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Fashion on the Fields participants at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on Thursday.

Racing fashionPremiumFlorals steal the show at this year’s Fashion on the Fields

Goldfields finest took the stage in a stunning display of florals and fashion at the 2026 Fashion on the Fields event at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club’s Hannans Handicap meeting on Thursday afternoon.

Rosa Griffith

Hannans batter Patrick Gorman during his team’s Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade semifinal against Great Boulder at Wallace Park in March.

CricketPremiumClub names three A-grade vice-captains

Patrick Gorman will lead Hannans’ A-grade team this summer in the Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association competition.

Neale Harvey

The Shire of Dundas has approved more mining workforce accommodation in Norseman.

Mining accommodationPremiumShire of Dundas approves eight-unit mining accommodation

The Shire of Dundas has approved a development proposal for eight single-occupancy units and car bays, providing accommodation for the workforce that operates the Norseman gold mine.

Rosa Griffith

Ryan Campbell takes on a new coaching role at English county club Durham.

CricketPremiumCampbell steps-up to high-performance role

Ryan Campbell has been promoted to Durham’s director-of-cricket.

Neale Harvey

The Cycling Without Age program in Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Karlkurla Bushland Park last year.

Cycling programPremiumMobility trishaw rides to return to Kalgoorlie-Boulder

A free trishaw cycling program aimed at community members with limited mobility will return to Kalgoorlie-Boulder next month for another ride, offering seniors and young people an opportunity to get outside.

Rosa Griffith

The Kalgoorlie Lions Train in yellow.

Lions TrainPremiumClub recognises local businesses’ service to Lions trains

The Lions Club of Kalgoorlie has awarded certificates of appreciation to two local businesses for their continued support of the iconic yellow novelty train fleet.

Rosa Griffith

Jockey Laqdar Ramoly rode the Neville Parnham-trained Multinational to victory in the $150,000 Hannans Handicap (1400m) last year. This year the pair is at $26 to go back-to-back.

RacingPremiumCorrect Choice grabs favouritism for 2026 Hannans Handicap

Correct Choice has been installed as favourite but has drawn wide in today’s $150,000 TABtouch Hannans Handicap (1400m) at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club.

Neale Harvey

Corrective Services Minister Tony Buti said the new court security model would free up police officers.

Regional courtsPremiumCourt security duties to be shifted off regional police

Courts in WA will start to shift security and custody duties to the Sheriff’s Office, in a move to reduce pressure on regional police.

Isabella Davis

Participants at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Great Global Greyhound Walk.

Greyhound eventPremiumKalgoorlie-Boulder joins Great Global Greyhound Walk

Kalgoorlie-Boulder was one of six regional locations across Australia to participate in this year’s Great Global Greyhound Walk to raise awareness of greyhound adoption.

Rosa Griffith

KBCCI chief executive Simone de Been with Kitty the Kangaroo in Hammond Park ahead of the 2026 Lorna Mitchell Spring Festival.

Spring festivalPremiumAnnual spring festival just around the corner

More than 150 stallholders are set to display their wares at this year’s annual Lorna Mitchell Spring Festival.

Tegan Guthrie

Kristy and Lance Richards the moment they find out the gender of their baby during a special Super Pit blasting.

Regional WAVideoPremiumGender reveal blast for Super Pit couple after years of IVF

After a tumultuous 11-year journey to start a family, a pair of local Super Pit workers have celebrated their pregnancy success with a gender reveal blast.

Isabella Davis

Ranger Kristy Marshall is encouraging pet owners to have their pets microchipped.

Pet carePremiumFree microchipping for Shire of Coolgardie pets

Coolgardie and Kambalda pet owners can get free microchipping and worming treatments for their cats and dogs on two days in October.

Isabella Davis

Jockey Zephen Johnston-Porter races the Helen Harding-trained The Jester’s Son to victory in the $125,000 Blue Spec Drilling Boulder Cup (2125m) at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on September 20.

RacingPremiumHoop unfazed by jump up in distance

Esperance trainer Helen Harding triumphed in the Boulder Cup.

Neale Harvey

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is seeking support for better short-stay accommodation and wraparound homeless services.

Short stay accommodationPremiumCity seeks support for Aboriginal short-stay camps

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has successfully advocated to the WA Local Government Association to lobby the State Government to provide culturally appropriate short-term accommodation options.

Rosa Griffith

Milton Cairnduff called 25 consecutive Kalgoorlie Cups before his death at 47.

RacingPremiumMedia stalwart honoured in hall of fame

Milton Cairnduff has been inducted into the local hall of fame.

Neale Harvey

Jockey Brad Parnham rides the Stephen Miller-trained Magnificent Andy to victory in the $1 million The Develop Golden Saddle (1200m) at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club last year.

RacingPremiumGolden Saddle touted as bigger and better

The $1 million Golden Saddle will again feature on Kalgoorlie Cup day.

Neale Harvey

Jockey William Pike and the winning connections of the Michael Grantham-trained Opportunistic after the $100,000 Coolgardie Tyre Services Coolgardie Cup (1760m) at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on September 6.

RacingPremiumCoolgardie-raised hall of famer prevails in cup

Pike was raised in Coolgardie before he moved to Mundijong as a teenager.

Neale Harvey

Jockey Lucy Fiore, trainer Peter Fernie and owner Andrew Inglis after Sentimental Hero won the $150,000 Swan Draught Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on October 4, 2025.

RacingPremiumFernie grabs third cup triumph in 2025 feature

Sentimental Hero in 2025 provided trainer Peter Fernie with a third Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) triumph in 11 years.

Neale Harvey

An owner of Multinational, Santo Guagliardo, third from left, trainer Neville Parnham, fourth from left, and jockey Laqdar Ramoly, fifth from left, celebrate their victory in the $150,000 Hannans Handicap (1400m) at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club on October 2, 2025.

RacingPremiumMultinational steals the show in 2025 Hannans Handicap

Time-honoured sprint was first run in 1897.

Neale Harvey

Major crash officers are now working to determine exactly what happened. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumTeenager dies in horror collision with road train

A teenager has died after his car collided with a road train in Esperance.

Brooke Rolfe

Foodbank WA chief executive Kate O’Hara.

Foodbank sponsorshipPremiumNorthern Star extends support for Foodbank

Northern Star Resources has extended its partnership with Foodbank WA for an additional four years, supporting the organisation’s delivery of essential food relief and community support across the Goldfields.

Rosa Griffith

A man has been denied bail after allegedly killing a one-year-old dog.

Courts & justicePremiumMan allegedly drowned dog and dragged body through bushes

A man allegedly killed a dog by repeatedly holding it underwater in a swimming pool and attaching its dead body to his motorcycle before dragging it through bushland. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

Isabella Davis

Railways’ player-coach Lachie Gilbert during his team’s Goldfields Football League match against Boulder at Sir Richard Moore Oval on May 9.

FootballPremiumClub favourite on the move after one season

Lachie Gilbert has stepped down as Railways’ senior coach.

Neale Harvey

Jess Smith is calling for stricter cat trap hire rules after her cat Penelope was trapped.

Cat trapsPremiumCat owner calls for stricter cat trap hiring process

A local cat owner is calling for clearer trapping guidelines, reduced hire periods and the introduction of infringements for misuse after her pet was caught in a trap on a neighbouring property.

Tegan Guthrie