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Railways' Cody Grace.

FootballPremiumRailways finish strongly against derby rivals

Cody Grace kicked four goals in the red-and-blacks’ win.

Neale Harvey

Boulder’s Ethan Bentley kicks during his team’s Goldfields Football League match against Mines Rovers at Digger Daws Oval on Saturday.

FootballPremiumBarrett wins Anzac Day Medal as Boulder trump 2025 premiers

Boulder outclassed defending GFL premiers Mines Rovers by 46 points on Saturday.

Neale Harvey

Cmdr Royce Spencer of the Royal Australian Navy (retired), was the guest speaker at the Kalgoorlie RSL Anzac Day dawn service at the Kalgoorlie War Memorial on Saturday.

Anzac Day 2026PremiumKalgoorlie Anzac Dawn Service message: ‘They died for us’

Kalgoorlie-born retired navy Cmdr Royce Spencer had a simple message for attendees at Saturday’s Anzac Day dawn service at the Kalgoorlie War Memorial.

Neil Watkinson

Arthur Ward at the Boulder RSL sub-branch’s 2026 Anzac Day dawn service on Saturday.

Anzac Day Courage and sacrifice remembered at Boulder dawn service

As dawn replaced night, the courage and sacrifice of Australian and New Zealand service people was honoured as the Last Post echoed throughout Loopline Park.

Tegan Guthrie

Cmdr Royce Spencer, Royal Australian Navy (retired), reacts after acting as the designated spinner during an impromptu game of two-up using the kip donated to Kalgoorlie RSL by Kevin Bloody Wilson, far left.

Anzac Day 2026Musical comedian Kevin Bloody Wilson all class on Anzac Day

Kalgoorlie-Boulder legend Kevin Bloody Wilson returned to his home town on Saturday, not only to pay his respects on Anzac Day but also to give the local RSLs a two-up kip made from original Lone Pine wood.

Tegan Guthrie

The Esperance Aged Care Facility will be taken over by Statewide provider Juniper.

Aged carePremiumEsperance Aged Care Facility partnership ‘ensures future’

The operation of the Esperance Aged Care Facility will be taken over by Statewide provider Juniper in a move the chair says will “ensure the future” of the Esperance service.

Isabella Davis

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan attacked cop, threatened to burn man in his home

A Norseman man who repeatedly punched a police officer while three other officers tried to restrain him has been congratulated by a magistrate for his “remarkable breakthrough” while in custody.

Tegan Guthrie

Ronald Blundell Smith.

Anzac DayPremiumWWI corporal from Boulder uncovered by historical society

World War I corporal Ronald Blundell Smith was a Boulder plumber who served in the 48th Battalion. 

Isabella Davis

Goldfields Giants women’s head coach Jaymi Worthington.

BasketballPremiumCoach backs players to bounce on the road

Giants’ women’s squad has opened the season with a win and a loss.

Neale Harvey

Frank Briggs commemorated grave.

Anzac dayPremiumWWI veteran Frank Briggs honoured with commemorative plaque

The first headstone installed by the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society in their project to identify soldiers buried in local unmarked graves belongs to World War I veteran Frank Briggs.

Isabella Davis

Railways coach Lachie Gilbert during his team’s Goldfields Football League match against Kambalda at Sir Richard Moore Oval last Saturday.

FootballPremiumRailways favoured in Anzac Day derby clash

Lachie Gilbert is on the brink of a playing comeback, after he missed last season.

Neale Harvey

NDIS Minister Mark Butler announced major changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme this week.

YOUR VOICEPremiumThe NDIS doesn’t need a diet — it needs a spine

What a week it’s been in the disability/National Disability Insurance Scheme space.

Jo Russell

A memorial for Goldfields World War I serviceman Frank Briggs.

Anzac Day 2026PremiumPlaques for WWI veterans buried in unmarked graves

World War I veterans buried in unmarked graves in the Eastern Goldfields will have plaques installed to commemorate their life.

Isabella Davis

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumTeen accused of leading young offenders gets bail

A 14-year-old boy police say is “tormenting” the community of Warburton and “recruiting” young offenders to cause trouble, has been released on bail.

Tegan Guthrie

Railways’ Amelia Pettit during her team’s Goldfields Football League women’s match against Kambalda at Sir Richard Moore Oval last Saturday.

FootballPremiumPanthers grab first GFLW win of the season

Railways beat Kambalda by 28 points last weekend.

Neale Harvey

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder council.

‘bullying’ accusationPremiumBullying allegations raised during council meeting

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillor was accused of “bullying” a fellow councillor during a tense, whispered exchange at Monday night’s ordinary council meeting.

Tegan Guthrie

Carl Nunan, Tim Cudini, Allison Golsby, Tim Moore, and mayor Glenn Wilson with Private Edward Erskine Poynton’s medals at the Goldfields War Museum on Friday.

Anzac Day 2026PremiumWWI medals returned to Goldfields home from South Africa

A chance encounter with two South African tourists has led to the return of World War I service medals belonging to a young Goldfields soldier killed in action.

Isabella Davis

The Egan Street property has been boarded up.

Housing issuesPremiumHomeowner ‘let down’ by department over disruptive behaviour

After months of feeling “frustrated, tired and scared” to live in her own home due to disruptive neighbours, a Kalgoorlie-Boulder homeowner says she feels let down by the processes meant to support her.

Tegan Guthrie

CBC’s Leah Hutchinson during her team’s Goldfields Basketball Association women’s A-grade match against Olympians on November 7 last year.

BasketballPremiumYoung talent broadening her horizons overseas

Leah Hutchinson heads to the US in July.

Neale Harvey

Former Black Cat Syndicate managing director Gareth Solly has joined the board of fellow Goldfields gold miner Auric Mining.

New leaderPremiumSolly to lead gold miner Auric Mining’s growth plans

Former Black Cat Syndicate boss Gareth Solly has been appointed to lead fellow Goldfields gold miner Auric Mining’s transformation from a junior operation into a producer with its own processing infrastructure.

Neil Watkinson

Tunnelling Commander on the Western Front, by Myles Sanderson, tells the exploits of the author's grandfather, mining engineer Alexander Sanderson, who served with the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company on the Western Front in World War I.

Anzac Day 2026PremiumBook tells story of Goldfields mining engineer’s war work

Alexander Sanderson, who worked on Goldfields engineering projects and gold mines before World War I, was an officer in, and later commander of, the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company on the Western Front.

Neil Watkinson

Part of the State Government’s expanded strategic diesel stockpile will be stored at Esperance.

More dieselPremiumState Government to store diesel supplies at Esperance

The State Government’s diesel boost from mining giant Rio Tinto will see some of the stockpile stored in Esperance for the benefit of the Goldfields-Esperance’s farming and mining industries.

Neil Watkinson

Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and MHR for O’Connor Rick Wilson at South 32’s Worsley refinery this week.

OPINIONPremiumRegional WA powering nation from ground up

If Canberra truly wants to strengthen the national economy, secure energy supply and lift living standards, it must stop neglecting the regions that power the nation from the ground up.

Rick Wilson

Artgold co-ordinator Juanita Fishwick.

Local artsPremiumNorthern Star provides $40,000 in support to Artgold

A new partnership between Northern Star Resources and Artgold will see the Super Pit owner provide $40,000 across two years to support creative opportunities through the arts and culture association. 

Isabella Davis