Inquest into Lisa Govan’s cold case disappearance reveals two men arrested,but never charged

Inquest into Lisa Govan’s cold case disappearance reveals two men arrested,but never charged

The 28-year-old was last seen socialising at the Club Deroes clubhouse in Kalgoorlie on the morning of October 8,following a long night of heavy drinking at several bars and nightclubs.

  • byHeather McNeill

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The Perth suburbs and WA towns where homes are still cheaper than their peak

The Perth suburbs and WA towns where homes are still cheaper than their peak

Home values are languishing below their peaks in a string of Perth suburbs and country towns despite the number of markets recording a million-dollar median value reaching a record high.

  • bySarah Brookes
Kalgoorlie’s power backups don’t have the juice for the whole town,FOI documents reveal
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Electricity

Kalgoorlie’s power backups don’t have the juice for the whole town,FOI documents reveal

Kalgoorlie’s backup generators can only provide a little over half the power the town actually needs,leaving residents vulnerable to lengthy blackouts when cut off from the state’s largest power grid.

  • byHamish Hastie
Missing travellers found alive following search in rain-soaked WA outback
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Floods

Missing travellers found alive following search in rain-soaked WA outback

Seven people missing in Western Australia’s flood-ravaged remote outback have been found alive just hours after authorities resumed search efforts on Wednesday afternoon.

  • byHeather McNeill andJesinta Burton
‘Magical twin girls’ killed in WA crash identified
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Tragedy

‘Magical twin girls’ killed in WA crash identified

Twin girls killed in a horrific crash in rural Western Australia on Sunday have been identified as seven-year-old “sunshine souls” Macey and Riley.

  • byHeather McNeill
The situation in Kalgoorlie is shameful. Here’s where Labor must act
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Crime

The situation in Kalgoorlie is shameful. Here’s where Labor must act

When I visited Kalgoorlie-Boulder this week,I expected a community frustrated over a prolonged and devastating power and communications outage. What I found was alarming.

  • byShane Love
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Massive gold stealing ring uncovered by WA Police

Massive gold stealing ring uncovered by WA Police

Nearly 20 people with bikie links have been arrested for stealing gold ore from Kalgoorlie mine sites and processing it in clandestine backyard set-ups.

  • byHeather McNeill
Forrest’s nickel closure forces BHP to shut WA processing plant
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Nickel

Forrest’s nickel closure forces BHP to shut WA processing plant

Lower prices are crushing Australia’s $5 billion nickel sector with BHP to close an ore processing plant after major customer Wyloo Metals announced mine shuts.

  • byPeter Milne
State had two-year heads-up on Kalgoorlie’s weak turbines:opposition

State had two-year heads-up on Kalgoorlie’s weak turbines:opposition

The state could have acted in advance to avoid much of the suffering thousands of people are now suffering for days on end,says the opposition energy spokesman.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘Look out for each other’:Third night without power for thousands across WA
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Weather

‘Look out for each other’:Third night without power for thousands across WA

Premier Roger Cook said on Friday that the storms were unprecedented in both ferocity and focus,and had crumpled 50-metre transmission towers “like tinfoil.”

  • byHolly Thompson
Man dies in South Boulder workplace accident

Man dies in South Boulder workplace accident

The incident occurred at ATS Mining Maintenance,WorkSafe confirmed,but exactly what happened is not yet known.

  • byEmma Young