These are a couple of pictures of the tower crane being installed today.
The tower crane will grace the Geraldton skyline for 3 years.
Freyssinet Australia has just commenced the project which entails the refurbishment of the 14 steel silos.
Paul Pomfret, the Senior Project Manager informs Everything Geraldton they have employed 12 local people for the job.
The following has been supplied by the Geraldton Cemetery Board in response to a recent incident reported by some Everything Geraldton readers. (Click here to read original post.)
With reference to the post about trashed graves at Geraldton Cemetery, (Everything Geraldton, Nov 25) the desecration of graves and wanton vandalism is an ongoing issue for the Geraldton Cemetery Board and staff.
Geraldton Cemetery Board Chairman, Max Correy, said the vandalism is not confined to gravesites.
“Apart from the damage and destruction to people’s loved ones’ graves and monuments, the perpetrators also damage and pull out recently planted trees, shrubs and gardens and rip out reticulation systems,” he said.
“Our ground staff – of which there are only two to care for the grounds, operate the cremator and prepare graves – are tired and despairing of arriving at work to discover the vandalism and find reticulation ripped out.
“All of this destruction creates an extra workload for them to replant and re-establish reticulation directing financial resources and their time away from important projects,” said Mr Correy.
The use of the cemetery grounds as a thoroughfare between Eastward Road, Alexander Street and Abraham Street is causing the Cemetery Board great concern and anguish. The Board empathises with the families whose grave sites are being vandalised.
“In spite of the police and Yamatji Patrol’s efforts to eliminate the damage, the vandalism continues unabated,” Mr Correy said.
“The only real solution is to erect a security fence but as the cemetery is a self-funded public utility, not a City of Greater Geraldton asset as is commonly believed, the ability to fund such a solution is beyond the Board’s capacity.
“The Board would be interested in any alternative solutions, perhaps we could hold a public appeal to help fund a security fence, as the cemetery’s only form of income is through cremations and burials, and other funding that the Board is able to secure from time to time,” he said.
Congratulations to Rangeway Primary School on winning the WA Premier's Excellence in Aboriginal Education award.
Rangeway Primary is the first ever winner of the award. The ceremony was held at Crown Perth this morning.
Thanks Jo and Jaqui for the images.
Remember that off-road sedan racing video we shared last week? Well a lot of you thought it was a great idea for Gero and went and asked Moa Offroad Park to make it happen.
They've been in touch with us and told us they're grabbing the bull by the horns and setting up some events.
Here's a recent post from them:
"Ok guys as promised, MOA 4wd Park is proud to bring you the "Offroad Sedan Racing Series" 3rounds to start with in 2015 (will add more rounds if interest demands) Rd 1 28-29th March, Rd 2 23-24th May, Rd3 5-6th Sept. We have junior (13-17) & Senior (18+ classes). 2wd front or rear drive, registered/unregistered. Rules and regs will be posted up early next week. Its tons of fun, cheap offroad racing for all the family. We will keep everybody updated with track build and info via this facebook page. So please share this with all your mates and like the page. More info will be released soon.......cheers"
Follow their Facebook page set up for the events:
Minister for Commerce, Hon Michael Mischin MLC, has approved the City of Greater Geraldton’s application for extended retail trading hours.
The following extended hours will come into place:
·Sunday, 14 December 2014 - 10:00AM to 4.00PM
·Wednesday, 17 December 2014 - 8:00AM to 9:00PM
·Friday, 19 December 2014 - 8:00AM to 9:00PM
·Sunday, 21 December 2014 - 10.00AM to 4.00PM
·Monday, 22 December 2014 - 8.00AM to 9.00PM
·Tuesday, 23 December 2014 - 8.00AM to 9.00PM
It is up to the discretion of the individual trader whether or not they choose to open their doors for these additional hours.
Taken at Northgate
There was a very small earthquake yesterday South of Geraldton.
It was only a magnitude 2.5, full details at this link: http://www.ga.gov.au/earthquakes/getQuakeDetails.do?quakeId=3604901&orid=1086343&sta=N/A
S of Geraldton, WA.
Magnitude: 2.5 (ML)
Depth: 10 km
Tsunamigenic: Not available
Date and Time
UTC: 24 November 2014 @ 01:22:44
Sydney Time: 24 November 2014 @ 12:22:44 (AEDT)
Location
Coordinates: -29.056, 114.577
Congratulations to Chris Lewis from ABC Open Midwest for winning the Rural Media Award for best photograph for this pic of a pastoralist injecting meat with poison to make wild dog baits.
Don't forget, the BIG DIG welcomes members of the public to come along to the area in front of St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Geraldton, from 9am to 3pm today and during the week to participate in the excavation of a late 19th and early 20th century rubbish dump. Work commenced on site last week to prepare for this BIG EVENT. Please wear work clothes and enclosed footwear.
Win the new iPhone 6 simply by posting in the Everything Geraldton app.
Post your questions, news, photos or community discussions in the Everything Geraldton app to go into the draw for a brand new iPhone 6.
The more you post, the more entries into the draw you get.
There will also be weekly movie ticket giveaways.
Phone winner will be drawn Feb 26.
The Everything Geraldton app is available for iPhone and Android.
iPhone: http://evth.in/GeraldtoniPhoneApp
Android: http://evth.in/GeraldtonAndroidApp
Each year surf life savers and passing locals have to rescue swimmers who get themselves caught in rips along our coast, so take a few moments to get educated on what a rip is and how to avoid trouble.
Info from beachsafe.org.au/surf-ed/ripcurrents
When waves break on a beach, they push water towards the shoreline. Once that water reaches the shore, it has to find a way to get back out to sea, and it does this by flowing downwards into deeper channels in the surf zone. Once the water is in these deeper areas, it can flow back out to sea away from the shoreline. These deeper channels are called rip currents.
Rip currents are the number 1 hazard on Australian beaches being responsible for at least 21 drownings on average per year, as well as being the cause of many rescues. Rip currents often lead to drowning when swimmers attempt to fight the current trying to swim directly back to the shoreline, become exhausted and begin to panic.
Rip currents can also be deadly for non-swimmers as a person standing in waist deep water can be dragged into the deeper waters of the rip current, where they can drown if they are unable to swim and are not wearing or holding a flotation device.
The key signs to look for are:
If you get caught in a rip current, you need to know your options:
These may sound like simple options, but rip currents are complex, dynamic processes and all responses also have their pitfalls. You could float on an unpatrolled beach and not be returned to a sandbank with no-one there to help. You can also swim parallel and end up swimming against a longshore current which can flow along a beach; this will see you get tired quickly.Therefore, the best thing you can do is avoid them!
The best ways to do this are:
Dr Rob Brander of the University of New South Wales explains how to identify a rip current. For more beach safety information visit www.sls.com.au
9News broadcast an interview with the resident of the home where this attack took place, who said the 79 year old victim was disappointed she was unable to get her teeth into him.
"She was upset she couldn't get a bite in. She really wanted to bite him."
Sounds like one feisty 79 year old!
She remarkably received only grazes.
If you can help identify the attacker in this video please contact Police.
Posted yesterday:
Your help needed - shocking robbery of 79 year old woman footage captured this morning.
The robbery occurred at 9:05am Tues, 18th Nov 2014 on Hutchison Street.
The 79 year old woman was approached by an unidentified male from behind.
As the footage shows, the woman was pulled to the ground and dragged along as the thief tried to yank the woman's bag from her.
The video then shows the residents of the home coming to the aid of the victim.
The offender stole property belonging to the victim and ran off down the path between Hutchison Street and North West Coastal Highway towards Rangeway.
Geraldton Detectives require the public’s assistance in identifying the male offender.
Please share this and any person with information is asked to please contact Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000 or Geraldton Detectives on (08) 99234555.
Taken moments ago
Sent in by Cameron Williams:
"It didn't last long, but I got a few snaps of a tornado (correct me if I'm wrong). Picture was taken from Mt Tarcoola looking East towards Narngulu.
"It shifted and moved like you would imagine a twister does."
Fire on Marine Terrace.
Thanks Brooke for sending the pics.
From WA Scamnet:
Here’s a typical case study:
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WA ScamNet recommendations:
WA SCAMNET is brought to you by the Dept of Commerce. Check out the Video above too from the US Federal Trade Commision which also gives a great explanation of the traps of free trials.
The highly anticipated cookbook from Midwest Charity Begins at Home is now available to pre-order.
The 200 page cookbook features recipes from the local community, and includes images contributed by local photographers.
The book will make a great gift for staff, friends or family this Christmas. They're $30 each, or $25 each for orders of 4 or more.
You can click here to download the order form, or email info@charitybeginsathome.org.au
Order now to get your cookbook gift wrapped and delivered in time for Christmas.
GERALDTON’S BIG DIG
In 2015, major multi-million dollar conservation work is expected to commence on Geraldton’s most iconic building, St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral.
It is also planned to build a Monsignor Hawes Heritage Centre, Café and Plaza in the grounds in front of the Cathedral.
This area contains an early 20th century Geraldton rubbish dump which as part of the conservation and development work is to be archaeologically excavated under the supervision of Fr Robert Cross (Catholic priest & Archaeologist) from 24 – 28 November, from 8am to 5pm daily.
It is anticipated that artefacts recovered from the dig will provide valuable historical information about early Geraldton and the early phases of the Cathedral’s construction.
A feature of this archaeological dig is that it will be a Public Archaeology Event, that is, the public will be welcome to come to the dig and help with the sieving, collection, cleaning and sorting of artefacts.
Ocean & Earth Training Specialists is one of the major contributors to this project, supplying various machinery and labour to the value of approximately $40,000.
Other contributors to this archaeological project in kind or financially are: Security Co, Cross Archaeology and Ecclesiastical Heritage, Monsignor Hawes Heritage Inc, St Vincent de Paul, Nagle College and several individuals.
An application has also been submitted for the latest round of the City of Greater Geraldton’s Community Grants Programme.
Fr Robert Cross deeply appreciates the commitment of all the above to this project but is still looking for contributions (money or in-kind) to help meet the costs of the dig, estimated to be in excess of $60,000.
All contributions will be acknowledged on the website and in any publicity material.
Please visit the website that has been set up to publicise and inform about this unique Geraldton event: https://sites.google.com/site/archaeologyofsfx.
If you would like to can help with any of these or would like to make a donation of money, please contact Fr Cross on 99213221 or email him at heritage@diocese-geraldton.org
(Note: Fr Robert Cross will be out of his office from 10 -14 November but messages, donations or offers of assistance can be left with Genny at the Diocesan Office Ph: 99213221).
If you have any images or video of our city or region you'd like to share, email them to geraldton@justeverything.com.au
At about 8:45pm on Wednesday 29 October 2014 police responded to an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) activation.
The owner of the EPIRB, a 48 year old man from Geraldton, had gone fishing with a friend and had failed to return to his home address.
Police say that the man had set off his EPIRB after experiencing difficulties due to an engine malfunction.
With the assistance of Water Police, a GPS location was provided where the Geraldton Volunteer Marine Sea Rescue group and Port Authority vessels were deployed, subsequently locating the stranded vessel approximately two kilometres offshore.
The vessel, with two persons on board, was towed back to the Geraldton marina safely without further incident.
Police urge all boat owners to ensure that their EPIRB’s are correctly registered with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). They can be registered at www.beacons.amsa.gov.au
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