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Miners urged to 'just say yes' to Indigenous workers

The head of an Indigenous labour and training hire company has called on Goldfields region mining companies to work with him for his community.

AAP · Aug 3

‘Lucifer’ bee with devil-like horns discovered in Australia’s goldfields

Discovery in region subjected to mining suggest it could be a species of conservation concern, scientists say

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025

Minres To Develop Lithium Processing Hub In Goldfields Region

MinRes plans to establish a cutting-edge lithium processing hub in the Goldfields region to meet the rising demand for lithium in electric vehicles and ren...

WA floods: ‘serious welfare concerns’ for seven people, including four children, missing amid heavy rain

Parts of Goldfields, Eucla and south interior hit with six months’ rain in 24 hours, with severe weather forecast for coming days

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2024

AI and virtual reality saving lives in remote WA

From a command centre in Perth, doctors and nurses are using artificial intelligence and virtual reality to save lives in a remote Goldfields region.

AAP · Oct 27, 2023

Man charged after statue of goldfields pioneer decapitated in Australian gold mining town

Local council investigating how to ‘reattach’ and ‘repurpose’ head of town’s Paddy Hannan statue

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2023

What would history look like if women were the main characters? Gold Diggers gives us a very funny, refreshingly accurate answer

In the small Victorian goldfields township of Kingower in 1860, two women, the “notorious” Hobart Town Annie and Tipperary Poll, thrashed a man who had accused the pair of theft.

The Conversation · Jul 11, 2023

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Red Cross denies regional blood shortages despite cancer patient turned away twice in one month

The Australian Red Cross's Lifeblood service strongly denies there are blood shortages in regional Western Australia, despite a cancer patient on the Goldfields being turned away from transfusion appointments for the second time this month.

ABC News · May 24, 2023

Photographer Brett Leigh Dicks recreates 100-year-old images to record how WA's Goldfields has changed

Brett Leigh Dicks shuffles his feet and tripod slightly to find the exact spot where another photographer stood 100 years earlier. He says he's somewhat of an archaeologist — just with less digging.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023

Mining company says worker died from 'medical event' at Sunrise Dam gold mine in WA's northern Goldfields

A mine worker in his 30s has died underground from a "medical event" at the Sunrise Dam gold mine near Laverton in WA's northern Goldfields.

ABC News · Apr 11, 2023

Parents turn to equine therapy for children with autism, ADHD as disability services wait times blow out

Equine therapy is covered under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and is increasingly being used by parents in WA's Goldfields to help children with a range of mental health and behavioural conditions.

ABC News · Apr 10, 2023

Lawyer says WA gold stealing trial will take toll on lives of accused, despite not guilty verdict

A defence lawyer for one of the five people acquitted says they will bear the burden of court costs and ongoing impacts from the four-week trial.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2023

Four men face Kalgoorlie court over alleged plan to steal gold dust from Jubilee mill

Four men have faced the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court today charged over an alleged attempt to steal gold-bearing dust from a mining operation in Western Australia's Goldfields.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

Five people face trial over alleged $1 million gold swindle at Coolgardie's Greenfields Mill

The District Court trial of five people accused of a million-dollar gold swindle in Western Australia's Goldfields has been told that "they stole that pile of dirt" known as a "clean-up pile".

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

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ABC News · Feb 20, 2023

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defends SmartCard ahead of rollout during Western Australia visit

Anthony Albanese rebuffs opposition claims the government's new SmartCard is a "waste of time and money", during his ninth visit to WA since being elected last year.

AAP · Dec 30, 2022

Missing man's body found in remote WA

A body of a man believed to be Travis Hart, who has been missing since Christmas Day, has been found in a remote area of Western Australia.

ABC News · Dec 18, 2022

Indigenous babies born in WA Goldfields celebrated with welcome to the world smoking ceremony

A smoking ceremony is held to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies born in 2022, and strengthen their connection to country and community.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

Frog's Leg gold mine explosion near Kalgoorlie latest in series of blasting mishaps

Safety inspectors are investigating an explosion at an underground gold mine in Western Australia's Goldfields. It's the third serious incident involving explosives in the region in as many months.

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ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

Goldfields-Esperance Designated Area Migration Agreement expansion could bring hospitality staff to regions and workers to seal Outback Way

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has asked for the region's Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) to be updated to include an extra 22 occupations, many of which are vital to the hospitality industry.

ABC News · Oct 23, 2022

Young business owners challenge perspectives on disability, create meaningful work life for themselves

Megan, who is autistic, and Devin, who is also a young person with autism, have each turned to entrepreneurship to access meaningful employment and connection in their communities.

ABC News · Oct 14, 2022

Cashless debit card participants exit in droves following Labor decision to abolish program

More than 5,000 people in four trial sites transition off the federal government's cashless debit card program after legislation allowed them to opt out from October 4, but critics say it will lead to a "tsunami" of alcohol-fuelled violence in remote communities.

ABC News · Sep 23, 2022

Red Dust Revival sparks huge turnout of vintage cars, motorcycles at Lake Perkolilli

Tyres are spinning again on the hard claypan surface of this outback lake, more than a century after it became a racing playground for pioneers on WA's Goldfields.

ABC News · Aug 18, 2022

Proposed 1,500-room mining camp in Goldfields town Kambalda faces community backlash

The local council has given the $164 million mining camp its unanimous support, but some locals in the Goldfields town of Kambalda are petitioning against the 1,500-room development, fearing it could cause their small town to "die off".

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Goldfields pharmacist's struggles a symptom of worker shortage in remote areas

Working during the pandemic has been tough for pharmacist John Coufos, whose patch covers hundreds of kilometres in remote WA.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Diggers and Dealers organisers distance event from alleged groping of Kalgoorlie journalist

The company at the centre of an alleged sexual assault has distanced itself from a Goldfields mining event that saw 23-year-old journalist Amber Lilley allegedly groped.

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