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14/10/2025

Coolgardie Shire leaders hope to rebuild trust among ratepayers after the local government minister announced the WA state government would not suspend the council.

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Coolgardie Shire leaders hope to rebuild trust among ratepayers after the local government minister announced the WA state government would not suspend the council.

14/10/2025

TOTAL FIRE BAN 🚫 Wednesday October 15th
📍Dundas, Kalgoorlie Boulder

🔥 DON'T LIGHT A FIRE. NO HOT WORKS, WELDING OR GRINDING
More information: emergency.wa.gov.au/total-fire-bans

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14/10/2025

Western Australia records its worst flu season on record, with more than 30,000 influenza cases reported this year.

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Western Australia records its worst flu season on record, with more than 30,000 influenza cases reported this year.

14/10/2025

Advocates are concerned rural and remote children will experience compounding challenges with the looming social media ban for people under 16.

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Advocates are concerned rural and remote children will experience compounding challenges with the looming social media ban for people under 16.

14/10/2025

WA police have welfare concerns for a 47-year-old man who has been missing for a week in the Wheatbelt.

Police say Thor Anton Grant was last seen on October 6, at a property in Westonia, 310 kilometres north-east of Perth.

They say Mr Grant is about 187 centimetres tall, with a medium build, blonde hair and blue eyes.

Police are asking anyone with information to get in touch immediately.

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13/10/2025

In just under two months, Australian children under the age of 16 will be banned from all major social media platforms. But could that be a good thing?

✍️Sarmara D'Monte via ABC Goldfields

13/10/2025

A pilot project in WA will train community members to install generators to service mobile phone towers in emergencies.

Power outages during natural disasters can cut communications, putting lives at risk.

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Rural communities battling power cuts to mobile towers during natural disasters are being offered a temporary solution with a trial of community-operated generators.

13/10/2025

For high-schoolers graduating in remote communities across Australia, the pathway to university can seem fraught with obstacles.

Uprooting your life and moving to a capital city is not always viable, which is the case for many young people in the outback Kimberley town of Broome, where the state's capital is over 2,000 kilometres away.

Nationally, about 20 per cent of domestic students starting university in 2024 had a regional or remote address, according to the federal Department of Education's latest statistics.

But in Western Australia, rural students make up only 12 per cent.

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Just 12 per cent of domestic students starting university in WA are from rural communities. It is hoped courses closer to home will address low participation rates and help overcome workforce shortages.

13/10/2025

A debt-laden shire in WA's Goldfields has avoided being suspended over mismanagement allegations.

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A debt-laden shire in WA's Goldfields has avoided being suspended over mismanagement allegations.

13/10/2025

The WA Liberals are told they need more women and a better candidate vetting process in a post-election review audit.

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The WA Liberals are told they need more women and a better candidate vetting process in a post-election review audit.

12/10/2025

⛳BAUTISTA WINS WA PGA CHAMPIONSHIP IN KALGOORLIE-BOULDER⛳

Austin Bautista took the lead finishing two shots under par in the final round, one stroke ahead of fellow New South Welshman Jay Mackenzie.

Jay Mackenzie held the lead until the 15th hole, with the pair remaining neck-and-neck until the final hole.

It's not the first time the pair, who are also friends, have gone head-to-head in the finals at the WA PGA Championship.

In 2022, Bautista was runner-up to Mackenzie, who had just scored his first win on a professional tour at the Kalgoorlie Golf Course.

It's the 14th year the PGA Tour of Australasia has returned to the Goldfields course for the four-day tournament, with this year's prize fund sitting at $250,000.

Close to 120 players took to the green on the first two days, with the leading 50 qualifying for the final two rounds this weekend.

10/10/2025

After 10 days and 700km, Jason Horton has arrived in Esperance!

Mr Horton left Perth on October 1 in his manual wheelchair to raise funds for HeartKids and to spread awareness about bowel cancer, after he lost his father last year.

He was supported throughout his trip by his partner Alena, who followed him the entire distance in her car.

Mr Horton finished his journey and arrived at the Pier Hotel, on the Esperance foreshore, around 2pm today.

He was greeted by around a dozen supporters, including some who had spotted him on his travels.