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Bega Garnbirringu Health Service staff in front of the new $13m Bega Health Hub.

Health HubPremiumBega opens new $13 million health hub

A local health service has opened a new $13 million health hub, offering a culturally safe and accessible precinct for its comprehensive health care services.

Tegan Guthrie

Goldfields paediatrician Dr Christine Jeffries-Stokes was one of the first winners at the WA Regional Health Excellence Awards.

Health and communityPremiumGoldfields doctor urges noms for upcoming health awards

One of the Goldfields’ first winners at the WA Regional Health Excellence Awards is urging communities to support their local healthcare workers with a nomination of recognition in next year’s awards.

Rosa Griffith

Curtin Kalgoorlie campus director Tanya Chambers and operations manager Martina Humphreys are excited to launch the new KICK program.

KICK programPremiumPrimary students to graduate university through KICK program

Local primary school students have the chance to graduate from Curtin University through a new community engagement program encouraging kids to explore local activities and try new things.

Tegan Guthrie

Giants’ Lexi Pana during her team’s NBL1 West match against Warwick Senators on Saturday.

BasketballPremiumLocal team to play historic maiden final against Lakeside

Giants’ women are gearing-up for this Saturday’s first-ever NBL1 West play-offs appearance on their home court.

Neale Harvey

Norah Marnell, 6, and Neve Paul, 6, at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Urban Landcare Group’s Tree Planting Day on Sunday.

Tree plantingPremiumCommunity tooled up for Tree Planting Day

Nearly 3000 seedlings were given homes in Kalgoorlie-Boulder earth on Sunday as the community celebrated Tree Planting Day. 

Isabella Davis

Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association’s junior contingent.

HockeyPremiumEGHA sides each make grand finals in Perth

Local teams qualified for the grand finals in every division.

Neale Harvey

The Echoes of the South Coast exhibition will open on July 30.

Art exhibitionPremiumEsperance exhibition will show contemporary Aboriginal art

Diverse voices in contemporary Aboriginal art will be on display in a new exhibition at Esperance’s Cannery Arts Centre, through two artists who employ different creative practices. 

Isabella Davis

Billie Andrews, second from left, was honoured with a ceremony led by St John WA group chief executive Kevin Brown, chief emergency officer Wil White, and rural and remote ambulance operations general manager Karen Stewart.

Serving othersPremiumEsperance St John volunteer honoured for 55 years service

Esperance’s Billie Andrews has spent more than half a century serving her community as a St John WA volunteer.

Isabella Davis

Seafloor sediments collected as part of the Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation ancient coastlines project.

Ancient coastlinesPremiumSand will tell story of ancient Esperance coastline

Samples of sand taken from across the Esperance archipelago will explain how the region’s pristine coastline has shifted over thousands of years.

Isabella Davis

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is hoping to crack the mystery of this mine site.

History mystery Can you help the historical society identify this mine site?

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help identifying and shedding light on this photo.

Tegan Guthrie

Alison Peart has worked as a library officer in Kalgoorlie-Boulder for more than 25 years.

Library PremiumDecades of helping local kids to love reading

A local library officer has dedicated a quarter of a century to helping Goldfields kids love and learn from books.

Isabella Davis

Giants’ women's head coach Jaymi Worthington during her team’s NBL1 West match against Eastern Suns on May 23.

BasketballPremiumWorthington driving a new era for local squad

Jaymi Worthington is a finalist for women’s NBL1 West coach of the year.

Neale Harvey

Chris Martin and Bree-Anna McKerrow, parents of Elena Martin, 3 months, are offering free lawn mowing every week to someone doing it tough in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Free mowPremiumFree lawn mowing for locals doing it tough

A young family is offering free lawn mowing every week to someone doing it tough in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. 

Isabella Davis

Horizon Power granted $25,000 to Esperance’s Winter Wonderland Festival, which took place last Saturday.

Funding boostPremiumCommunity initiatives can apply for funding boost

Goldfields-Esperance community-led initiatives can apply for funding up to $50,000 from regional energy provider Horizon Power.

Isabella Davis

Two Birds executive producer Patrick Spence and producer Martha Coleman.

TV showPremiumBoulder setting ‘delivers in spades’ for TV show filming

Filming for a crime mystery TV series in Kalgoorlie-Boulder has packed up and moved on, but producers say the city delivered exactly the “distinctive, unique” backdrop they were hoping for.

Isabella Davis

Kelly Arcaro is a finalist in the 2026 World of WearableArt competition.

Wearable art PremiumLocal designer’s wearable art to be shown on world stage

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder designer will showcase her skill, creativity and storytelling to the world in a unique way as a finalist in one of the most prestigious wearable art competitions.

Tegan Guthrie

Mines Rovers’ Nick Reghenzani and Railways’ Mason McKenna during their Goldfields Football League match at Digger Daws Oval on Saturday.

FootballDiorites bridge the gap on second-placed rivals

A five-goal last term paved the way for the Diorites’ one-point win against Railways in the Goldfields Football League on Saturday.

Neale Harvey

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking information on this photo.

History mystery Can you help the historical society identify this mine site?

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help identifying and shedding light on this photo.

Tegan Guthrie

Luke Kidgell

Comedy showAussie comedian Luke Kidgell set to make locals laugh

Aussie comedian Luke Kidgell will bring his tour to Kalgoorlie-Boulder next week.

Isabella Davis

Shire of Morawa president Karen Chappel.

Harvest firesGrain growers invited to chat about harvest fire risk

Grain growers are invited to a community chat in Esperance about how to prevent, prepare for and reduce the risk of harvest fires.

Isabella Davis

The Anna Salen carried migrants to Australia in the 1950s and many settled in the Goldfields.

HistoryLocals can learn family history through 1950s migrant ship

Many Kalgoorlie-Boulder locals will have family ties to the Anna Salen, a ship that carried close to 14,000 people from Europe to Australia in the 1950s.

Isabella Davis

Southern Ports chief executive Keith Wilks.

Community fundingGoldfields-Esperance initiatives could share in $400,000

Goldfields-Esperance community initiatives could be eligible for a share in $400,000.

Isabella Davis

Half-marathon competitors during the 2024 Goldfields Pipeline Marathon.

Marathon eventRecord-breaking 479 runners to compete in pipeline marathon

A record number of competitors are getting ready to lace up their sneakers for Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s biggest day of long-distance running. 

Isabella Davis

Brooke McIntosh told the women of Kalgoorlie-Boulder how she turned her life around.

Leading womenAthlete tells local women to check in on themselves first

Former mine worker Brooke McIntosh was miraculously uninjured when she was hit by a truck four years ago, but the near-death experience inspired her to change her life

Isabella Davis