Regional WA

Salvation Army major Shirley Spooner will no longer be able to offer the community a free weekly lunch.

No free lunchSalvation Army forced to close free weekly lunch service

The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Salvation Army has been forced to close their weekly community lunch service because of a lack of volunteers.

Isabella Davis

Roving stilt walkers Rachel Sharcola and Lia Van during KidsFest 2022 at Centennial Park.

KidsFest KidsFest turns field into hub of family fun

The biennial two-day KidsFest will transform a local sporting field into a kids’ wonderland this weekend.

Tegan Guthrie

Comedian Dave Hughes is bringing his Cooked stand-up comedy show to Kalgoorlie-Boulder on May 1.

Hughesy show Hughesy turns misery into laughter in new show

Enjoying turning his own misery into laughter and making a living from it, comedian Dave Hughes is bringing his latest show to Kalgoorlie-Boulder after a near-death experience inspired all-new content.

Tegan Guthrie

Darren Darch teaches Tagon, 7, Abigail, 7, Annabel, 10, Meeka, 12, and Lennox, 10, about snakes.

Snake catcherFree birthday snake-visits to educate Esperance kids

An Esperance snake catcher and native animal carer is putting in off-the-clock hours to help keep the slithery serpents from harm.

Isabella Davis

Jo Russell is a Kalgoorlie-Boulder disability and mental health advocate.

YOUR VOICENDIS cost complaints unfairly blaming disabled people

The real scandal isn’t the NDIS. It’s how quickly a nation can be convinced that the problem with disability support is disabled people.

Jo Russell

The first blast at Beacon Minerals’ Iguana open pit north-west of Coolgardie, which is part of the Lady Ida project, took place on January 24.

Shifting prioritiesLower gold output for Beacon Minerals in latest quarter

Beacon Minerals produced less gold in the March quarter as it processed lower-grade stockpiles during the transition to mining the Iguana open pit, the Goldfields company’s boss says.

Neil Watkinson

Liberal Member of the House of Representatives for O’Connor Rick Wilson.

OPINIONRegional WA is carrying the cost of health reform

Regional WA deserves a health system that works by design — not one propped up by council budgets.

Rick Wilson

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Visitor Centre general manager Donna Malec at the 2026 Perth Caravan and Camping Show.

Tourism packages Packages aim to boost visitors to city

New accommodation packages for visitors to Kalgoorlie-Boulder are expected to help boost tourism in the city and ease the planning process for tourists.

Tegan Guthrie

Eastern Goldfields Historical Society executive officer Rosie Stroud stands in front of the new panels.

Heritage festivalNew panels share more stories of region’s past

More history-rich exhibition panels have been added to Boulder’s Our Stories outdoor exhibition in celebration of this year’s Australian Heritage Festival.

Tegan Guthrie

Courts & Justice Man threatened to give ex a ‘hiding’ despite police order

A man breached a police order protecting his ex-partner by walking into her backyard and threatening to give her a “hiding”, a Kalgoorlie court has been told.

Tegan Guthrie

Fish artEsperance artist turns skins of prized fish into art

Enthusiastic fishers can have their most prized catches immortalised by an Esperance artist who turns real fish skins into pieces of art.

Isabella Davis

POLITICSAlbo to join major Hormuz reopening summit

Anthony Albanese is set to join 40 leaders tonight for a virtual summit, discussing the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and peace efforts once the Middle East blockade concludes.

Blake Antrobus

COURT‘Shoot him’: New details on BRS allegations

The full details of the war crimes allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith have been revealed in court documents after the decorated former soldier was granted bail.

Steve Zemek

NEWSState unveils new plan to ease fuel crisis

Days after a fire left one of Australia’s last two oil refineries damaged, one Aussie state has unveiled plans to help alleviate the nation’s fuel crisis with their own home-built solution.

Euan Kennedy