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Kalgoorlie Amateur Swimming Club member Grace Carter.

SwimmingPremiumLocal star grabs three medals in Melbourne

Grace Carter sustained an injury, but still grabbed three medals.

Neale Harvey

Tinkerbell, Matilda Bowman, 3 and Sinead Keleher at Smith Park on Wednesday.

Day care fundraiserPremiumDay care’s pony rides donate to breast cancer research 

The Kuddly Panda Early Learning Centre has taken a playful approach towards raising funds for breast cancer research. 

Toby Cann

The 128-year-old Leonora State Battery.

Mining historyPremiumParts of Leonora battery will be dismantled and rebuilt

Parts of the historical Leonora State Battery will be dismantled, decontaminated, moved and rebuilt at a new site yet to be chosen by the Shire of Leonora.

Isabella Davis

Kalgoorlie Amateur Swimming Club’s Oliver Samuels, Zali Slade, Jackson van den Elzen and Lily Ngatokorua.

SwimmingPremiumRelay team officially honoured

Kalgoorlie Amateur Swimming Club’s Jackson van den Elzen, Zali Slade, Lily Ngatokorua and Oliver Samuals were part of a record-breaking relay team.

Neale Harvey

Veterans’ Luke Stewart.

CricketPremiumVeterans retain one-game lead

Veterans cruise to third straight win to start the 2026-27 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cricket Association season.

Neale Harvey

Leach tank ring beam preparations at Deep Yellow’s Tumas uranium project in Namibia this month.

Uranium miningPremiumMulga Rock work goes on as Tumas FID deferred

Deep Yellow says it is continuing work at Mulga Rock in the Goldfields and Tumas in Namibia despite deferring a final investment decision at the $750 million flagship project in the southern African nation.

Neil Watkinson

DVassist chief executive Ella Ailenei.

DV supportPremiumHigh demand, limited funding sees waitlists for DV service

High demand and limited funding has resulted in a specialist counselling service for people affected by family and domestic violence having to introduce waitlists for new clients.

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & justicePremiumCoolgardie man had fireworks and illegal guns ‘for his kids’

A Coolgardie prospector who had fireworks and two illegal guns in his house “for his kids” has been fined after a court appearance.

Isabella Davis

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & justicePremiumMan started fight outside Exchange Hotel and ignored police

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder man who started a fight outside the Exchange Hotel and ignored a police order to stay away from the area has been fined in court and granted his second spent conviction.

Isabella Davis

Maree Grayson, Sydney Williams, 3, Scott Mitchell, Tobias Williams, 2, Kaaron Mitchell, Cody Mitchell and Brady Mitchell, 15, at Esperance’s Pink Lake Butchers.

‘Media circus’PremiumEsperance butcher clarifies cash, eftpos position

An Esperance butcher has assured customers they are still taking card payments after promoting a monthly “cash-preferred” day that resulted in a “media circus” implying the business was going cash only.

Rosa Griffith

Carnavale Resources says completion of the bankable feasibility study is the culmination of a four-year journey since the Kookynie gold project’s discovery in January 2022.

Gold miningPremiumBankable feasibility study presents ‘robust’ Kookynie case

A bankable feasibility study estimates the Kookynie gold project could produce an initial 35,600 ounces across 18 months, generating pre-tax cashflow of $104 million, Carnavale Resources says.

Neil Watkinson

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & justicePremiumNorseman man denies possessing child exploitation material

A Norseman man has denied possessing child exploitation material and will face a District Court trial.

Isabella Davis

Kaitlyn Henderson and Jenni Holder from Kalgoorlie Newsagency.

Lotto luckPremium‘Pretty lucky place’ — $1.5m winning Lotto ticket sold

A local newsagent believes Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a “pretty lucky place” after selling a winning division one ticket worth $1.5 million in last Saturday’s Lotto draw.

Rosa Griffith

Goldfields Giants women’s coach Jaymi Worthington.

BasketballPremiumSquad aiming ever higher next season

Jaymi Worthington launches women’s pre-season training in December.

Neale Harvey

Esperance's Edge of the Bay Festival is among the regional events receving funding.

Regional fundingPremium$60,000 in funding for Goldfields-Esperance events, projects

Goldfields-Esperance community groups and events have received a share of almost 60,000 in the latest distribution from Horizon Power’s community partnerships program.

Toby Cann

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan jailed for near-fatal stabbing over ‘expensive jacket’

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder man came close to killing his uncle when he stabbed him in the shoulder in an unprovoked attack because he was angry at him for wearing his expensive jacket.

Tegan Guthrie

Brightstar Resources managing director Alex Rovira.

Gold miningPremiumGenesis becomes ‘strategic shareholder’ in Brightstar

Raleigh Finlayson’s Genesis Minerals has chipped in a cool $30 million as Brightstar Resources raises $82 million to accelerate an enlarged Sandstone gold project toward production.

Neil Watkinson

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & justicePremiumSpent conviction granted so DV-accused man can volunteer

A Coolgardie man who pinned his former partner against a wall and punched her in the face has had four other domestic violence charges dropped by police prosecutors.

Isabella Davis

Shire of Ravensthorpe’s boat ramp study has been bolstered by community consultation.

Ravensthorpe coastPremiumCommunity informs Ravensthorpe boat ramp study 

More than 60 community members shared their experiences, concerns and ideas to help improve the boating facilities in Hopetoun, Mason Bay and Starvation Bay as a part of a boat ramp study. 

Toby Cann

Punters across the Goldfields are frantically checking their Lotto tickets after a mystery player scored a mammoth jackpot over the weekend. 

LottoTwo mystery WA punters win massive Saturday Lotto jackpots

Punters across the Goldfields are frantically checking their Lotto tickets after a mystery player scored a mammoth jackpot over the weekend. 

Tegwen Bescoby

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & justicePremiumTrial to go ahead for WA man accused of abusing cat

The Kalgoorlie-Boulder man who denies causing a cat unnecessary harm will face a trial in May next year.

Isabella Davis

MLA Peter Rundle says an independent investigation and CCC referral are “essential” after a tender bungle.

Investigation soughtPremiumRundle calls for investigations after tender bungle

Calls for independent investigation and CCC referral into State Government’s handling of tender processes after construction company staff accessed confidential information on rivals’ tenders.

Tegan Guthrie

Got Lucky chased back-to-back country cup wins but the Laverton meeting was abandoned.

RacingPremiumCup meeting won’t be rescheduled

Final leg of the northern Goldfields’ feature cups program was abandoned.

Neale Harvey

Cal Bruton.

BasketballPremiumNovember visit to include open trials

Cal Bruton is visiting Kalgoorlie-Boulder later this month.

Neale Harvey