Ivo Da Silva

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Jarrod Lucas |Ivo Da Silva

A 30-year deal which has left one of Australia's biggest inland cities facing ongoing water shortages has sharpened Western Australia's major political parties' focus on regional water security ahead of next month's state election. Residents in the historic mining centre of Kalgoorlie-Boulder get their drinking water from a 122-year-old, 566-kilometre pipeline known as the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Katrina Tap |Emily Smith |Ivo Da Silva

The West Australian Opposition has conceded that a newly-approved marine park on the south coast could impact its "ambitious" proposal to pipe water to the Goldfields region. The WA Nationals have pledged more than $100 million for a desalination plant in Esperance with a view to piping water to Kalgoorlie-Boulder if the party is elected on March 8.

Dec 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jarrod Lucas |Ivo Da Silva

One of Western Australia's biggest provincial racing clubs is on the brink of disaster, with its 2025 season likely to be abandoned due to a lack of recycled water to irrigate its turf racetrack. The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club has relied on recycled water from the local government for decades to keep its track green, in contrast to the red dirt that surrounds the historic mining city, 600km east of Perth.

Nov 14, 2024 | abc.net.au | Ivo Da Silva

The Shire of Coolgardie has confirmed long-time chief executive James Trail has been suspended, pending an investigation into allegations of workplace culture issues. Shire councillors voted for the suspension at a special council meeting on Thursday. The shire president says no allegations have been substantiated "at this time" and "all concerned parties" will have an opportunity to participate in the investigation.

Oct 31, 2024 | abc.net.au | Hayden Smith |Ivo Da Silva

Scott McCook is in the business of showing people their own backyards. Although, in his line of work, that's easier said than done. The award-winning aerial photographer has spent a decade capturing landscapes through the open doors of helicopters and "rickety old" aircraft, mainly in Australia and New Zealand. "The first few times I did it … I would be lying if I said I wasn't going, 'What am I doing?'" he said.