Esse Deves
Broome, WA
Esse has lived in regional WA for seven years, working across Bunbury and Broome. She is a part-time reporter for ABC Kimberley in Broome.
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Father and son hip-hop artists spread message of hope
Award-winning Perth musician Flewnt is touring regional Western Australia with his 11-year-old son — and fellow hip-hop artist — Inkabee. Their message for young people? Chase your dreams.
Driver dies as car hits pole in northern WA, major crash officers to investigate
Police appeal for witnesses after the black sedan veered onto the median strip in the CBD in the early hours today.
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Drivers returning to Cable Beach after closure asked to watch for turtle hatchlings
The two-month vehicle ban on Broome's famous beach is hailed a success with no reports of turtles injured by vehicles and more than 70 nests identified.
Outback band makes a 4,000km journey to return to Tamworth Country Music Festival after three years
After cancelling previous tours to Tamworth due to pandemic lockdowns and unprecedented flooding, Kimberley Gold is back to perform and busk.
Hitchhiking cane toad sparks race to trap pests before 'frontline' reaches WA tourist town
A 15cm-long cane toad found in Broome is believed to have travelled there in a vehicle from an infested area, and authorities expect there will be more.
Cyclone possible as 'monsoonal surge' arrives in the Top End and Kimberley in coming days
By Thomas Morgan, Esse Deves, and Myles Houlbrook-Walk
Squally thunderstorms and falls of up to 100 millimetres are expected in coastal areas of the Top End and Kimberley region as a later-than-usual monsoon arrives into Australia's northern regions.
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'Sneaky' cane toad spotted in Broome a year ahead of pest's forecast march across Western Australia
A cane toad is spotted outside a Broome resort — the third local sighting in recent months — prompting fears more will arrive in the region soon.
Turtles and sharks 'killed and turfed overboard' by foreign fishers, claim industry bosses, as Border Force swoops
The WA Fishing Industry Council's CEO claims foreign vessels are "indiscriminately" netting and spearing turtles, sharks and demersal fish, amid a crackdown on illegal fishing in Australian waters.
Australian Border Force intercepts 30 foreign fishers in WA's north and destroys their boats
The Australian Border Force say it is the biggest cohort of foreign fishers to be detained in a decade and comes after repeated detections off the remote northern Western Australian coast.
Homicide detectives investigate woman's death in Broome on Christmas night
A woman in her 30s dies after being found with serious injuries in the Kimberley town, while a man assists police with their inquiries.
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Calls to send arson squad to WA's north after 2 million hectares burnt in deliberately lit bushfires
A cattle industry survey shows millions of dollars in losses from deliberately lit fires, with pastoralists calling for more concrete action.
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Specialist domestic violence court delayed in town with spiralling assault rates
Legal service says it's "disappointed" by the court's delay as Broome and the wider Western Kimberley region continue to "suffer" from the effects of family and domestic violence.
Defence force confirms discovery of grenade by resident in Kimberley region
WA police said a member of the public discovered the grenade on Monday evening, making it the third grenade to be found in the Kimberley region in recent years.
Wildlife carers say help is needed as animals suffer in Kimberley heatwave
Wildlife carers across Western Australia's Kimberley are scrambling to help animals hit by sweltering conditions.
Hopes new urgent care clinic will reduce pressure on remote town's struggling hospital
A new urgent care clinic in the Kimberley town of Broome is set to open later this month.
Outback women strip off for 'Tits out for the girls' photo shoot to call for better breast screening services
Three women diagnosed with breast cancer in a small Western Australian town are among those calling for more screening as more than 100 strip off their shirts in a statement of solidarity.
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The Waifs push back concert after singer suffers collapsed lung in e-scooter fall
Some fans of an Aussie folk rock band will have to wait a little longer to see them in concert as vocalist Donna Simpson recovers from an e-scooter crash.
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Coroner says inquest into 12-year-old girl's death in Kimberley chopper crash 'not desirable'
A WA Coroner says he has determined he has enough evidence to make a finding without an inquest.
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Kimberley tourism 'slowly recovering' after floods, but cost of living a new challenge
Visitor numbers at several national parks in the Kimberley are returning to normal after the ravages of record flooding, and WA's hard border closures.
'It's in your face': Shocking figures reveal leading cause of death for Indigenous children
Advocates say access to mental health services needs to be urgently improved after an ABS report reveals an increase in tragedy all too common in First Nations communities.
Six people charged over second alleged attack on WA Police in a week
The alleged assault in Derby follows a separate incident that left three officers hospitalised in Broome. The state's police commissioner says community violence and attacks on police have "steadily increased".
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Perfect mosquito conditions trigger surge in dangerous viruses across northern WA
Health experts are warning people to protect themselves ahead of the wet season, as mosquito-borne virus numbers rise.
Kimberley police officers recovering after alleged assault
Three police officers were allegedly assaulted in Broome while attempting an arrest.
Two Broome cattle yards added to Indonesia's live export restriction list over lumpy skin disease fears
Government authorities maintain lumpy skin disease has never been detected in Australian cattle despite Indonesia claiming positive tests have been in recorded in livestock from three new export facilities, which follows the banning of four other facilities earlier this year.