The sprightly and outspoken 85-year-old, who left the red dirt two decades ago, was in Kalgoorlie-Boulder this week leading a study tour of 40 university students.
Jason Mennell
“It’s a balancing act which we’re working on in conjunction with a bunch of agencies to assist with health, travel and food.”
Taylar Amonini
Hosted by the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the expo is now in its seventh year and aims to display the liveability of the Goldfields.
Phoebe Pin
There are plenty of events happening across the Goldfields-Esperance region, from pool party fun to best-dressed pub competitions.
Amber Lilley
Eastern Goldfields finished their 2021 WA Country Week A-Section campaign with victory in a light-hearted Twenty20 clash against Busselton-Margaret River
Rory Coleman-Heard
Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s long-running childcare woes will soon have some relief with construction started for a new 92-place early learning centre expected to be opened by the end of the year.
Tegan Guthrie
Repeated arson attacks and incidents of vandalism in Leonora have forced the only local pharmacist to cut his operating hours.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder retailers will be able to open for longer on Sundays and public holidays from this weekend.
From an emaciated Dachau camp captive to fixing railways in Kalgoorlie, Polish native Piotr Bozyk lived a rollercoaster life. Now his family is on a global quest to preserve his story
Tom Zaunmayr
A Goldfields school has been rocked by a sex tape scandal, with parents called into a crisis meeting before police charged a 15-year-old boy over allegations of penetration of two 12-year-old girls.
Major Crash Investigation Section officers are continuing to investigate the serious traffic incident which took the man’s life in he early hours of last Saturday morning.
Eastern Goldfields achieved the unthinkable during the A-section semifinal clash against Bunbury at College Park in Nedlands yesterday, hauling in the enormous target of 358 in just 55.1 overs.
The five-day camp was attended by almost 50 students from schools in Perth and across regional WA — twice the number of previous event participants.
A new partnership between in Kambalda will offer a select range of courses for Year 11 and 12 students, which will eliminate the need to either drop out or travel to Kalgoorlie-Boulder daily.
Parents and carers of sick children and those wanting to enjoy a good night out for a great cause can rest assured the annual Starlight Children’s Foundation fundraiser is going full-steam ahead.
Alcohol-fuelled antisocial behaviour “dropped remarkably” after police were forced to ask Kalgoorlie-Boulder bottle shops to tighten up their sales this week.
A “hunt for the Nugget” competition will be hosted at the Coolgardie and Kambalda pools at noon.
O’Connor Shopping Centre developer Ian Johnson will defend himself at trial against Wizard Pharmacy CEO Lyndon Dyson after the developer terminated a long-standing lease agreement last year
The event came to an end after the last market on December 20, with the organising body, Boulder Promotions and Development Association, folding because of a lack of volunteers.
Court was told the father-of-two Ryan William Pettit was given a move-on order by police after being involved in a fight outside the Exchange Hotel on Christmas Eve.
The Liberals’ pitch would see the Great Eastern Highway site named Lot 350 leased to the City within 30 days of the March 13 State Election.
The blast moved nearly one million tonnes of dirt and was initiated by East Kalgoorlie Primary School students.
Damon Lee Anderson, 26, was convicted at Kalgoorlie Magistrate’s Court this week of assaulting two public officers, common assault, obstructing public officers and being armed to cause fear
Fledgling northern Goldfields iron ore miner GWR is on track to make its first iron ore shipment from Geraldton Port this month.
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