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A man has received a suspended jail term for threatening police at the Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan avoids jail for threats to kill cops

A Kalgoorlie magistrate has described a 60-year-old man who threatened to kill police officers on multiple occasions as a “Jekyll and Hyde”.

Tegan Guthrie

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s animal management facility currently has an abundance of kittens up for adoption.

Donations wantedPremiumBlankets sought for animals in pound

Unused towels and blankets could go a long way this winter, with Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s animal management centre welcoming donations to keep animals warm and snug ahead of the upcoming chilly season.

Jessica Antoniou

Boulder’s Shyrone Graham and Railways’ Kyle Russell during round 14 of the 2024 Goldfields Football League competition.

FootballPremiumBoulder win third straight game

Mines Rovers and Boulder have dominated the early rounds of the GFL reserves campaign.

Neale Harvey

Bronson Heke, 17, Charlotte Cheesman, 17, Matthew Bessell, 18, and Jane Taege in Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre’s “supermarket”.

2025 Disability Support AwardsPremiumGoldfields partnership awarded for disability support

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder partnership has taken the crown for disability support in regional WA at the 2025 Disability Support Awards.

Jessica Antoniou

Ryan Borchet will play for WA against South Australia this Saturday.

FootballPremiumRailways product earns State honour

Ryan Borchet was this week named to play for WA against South Australia on Saturday.

Neale Harvey

Kalgoorlie’s Sharna Freeman.

FootballPremiumKalgoorlie notch second straight win in GFLW

Sharna Freeman kicked three goals in Kalgoorlie’s win against Kambalda.

Neale Harvey

Shannan Walker-Johns, 17.

Life-changing opportunityPremiumNorseman student awarded a once-in-a-lifetime trip

A history-loving student from a Goldfields high school has experienced a once-in-a-lifetime trip after being selected as one of just 10 students Statewide for the 2025 Premier’s Anzac Student Tour.

Jessica Antoniou

A Caterpillar 793F haul truck at KCGM’s Super Pit.

Still drilling itMineral resources, ore reserves increase at Super Pit

Northern Star Resources’ exploration activities have doubled the mineral resources at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines since the company acquired the Super Pit five years ago.

Neil Watkinson

Imperials’ Ella Pumpa defends against Mana’s Starsiah Heke-Reweti during their Eastern Goldfields Netball Association division one clash last Friday.

NetballPremiumRookies 1 make unbeaten start

Rookies 1 have opened the Eastern Goldfields Netball Association’s division 1 campaign with two victories.

Neale Harvey

Kalgoorlie MLA Ali Kent and Education Minister Sabine Winton are shown the ropes by netball students at Eastern Goldfields College.

Cost-of-living relief Sabine and Ali deliver $8 million and great passes

Minister Sabine Winton and Kalgoorlie MLA Ali Kent put their sporting skills to the test following an $8 million announcement for further cost-of-living relief.

Jessica Antoniou

Sophie Wainwright, Hamish Adamson, Ethan O’Brien, and Jess Edwards will take part in the 2025 Goldfields Festival of Hockey.

HockeyPerth teams to showcase big weekend

YMCC head to Kalgoorlie-Boulder second on the men’s premier league ladder.

Neale Harvey

Dr Brett Wilson with Tony Sergi during the Psychs on Bikes health check-up session at City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s C. Y. O’Connor Men’s Shed on Wednesday.

Psychs on BikesPremiumPsychs on Bikes roll into town

A group of medical practitioners on a mission to destigmatise men’s mental health in the regions have rolled and revved their way into Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Jessica Antoniou

Pictured with the new Sandvik LH5 517i underground loader are Central Regional TAFE’s Karen Watts and Mitch Brennan, and Northern Star Mining Services’ Denis Sucur, Will Frerk, and David Strauch.

Equipment donationNew underground loader to help educate TAFE students

A new underground loader will help enhance the education of Central Regional TAFE students in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Neil Watkinson

Brody Conroy.

Eight ballPremiumPersello, Conroy once again prevail

Megan Persello and Brody Conroy remain a formidable mixed doubles combination.

Neale Harvey

Hazelle Yam has signed for the Goldfields Giants women’s team.

BasketballYam on board to boost women’s squad

Goldfields Giants women’s team officials announced Yam’s signing on Sunday.

Neale Harvey

Kalgoorlie-Boulder mayor Glenn Wilson, inset, and the 2024 Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum pavilion.

Diggers & DealersCity plan to install Diggers pavilion delayed

It will be business as usual at this year’s Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum, with tender cost issues delaying the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s plan to install a permanent pavilion at the Goldfields Arts Centre.

Neil Watkinson

Minerals 260 managing director Luke McFadyen explains the company’s exploration strategy at the Bullabulling gold project.

Golden opportunityTim Goyder’s Minerals 260 tears into action at Bullabulling

The woodlands hiding a big gold resource south-west of Coolgardie are silent no more, with drill rigs now in action so Minerals 260 can transform the Bullabulling project into a cash cow.

Neil Watkinson

A new health report says the Goldfields-Esperance has the second-lowest number of resident medical specialists in regional WA.

Regional reportLow number of medical specialists in Goldfields

A new health report says the Goldfields-Esperance has the second-lowest number of resident medical specialists in regional WA.

Jessica Antoniou

Pegasus’ Ella Kerr was best-on-ground for her team against Norths in Saturday’s Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association women’s A1 clash.

HockeyPremiumPegasus assume outright top spot in top women’s division

Pegasus are setting the pace through the early rounds of the women’s A1 campaign.

Neale Harvey

Oil & Spice Cafe co-owners Umer Saleem and Teagan Holdaway will operate the new cafe at Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre.

Refreshed visionPremiumBold vision for Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s newest cafe

With bold ideas brewing, the team behind Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s newest cafe have plans to bring a refreshing new addition to the town’s food and drink scene.

Jessica Antoniou

Eva, 8, Abbey and Parker Mentiplay, 7, at the 2024 Junior Art Prize.

Junior Art PrizeDays left for kids to enter local art prize

Entries for a local junior art prize encouraging children to showcase their imagination through visual art, close this week.

Tegan Guthrie

Cheryl Workman-Davies of the Goldfields Creative Collective, Chris Potts of the Goldfields Brass Band, and Jen Nicholls of the Goldfields Repertory Club.

Pitch Night Home runs for local idea pitchers

Three local pitchers hit home runs at a recent grassroots fundraising campaign.

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumTrial delayed for man ‘too busy with work’

A Coolgardie man has had his upcoming trial delayed after he told a Kalgoorlie magistrate he was simply “too busy with work” to make it to the trial.

Tegan Guthrie

There are more than 13,000 known karst features in the Nullarbor including caves, sinkholes, blowholes and rock holes, with 4500 recorded in the proposed Western Green Energy Hub area alone.

NEW SYSTEMNew tech makes green hydrogen project ‘economically viable’

InterContinental Energy says it has developed new technology which makes the massive Western Green Energy Hub proposed for WA’s south-eastern coast “economically viable”.

Neil Watkinson

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