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Champion golfer reflects on lasting legacy in outback WA

Graham Marsh returns to his birthplace of Kalgoorlie and reflects on his role in building one of Australia's most unique courses.
An archival image of champion golfer Graham Marsh overlayed on a fresh portrait of him.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Golfby Jarrod Lucas and Ivo da Silva

WA premier backflips on desalination plant amid $543m pipeline upgrade

The WA government is weighing up future plans for a desalination plant in Esperance as work on a $543 million upgrade to the historic Goldfields water pipeline ramps up.
A water pipeline in the outback at sunset.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Water Supplyby Jarrod Lucas and Daniel Holmes

Eight-bed outback hospital costs $67m, three times original budget

WA's Health Minister Meredith Hammat has defended the cost of a new eight-bed outback hospital, which has reached practical completion at a cost of more than $8 million per bed.  
A group standing in front of a hospital emergency department.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Healthcare Facilitiesby Jarrod Lucas and Nicholas R Ward

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Unique gender reveal a 'blast' for mining couple who struggled with IVF

A WA couple who fell pregnant after 11 years of IVF celebrate their baby joy with a unique gender reveal at Kalgoorlie's Super Pit gold mine. 
A married couple smiling at a gold mine public lookout.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Pregnancy and Childbirthby Jarrod Lucas, Nicholas R Ward and Daniel Holmes

UK man on working holiday visa accused of drowning, beating dog to death

A UK citizen on a working holiday visa has been taken into custody after allegedly drowning and beating a pet dog to death.
The tower of Kalgoorlie Courthouse at sunrise.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Animal Crueltyby Daniel Holmes and Jarrod Lucas

Eyre Highway marks 50 years since final section was sealed

Some travellers still remember crossing the Nullarbor on the unsealed road with bumps, breakdowns, and floods all part of the journey.
Lance sitting on the bonnet of his beetle car on a dirt road. There is a road sign detailing distances next to the car.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Roadsby Daniel Holmes and Claire Moodie

Fake TV police station fuels outback town's plea for real thing

When the filming of new Stan thriller Two Birds saw a fake police station erected in Boulder, WA, local businesses say crime and misbehaviour plummeted.
A photo of fake police at the old Boulder courthouse which was set up as a fake police station for the Stan Tv show two birds

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Crime Preventionby Daniel Holmes

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A frog has been found in a bag of lettuce

An Esperance couple made a surprise discovery after purchasing a bag of lettuce.
A small frog in a bag of lettuce
Duration: 50 seconds

Source: ABC News

Potentially 800,000 year old Australite found in WA Goldfields

Jim Miles found the rare cosmic debris while metal detecting about 150 kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia's Goldfields.
Close up image of a hand holding a small round smooth marble sized rock
Duration: 1 minute 1 second

Source: ABC Goldfields

Dash cam captures near misses with trucks on WA roads

Truck drivers and industry representatives say more awareness needs to be drawn to dangerous driving behaviours.
A still image of a car almost colliding with a truck, captured by a dash cam.
Duration: 1 minute 31 seconds

Source: ABC News

Sub-Antarctic king penguin found on WA's south coast in rare sighting

'Hope' is undergoing rehabilitation at a wildlife hospital in Esperance, before she'll be released.
Sub-Antarctic king penguin found on WA's south coast in rare sighting
Duration: 35 seconds

Source: ABC Goldfields

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