Growing Strong at Teen challenge academy
On a 250 acre property just out of Esperance, a residential drug facilitation program for teenagers has been operating since 1985.
View ArticleLong-time museum curator retires
The woman credited with turning Esperance's early history into a major tourist attraction has retired after almost 40 years.
View ArticleEsperance Dogger reveals the secret to outsmarting wild dogs
Keeping wild dog numbers down has been an ongoing battle.
View ArticleGillard considers Portlink 'potential'
The Federal Government says more planning is needed before the Government allocates further funding to a major Western Australian infrastructure project.
View ArticleSailor secures institute of sport spot
An Esperance sailor is hoping his time at the WA Institute of Sport will give him the skills necessary to compete at the Olympics.
View ArticleMax Dupain photos go on show
Pictures by renowned Australian photographer Max Dupain are to go on display at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
View ArticleGoldfields celebrates Paddy Hannan's golden legacy
Kalgoorlie-Boulder is celebrating the 120th anniversary of Paddy Hannan's discovery of gold in the area.
View ArticlePGA positive about working with new Ag Minister Joyce
The Pastoralists and Graziers Association (PGA) of Western Australia says it is confident it will enjoy a strong working relationship with the new federal Agriculture Minister, despite differences...
View Article8yo boy makes marathon effort to help sick kids
An eight-year-old boy, who has raised more than $47,000 for charity, will walk the length of a marathon in the WA Goldfields this weekend.
View ArticleGoldfields' stalwart Lorna Mitchell dies aged 101
Order of Australia winner and WA Goldfields' stalwart, Lorna Mitchell, has died aged 101.
View ArticlePrime Minister Tony Abbott visits Kalgoorlie-Boulder amid calls to address...
The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is hopeful the Prime Minister will address major community concerns about the potential closure of hundreds of Aboriginal communities in...
View ArticleUrgent consultation needed over closure of remote communities, causing more...
Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says the WA Government's failure to consult about the proposed closure of some remote communities is causing more angst than the Prime Minister's...
View ArticleDiscovering the land and its people through Noongar placenames
Scholar and Australian Research Council Chief Investigator, Professor Len Collard, has launched a website capturing the true meaning behind Noongar placenames in the South West.
View ArticleGoldfields politican still influenced by still birth
When he was young, Dr Graham Jacobs and his sister hassled their mum to have another baby. She ended up falling pregnant when she was nearly 40. The baby did reach full term, but there was a birthing...
View ArticleKalgoorlie traders' group urges new PM Turnbull to back regional small...
The Kalgoorlie Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants the new Prime Minister to support regional small businesses by deregulating the industry.
View ArticleAustralia's drought policy black hole not filled by Government's stopgap support
If Morrison had a message for farmers, announcing it on a Friday afternoon amid football finals, school holidays and long weekends is not how you'd typically deliver it, writes Kath Sullivan.
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