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footballCommentsPremiumFull-flight Symonds a headache for Rovers defence

It was an ominous sight no rival club wanted to see — an imposing Cam Symonds in full flight for Kalgoorlie on Saturday in a match-winning display against Mines Rovers

Neale Harvey

footballCommentsPremiumBoulder thump a depleted Eagles in the GFL

Boulder’s criticism drawn from a poor Goldfields Football League display a week earlier against Railways coincided with Kambalda fielding the club’s weakest team of the season

Neale Harvey

Rock onCommentsPremiumKalgoorlie girls rock out at weekend music camp

A program which fosters the confidence, participation and bonding of girls, trans and non-binary aspiring musicians has finished its first trip to Kalgoorlie-Boulder, with more planned for the future

Tegan Guthrie

New firiesCommentsPremiumGraduates set to fire up in Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s career firefighters will welcome four new graduates into the ranks as WA enters its busiest time for home fires

Tegan Guthrie

above budgetCommentsPremiumKalgoorlie city centre tenders way out of ball park

The $16 million Kal City Centre Project and paving upgrades for Hannan and Burt streets have hit a potential roadblock, with site supervisor tenders coming in well above budget

Tegan Guthrie

Wild wanderCommentsPremiumWoollie & wild tale through the Goldfields ends well

What started as a 900km, 12-hour drive to bring a four-year-old dog to a local animal rescue group turned into a near two-week mission after the he became lost in the bush not once, but twice

Tegan Guthrie

footballCommentsPremiumLocal footy fans pay tribute to whistleblowers

Veteran goal umpire Graeme Davis praised the Goldfields Football League fraternity for the high level of respect they afforded umpires who officiated Saturday’s round 15 league clash at Kambalda

Neale Harvey

Spy CamsCommentsPremiumCash for street spy cams for Kalgoorlie residents

The City is looking to subsidise residents who install CCTV at their properties in a major expansion of surveillance technology in residential areas to help prevent crime and better assist police

Tegan Guthrie

Community hubCommentsPremiumWomen’s community hub in works for Leonora

“There is nothing for women to do as women and join together as women, and most of the services in Leonora...are based around mental health and domestic violence”

Amber Lilley

Marketing agencyCommentsPremiumMarketing agency sets up shop in Goldfields

Demand for world-class marketing and creativity in the regions has prompted the launch of Marketforce Regions

Catholic educationCommentsPremiumFramework a flexible guide to Catholic education

The framework will be introduced into the State’s 163 Catholic schools, with Goldfields schools the first to be taken through the new-look guide to education

Amber Lilley

Flexible childcareCommentsPremiumFlexible childcare considered for new YMCA centre

“We have a lot of flexible and quite innovative solutions around how we can hopefully make the experience the best possible for families”

Tegan Guthrie

Cultural course recognisedCommentsPremiumGoldfields cultural course gets recognition

“It’s critical that people address their own cultural competency and take on that responsibility particularly in the Goldfields where the issues of First Nation’s people are largely ignored”

Carwyn Monck

High-grade hitCommentsPremiumMincor gets a high-grade hit in Kambalda

It marks a promising start for the new underground drilling campaign at the prospect in the heart of Kambalda’s nickel district

Jason Mennell

$400m dealCommentsPremiumShareholders tick Evolution deal

Evolution on Friday squared away a $400m placement to bankroll the deal announced to the market just 24 hours earlier

Jason Mennell

Northern StarCommentsPremiumTonkin best man to lead Northern Star Resources

“I couldn’t think of anyone better to lead the company into this next chapter as Stu Tonkin who in my opinion is the best-in-class operator”

Jason Mennell

Goldfields womenCommentsPremiumWomen who made history in the Goldfields

“History doesn’t always tell us much about women’s contributions and things, it was more the husbands or the men but these women were right besides them doing just as much if not more”

Amber Lilley

Born into trainingCommentsPremiumHorses in the blood for trainer Thomas

“I’m probably the youngest (trainer) by a few years, but my grandfather was a great influence and I helped him for probably 10 years before I got a licence”

Neale Harvey

Vaccine SOSCommentsPremiumVaccine SOS to Goldfielders

“We are getting between 120 and 240 doses a week, so we really need to be fully booking our clinics so we are not chucking any of this precious vaccine out.”

Tegan Guthrie

Golden heritageCommentsPremiumBook delves into States’ search for mine wealth

“It’s in chronological order about the history of the search for mineral wealth and what it meant for each State”

Carwyn Monck

Diggers & DealersCommentsPremiumLocals fill gaps for Diggers & Dealers

Diggers & Dealers chairman Jim Walker said 2250 delegates had signed up for the annual talkfest. That is up from the 1968 who attended last year.

Jason Mennell

Enter nowCommentsPremiumCoolgardie says make it snappy for photography comp

The Shire of Coolgardie is calling on Goldfields photographers to share their best snaps in the Coolgardie Visitors Centre’s “Showcase Our Shire” competition

Carwyn Monck

strong yearCommentsPremiumNorthern Star strong year after $16b Saracen merger

Northern Star Resources rounded off the 2020-21 financial year in style after delivering a strong fourth quarter as it bedded down its $16 billion merger with Saracen earlier in the year

Jason Mennell

industry-firstCommentsPremiumLynas to rollout world-first rare earths refining

Lynas Rare Earths is looking to reduce its reliance on chemicals with the rollout of an industry-first refining process at its planned $500 million cracking and leaching plant in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Jason Mennell