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Every year, the Shire of Coolgardie recognises and acknowledges individuals, community groups and organisations for the contributions they have made to our community. This year saw a record number of nominations made over four categories comprising of the Citizen Award, Youth Award, Community Group or Event and the Corporate Award. Here are your winners for 2023.

The Shire has received a record-breaking amount of nominations from the community.

Click here to view the Coolgardie Post Office Expressions of Interest form

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On Thursday the 24 of November 2022, the Shire of Coolgardie hosted their annual Seniors Christmas.

The Shire of Coolgardie’s independently run Meals on Wheels service was recognised on a National stage this week, after winning the Meals On Wheels Australia Service Excellence Award for 2022.

The Bluebush Village is hosting its first group of 40 guests this week as announced by Shire Chief Executive Officer James Trail at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 22nd Annual What’s Down the Track Forum on 17 November.

WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA) has recently purchased additional licenses for individuals to access the Black Dog Institute Recognise and Respond training module.

Travellers driving through Coolgardie can now stop for more than a break at a brand new roadside rest area built specifically to combat driver fatigue.

More than 14 years’ service across not only local government but regional groups has seen Shire of Coolgardie President Malcolm Cullen receive Life Membership to the WA Local Government Association at WALGA’s Honours Awards for 2022.

Coolgardie school children were treated to a trip to Hannan’s North Tourist Mine with YMCA during the school holidays.

Widgiemooltha welcomed the Golden Eagle Hole to the Nullarbor Links Golf Course with a new 112-metre, par 3 hole now open for business.

This month as part of our 3C Morning Tea we spoke of the benefits of the WA Seniors Card and the Water Corporate Swap Your Showerhead Promotion.

The Coolgardie Resource Centre has partnered with Curtin University and their Curtin Tax Clinic “CTC”. 

The focus for today’s Toddler Time Group was vehicle child safety. 

We celebrated Thank A Cop Day at the Recreation Centre in Coolgardie. 

At last night’s Special Council Meeting, Shire of Coolgardie Councillors supported a proposal for the development of a second Workers Accommodation Village in Kambalda West.

What a wonderful Welcome to town Morning Tea we celebrated this morning at the Kambalda Public library.

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year, celebrating and recognising the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The week of festivities is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.

Coolgardie winters are cold, and many households use wood, gas, or electricity to keep warm. Pete, Volunteer Fire Fighter joined us for morning tea to share a few winters safety tips.

We are proud to announce that on Wednesday 22nd June, Coolgardie was revealed as the third-place winner in the GWN7 Tiny Tourism Town Awards at the WA Tourism Conference in Perth.

There are many benefits to living in Coolgardie where both the Shire of Coolgardie and Coolgardie Hospital make it easy for residents to be safe during this winter flu season.

The Shire of Coolgardie was recently gifted an art piece with significant ties to Kambalda and it’s rich mining history from Don Scott, founder of Scott Engineering.

Community members were invited to come and attend a fun filled morning with games, prizes to be won, raffles and plenty of sweet and savoury foods to choose from. With the help of our community members a generous amount of $ 1,445.75 was raised with all donations going directly to Cancer Council WA supporting people impacted by cancer when they need it most.

Our men folk this morning were encouraged by Owen from Men’s Regional Health to measure their waist line (chassis), have their blood pressure checked (oil pressure) and evaluate their stress/coping skills (shock absorbers) in order to maintain health and longevity (smooth running vehicle).