illegal brothel.
An assessment panel has approved BHP's second attempt to build housing on a Port Hedland site, after the original units became riddled with mould and were demolished.
Former Hedland councillor Camilo Blanco, who was recently stood down by the Minister, has had his appeal against a censure motion over false comments made about town staff rejected.
This week's appointments include Darren Forster, Addy Wetzler, Bojan Bogunovic, Darren Hedley, Michael Schaper, Denise Sweeney and Jessica Shaw, Martin Aldridge and Ron Yuryevich.
ANALYSIS: Port Hedland's governance demise is the result of a recipe which includes Royalties for Regions, personal vendettas, lewd behaviour, and a Zorro impersonator
The Town of Port Hedland council has been fired by Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley, with Jessica Shaw, Martin Aldridge, and Ron Yuryevich tasked with fixing the troubled jurisdiction.
A commissioner should be put in charge of Port Hedland for “as long as possible”, Regional Development Minister Stephen Dawson says, following the town's mayor quitting his posting.
Former Port Hedland mayor Peter Carter has warned extremists are about to take over the Pilbara council as he pleads with the state government to appoint a commissioner.
Pilbara contractor Yurra has won a $66 million contract with Rio Tinto adding to a pipeline of work with Main Roads WA, Woodside and its recycling joint venture with Sims.
A development assessment panel has knocked back a $500 million plan to build a workers' camp in South Hedland over issues on the design and the mystery surrounding the tenant.
Hedland councillor Camilo Blanco says an admission of wrongdoing and apology issued by the local government on his behalf was released without his consent, and that he “stands by the accusations”.
A major new essential workers project in Port Hedland is a step closer to reality, with the state government agreeing to pour $4.5 million into headworks.
A $25 million workers village proposed for Port Hedland is eyeing a mix of permanent and temporary housing units to ease a crippling accommodation shortage in the Pilbara town.
Civil engineering and construction group Decmil reduced its net loss after tax to $1.8 million during the first half of FY24, down from $2.5 million during the prior corresponding period.
The private operator of Port Hedland's airport is still seeking a carrier to resume international flights to Bali, two months after it was hoped they would commence.
Port Hedland councillors have passed a no confidence motion in Town Mayor Peter Carter, delivering a scathing assessment of his accountability, transparency and leadership
The Town of Port Hedland will defend legal action instigated by Decmil over an alleged contractual breach tied to a $19 million project that was backed by the state government.
A developer wanting to bring a touch of the Gold Coast to South Hedland has appointed a builder to its $51 million apartment complex and hopes to break ground next year.
The cost of renting a residential property in the Pilbara jumped by about 20 per cent in the September 2023 quarter, highlighting the acute housing shortage in the region.
Facility operator Compass Group plans to add hundreds of rooms in a $79 million expansion of a Port Hedland accommodation, to house workers of BHP's port debottlenecking project.
Workers' accommodation, a spruce up in South Hedland and new childcare facility headline a bold Town of Port Hedland pitch to breathe fresh life into Australia's export powerhouse.
Hundreds of freight and transport service workers will move into a former detention centre site, that covers 3.23 hectares of land, and free up properties for rent in Port Hedland.
