The young man was working to douse an out-of-control blaze about 60km west of Esperance on Boxing Day last year when he fell from a truck.
Caleb Runciman and Jenny Schon
RSPCA WA is urging pet owners to be aware of potential pet hazards this Christmas.
Tegan Guthrie
The assault came days after the man was released from jail for stripping his former partner naked in a main street, dousing her with liquid and dragging her to a home where he repeatedly punched her.
Attention again turns to the Esperance Bay Turf Club for their annual Boxing Day meeting, with local trainer Josh Brown looking to continue his imperious run of form.
Hayden King
Locals wondering where the most magical Christmas light displays are around Kalgoorlie-Boulder now have a one-stop-shop to make finding the best locations and mapping out a route even easier.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder will be the starting point for a regional tour by award-winning Australian singer-songwriter, Amy Shark.
A strong field of local horses will accompany Esperance Bay Turf Club’s Boxing Day meeting.
Carwyn Monck
Esperance Bay Turf Club is “willing to help out” and host an early portion of Kalgoorlie’s racing season, according to president Ken Norton.
A mining agreement signed with Pantoro for the Norseman gold project will deliver economic, cultural, and conservation benefits to the Ngadju people, the group’s representative body says.
Neil Watkinson
The standpipe will be decommissioned on June 30, 2025.
Three units have been constructed in Wiluna to help an Aboriginal-owned medical service recruit and retain clinical staff.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s only community event to take place on Christmas Day will be trialling a new location this year, with organisers promising all the usual fun and activities from previous years.
Women and children escaping domestic violence will receive extra Christmas gifts this year thanks to donations from Topdrill.
There appear to be no plans to reopen the Goldfields Oasis outdoor slide and FlowRider, with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder confirming the two remain decommissioned this summer.
Almost 10 years after it shut its doors, Hannan Street’s iconic Federal Hotel will be pouring pints and serving meals next week.
The city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder will spend almost an additional $1 million to ensure important works on the delayed Kingsbury Park Youth Precinct project can get started.
The individual brilliance of three players may well determine the ultimate outcome of this season’s Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade competition.
Auric Mining says its new agreement with the Ngadju people provides clarity for the long-term exploration and development of its tenements, and offers major economic opportunities to the native title holders.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder resident Sue Tindale has published her first book, Rue Can You Can.
The Kalgoorlie-Boulder council has endorsed financial support for the Goldfields Children Charity Ball despite a “strict application of policy” ruling it out.
The Oldfield family took a trip down memory lane when they visited the family’s former Dart Street home.
The Museum of the Goldfields will host its Virtual Road Trip school holiday program this summer featuring virtual reality technology.
A talented South Regional TAFE design student will have her work featured on South West roadside billboards and online as part of a national road safety campaign.
Melissa Pedelty
Lynas Rare Earths says it is “extremely disappointed” its recycled water contract with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder “has become controversial for reasons outside of our control”.
