Discover Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Discover Kalgoorlie-Boulder through two distinctive sides: the history of the Eastern Goldfields and its mining heritage, as well as bushland and outdoor trails. The Museum of the Goldfields is dedicated to local and regional history; Karlkurla Bushland Park covers 200 hectares of naturally regenerated bushland. When choosing a holiday rental, consider whether cultural history or nature trails will play a greater role in your travel plans.

Goldfields history and art

The Museum of the Goldfields presents the history of the Eastern Goldfields and Kalgoorlie’s mining heritage. This places the region’s development alongside the city’s history. Anyone interested in mining history will find a concrete way to explore a subject that has shaped Kalgoorlie.

Kalgoorlie Town Hall is also part of the townscape: this heritage-listed building is a significant landmark of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The City’s Heritage Services offers tours of the Town Hall. They take place on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:30 am and last approximately one hour. Exhibitions at the Goldfields Arts Centre Gallery change throughout the year, and public programs are also offered. Works by local artists are shown alongside touring exhibitions from across Australia and the state. The first St. Barbara’s Festival was held in Kalgoorlie in 1999.

For public art, Heartwalk is another point of interest: this self-guided walk in the Kalgoorlie CBD is 4 km long. It is distinct from the week-long Heartwalk festivals held by Artgold in May 2017 and 2018. More than 60 contemporary murals by visiting and local artists were installed on building walls and in empty shop windows during these festivals.

Bushland and trails

Karlkurla Bushland Park combines a large area of naturally regenerated bushland with a 7 km network of winding walking and cycling trails. The distance refers to the network in the park, offering a different way to explore from a single named trail. If you want to include some exercise in your stay, you can choose between walking and cycling.

The Doug Krepp Walking Trail is 4 km long and begins with a boardwalk. The two trail options can be distinguished by their described forms: a network of trails in Karlkurla Bushland Park and a single walking trail that starts with a boardwalk.

Getting there and choosing a holiday rental

Kalgoorlie Railway Station is a useful point of reference for getting there: both the Transwa Prospector train service and road coach services stop there. In town, Hannan Street is the heart of Kalgoorlie. These details offer useful orientation, while the museum, gallery, town hall, Heartwalk and bushland appeal to different interests.

Tailor your holiday rental search to the kind of stay you have planned: would you like local history and art to be the focus, or would you rather spend most of your time on walking and cycling trails? This lets you consider Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s different sides when choosing accommodation, without assuming that a particular neighbourhood is the right base.

More places to inspire your trip: Drummond Cove, Kendenup, Torbay, Marybrook, Harvey, South Guildford, Harrisdale and Herron.

For the broader travel overview: Western Australia.