Tag: Coolgardie 6429
11yr-old charged over Coolgardie burglaries
An 11-year old boy has been charged over a series of burglaries in the Western Australian goldfields town of Coolgardie.[MORE]
Truck roll blocks highway
One lane of the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway has been reopened to traffic after a truck rolled over on the road early this morning.[MORE]
Experts analyse plane crash site remains
Kalgoorlie detectives say they are yet to determine whether remains found north of Coolgardie last week are human.[MORE]
MP wants bushfire highway safety zones
Independent Kalgoorlie MP John Bowler has called for the creation of safety zones on the Great Eastern Highway in Western Australia to protect motorists in the event of a bushfire.[MORE]
Focus Minerals suspended from stock market trading
A Goldfields-based exploration company has been suspended from trading on the Australian stock exchange after it failed to submit its annual report by the September 30 deadline.[MORE]
Teens face court over bashing
Two juveniles have faced the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court accused of bashing a man before stealing his money.[MORE]
Truck driver injured in Goldfields crash
A truck driver will be flown to Perth this morning after being seriously injured in a crash on the Goldfields.[MORE]
Man in hospital after car roll
Coolgardie police say a Perth man flown to Royal Perth Hospital with head and spinal injuries after a car roll on Friday afternoon, is in a stable condition.[MORE]
DEC seeks waste management plan input
The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) is urging Goldfields and Esperance residents to contribute their input into a new waste management plan being developed for the region.[MORE]
Alcohol offences frustrating police
Coolgardie police are frustrated at the number of alcohol induced jobs they had to attend over the weekend.[MORE]
Coolgardie Shire recovering from financial woes
The Coolgardie Shire says it is slowly recovering from its financial problems.[MORE]
Arson squad probes school blaze
The Perth Arson Squad will today examine the scene of a fire which caused up to $200,000 damage to the Coolgardie Primary School over the weekend.[MORE]
Shire's financial problems 'just being realised'
The Shire of Coolgardie says the full extent of the financial problems uncovered earlier this year are only just being realised.[MORE]
La Mancha begins gold production
Another junior Kalgoorlie gold miner will conduct its inaugural gold pour today.[MORE]
Man killed in quad bike accident on Goldfields
A man has died and a woman has been injured in a quad bike accident near Coolgardie.[MORE]
Focus Minerals to start gold production
Focus Minerals will go from being a gold explorer to a producer when it completes its first gold pour at the Perseverance mine in Coolgardie today.[MORE]
Pair arrested on drugs, weapons charges
Coolgardie police have arrested two men on drugs and weapons charges after a random traffic stop.[MORE]
Kalgoorlie shows interest in service hub super shire idea
Kalgoorlie Boulder has expressed interest in a proposal that the city be used as the service hub in a super shire consisting of all surrounding goldfields' municipalities.[MORE]
Driver accused of high blood alcohol reading
Coolgardie police have arrested a 47-year-old man for allegedly driving with a blood alcohol level nearly five times the legal limit and while under a lifetime driving ban.[MORE]
Bowler urges end to Coolgardie council blame game
Murchison Eyre independent MP John Bowler has called for an end to what he calls a witch-hunt over the Coolgardie council's financial problems.[MORE]
Former Coolgardie CEO takes responsibility for financial problems
The former chief executive of the Shire of Coolgardie has accepted ultimate responsibility for the council's serious financial problems. [MORE]
Great Eastern Hwy reopens after bushfires
The Great Eastern Highway between Southern Cross and Coolgardie has reopened.[MORE]
New Esperance Shire CEO looks to challenges
The new chief executive officer (CEO) for Esperance Shire, Mal Osborne, says he is starting to get direction from staff and town leaders on how to tackle some of the major local issues.[MORE]
Fire closes Goldfields highway
The Great Eastern Highway between Southern Cross and Coolgardie in Western Australia's Goldfields has been closed due to a bushfire.[MORE]
Firefighters keep watch on bushfire near Coolgardie
Authorities are monitoring a bushfire about 50 kilometres south of Coolgardie in southern Western Australia.[MORE]
