City of Albany chief executive Andrew Sharpe has been recognised for his leadership and strategic outcomes at the Institute of Public Administration Australia WA Achievement Awards
Georgia Campion
A bus driver has died and at least 13 passengers were injured in a horror crash at the start of the holidays.
Liam Beatty and Clareese Packer
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.
Tegan Guthrie
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.
Neil Watkinson
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.
The contract for transforming one of WA’s most historically rich areas has been awarded with the winning firm expected to finalise the design in late 2025
Melissa Sheil
Nearly $1.9 million from Labor’s $139.7m package to help sheep farmers transition away from live exports has been spent on a new advertising campaign, sparking outrage among industry leaders.
Olivia Ford
Kalgoorlie-Boulder resident Sue Tindale has published her first book, Rue Can You Can.
Carwyn Monck
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.
An Albany prisoner who trashed his cell and caused more than $10,000 of damage has earnt himself another five months in jail less than three weeks before he was due to be released
A man who accused of going 151km/h in a 110km/h zone has denied the charge in a chaotic court appearance where he represented himself and repeatedly spoke over the magistrate.
Hannah Whitehead
A Wheatbelt man who punched his mother so hard he fractured his finger while yelling “you will die” before assaulting a police officer has been jailed for 11 months.
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has made good on her promise to visit the Great Southern before the end of the year, meeting residents in Mt Barker and Albany this week with Albany candidate Thomas Brough.
A major warning has been issued over an out-of-control bushfire burning through thousands of hectares of land - all ahead of a scorcher weekend in Australia.
Emma Kirk
Less than a month after they reopened to the public, the Binalup/Middleton Beach public toilets and change rooms have been trashed by vandals.
A man who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed an unlicensed vehicle into a power pole, causing it to split and fall on the road, has been fined $1500.
The ASX has tumbled to a new low after markets continued to sell off, with investors factoring in a less-than-favourable decision in the US.
Cameron Micallef
Aussies are stocking up massively on food this festive season – with over one million portions of a clear Christmas favourite already sold.
