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2026 Miss Kalgoorlie Pageant entrants are gearing up for this weekend’s event.

Miss KalgoorliePremiumTiaras, crowns ready for annual Miss Kalgoorlie pageant

The second annual Miss Kalgoorlie pageant gets under way this weekend with more than double last year’s contestants vying for the top tiaras, crowns and sashes.

Tegan Guthrie

Celtic’s Agnes Williams.

SoccerPremiumCeltic too good for women’s rivals

Agnes Williams and Joeley Goldsmith combined for five goals.

Neale Harvey

Keynote speaker Daniel Merza at the Goldfields Men’s Health Conference 2026.

Men’s health PremiumMen’s health conference encourages men to open up

“Your worst chapter doesn’t have to be your final chapter”. Those were some of many inspiring and motivational words given by author Daniel Merza at the 2026 Goldfields Men’s Health Conference on Friday.

Tegan Guthrie

Louai Hafez and Thanusaa Uthrian.

SquashPremiumLocal event a valuable stopover for emerging stars

Golden Open draws quality fields.

Neale Harvey

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder administration building.

Sinking groundPremiumCity investigating cause of ground subsidence

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is investigating the cause of a ground subsidence that has opened up in Hannans, but says it poses no immediate risk to the broader community.

Tegan Guthrie

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking information on this photo of the National Rifle Club.

History mystery Can you help the historical society name these people?

History mystery: The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is seeking the public’s help identifying and shedding light on this photo.

Tegan Guthrie

Railways’ Cheney Armstrong talks with coach Brendan Ryan during their Goldfields Football League women’s match against Kambalda at Sir Richard Moore Oval on April 18.

FootballPremiumPanthers on course for GFLW minor premiership

Railways beat Mines Rovers, despite trailing at three-quarter-time in their GFLW match last Saturday.

Neale Harvey

Norton Gold Fields chief executive Wei Lin with scholarship recipients Bang (Daniel) Cheng, Jhonnatan Vladimir Gonzales Angulo and Yaoyu (Benny) He, and Norton human resources manager Joe McLean.

Mining scholarshipsPremiumInaugural Zijin-Norton scholarships awarded

Three WA School of Mines postgraduate students are the first recipients of the 2026 Zijin Mining-Norton Gold Fields Scholarship Program.

Neil Watkinson

Grenville Kelly.

ObituaryPremiumStalwart excelled in baseball football, cricket and golf

Grenville Kelly died on Monday, aged 88.

Neale Harvey

Several Goldfields-Esperance court circuits have been redirected to Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Court closures PremiumAccommodation not funded for court venue changes

People having to travel to Kalgoorlie-Boulder for court because of the temporary closure of several court circuits in the Goldfields-Esperance region will not have access to government-funded accommodation.

Tegan Guthrie

Dot McCreed, Paul McCreed, Stephanie Fletcher, Donna McCreed, Luke Fletcher, Benjamin Fletcher, Layla Fletcher and Hadley Fletcher are four of the five generations of the family who have all attended Kalgoorlie Primary School.

School historyPremiumKalgoorlie Primary School celebrates 130 years

You can ask almost anyone in town, and they will know someone who has walked the halls of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s oldest primary school.

Isabella Davis

Eastern Goldfields Historical Society volunteers Janet Lamont, John Fanetti, Bryce Greatorex, Rosie Stroud, Ethel Chinnery, and Bev Quartermaine.

Goldfields historyPremium80 years of the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society will next week celebrate 80 years of preserving the region’s rich heritage.

Isabella Davis

Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Dannielle Tilly eclipsed other State athletes on home turf at the Leonora Golden Gift.

Golden GiftPremiumGoldfields local takes elite win on home turf

A Goldfields runner proved herself as one of the State’s best after she eclipsed other elite athletes from across WA on home turf at the Leonora Golden Gift.

Isabella Davis

Nationals WA leader Shane Love.

Uranium miningPremiumWA Opposition aim to lift uranium mining ban

The WA Liberals and Nationals say they would lift the State Labor Government’s uranium mining ban if elected to govern in 2029, as figures show the price of the nuclear fuel has doubled in the past four years.

Neil Watkinson

Police are investigating after the body of a person was found on the side of Goldfields Highway in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Friday.

Regional WACommentsPremiumBody found on side of major WA highway

Emergency services were on scene, with police seen searching bushland.

Neil Watkinson

Crystal Johnston, 24, had been missing in the northern Goldfields for a week.

Regional WAYoung woman missing for a week found safe on station

The 24-year-old had become separated from the car she was a passenger in after it stopped on Goldfields Highway.

Neil Watkinson

WA’s State Barrier Fence.

Fence ‘frustrations’PremiumFence extension frustrations aired in Parliament

Esperance farmers are becoming “increasingly frustrated” at continued delays to the completion of the region’s extension of the State Barrier Fence, Member for Roe Peter Rundle says.

Tegan Guthrie

Western Power’s map showing the outage on June 11.

Power woePremiumThousands plunged into darkness by latest power outage

About 16,000 homes and businesses in the Goldfields were without power on Thursday because of a fault along the 220kV line which feeds the region.

Tegan Guthrie

Mines Rovers’ Kyde Stubbs.

FootballPremiumWillis, Stubbs dominate for Mines Rovers

Mines Rover are a game clear of Boulder on the reserves ladder.

Neale Harvey

YMHC’s Quinlan Bairstow.

HockeyPremiumYMHC outclass junior rivals

Quinlan Bairstow was best afield in the boys’ J9-12 clash.

Neale Harvey

Rookies’ Brooklen Dowson reaches for the netball ahead of Steelers’ Breanna Taylor during their Eastern Goldfields Netball Association division one match on May 8.

NetballPremiumArm-wrestle ensues for top-two spots in division one

Sonix 1 and Steelers 1 lead the Eastern Goldfields Netball Association’s division one competition with three wins.

Neale Harvey

Kalgoorlie’s Bailey Norris during his team’s Goldfields Football League match against Mines Rovers at Sir Richard Moore Oval on May 16.

FootballPremiumLocal stars in line for final selections

GFL has four players named across two WA Country squads.

Neale Harvey

Underground activity at Westgold Resources’ Beta Hunt gold mine near Kambalda.

Mining servicesPremiumSodexo wins $100m village services contract with Westgold

A renewed five-year, five-village agreement will see Sodexo expand its delivery of integrated village services for Westgold Resources sites in the Goldfields and Murchison.

Neil Watkinson

Nimy Resources managing director Luke Hampson and Curtin University executive director commercialisation Rohan McDougall.

Critical mineralsPremiumWASM researcher to lead gallium research project

A WA School of Mines researcher will lead a two-year project into processing of the in-demand critical mineral gallium, which is crucial to the world’s high-tech and defence industries.

Neil Watkinson