Kalgoorlie, Australia
Superpit City
"Where Australia's biggest hole meets its thirstiest bars"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield dominated by an enormous open-cut chasm rampant, flanked by two flies that refuse to leave, above a motto scroll reading 'In Dust We Trust'. Crowned with a corrugated iron pub facade and a single wilting gum tree that has clearly given up.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Drove 600km through absolutely nothing to get here and honestly the Super Pit was worth it, that thing is genuinely enormous. The town itself is a fascinating mix of grand old gold-rush pubs and dust, so much dust, it gets in everything including my sandwich. Skimpies bars are certainly a local institution but not what I expected on a family holiday, whoops. Great servo pies though, ten out of ten pies."— Barry Fenwick, Geraldton WA
Property Listing
Stunning rust-toned townscape offering unrivalled proximity to one of the largest man-made holes on Earth, with a thriving historic main street and a refreshingly honest attitude to nightlife. Buyers seeking rugged charm, low humidity, and a genuine sense of frontier adventure will find this outback gem an absolute steal, flies included at no extra charge.
Twinned With
Butte — Both towns are enormous mining pits with a scrappy frontier town politely clinging to the rim.
Supporting Evidence
The Super Pit gold mine is so large it can reportedly be seen from space, and it single-handedly explains why the entire town smells faintly of diesel and ambition.