Towns in the Kimberley are struggling to combat youth crime but Fitzroy Crossing has found a way

As Kununurra battles with a surge in youth crime, residents in Fitzroy Crossing are celebrating their success in reducing ...
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Western Australia community says Night Space has broken cycle of crime

The power of community has been on show in the Kimberley town of Fitzroy Crossing, with the celebration of a life-changing ...
The Australian

Steve Hawke chronicles the evolution of Fitzroy Crossing in A Town is Born

That revolution is the subject of Steve Hawke's succinct and jewel-like book A Town is Born: The Fitzroy Crossing Story. At once narrative and oral history, this is a work that records the arc of many ...
The Australian

Putuparri and the Rainmakers wins CinéfestOZ Film Prize

The $100,000 award, presented at the CinefestOz film festival in Western Australia’s southwest region, is Australia’s largest film prize. The film documents Tom ‘Putuparri’ Lawford and his community ...
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Fitzroy Crossing student absentee rates now as high as 80 per cent

A staggering 80 per cent of high school students in the Kimberley town of Fitzroy Crossing did not attend school on an average day last year. According to data from WA's Education Department for 2024, ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Mudscape’ Envelops an Australian Outback Town After Severe Flood

SYDNEY—Before floodwaters surrounded Geoff Davis’s home in the Australian Outback, the 67-year-old moved vehicles to higher ground and stacked freezers on tables to keep them from getting submerged.