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Construction of Hilton resort at Kalgoorlie Golf Course begins after cost blowouts and environmental challenges

Construction of a long-awaited resort and clubhouse at the Kalgoorlie Golf Course has begun five years after it was announced, as developers overcome hurdles building on top of an old rubbish tip.

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City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder makes submission to Senate committee in favour of retaining cashless debit card

Mayor says social problems have eased since the introduction of the cashless debit card and calls for alternatives if the card is scrapped.

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Man charged with indecent assault over alleged incident involving WA journalist at Diggers and Dealers

A man who allegedly assaulted a female journalist in Kalgoorlie following the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum is charged by police.

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Kalgoorlie journalist Amber Lilley allegedly groped at a bar after Diggers and Dealers Forum

The Goldfields' largest newspaper says reform in the mining industry is needed after its 23-year-old deputy editor was allegedly groped at a bar after this year's Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum.

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Kalgoorlie's skimpy barmaids featured in new photographic exhibition

A photographer spends 18 months documenting Kalgoorlie-Boulder's pub scene to shed some light on the mining city's famous skimpy barmaids — with their permission, of course.

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Warburton man fronts Kalgoorlie court over sexual assault and aggravated burglary charges

A Warburton man accused of breaking into three Kalgoorlie homes early Monday morning and sexually assaulting or indecently assaulting a woman at each of the properties is refused bail.

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Miners, bankers head west to strike deals

The Diggers and Dealers forum may be the highlight of the mining industry's social calendar, but this year's event also brings an agenda of challenging issues.

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Investigation into death of contractor Paul Martin at Kalgoorlie's Daisy Milano gold mine drags on

While the circumstances of the miner's death remains a mystery, Paul Tamati Ereka Martin's name was this week published in a memorial at the request of his family to mark the first anniversary of his death.

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Grieving Kalgoorlie families plead for new mental health unit in wake of tragic deaths

Kalgoorlie's suicide rate is among the highest in Australia, but despite a $5.7-billion surplus the WA government is yet to commit to a new mental health facility that a coroner says is crucial for the region.

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Pentagon awards Australian rare earths miner Lynas $US120m contract to build plant in Texas

Lynas Rare Earths has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Defence to build a processing facility in Texas.

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Western Power sorry for Kalgoorlie power outages after businesses left out of pocket

Business owners in WA's Goldfields say they are thousands of dollars out of pocket due to extended blackouts on Sunday and Wednesday, and are calling on Western Power to fix the issues with its network.

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Goldfields torn over end of controversial cashless debit card after Labor election win

The new federal government is planning to axe the controversial card, but while some on it will be relieved to have more autonomy, others fear it will prompt a rise in anti-social behaviour.

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Ron Sayers, West Australian mining legend who grew Ausdrill into a billion-dollar company, dies aged 70

West Australian mining tycoon Ron Sayers has died after building a mining services company from a single drill rig in Kalgoorlie-Boulder into a billion-dollar global empire.

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Chamber of commerce 'disappointed' with City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder on housing inaction

The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the lack of new housing is causing mining companies to price locals out of the market.

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Miner Northern Star Resources strikes gold beneath Kalgoorlie's Super Pit

The owners of Kalgoorlie's Super Pit say they are only scratching the surface after releasing the first results from a new underground drilling campaign.

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Coroner's report into 20yo's death calls for new mental health unit in Kalgoorlie

Jordan Williams died after escaping from Kalgoorlie Hospital's mental health unit where, a coroner says, conditions were so poor some psychiatrists refused to work there.

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Labor pitches $8 million outdoor pool to win over landlocked locals

Home to 30,000 people, the inland city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has not had an outdoor pool for 23 years.

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Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport spends millions upgrading runway hoping for new links to eastern states

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is in talks with airlines to reinstate an eastern states air link to the regional mining city as it embarks on a $3.7 million upgrade of its airport runway — the first significant works in nearly 30 years.

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Kalgoorlie man, 29, admits trying to sell rifle illegally as police launch new campaign targeting illegal firearms

A 29-year-old Kalgoorlie man who arranged to sell a high-powered rifle illegally has avoided an immediate prison term, just days after Crime Stoppers and WA Police launched a new campaign targeting illegal firearms.

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Regional migration is booming during pandemic, so why is Kalgoorlie-Boulder's population falling?

For the first time since 1981, Australia's regional population grew more than capital cities in 2020-21 but, even with mining on the up, Kalgoorlie-Boulder bucked the trend.

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Gold production from Kalgoorlie's Golden Mile 'overstated' by more than $1.7b, historian says

The amount of gold mined from Kalgoorlie's famous Golden Mile may never be known according to an amateur historian who says the records could be out by about $1.7 billion in today's money.

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Scott Morrison announces boosts for mining, regional health on Kalgoorlie leg of WA tour

Scott Morrison says a $1.17 billion nickel mine in WA's Goldfields region will be fast-tracked, granting it Major Project Status after being deemed of importance to national resource security.

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WA nickel project given major green light

The federal government has granted major project status to a nickel initiative in Kalgoorlie, allowing approvals to be fast-tracked.

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Crackdown on sly grogging as trial of banned drinkers register begins in the Goldfields

The Goldfields is the third region in Western Australia to try out the state government's register, joining the Pilbara and Kimberley in a campaign aimed at problem drinkers.

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Lotto-winning Kalgoorlie locals strike gold with share of $63 million jackpot

There has been a gold rush of a different kind in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, where a 250-strong lottery syndicate has won a share of $63 million, or around $250,000 each.

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