Ravaged by drug abuse, rampant unemployment and deep social dysfunction, Balgo is one of Australia's most remote communities. But there are opportunities on the horizon, as a community with ancient ...

In 2022, Purple House received $13 million in federal funding for dialysis units in six remote communities, including Balgo. The Balgo project has been delayed for a number of reasons, but Shire of ...

It took nearly 40 years, but an exhibition of groundbreaking Balgo paintings, which helped give birth to the contemporary Aboriginal Australian art movement, is finally on view. Lost for decades, the ...

The horses were seeking water when they became stuck in the mud at Balgo, an Aboriginal community within the Halls Creeks Shire, in WA's Kimberley. About 40 carcases have already been removed but a ...

For almost two years, residents of Western Australia's tiny desert community of Balgo have had to make a gruelling eight-hour round trip just to get to court. From June 1, the journey to justice will ...

Last week, Premier Colin Barnett labelled Balgo a “war zone” as he defended his plan to shut down between 100 and 150 of the state’s 274 remote communities. Although Mr Barnett is yet to identify any ...

Large numbers of horses have ventured into the dams in recent days to try and get water from them. But a severe lack of rain in the area has made the dams muddy and dry, causing the horses to become ...

Important paintings lay forgotten in storage since the early 80s until their discovery, muddy and mouldy, but intact Balgo is Country for all of us now. We were all born here, these generations here ...

Miracles have a catalyst. It isn't hyperbole to talk of a miraculous rebirth of Aboriginal painting in the last quarter of the 20th century, and something set it off. The efflorescence of art in ...

Current time and date at Balgo Hills Airport is 17:41:00 PM (AWST) on Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 Looking for information on Balgo Hills Airport, Balgo Hills, Australia? Know about Balgo Hills Airport in ...