From quiet acts of kindness to major fundraising efforts, the Shire of Esperance’s 2026 citizens of the year have proved an inspiration to the local community.
Jessica Antoniou
With childcare waitlists finally easing following the establishment of two new centres, a reputable local day care is throwing open its doors to encourage more families to join the centre.
Tegan Guthrie
A group of former Kambalda geologists have united to celebrate the diamond anniversary of a discovery which led to a nickel exploration boom in WA.
Local youth can show off their moves at free skateboarding workshops and a competition this week hosted by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Isabella Davis
Brightstar Resources is firing up the drill rigs as it prepares for a prefeasibility study at the Sandstone gold project in the September quarter.
Neil Watkinson
Live music fans travelling to Kalgoorlie-Boulder for the upcoming Sunset Concert Series are being encouraged to stay a little longer in the region.
Mines Rovers and Kambalda have each drawn home games for round one of the 2026 Goldfields Football League competition.
Neale Harvey
Kalgoorlie-Boulder children have used sand drawings to tell an animated story promoting a research project into heavy metal deposition in children’s teeth.
A 43-year-old man has died after being tasered and pepper-sprayed by police in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, with the incident to be investigated as a death in custody.
Goldfielders gathered yesterday for a great Aussie fry-up and a heart-warming celebration of those who call Australia home
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has welcomed its newest Walk of Fame inductees, with plaques honouring two legendary figures of the Goldfields city unveiled on Australia Day
Bruce Champion has been named head coach of Kambalda’s GFLW squad for the 2026 season.
Franchise assumed first place and Saints moved into third spot after round 12 of the Goldfields Basketball Association’s men’s A-grade competition
The company behind a critical minerals project 120km north-east of Esperance has announced an initial resource of gallium, which is being prioritised as part of Australia’s critical minerals strategic reserve
Police said the man died at the scene.
First it was fire — now flooding is predicted to close for days the road linking WA to the Eastern States via the Nullarbor Plain.
Neil Watkinson & Jessica Antoniou
Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association captain Graham Kennedy impressed at the annual senior country week in Perth last week by leading the A-section team in batting and bowling.
Kalgoorlie Bowling Club is hosting a new six-week season.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Betty Loxton and Esperance’s William Faahan-Smith have been awarded medals of the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day Honours List.
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillors have voted to appoint a new person from outside the organisation to the role of acting chief executive — who at the moment is only publicly known as “Candidate A”.
Telstra users near Mt Charlotte will be without mobile service for 50 hours and users in North Esperance will be in the dark for 24 hours, as the provider upgrades its mobile base stations servicing the areas.
Health experts warn cost-of-living stress is compromising Australians’ heart health and increasing risks of heart attack, disease, and stroke.
Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association won their A-section clash on Friday for outright fifth spot.
A man has tried to change his plea after denying he punched, kicked and dragged his pregnant partner after allegedly stealing a motor vehicle.
