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Alastair Ishigami-Sims is originally from the South West.

BasketballHighly regarded Ishigami-Sims arrives in city

Alastair Ishigami-Sims is already liking what he sees since joining the Goldfields Giants.

Neale Harvey

Goldfields Children Charity committee members Shane Coysh and Sharon Clynk and committee chair Jess Vodden.

CHARITY BALLPremiumGoldfields Children Charity reflects on 25-year history

Organisers of the Goldfields Children Charity ball have returned to their roots to celebrate 25 years of fundraising for sick children.

Carwyn Monck

Goldfields Basketball Association’s Rob Tagliaferri during the opening of the association’s $14.8 million stadium redevelopment.

BasketballPremiumOfficials turn to security footage to find graffiti culprit

Basketball officials call-out stadium graffiti act

Neale Harvey

The Myhree open pit at Black Cat Syndicate’s Kal East gold operations.

Gold soonerPremiumBlack Cat Syndicate to raise $65m to accelerate Kal East

Black Cat Syndicate is raising $65 million to accelerate mine development at its Kal East gold project that will feed into its newly acquired Lakewood mill south-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Neil Watkinson

Great Boulder’s Mewa Jeetarwal during round 14 of the 2024-25 Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association A-grade competition.

CricketNorths, Hannans to battle for other grand final spot

Great Boulder will have no match preparation before the grand final.

Neale Harvey

Chloe Astill and Lewis Johnson rehearsing for Goldfields Repertory Club’s Guys and Dolls production.

Rep Club productionPremiumInclusion centre-stage for Rep Club’s latest production

Inclusion will take centre stage at the Goldfields Repertory Club, with a new sensory-friendly performance of their first production for 2025.

Tegan Guthrie

Lisa Blair and Kevin Blair in 2017.

Founder rememberedPremiumMontage, performances and memorial to remember Kevin Blair

A heartfelt montage of Stage Left Theatre founder Kevin Blair’s most memorable performances will take place this Sunday ahead of the unveiling of a memorial in honour of his life and legacy.

Tegan Guthrie

Eastern Zone’s Marg Carrott during the Ladies Inter Zone Round Robin Fours competition at Kalgoorlie Bowling Club last Sunday.

Lawn bowlsSouthern show the way at inter-zone fours.

Goldfields players lined up for Eastern last weekend.

Neale Harvey

Michael Jalaru Torres with his Stage Four art.

Digital artworksPremiumSpinifex People tell their story through digital art

Digital artworks reflecting on the forced displacement of the Spinifex People and their journey home to Tjuntjuntjara have taken over the Hackett Hall and Francis Street facades at WA Museum Boola Bardip

Tegan Guthrie

Det-Sen. Const. Matt Hallsworth with a sawn-off rifle seized by Kalgoorlie detectives.

Drug bustsPremiumMore than 4000 ‘hits’ of meth, weapons taken off the streets

More than 4000 ‘hits’ of meth and various weapons have been taken off the streets of Kalgoorlie-Boulder following a police operation targeting the sale and supply of illicit drugs in the region.

Tegan Guthrie

A 19-year-old accused of cutting his father’s arm off has been released on bail.

Courts & Justice PremiumCops worried about ‘vengeance’ from samurai sword attack

A 19-year-old who allegedly cut off his father’s arm with a samurai sword has been released on bail despite fears his dad intended to “return to seek vengeance” on his son.

Tegan Guthrie

A 19-year-old has been charged with stabbing his uncle.

Courts & Justice PremiumTeen allegedly stabbed uncle for wearing his jacket

A 19-year-old allegedly bragged to his mates after police say he stabbed his uncle in the street - puncturing his lung - because he was wearing his jacket. 

Tegan Guthrie

CBC’s Jamie Bratton during round 12 of the 2024-25 Goldfields Basketball Association men’s division 1 competition.

BasketballTrio combine on 47 points to lead win.

Division 3 preliminary finals will be played on Monday night

Neale Harvey

Kambalda's Kaitlyn Foale during round eight of the 2024 Goldfields Football League women’s competition.

FootballEagles seeking reserves and women’s players for 2025

Kambalda officials hope to significantly boost the club’s playing ranks in the next two weeks.

Neale Harvey

North Kalgoorlie’s Tex McLeod top-scored with 54 off 80 balls in his team’s Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association’s B-grade match against Great Boulder on Saturday.

CricketAutomatic grand final berth up for grabs

The Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association’s B-grade top two and bottom two are tied on eight wins and five wins respectively.

Neale Harvey

Amy Atwell during a clinic at North Kalgoorlie Primary School in February last year.

BasketballProgram to include leadership workshop

Australian basketball stars to headline She Hoops visit to Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Neale Harvey

Esperance Goldfields Surf Life Saving Club members were out in force on Esperance Cup day.

RacingPremiumEsperance Cup donations a lifesaving gesture

The generosity of pundits at this month’s Esperance Cup race meeting has provided a boost of more than $4000 to the Esperance Goldfields Surf Life Saving Club for equipment and facilities.

Neale Harvey

Korea Electric Power Corporation’s Chanhyuk Chun, then-WA hydrogen industry minister Bill Johnston, and Western Green Energy Hub’s Ray Macdonald in July 2023 with the memorandum of understanding between the organisations.

More scrutinyPremiumFederal scrutiny for massive green hydrogen project

The huge green hydrogen project proposed for WA’s south-east coast will have its environmental impacts assessed at a Federal as well as State level.

Neil Watkinson

Sunrisers’ Aravind Chegonda is Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cricket Association’s most valuable player for the 2024-25 season.

CricketChegonda rewarded for big season

Aravind Chegonda was judged the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cricket Association’s most valuable player.

Neale Harvey

Evaporation ponds at the Lake Way sulphate of potash project near Wiluna.

Done with thatPremiumTrigg Minerals to sell Lake Throssell

The northern Goldfields tenement that was once the focus of high hopes for a $400 million sulphate of potash project will be sold off for a paltry sum.

Neil Watkinson

Shire of Coolgardie president Malcolm Cullen.

Cash crisisPremiumShire of Coolgardie finances under pressure

The Shire of Coolgardie says it is experiencing financial constraints because of a reduction in revenue from key assets and existing debt obligations, and is working to remain sustainable in the long-term.

Neil Watkinson

Elliott Water Haulage co-owner Jamie Elliott, MCookies owner Monique Catlow, and Goldfields Women’s Refuge chief executive Suzie Williams on Hannan Street.

BUSINESS AWARDSPremiumGoldfields businesses in running for Statewide accolades

Three Kalgoorlie-Boulder businesses who achieved success at last year’s Goldfields Business Awards are in the running for Statewide accolades.

Carwyn Monck

Zach Hunter starred for Goldrush in the 2024-25 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cricket Association qualifying final against Golden City at Shepherdson Park on Saturday.

CricketAll-rounder Hunter steers Goldrush into grand final

Zach Hunter made 42 and grabbed four wickets to lead Goldrush’s win in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cricket Association qualifying final.

Neale Harvey

Norton Gold Fields is developing an underground operation at its Federal mine, which is part of the company’s Golden Cities project north of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Going undergroundPremiumNorton Gold Fields goes underground at Federal mine

Norton Gold Fields has started development of an underground mine at its Golden Cities project north of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and aims to have it at full production by September.

Neil Watkinson