On the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, Site 25 is the Super pit at Kalgoorlie. The lookout is open from 7am to 7pm daily, and there is no...

A core library may not seem like a tourist attraction, yet the Joe Lord core library in Kalgoorlie is worth a visit, especially if you...

Walking is one of the best ways to get to know a city. The leisurely pace allows you to absorb the sights better but to smell the air,...

The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Audio tour is available from the Visitor Centre in Hannan Street. In Boulder there are 19 points of interest....

This week I was interviewed twice by ABC radio on solo traveling. Isn't it funny how your voice sounds totally different than you...

The town of Coolgardie is referred to as the Mother of the Western Australian Goldfields. It was here in 1892 that Arthur Bayley and...

When visiting the town of Coolgardie in the Eastern Goldfields of WA, make sure you visit Warden Finnertys House. Step back into history...

The Coolgardie Goldfields Exhibition Museum is housed in the historical 1898 built Warden’s Court building. This is a must-see museum...

Many people had told me that I really, really should go to Lake Ballard when I was in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. They...

One of the treasures of Kalgoorlie is their Museum of the Goldfields. I visited at Christmas time and was immediately greeted by an...

Mick is an octogenarian living in Boulder. Each day he wanders down the road and provides the Beaten Track Brewery with fruits he grows...

1. Big machines Wow! Machines are big at the Hannans North Tourist Mine. Huge working machines that dwarf a human. Below are a 793C Haul...

Another activity to do when in Kalgoorlie is the HeART Walk. It was lovely to walk around the city using the map that I picked up at the...

On 21 December 1963 the Sons of Gwalia mine closed and the 1500 residents of Gwalia left town for ever. Trains were dispatched from...

I asked several locals which one of the many hotels and restaurants in Kalgoorlie-Boulder was the best one to visit. The almost...

The abandoned ghost town of Ora Banda is 66kms (41 miles) from Kalgoorlie, and known by many for the infamous and notorious hotel that...

1 and a half hours drive north of Kalgoorlie (8 hours north north east of Perth) lies the small town of Menzies. The town is named after...

When gold was discovered in Kalgoorlie, men arrived by the thousands. Apart from equipment to mine the precious mineral, they had other...

My friend Ingrid arrived in Kalgoorlie back in 2010 looking for mining work. Staying at a local backpackers, she was invited, “Do you...

The Goldfields War Museum is housed in the Boulder Town Hall, in what was originally the library and later a doctor’s surgery. This...