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Kalgoorlie used a $10,000 grant to plant saplings and stabilise mine waste in the 1970s; 3,500 hectares of forest still shield the city today

For years, dust storms were part of everyday life in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. When the wind picked up, the outback mining city could disappear under choking clouds of red and grey dust, forcing people indoors and bringing the town to a standstill.

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