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R U OK? Day, held Thursday 9 September every year, is a national day of action that reinforces the importance of staying connected with friends, family and colleagues through all life’s ups and downs, big or small.

On Thursday 12th August, KBCCI Business Adviser Sharni Foulkes and Kambalda Community Resource Centre came together to deliver the Kambalda Business Networking evening at the newly re-opened Kambalda Hotel with Managers Darlene and Steve Cole joining the evening.

On Thursday, 26 August 2021 we transformed the Kambalda Public Library into a theme of old worlds, new worlds and other worlds along with a handmade time machine and props that magically turned children into dragons, robots and a knight for CBCA Book Week 2021.

On Thursday 29 July 2021 the Kambalda Community Resource Centre partnered with the Shire of Coolgardie Ranger Services to bring the Ranger Information Evening to the Kambalda community.

On Wednesday 14th July the Kambalda Community Resource Centre saw a great turn out of garden enthusiasts attend the Sustainable Kitchen Garden Workshop at the Kambalda Rec Centre.

The Kambalda Community Resource Centre hosted another well attended bi-annual Welcome to Town Morning Tea on Wednesday 21 July 2021 at the Kambalda Community Recreation Facility.

Shire of Coolgardie President, Malcolm Cullen is pleased to announce an extension to the Seniors Staying Connected program.

With over 40 years of experience between them we caught up with your elected members of Council to see why they became councillors, what is the best thing about it and why you should run for council.

On Sunday the 11th of April Corey from Coolgardie Gold Safaris in conjunction with the Coolgardie Community Resource Centre took a group on a Gold prospecting excursion at one of his lease blocks.

The Shire of Coolgardie has confirmed its budget for the 2021/2022 financial year with capital works and continuation of service delivery the key objectives.

The Coolgardie Community Resource Centre’s new Trainee Sapphire Gair, has recently given the CRC library a new face lift with re-organising all of the books into their very own categories!

On Sunday, 23 May 2021 the Kambalda Community Resource Centre invited the community to the annual Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. This year saw the centre hosting well over 70 community members for scrumptious treats and fun games with the aim to raise funds for Cancer Council.

All Meals on Wheels recipients in the Shire of Coolgardie will receive a bonus to their meal delivery next week with the addition of a care package.

Do you think your yard is pretty special? If so, from today, you could enter it into the Shire of Coolgardie’s Property Pride competition and be in the winning to receive a $250 Bunnings gift voucher.

The kids in Coolgardie are never bored on Wednesday afternoons! The Centrecare Youth team comes to Coolgardie every Wednesday after school during the school term with different and fun activities for the kids to participate in. These activities change weekly and can be anything from Slime making to Sports.

Every fortnight, the Coolgardie CRC joins forces with Beverly Packs from Parenting Connection WA to deliver a new and exciting program! One of the favourites amongst our Toddlers is the Sensory Based play.

Council expressed extreme satisfaction with the CEO’s performance and acknowledged the many ways James Trail exceeded expectations in 2020/21 especially in relation to his management of COVID-19 pandemic and how he demonstrated resilience by ensuring services and projects continued to be delivered despite the multitude of restrictions.

On April 9th, Youth Week kicked off in Kambalda with a Hawaiian themed pool party. The kids looked every bit the part by dressing up in Hawaiian leis, putting on some groovy sunglasses and then posing for photos in front of the Tiki Bar with an infamous Kathie’s Krushie.

The results of the Shire of Coolgardie 2021 Community Survey are in – and the Shire has demonstrated improvements across the board.

Shire of Coolgardie representatives travelled to the nation’s capital to meet with Members of Parliament and key stakeholders.

The Shire of Coolgardie has launched a new ‘Seniors Staying Connected’ program which will deliver a range of free activities to seniors within the community.

With a clear message 48 enthusiastic volunteers and community members were all hands on gathering for this year's Clean Up Australia Day held at Newtown Dam on Sunday, 7 March 2021.

After a successful Get Online Week event held in October last year, the Kambalda Community Resource Centre has since registered as a Be Connected Network Partner offering and delivering FREE weekly Be Connected 'digital upskilling' group sessions and one-on-one support in the Kambalda Public Library.

Sunday 7 March was a day to be remembered for women in the Shire of Coolgardie with the inaugural International Women’s Day event being held in Kambalda.

Thanks to the collaborative effort between the Shire of Coolgardie, mining industry and the community, Coolgardie’s Ben Prior Park re-opened with a new and improved look on Saturday 6 March.