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Jackie Pringle during the Kalgoorlie Bowling Club’s 2024 ladies bowling carnival.

Lawn bowlsPremiumKalgoorlie to host long-running spring tournament

Players from across WA are coming to the region for the Kalgoorlie Ladies Bowling Club’s annual women’s carnival.

Neale Harvey

Workers Club’s Jeff Sharrett in in action in 2023.

Eight ballPremiumGrand final berth up for grabs

Pirates are hoping to add a winter flag to their summer success.

Neale Harvey

Kalgoorlie’s Zinzan Clark during the 2023 Goldfields Football League Year 7-8 grand final.

FootballPremiumRailways book spot in grand final

Kalgoorlie will start favourites in Sunday’s Goldfields Football League Year 9-10 grand final against Railways.

Neale Harvey

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts and CrimePremiumNo bail yet for man accused of stealing car with kids inside

A 21-year-old man accused of stealing a car with two young children inside it last month will remain in custody until he can supply a suitable address he can reside in if granted bail.

Jessica Antoniou

CBC’s Casey Wood.

HockeyPremiumReigning premiers on target for three-peat

CBC are on a 13-game winning sequence in the Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association’s women’s A1 competition.

Neale Harvey

Redcastle Resources and BML Ventures will develop the Queen Alexandra and Redcastle Reef gold deposits east of Leonora.

Joint venturePremiumRedcastle Resources JV to develop Leonora gold deposits

Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining contractor BML Ventures has earned itself another job, signing a joint venture with Redcastle Resources to develop two gold projects east of Leonora.

Neil Watkinson

AusEarthEd lead educator Sally Budge and Kalgoorlie Primary School science teacher Rebekah Normington with a poster developed in collaboration with the Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre.

culturally tailored educationPremiumEarth education in Indigenous languages

A STEM-focused not-for-profit, celebrating 10 years visiting classrooms in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, has launched a new resource which blends science with culture, aiming to create meaningful, place-based learning. 

Jessica Antoniou

The first event of Wild West Foto Fest on Saturday will be at the Kalgoorlie Two Up Shed.

New programPremiumWild West Foto Fest to celebrate regional photography

The Wild West Foto Fest will be an ongoing series of photography experiences showcasing the diverse landscapes, cultures and communities of the Goldfields-Esperance region.

Neil Watkinson

MLG Oz managing director Murray Leahy.

Growth continuesPremiumMLG Oz revenue, earnings and profit all rise in FY25

Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining services firm MLG Oz continues to move from strength to strength, with revenue, earnings and profit all rising in the 2025 financial year.

Neil Watkinson

The acid plant at the Kalgoorlie nickel smelter.

Sale on agendaPremiumBHP eyes sale of Goldfields nickel assets

BHP is contemplating selling off its mothballed WA Nickel assets in a review of its decision to suspend operations last year.

Neil Watkinson

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumBail for wheelchair assault allegation

A man accused of punching a woman’s teeth out while sitting in a wheelchair has been granted bail

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumNo bail for alleged wife assault and ‘consensual fist fight’

A man accused of beating his wife and getting into a “consensual fist fight” with a man he accused of sleeping with her has been refused bail.

Tegan Guthrie

Young athletes during the 2025 Leonora Golden Gift.

Regional Events SchemePremiumUp to $1 million for regional events

An annual funding scheme, which has supported the Leonora Golden Gift, Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s WA PGA Championship and Kalgoorlie Desert Race, is open again for its next round of applicants.

Jessica Antoniou

Front: Jordan Delbridge, Kait Hayes and Trent Reed. Back: Tia Kaddatz, Maxine Runting, Kendall Paul, Bill Hansen and Rachel Gilbert ahead of Tackling Cancer Round.

Tackling Cancer PremiumFooty teams band together for Cancer Council round

The Goldfields football community will band together to raise awareness for cancer prevention during the inaugural Tackling Cancer Round this Saturday.

Tegan Guthrie

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder chief executive Andrew Brien.

CEO pay hikePremiumCouncil approves CEO pay bump

The Kalgoorlie-Boulder council has approved a 3.5 per cent pay increase for the city’s chief executive, with mayor Glenn Wilson saying he had shown “strong progress” in all key areas.

Tegan Guthrie

A group of former WA School of Mines students who attended the institution in 1975 have toured the modern campus 50 years later.

Alumni reminiscePremiumWASM was a “different world” in the 1970s

Free room cleaning, three meals a day, and only one computer which took up a whole room — this was life at the WA School of Mines in Kalgoorlie in 1975.

Jessica Antoniou

Council has approved a new John Paul College school oval to be built on the vacant land across from the school site.

Oval approvedPremiumCouncil approves new JPC school oval

A new school oval for John Paul College has been greenlit for development in vacant land across from the school, despite concerns being raised for student safety.

Tegan Guthrie

BHP’s Matt Terry and Annabelle Blom with City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder mayor Glenn Wilson and Cr Carla Viskovich on the site of the new multipurpose community events pavilion.

Event pavilionPremiumEvents pavilion cost blows out to almost $12 million

An extra $1 million in ratepayer money will be used to cover the cost blow-out for a now near $12m community events pavilion to ensure it is ready for the next Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum.

Tegan Guthrie

Skills and Tafe Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson.

Support givenPremiumBHP grants $5m for Goldfields apprenticeships, traineeships

Mining giant BHP has announced a $5 million investment in Goldfields apprentices and trainees.

Neil Watkinson

Boulder’s Koopah Todd and Mines Rovers’ Lincoln Brown during round six of the 2025 Goldfields Football League.

FootballPremiumCoach playing it safe with stars

Boulder coach Kye Bradley is carefully managing his players in the run to the 2025 Goldfields Football League finals.

Neale Harvey

A new “dazzling” laser light show helped to ring in 2025 during Esperance’s 2024 New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Financial issuePremiumCommunity grants not to be relied upon, councillor says

An Esperance councillor has called out several local organisations, saying they need to stop relying on the shire’s annual community grants program to fund their projects or events each year.

Jessica Antoniou

Kristy D'Aprile believes the proposed mine would boost the local economy.

Gold minePremiumGold mine ‘a real positive’ says shire president D’Aprile

Shire of Katanning president Kristy D’Aprile believes the proposed gold mine in Badgebup will be “a real positive” as she gears up the council to plan for its acceptance.

Claire Middleton

Pictured after winning the State Basketball League title in 2008 are (back left) Goldfields Giants’ Lewis Mann, Stephen Charlton, Ryan Hough, Shamus Ballantyne, Brendan Brinkworth, Michael Haney, Jimmy Bowler, Matt Leske, (front left) Ryan Hulme and Todd Earle.

BasketballPremiumLong drought moves into an 18th year

Goldfields’ last men’s title was in 2008.

Neale Harvey

Giants’ De’Sean Parsons in action during his team’s NBL1 West semifinal against Geraldton Buccaneers at Geraldton on Friday.

BasketballPremiumLocal squad falls short on the road

The Giants’ men’s squad were outplayed after quarter-time by Geraldton in the NBL1 West semifinal last Friday.

Neale Harvey