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Strapper Ivy Bilos, trainer Patrick Bermingham, and racehorse Got Lucky, which won at $41 at Esperance Bay Turf Club last Friday.

RacingPremiumTrebles for trainer Martin and jockey Wheatley at Esperance

Trainer Carey Martin and jockey Wayne Wheatley were the big winners at Esperance Bay Turf Club’s New Year meeting last Friday.

Neil Watkinson

About 7000 people attended the free 2025 New Year’s Eve event in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

New Year’s Eve 2025PremiumAbout 7000 people attend Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s NYE event

Event organisers were wowed at the turnout for Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s New Year’s Eve event, which drew about 7000 guests for a night of rock and family fun. 

Jessica Antoniou

Kerri Richardson and Dr Helen McCarthy of the Local Environmental Action Forum.

Environmental advocatesPremiumEsperance group recognised for environmental commitment

An Esperance environmental group has been recognised for its commitment and success in conserving the local environment.

Isabella Davis

Kalgoorlie-Bouder Airport.

Interstate flightsPremiumSoaring confidence for Kal to Melb flights

The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive is confident direct flights from the city to Melbourne will be reinstated this year. 

Jessica Antoniou

Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Mary Ann Laureta has undertaken a diploma in counselling with support from BHP’s Future of Work Program.

Providing opportunityPremiumBHP program creates skills-building opportunities

BHP’s Future of Work Program has delivered more than 1400 new skills and training opportunities across regional Australia, working with 127 partners in WA, Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales.

Neil Watkinson

Westina Winmar was last seen in Laverton on December 9, 2025.

Missing personPremiumSister of missing person cries for answers

The younger sister of a 30-year-old woman who was last seen on December 9, 2025 is crying out for answers, saying her sister’s disappearance has taken a toll on the family. 

Jessica Antoniou

Mines Rovers’ Sam Stubbs reaches for the ball during last year’s Goldfields Football League grand final against Boulder at Digger Daws Oval.

FootballPremiumStubbs to be player-coach at Mines Rovers in 2026

Premiership player Samuel Stubbs has been named to take the coaching reins of Mines Rovers in next year’s Goldfields Football League competition.

Neil Watkinson

Helen Harding after Uncompromised won the $30,000 Goldfields Tattersalls Club Cup (1600m) at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club in 2024.

RacingPremiumLate Christmas presents for Harding, Page at Esperance

Trainers Helen Harding and David Page received late Christmas presents last Saturday when each chalked up a treble at Esperance Bay Turf Club.

Neil Watkinson

Avanto Sauna is located at the Whale Tail Precinct on The Esplanade.

Sauna launch PremiumSauna plunges into Esperance

Esperance swimmers can now unwind in a new sauna on the foreshore, which offers a relaxing wellness experience overlooking the town’s stunning coastline.

Jessica Antoniou

The huge blast at the Northern Star Resources’ Super Pit in June.

Best of 2025PremiumThe Kalgoorlie Miner’s best news pictures of 2025

See our best news photos of 2025.

Neil Watkinson

Season 10 of TV show Aussie Gold Hunters starts next month.

New seasonPremiumSeason 10 of Aussie Gold Hunters will premiere soon

Season 10 of Aussie Gold Hunters will hit Australian screens on January 8, with production of season 11 under way.

Isabella Davis

Breketta Robertson with her dog Hel at the gravesite of her son Rijul in July.

Photo of the YearPremiumKalgoorlie Miner’s top news picture of 2025

This photo taken in July of Breketta Robertson at the Kalgoorlie Cemetery gravesite of her baby Rijul, who she killed in 1995 in tragic circumstances, is the Kalgoorlie Miner photo of the year.

Neil Watkinson

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder chief executive Andrew Brien.

CEO uncertaintyPremiumKalgoorlie-Boulder CEO taking extended personal leave

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder chief executive Andrew Brien — whose annual remuneration package is almost $486,000 — has extended his personal leave beyond six weeks and not named a date for his return.

Neil Watkinson

Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines operation at the Kalgoorlie Super Pit.

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Northern Star slashes output amid litany of mine headaches

A bout of plant failures and operational hiccups at Northern Star Resources’ WA operations in recent months has forced the heavyweight gold miner to cut back expected output for the year. 

Simone Grogan

Fitzgerald River National Park.

Ravensthorpe fire PremiumFireys camp out

What once held entertainers will now temporarily hold emergency response crews as the fight to combat an ongoing blaze outside of Ravensthorpe continues. 

Jessica Antoniou

Fireworks are planned for Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s New Year’s Eve event.

New YearPremiumLocals can relax at Kalgoorlie-Boulder New Year’s Eve event

Locals can look forward to a cruisy end-of-year celebration at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder New Year’s Eve event. 

Isabella Davis

A grant will help protect Lake Warden in Esperance.

Ecosystem protectionPremiumEsperance project aimed at safeguarding natural heritage

The Shire of Esperance has received more than $65,000 towards restoring, revegetating and protecting the region’s most ecologically significant reserves.

Jessica Antoniou

Nurses from the first cohort to graduate from the AnaesAssist Academy Program.

Perioperative carePremiumNurses graduate from anaesthetic program

Two Kalgoorlie-Boulder WA Country Health Service nurses are among the first cohort of regional professionals to graduate from a nationally endorsed AnaesAssist Academy program. 

Jessica Antoniou

Sharon Henderson with the Goldfields-Esperance Digital Plan.

Digital planPremiumNew connectivity plan for Goldfields-Esperance

A new plan is encouraging Goldfields-Esperance people to improve their digital literacy.

Isabella Davis

Goldfields-Esperance Minister David Michael.

Aboriginal businessesPremiumFree workshop for Aboriginal business owners

Aboriginal business owners in the Goldfields-Esperance region have been invited to take part in a free leadership and business development program.

Isabella Davis

Flynn McCullogh, a 22-year-old from Narrikup in WA's Great Southern, died at the scene of a crash near Mindarra on December 20. The same crash saw Clint Van Den Broeke of Esperance airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital with severe injuries.

WA NewsPremiumTributes flow for Narrikup ‘cowboy’ killed in horror crash

WA’s rodeo community has paid tribute to ‘cowboy’ bull rider Flynn McCullough who died in a car crash five days before Christmas, while his fellow competitor remains in hospital with severe injuries.

Georgia Campion

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners WA director of training Colleen Bradford and Dr Kylie Sterry.

RACGP AwardsPremiumLocal doctor shines at State awards

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder doctor has been recognised and awarded for her exceptional dedication to mentoring and educating the next wave of medical professionals in rural WA.

Jessica Antoniou

The Lost at Sea Memorial sculpture is on the Esperance foreshore at the Brazier Street Node.

Memorial sitePremiumMemorial turns digital

An online portal will allow people to pay tribute and create memorial pages for those lost at sea off the Esperance coastline. 

Jessica Antoniou

Ken Smith, pictured in 2019.

Eight ballPremiumGrandson wins Ken Smith Open Singles

Emotions ran high at Boulder’s Grand Hotel last Saturday night when Lockie Smith defeated Jake Persello in the inaugural Ken Smith Open Singles.

Neil Watkinson