Goldfields

Dust flies‘The trick is survival’: Kal Desert Race kicks off

Perth-based extreme 2WD class driver Chris Giles was among the race’s first-time competitors having previously made the pilgrimage out as a course car driver.

Tom Zaunmayr

Moment in timeKal COVID pic project to go on show

Locked in her car at a socially safe distance, Morrison photographed more than 500 families in their front yard — from dads dancing in the driveway to mums drinking their way through the madness

Indiana Lysaght

Pen to paperGoldfields author Sarah Jayne-Eeles to launch new novel

The thriller is Eeles’ second novel, launching tomorrow at Pink Sugar Craft on Kalgoorlie’s Hannan Street.

Indiana Lysaght

Mental healthCounselling service to boost support for Kambalda women

The new service would be aimed at supporting women’s health and wellbeing will be starting on Wednesday

Amber Lilley

Time to open?Stats reveal impact of hard border on Goldfields

Sixty per cent of Goldfields-Esperance businesses surveyed in the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s latest regional pulse report listed access to skilled workers as the biggest impact

Tom Zaunmayr

Important messageKal’s Fairbridge students add to blue tree movement

Fairbridge College students began painting the dead tree blue during Mental Health Week last week, with students adding blue handprints to complete the project yesterday.

Tegan Guthrie

Social snapsFreestyle motox wows bumper Kal Desert Race crowd

Hardwired Entertainment’s freestyle motocross show was the key drawcard for Kalgoorlie Desert Race’s street party this year

Tom Zaunmayr

Value-addDownstream desire for Leinster lithium hopeful

A new study points to two options that could see Liontown forking out $1.1 billion for a lithium hydroxide monohydrate refinery that would drum up after-tax free cashflow of $19.5b across 40 years

Jason Mennell

On songHow music drew people to a historic Goldfields town

Left in awe of Goldfields talet when attending the Leonora Golden Gift, music mentors Brenton Meynell and Drew Goddard of Barefoot Bands knew they could not leave this potential untapped.

Indiana Lysaght

Social snapsPic gallery: Book Week at St Mary’s Primary School

Principal Elizabeth Browner said the students were encouraged to create their own characters during the recent school holidays and develop the stories behind their curious creations

Amber Lilley

FOOTBALLSummer footy to start for Kalgoorlie’s young girls

Starting on Thursday, the 10-week program for girls in Years 5 to 9 is designed to teach new players the fundamentals of footy while helping established players sharpen their skills.

Rory Coleman-Heard

Dangerous drivingKal woman faces court over fatal Goldfields Hwy crash

The woman yesterday faced Kalgoorlie Magistrate’s Court where she did not enter a plea to four additional charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in a manner dangerous to the public.

Taylar Amonini

Event stalledIs this the end of the Boulder Markets?

Boulder Promotions and Development Association yesterday announced the news of its upcoming dissolution after nearly 30 years

Phoebe Pin &Tegan Guthrie

Tourist drawcardVolunteer shortage hits Esperance museum hours

Esperance council will look to endorse this semi-permanent reduction in operating hours, until the 2021-22 tourist season.

Indiana Lysaght

Moving forwardLynas’ Goldfields rare earths production back to normal

In its September quarterly report, Lynas revealed it had bounced back strongly from a poor performance during the June quarter when the Malaysian Government’s COVID-19 measures forced a shutdown

Jason Mennell

Hatty ChristmasHard hats needed for Kalgoorlie’s Xmas tree

Dinged, dropped or dirty, the project calls for hard hats in every size and colour as the museum plans to create a tree bigger than ever before — aiming to be 2m taller than last year’s 10m feature.

Taylar Amonini

Spent convictionExchange Hotel bouncer attacker to pay $500 to victim

Dylan Michael Ronald Pearce, 25, pleaded guilty to charges of common assault and failure to leave premises at Kalgoorlie Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Taylar Amonini

Peoduction fallsCosts take shine off St Barbara’s Gwalia gold

Production costs at St Barbara’s historic Gwalia gold mine soared in the face of a dramatic fall in production during the September quarter.

Jason Mennell

WA affairRecord Kalgoorlie Desert Race field set to hit the dirt

Drivers will start from 8.30am tomorrow for the three-day Kalgoorlie Desert Race, a red-dirt course which winds its way through, Lake Perkolilli, King of the West Lake and Mt Vetters Station.

Tom Zaunmayr

Production fallRock fall, delays cause cost spiral at Gwalia gold mine

St Barbara’s quarterly results, unveiled yesterday, revealed the troubled mine on the fringes of Leonora churned out gold at a higher cost per ounce than the company’s average realised price.

Jason Mennell

EIGHT BALLDax and Dean: Kalgoorlie’s eight ball dynasty

The doubles victory made it their 10th win in the past 12 years, with the only two hiccups in this period being in 2011 and 2018, when they were beaten grand finalists.

Minister’s commitmentShark tagging to ramp up off Esperance after fatality

Tagging numbers have so far lagged behind last year’s effort but WA Fisheries Minister Peter Tinley said next month — the best time to undertake tagging — the program would ramp up again.

Indiana Lysaght

Bail opposedAlleged teen groper ‘exposed himself’ to cop

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named because he is a minor, was charged with indecently assaulting five women on six separate occasions in Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Coles and Woolworths on August 11.

Taylar Amonini