Gold Industry Group

17/06/2026

Good things are happening across WA's gold industry ✨

🏐 West Coast Fever secured a win on the weekend and have officially locked in a spot in the 2026 Super Netball Finals

🌾 A $75,000 contribution to Farmers Across Borders, supporting Australian farming communities

🎓 A Gold Class session delivered at John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, helping students learn about the opportunities and innovation within the gold industry

🎬 Support for the Miners Promise Pike River movie fundraiser, backing an important cause for the mining community

From supporting communities and education to celebrating success in netball and backing important causes, the gold industry continues to make a positive impact across WA.

What gold news caught your eye lately? 💛

17/06/2026

As a proud Principal Partner of Netball WA, we're thrilled to see these talented athletes rewarded for their hard work, dedication and commitment.

Congratulations on the selection to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games. We wish you every success in Glasgow.

Netball WA are proud to congratulate our pathway athletes who will be heading off to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games!

All your hard work has certainly paid off 👏

16/06/2026

What does a career in gold actually look like? We followed a graduate geologist through their day, from underground to the core shed. It's not what most people expect.

Would you consider a career in the gold industry? 🤔

15/06/2026

Hypothetical: someone hands you a gold bar worth around $150,000.

What do you do with it?

🏠 Put it toward a house
✈️ Travel the world
📦 Keep it in a safe forever
💰 Invest it

Be honest. We won't judge. 😂

12/06/2026

Thinking about a career in the gold industry but not sure where to start?

Scroll to check out real pathways in Health, Safety & Environment, from study to the field. Whether you're into science, engineering, environmental management, or community work, there's a place in gold.

Know a student who should see this? Tag them.

🔗 https://jobs.goldindustrygroup.com.au/job-profiles/

10/06/2026

Australia's gold story is right outside your door.

The Heart of Gold Discovery Trail app guides you through self-paced trails in Perth and Kalgoorlie, uncovering the landmarks, history, and people behind one of Australia's most important industries. Follow interactive maps, watch videos, and discover gold facts along the way.

Free to download on the App Store and Google Play.

🔗 https://goldindustrygroup.com.au/community/heart-of-gold/

09/06/2026

Australia has a rich gold story, and you don't have to go far to find it.

Here are 5 places across the country where you can experience it for yourself.

Elizabeth Quay, Perth
A life-size replica of the Golden Eagle sits right in Perth's CBD. Weighing 1,135 ounces, it was discovered in 1931 by a 17-year-old near Coolgardie. The original was melted down by the WA State Government. Further replicas can be found at the Museum of the Goldfields in Kalgoorlie and the Widgiemooltha Roadhouse on the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway.

The Perth Mint
Open since 1899, the Perth Mint lets you watch a live gold pour in the original melting house, hold a large gold bullion bar, see the world's largest gold coin weighing one tonne, and view Australia's largest natural gold nugget collection, including the second largest nugget in existence.

Kalgoorlie, WA
Stand at the Super Pit Lookout and peer into one of the largest open-cut gold mines on earth, 3.5km long and over 600 metres deep. At Hannans North Tourist Mine, you can pan for real goldfields gold and watch a live gold pour demonstration. The Museum of the Goldfields houses gold bars, nuggets and the full story of WA's gold rush era.

Ballarat, VIC
Sovereign Hill is a full recreation of the 1850s gold rush. Pan for real gold in the creek, take an underground mine tour, watch a gold pour, and walk streets lined with costumed characters and historic buildings. An hour and a half from Melbourne. Photo credit: Sovereign Hill

Bendigo, VIC
Central Deborah Gold Mine takes you 61 metres underground through real gold mining tunnels on a guided tour. The city itself is a product of gold rush wealth, with heritage architecture lining streets that once housed some of the richest settlements in the world.

Which one is on your list? Drop it in the comments.
Photo credit: Central Deborah Gold Mine

09/06/2026

There's something special about Kalgoorlie in the early morning hours. The town's been waking up to gold since 1893 - and it's still going strong.

Have you visited? What's your favourite Kalgoorlie memory?

08/06/2026

Gold mining has changed more in the last 20 years than in the previous 100. Self-driving trucks, drone surveys, solar-powered operations - this isn't what most people picture.

What surprises you most?

Photo credits: State Library of WA, Museum of WA & Goldfieldsguide.com.au

05/06/2026

When drought dries out the pasture, every bale becomes precious.

WA's gold community recently came together to support Farmers Across Borders, contributing $75,000 to get over 1,200 bales of hay moving to drought-affected WA farmers.

Not all gold comes from the ground. Sometimes it comes by road.

Thank you to the GIG members who made this possible.