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Seb Clarke, Kalgoorlie-Boulder mayor Glenn Wilson, Ronan Fitzgerald, and Oli Pile in front of the Wharfie Mobile in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Monday.

AFL Grand FinalPremiumWharfie Mobile on long haul to MCG

Perth boys Seb Clarke, Ronan Fitzgerald, and Oli Pile are taking the scenic route to Saturday’s AFL Grand Final, making a stop in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Monday as part of their long drive to Melbourne. 

Toby Cann

Perth Symphany Orchestra performing at the 2025 KALeidoscope event.

Arts festivalPremiumCity arts festival KALeidoscope returns

The city’s latest venture in arts and entertainment is set to return this October, with a nine-day program featuring community experience and major performances.

Rosa Griffith

Prehistoric spongolite has been transformed into the centrepiece of Box Hill’s luxury cabins.

Esperance tourism PremiumPrehistoric love story inspires Box Hill cabin retreat

A lifetime local of the Esperance region has shared the 40-million-year-old connection that inspired the premium adults-only cabin retreat she and her husband opened in 2025. 

Toby Cann

Kalgoorlie Amateur Swimming Club’s junior team.

SwimmingPremiumMore accolades for swim club members

Eight swimmers combined for 35 personal best times last weekend.

Neale Harvey

KBCCI chief executive Simone de Been with the 3D illusion art perentie in St Barbara’s Square.

Optical illusionsPremiumCBD optical illusions on display in full glory

The finishing touches have been completed on a series of three-dimensional optical illusion artworks of Goldfields wildlife in the Kalgoorlie and Boulder CBDs.

Tegan Guthrie

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help to name the Eastern Goldfields Senior High School students in this photo.

History mystery Can you help historical society crack this mystery?

History mystery: The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help to name the people in this school photo.

Tegan Guthrie

Great Boulder’s Damien Sweet.

CricketPremiumPopular duo in Two Blues return

Life member Mel Gallagher has been appointed senior coach at Great Boulder Cricket Club.

Neale Harvey

The Perth Symphony Orchestra may be playing at Lake Ballard next year.

Symphony visitPremiumPerth Symphony Orchestra to perform at Lake Ballard

Plans for Perth Symphony Orchestra to perform under the stars on the salt beds at Lake Ballard are officially under way, with the Shire of Menzies council approving $50,000 for the event.

Rosa Griffith

A traveller looking at an eerie figure of Antony Gormley’s Inside Australia installation on Lake Ballard west of Menzies in the northern Goldfields.

Art review PremiumInside Australia on Lake Ballard

Upon entering Lake Ballard, visitors are met with a stretch of muddy, red desert glistening with sheets of salty residue.

Toby Cann

An aerial photo of the Norseman airstrip soon after its upgrade in 2018.

Regional airstripsPremiumFIFO traffic complicateing regional airstrip upgrades

Airstrips across remote WA are deteriorating faster as they are increasingly used by aircraft transporting fly-in fly-out mine workers, complicating urgently needed upgrades.

Rosa Griffith

Topdrill founder and managing director Tim Topham with his staff after being announced Goldfields Business of the Year at the 2026 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry Goldfields Business Awards at Evolution Mining Stadium on Saturday night.

Top businessPremiumTopdrill named Goldfields business of the year for 2026

Leading exploration drilling specialist Topdrill is the 2026 business of the year, taking home the top title from Saturday’s Goldfields Business Awards.

Neil Watkinson

Winners from the 2026 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry Goldfields Business Awards at Evolution Mining Stadium on Saturday night.

Business awardsPremiumBusiness awards recognise excellence

A wide range of businesses have been recognised at this year’s Goldfields Business Awards.

Tegan Guthrie

New tug jetties at Port of Esperance will replace existing tug facilities with new berths for up to four tugboats — two more than the current capacity.

Port workPremiumNew tug facility set to upgrade capacity at Esperance port

Towage vessels servicing Port of Esperance will soon have a new place to moor, with construction of a new tug facility set to start in the coming months

Neil Watkinson

Wylie and Dean Bodger at the 2026 Variety WA Bash in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Monday.

Fundraiser eventPremiumVariety WA drivers strapped in for wild ride

A colourful convoy of wild and wacky cars rattled into Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Monday morning, marking the start of the 2026 Variety WA Bash.

Rosa Griffith

The major crash unit is investigating an incident in which a 72-year-old motorbike rider was killed in Jerdacuttup.

Fatal crash PremiumMotorbike rider killed in Great Southern after caravan crash

A man has been killed riding his motorbike in the Great Southern at the weekend, after a crash involving a car and caravan and his Harley Davidson in Jerdacuttup.

Cameron Newbold

Railways’ Bevan Bennell celebrates kicking a goal during his team’s Goldfields Football League preliminary final against Kalgoorlie at Sir Richard Moore Oval on Saturday.

FootballPremiumPanthers secure berth in 2026 grand final

Panthers will play in a fourth grand final since 2022.

Neale Harvey

Lexie Fowler, 12, and Brooklyn Nepia-Hepi, 11, at East Kalgoorlie Primary School's NAIDOC Week celebration on Friday.

NAIDOC Week PremiumEast Kalgoorlie Primary School celebrates NAIDOC Week

East Kalgoorlie Primary School hosted a day of celebration, festivity and appreciation of Indigenous culture on Friday to commemorate NAIDOC Week. 

Toby Cann

This photograph by Bob Taylor in 1963 was sent to the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society by Rail Heritage WA.

History mystery Can you help the historical society crack this mystery?

History mystery: The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help to shed light on this image.

Tegan Guthrie

Sam Roberts and Demby Makeham star in Stage Left Theatre Troupe’s production of The Addams Family.

Musical theatrePremiumThe Addams Family comes to town

The Broadway rendition of The Addams Family arrived is Kalgoorlie-Boulder this week, with a local cast delivering a bright display of song, dance and doom that is sure to knock you dead.

Rosa Griffith

Cosmo Newberry students exploring light and colour with Scitech.

Scitech tourPremiumScitech tour reaches remote Goldfields schools

Students in remote Goldfields schools are getting hands-on experience with rockets and microscopes as Scitech embarks on a more than 6000km tour of the region.

Tegan Guthrie

Norths’ husband-and-wife duo of Jake and Zoey Prunster are the 2026 winners of the Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association’s men’s and women’s A1 fairest-and-best awards, the O’Shaughnessy Medal and Pauline Carter Medal, respectively.

HockeyPremiumHusband-wife duo make history with medal victories

Jake and Zoey Prunster claimed the Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association’s A1 medals on Saturday.

Neale Harvey

The road from Leonora to Laverton during an earlier storm.

Road closurePremiumRoads reopen after flooding in Leonora

Some roads surrounding Leonora and Laverton remain closed because of flooding after the wettest September day on record.

Rosa Griffith

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School co-ordinator of student leadership and wellbeing Sean Smith and principal Jeremy Bruse in front of the bus.

Tragedy avoided PremiumQuick-thinking bus driver avoids tragedy after train crash

A high school bus driver’s quick thinking helped narrowly avoid a potential tragedy when a train crashed into an overpass, flinging debris on to the highway in front of the vehicle loaded with students.

Tegan Guthrie

Boulder’s Koopah Todd during his team’s Goldfields Football League match against Mines Rovers at Digger Daws Oval on April 25.

FootballPremiumBoulder cleans-up at annual awards night

Boulder teammates Koopah Todd and Jake Nuich scooped the top league awards for the 2026 season.

Neale Harvey