Goldfields Designated Area Migration Agreement

The Goldfields DAMA is a labour agreement covering the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder together with six surrounding shires: Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies, and Ravensthorpe. It gives employers in this area access to overseas workers in occupations experiencing genuine skill and labour shortages, spanning mining and heavy industry as well as roles like childcare, hospitality supervision, and disability support.

This agreement has been extended more than once over the past year. As at the most recent confirmed update, the Commonwealth Government has extended the Goldfields DAMA to 31 December 2026. From 1 January 2027, new DAMA applications for the Goldfields region are expected to move to the statewide WA DAMA, administered by Migration Services rather than the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Businesses with an existing Goldfields DAMA labour agreement are not affected by this change and can continue operating under their current agreement for its full term.