Just Perth

26 new species of “exquisite” marine animals have been discovered by researchers off the Kimberly coast of Western Australia. The micromolluscs, as they’re better known live in some of the world’s tiniest shells and about the size of a grain of sand.  Little is known about the small creatures due to their microscopic nature but they are reported to be...

The State Government has announced a new plan to upgrade over 60 public schools across Western Australia. The plan has allocated $500 million to upgrade aging facilities to help public schools cope with a growing number of enrolments.  At least half of the schools in WA are over 50 years old, Education Minister Sue Ellery said. The money will be...

Tropical Cyclone Damien shattered the Pilbara in February of this year, and the clean up is still taking place. The category-3 tropical cyclone clean up at present has costed the City of Karratha $5 million, but local authorities have reported that there is still work to be done.  Local suppliers have received about $4 million of the money to date,...

Western Australia’s tourism sector looks to be suffering despite a busy July school holiday period. According to a survey conducted by the Tourism Council, the industry has taken a significant drop in activity amongst the national impact of the coronavirus pandemic.  It is reported that tourism business activity is down 73 percent in the state’s North West, in comparison to...