Jarrod Lucas
Reporter and Photographer at ABC News (Australia)
ABC reporter/professional photographer living in Kalgoorlie. Cricket and football tragic waiting for Adelaide Crows premiership. Views my own.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Katrina Tap |Jarrod Lucas
Jaxon Jai Trinidad, 19, is accused of severing his father's right arm with a samurai sword in Kalgoorlie on February 19. His father, named in court as James Nybo, is yet to make a formal statement to police. He is yet to enter pleas to four charges, the most serious being aggravated grievous bodily harm, and is due back in court in August.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Jarrod Lucas |Katrina Tap
The WA Government will spend $543 million to increase the capacity of the pipeline which pumps fresh water from Mundaring Weir to Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The pipeline was commissioned in 1903 and the proposed upgrades will increase its capacity by about 10 per cent. Work is expected to begin in early 2026 and should be completed by 2027.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Jarrod Lucas |Tara de Landgrafft
The endorsement comes after Perth Mint's reputation was significantly damaged in 2023 by reports of breaches of anti-money laundering laws and gold "doping". The mint opened in 1899 and is owned by the Western Australian government, trading as Gold Corporation. Gold prices have traded at record highs this year and are forecast to remain strong, amid a global trade war.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Katrina Tap |Jarrod Lucas
A cash-strapped regional shire in Western Australia's Goldfields is pushing on with plans to hike mining rates despite significant public backlash. The move has drawn the ire of industry titans in Perth and local prospectors. The Shire of Coolgardie, which was founded on the discovery of gold in 1892, has taken drastic steps since March when it revealed it was facing a $6.5 million budget deficit.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jarrod Lucas
In Australia's resources sector, Tim Goyder has been the man with the Midas touch in recent years. At one point in 2023, his stock holdings in one-time market darlings Liontown Resources and Chalice Mining saw him become a paper billionaire with an estimated net worth of $1.09 billion. But as fast as the Perth-based mining investor joined the Australian Financial Review's annual Rich List, such is the swings and roundabouts of commodity price cycles, he slipped off.
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RT @SamTomlin539: Western Australia's Goldfields have ridden the ups and downs of nickel prices since the 1960's boom - an era coming to an…
RT @SamTomlin539: WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has confirmed a review is underway after bungled forensics allowed two alleged Kalgoorl…
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillors have voted 1-5 against a plan to deregulate trading hours, but have agreed to extend retail hours in the city from 80 to 82 hours a week. https://t.co/w1HxnnVGEC
