Category: Featured

Mining volunteers step up to help one of their own in snake bite emergency
When Megan Brouwer accompanied her family on a hiking trip in Karijini National Park, the last thing she expected was to be bitten by one of Australia's most venomous snakes. But the surprises didn't stop there.
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Sisters aren’t just doing it for themselves
When Rowena Leslie and Katrina Stubbs were looking for inspiration to start a small business in the Goldfields, they turned to an industry that was well-entrenched in their family.
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World-first autonomous road train project steps up a gear in WA
Mineral Resources seems to have hit paydirt with its autonomous road train project – announcing a world-first success from a platoon hauling a cumulative 900 tonnes of iron ore.
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Giant wind turbines to power major WA nickel processing operations
A wind farm with turbines measuring 200m in height is set to help provide the power requirements of three of BHP’s major nickel processing operations in WA.
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The program bringing an extra sense of family to WA mine sites
When workers experience mental health challenges on site, it isn't always obvious who to turn to. But a new initiative is changing that.
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Sad demise for the giant plane which captivated WA
The Antonov An-225 drew tens of thousands of spectators when it touched down in Perth in 2016.
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‘Never experienced anything like it’: ex-Cyclone Anika whips through WA mine site
The former cyclone was still packing plenty of punch as it wound its way through the Pilbara interior.
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‘I didn’t know what I was applying for…I just wanted a job’
Twenty years after having no idea what he wanted to do with his life, Michael Worthington is now a major employer in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
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How an unexpected cadetship opened up the world
The past three years have been quite the journey for Port Hedland's Kyal Randazzo.
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The Pilbara – beautiful one moment, apocalyptic skies the next
Pilbara towns and mine sites are used to expecting some of the unexpected during wet season – but the past few weeks have been particularly fruitful for storm chasers and weather watchers.
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