Western Australia's Goldfields region has become synonymous with power outages in recent years.

Like water, electricity has a long way to travel to get to the area's largest town, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 600 kilometres east of Perth.

Kalgoorlie cafe worker Chloe Astill said she was not surprised when a major blackout struck the mining city on Wednesday.

She said her employers were prepared for ongoing blackouts, but it still affected business.

"Thankfully, we've got generators and things that can keep fridges going but, yeah, definitely [for] hospitality it's a big hit every time," she said.

No quick solution

Wednesday's blackout was the third major outage in Kalgoorlie in less than two years.

In January 2024, tens of thousands of people were left without power in 40-degree summer h

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