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WA floods rebuild may take 'months' as falling Kimberley water levels reveal enormous damage

WA's premier describes the infrastructure damage caused by flooding in the Kimberley as "extraordinary", with the daunting task of rebuilding towns and communities becoming clearer as water levels drop.

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WA floods prompt Kimberley visit from Anthony Albanese and Mark McGowan amid devastation

Anthony Albanese is promising "significant" emergency assistance relief for those impacted by Western Australia's worst-ever floods ahead of a tour of the state's soaked Kimberley region.

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Hundreds airlifted to safety by military helicopters as northwest Australia sees ‘once in a century’ floods

Authorities evacuate 233 people from desert town of Fitzroy Crossing

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WA recovery begins as floodwaters rise

While severe weather conditions have eased in the Northern Territory, authorities say record-breaking floods continue in WA's Fitzroy River catchment.

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Much-needed supplies arrive in Fitzroy Crossing crossing as region reels from record flooding

The first major supply of essential goods arrives in Fitzroy Crossing, after flooding from former tropical cyclone Ellie wreaked havoc in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

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Kimberley pastoralists fear property damage, stock losses from floods will be severe

Kimberley pastoralists face a nerve-racking wait to assess the extent of livestock losses and property damage from record flooding across North West Australia.

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Frustration builds as evacuations delayed in 'severe' Kimberley flood emergency

Residents in Western Australia's far north are facing an unprecedented disaster as the Kimberley's flood emergency continues.

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Town devastated after record WA flooding

Long-term Fitzroy Crossing resident Dwayne Ben says damage in the flood-ravaged town is extensive as downstream communities prepare for the peak to arrive.

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Australian Defence Force steps in as Kimberley's flood emergency intensifies

The ADF is evacuating stranded Kimberley residents from Fitzroy Crossing to Broome after record flooding in the region.

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Attracting doctors to regional Australia is hard but Alex Harris is proof it's possible

Two decades ago Alex Harris heard about a new program sending medical students to live and study in Western Australia's Kimberley. Signing up changed the course of his life.

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Flooded Kimberley town becomes a refuge

A remote Western Australian town surrounded by a 100-year flood has become a refuge for hundreds of people evacuated from outlying communities.

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Broad Marsh development and new £40 million road among major funding decisions due this month

Councils across Nottinghamshire have submitted bids to the Government's levelling up fund. Following several delays, a decision is now due by the end of January.

Nottingham Post

Join a modern-day explorer on his way to King George Falls in WA's Kimberley

Ronnie Morgan is setting off on a rare quest — to chart the first road to one of the most remote and stunning landmarks in Australia. But the clock is ticking and the water's rising.

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Man's death triggers 'commitment' for upgrade of Broome Regional Hospital's mental health unit

Following the 2019 death of a man in a Kimberley mental health unit the WA Country Health Service says it is "committed" to the facility's upgrade.

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Kimberley shires call Banned Drinkers Register 'ineffective' two years into trial

The Kimberley is a region plagued by alcohol-related dysfunction but there are only 83 people on the Banned Drinkers Register.

Nottingham Post

Police chased driver who overtook them at nearly 100mph on A610 in Kimberley

He was more than two times the legal drink drive limit, went around a bollard, drove on the wrong side of the road, before slowing down for a gritter lorry

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Kimberley childcare crisis exacerbating workforce shortages, report finds

A new report has found childcare services in Western Australia's Kimberley region are running at less than 70 per cent capacity on average despite high demand.

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Australia's longest native title claim decided for world heritage-listed Kimberley national park

A dispute over land rights in a section of WA's outback that takes in the sacred Bungle Bungle Ranges has come to an end after 28 years.

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Perth Christmas Day weather forecast set for coolest maximum temperature in seven years

Santa shouldn't need to shed a layer as he delivers to Perth this year, with the city set for its mildest Christmas Day maximum temperature in seven years.

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Australia's first Indigenous-run renal facility celebrates 20th anniversary in Broome

The Kimberley Renal Services Unit was Australia's first Indigenous-run kidney health facility when it opened 20 years ago and allows Indigenous people to receive treatment on country.

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TikTok, Instagram youth crime trend outrages country towns, WA calls for federal crackdown

Video footage of Kerry Leamy's stolen car being used for hooning is still on social media a year after it was posted. Now, more videos of children allegedly committing crimes near Fitzroy Crossing and Broome have been shared.

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Fracking company New Standard Energy goes into liquidation leaving large Kimberley rehabilitation bill

New Standard Energy had high hopes of extracting gas in the Kimberley. Now with only $17,000 in the bank, the company has left one of its sites in disarray and three others are yet to be rehabilitated.

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Western Australia's spring weather was cool and wet, but Perth and the South West missed out on extra rainfall

West Australian records its second wettest spring on record, and the Kimberley has its wettest ever, yet Perth and the South West buck the trend with drier-than-average conditions.

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Heavy rain leads to early-season flooding in the Kimberley prompting road closures, car rescue

Unseasonal flooding caused by dual weather phenomena and already water-logged ground has stunned Kimberley residents, who say they've never seen so much water in the Fitzroy River at this time of year.

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