Working in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie Boulder is a city in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia and is located 595 kilometres (370 mi) east-northeast of state capital Perthat the end of the Great Eastern Highway. The city was founded in 1893 during the Yilgarn-Goldfields gold rush, and is located close to the so-called "Golden Mile". Kalgoorlie has a population of 28,246  making it the largest urban centre in the region and the fifth-largest in Western Australia.

The  mining of gold along with other metals such as nickel is a major industry in Kalgoorlie, and today employs about one-quarter of Kalgoorlie's workforce and generates a significant proportion of its income. The concentrated area of large gold mines surrounding the original Hannan find is often referred to as the Golden Mile, and is considered by some to be the richest square mile of earth on the planet.  The Super Pit is an open cut gold mine approximately 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long, 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) wide and 512 metres (1,680 ft) deep. It was created by Alan Bond who bought up a number of old mine leases in order to get the land area needed for the Super Pit. Every now and again the digging reveals an old shaft containing abandoned equipment and vehicles from the earlier mines.

The mine operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and a visitor centre overlooks it. The mine blasts at 1:00 pm every day, unless winds would carry dust over the town. Each of the massive trucks carries 225 tonnes of rock and the round trip takes about 35 minutes, most of that time being the slow uphill haul. Employees must live in Kalgoorlie; it is not a fly in – fly out operation. The mine is expected to be productive until about 2017. At that point, it is planned to abandon it and allow the groundwater to seep in and fill it. It is estimated it will take about 50 years to fill completely full.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder, in the Goldfields region of Western Australia (WA), is an exciting and vibrant twin city with a wealth of treasures to discover. Hit the heritage trails and explore the many museums and grand historic buildings of the gold rush era. Experience its buzzing nightlife and modern shopping scene. Venture through breathtaking outback landscapes in surrounding parks and bushlands. Enjoy some good old country hospitality at a local pub. Or just for fun, join a gold prospecting and fossicking tour and learn how the early pioneers found their fortune in Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Goldfields region of Western Australia (WA).

Kalgoorlie's weather is best described as hot and dry in summer and cool and dry in winter. January is the hottest month with an average maximum temperature of 33.6°, by contrast winters are cool with July average maximum and minimum temperatures being 16.5°C and 4.8°C respectively.

There are currently 10 primary schools, 4 high schools and 1 university in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area

Kalgoorlie is a unique and vibrant city that will delight, entertain and seduce your senses. As a city that never sleeps, you will be captivated as you immerse yourself in this modern and prosperous city.