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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

CBC's Miles Tierney during his team's Goldfields Basketball Association men's A-grade match against Franchise in October 2025.

BasketballPremiumSenior fixtures resuming this week

CBC, Franchise leading the way in men’s A-grade.

Neale Harvey

The Norseman Golf Course clubhouse is now under the control of the Shire of Dundas.

Golf managementPremiumShire of Dundas defends access to golf clubhouse

The Shire of Norseman has responded to online criticism after accessing inside the Norseman Golf Course clubhouse last week, clarifying it had full control of the reserve and associated facilities.

Rosa Griffith

Community members celebrating International Day of People with Disabilities in 2025.

Disability dayPremiumLocal disability day events receive State grant funding

Local events celebrating the International Day of People with Disability in Kalgoorlie-Boulder received grant funding from the State Government last week, supporting inclusive initiatives across WA.

Rosa Griffith

A woman has been jailed after she beat a relative with a metal pole.

Courts & JusticePremiumWoman jailed for leaving relative laying in pool of blood

A woman has been jailed after she beat a relative with a metal pole and left her laying in a pool of her own blood in Boulder.

Tegan Guthrie

Peruvian mining professionals Angie Caroline Colque Osco and Milagros Jimenez Rivera with study program co-ordinator Sandra Pamela Nowosad, centre.

Mining in PeruPremiumMining professionals visit Kalgoorlie-Boulder from Peru

A pair of Peruvian mining professionals on a study trip in Kalgoorlie-Boulder say the two global industry powerhouses have many similarities and differences.

Isabella Davis

Curtin University researchers used car-mounted mobile air DNA samplers to map WA’s biodiversity across more than 1100km.

WA biodiversityPremiumThe road to discovery — DNA in the air maps WA biodiversity

Curtin University researchers have detected traces of hundreds of plants and animals by collecting DNA from the air as they drove more than 1100km across WA

Neil Watkinson

The Shire of Menzies has approved the expansion of gold miner Ora Banda Mining’s facilities and exploration toward the historic Davyhurst ghost town site and an unnamed road reserve.

Mining expansionPremiumOra Banda expands towards historic Menzies ghost town

The Shire of Menzies has approved the expansion of gold miner Ora Banda Mining’s facilities and exploration toward the historic Davyhurst ghost town site and an unnamed road reserve.

Rosa Griffith

Police are probing a horror rollover that left a man dead and three passengers in hospital in Kalgoorlie.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumMan killed, three hospitalised after Kalgoorlie race crash

A young man is dead and three others, including a 12-year-old girl, are in hospital after a car driving on a dirt track lost control and rolled in the Goldfields region.

Brooke Rolfe

Hannans bowler Shasa Molgaard Angel during his team’s Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade Twenty20 match against Lake View at Wallace Park on Saturday.

CricketPremiumLake View fall short by a run in thriller

Hannans defeated Lake View by a run on Saturday.

Neale Harvey

North Kalgoorlie batter Matt Carter’s innings of 102 runs from 42 balls included nine sixes.

CricketPremiumRight-hander marks return to Norths with punishing 102

Matt Carter compiled a sixth century against Great Boulder in Saturday’s Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade Twenty20 match at Wallace Park.

Neale Harvey

Kalgoorlie-Bouder Airport.

Major challengePremiumOutside funding needed for airport redevelopment, mayor says

Outside funding will be needed to meet the $75m-$100m redevelopment bill of the ageing Kalgoorlie-Boulder airport which had record passenger numbers during the past year, the mayor says.

Neil Watkinson