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Authorisation Meeting Notice: Proposed WA Goldfields Native Title claim, Agnew and surrounds
AUTHORISATION MEETING NOTICE: PROPOSED NEW NATIVE TITLE CLAIM DateTuesday, 22 &...
Giovanni Torre 27 Aug 2026
Mobile TAFE training for remote WA communities
Vocational education opportunities are set to be offered much closer to home for...
Callan Morse 26 Aug 2026
High hopes for $13 million health hub in Goldfields
One of Western Australia's biggest regional health centres has been transformed...
David Prestipino 12 Aug 2026
A learning journey: Connecting the Goldfields and Canada
The Goldfields Aboriginal Business Chamber recently coordinated a remarkable six...
Fresh focus on connecting cultures in the Goldfields
An important Indigenous cultural hub in Western Australia's Goldfields is set fo...
David Prestipino 2 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Kalgoorlie hospital put patient with broken back on two-week waitlist rather than referring to local Indigenous-owned health service

Concerns have been raised over Kalgoorlie Health Campus's apparent resistance to referring patients to other services which can provide urgent scans on short notice, despite those services being cover...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 9, 2026
Former WAFL star appointed Mines Rovers coach

Former WAFL forward Samuel Stubbs has been appointed senior coach of the Mines Rovers Football Club ahead of the 2026 season,. The Wangkatha man was announced as the Rovers' new playing-coach on New Y...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jan 2, 2026
Marlinyu Ghoorlie Native Title claimants celebrate federal court recognition after years of struggle

The Marlinyu Ghoorlie claimants were recognised by the Federal Court on Friday as the rightful Traditional Owners of the Marlinyu Ghoorlie (MG) native title claim area, which covers Kalgoorlie and Kam...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 19, 2025
After three decades, Payarri native title recognised in WA's Northern Goldfields

After 31 years of work by Traditional Owners and supporters, Justice Bernard Murphy of the Federal Court of Australia awarded exclusive native title to the Payarri title claim group on Thursday.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 4, 2025
Nyunnga Ku Aboriginal Corporation to lead new health and education hub in WA’s Goldfields

A new Indigenous-led hub in Leonora, about 230 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in WA's northern Goldfields, will bring together health, education and environmental programs over the next three years to...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Oct 23, 2025
Goldfields Aboriginal Business Chamber driving economic empowerment

The Goldfields Aboriginal Business Chamber wants the WA government to work more closely with regional chambers to empower First Nations businesses and drive long-term economic change.

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Brendan Foster Apr 17, 2025
Reclaim the Void weaves a connection for spirits on sacred lands

Reclaim the Void, a project representing the sadness expressed by Ngalia Elders over the many open mining pits dotting their land, aims to create a significant textile artwork in the form of a 'dot'...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Jun 17, 2024
Inspector identifies staff shortages and overcrowding as ongoing problems at Eastern Goldfields prison

Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison still struggles to attract and retain staff, which hinders the facility's ability to deliver services, the WA Inspector of Custodial Services warned in a new report...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 16, 2024
Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

When Paul Kelly heard a version of his poignant song How To Make Gravy sung in the western desert language of Pitjantjatjara and English, he loved it.

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Rudi Maxwell Mar 4, 2024
Indigenous languages face erasure as advocates call for legislative protection

Mirning, an Aboriginal language of the Nullarbor coast, faces the threat of extinction, with no speakers learning it as their mother tongue. Australia, once home to more than 300 Indigenous languages...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 21, 2023
Native Title battle in Goldfields resolved after 30-year fight for recognition

After a 30-year battle, the Wongi People's Native Title rights have been recognised after the Federal Court of Australia ruled in favour of their claim over 30,000sqm of Wongatha land in the vast East...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Nov 7, 2023
Deaf Indigenous Ranger inspires colleagues

James Tucker, an Indigenous DBCA Ranger working on fire duties in Kalgoorlie, could not hear out of both ears from birth but it was only discovered when he was a toddler.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Sep 19, 2023
BHP details $1.5b Indigenous business commitment at Goldfields roadshow

The spotlight was on growth prospects and economic opportunities for the First Nations business industry at the Goldfields Aboriginal Business Chamber's second annual forum and trade show on Thursday.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jul 12, 2023
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