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Bill Waywood is a Champion

Last week we shared a pic of this tame bird that had been found.

As always, Geraldton people were quick to share in the hope of returning the bird to it's home.

Post by Everything Geraldton.

The owners were quickly located.

But sadly, some people see a quick opportunity to profit from someone else's misfortune.

But Bill Wayward who clearly has more compassion in him than the average human, decided to do something to help

Bill, you're a champion. Well done.

Honesty still alive in Geraldton

Francie sent this in to Everything Geraldton:

On Monday I was with a client offering social support to an elderly gentleman. We went to the Greenough hamlet for  a day out (highly recommended by the way) and as I was assisting my lovely gent into my car I put my purse on the roof so I could help him in the car.

You guessed it! I drove off unawares, with the purse on my roof. I did.

I didn't know until I got a phone call from this beautiful lady telling me that she had picked up my purse from Brand highway scattered all over the road. She took the time to pick up all my cards and personal stuff that was in the bush and on highway.

My faith in human nature is restored! Thank you Helen!

Stabbing in Karloo

Approximately 7:30pm yesterday a man was stabbed while walking home near Assen St and Abraham St. According to family of the man, "two men walked past, tapped him on the shoulder, then stabbed him."

It is not known at this point if the suspects are known by the man.

The victim was taken to Geraldton Regional Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries. Geraldton Police say he has been released from hospital.

Geraldton Detectives are continuing their investigations.

Anyone with information on the matter should contact Geraldton Police on 9923 4555.

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Geraldton Mother concerned for son's welfare in Indonesian Jail

About 11:30am on Monday morning, Jake Drage was involved in a tragic motorbike accident in Indonesia.

Jake is a 23 year old from Geraldton, who his mother describes as someone who loves life, is spiritual, has a heart condition, and was loved by all and wouldn't hurt a fly, was on the holiday of a lifetime. He had been in the Philippines, before heading to Indonesia.

On the fateful day he had been surfing, and was heading back to his accommodation. Tiena Drage, Jake's mother, described the incident to Everything Geraldton.

"He was on a motor bike, behind a little truck" Tiena says. " They were facing up a hill and the truck came to a complete stop. Jake was concerned the small truck might roll back on top of him. There were no lines or markings on the road at all.

"He's nudged his head and the front of the bike out a small amount, perhaps a foot, to try and see if it was safe to pass the stationary truck. All of a sudden a motorbike with two people on it was there and clipped Jake's bike."

"The bike was being driven by a 16 year old girl, and her mother was on the back not wearing a helmet."

"Jake said the girl panicked when she saw Jake. Their bike crashed an the mother on the back of the bike was taken to hospital."

This happened on Monday 30 June at 11:30am.

The woman on the back of the motor cycle died the following day in an Indonesian hospital.

Jake was taken into custody by police immediately following the accident. He has been held without charge since then.

"I found out about the accident about 7:30pm on Tuesday" Ms Drage tells us.

"Jake had been working in the mines for 6 months and been saving for this holiday" says Tiena.

"Jake had been in discussions with the family of the deceased woman over the following days, and even negotiated compensation or a payment that would be made to them, but due to being in custody without charge was unable to really do anything about it" Tiena says. 'The family of the woman has been bringing Jake food as well."

Following the embassy's meeting with local authorities, it was confirmed to Tiena Drage that Jake could be held for potentially 40 days before being charged.

She has not been advised what he will be charged with.

Friends of Jake chose to set up a fund raising site for him, but Tiena expressed to Everything Geraldton that she was not trying to get money from people, she just cared about her son.

Tiena has been speaking with Everything Geraldton over the last couple of days about the incident and her concerns at this time. Many people have asked us to publish something earlier about Jake's situation but after discussing the matter with Tiena we decided to hold off to prevent complicating things for Jake.

After learning that media members had been contacting friends of Jake, Tiena decided to speak with Everything Geraldton. Friends of Jake say random journalists have been trying to add them as friends on Facebook in order to get more of the story.

Tiena Drage, who is currently in Geraldton, arrives in Indonesia tomorrow. She says she is going to do whatever it takes to help her son.

Everything Geraldton will be keeping in touch with Tiena and we'll let you know how things develop.

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An update on Australian Citizen JAKE DRAGE, who is held in Indonesian custody following traffic accident

Tiena Drage, the mother of Jake Drage, is currently organising to fly to Indonesia to work with the Australian Consul, lawyers and Indonesian Authorities to secure the release of Jake as soon as possible.

The family wishes to thank the many people who have sent messages of support and contributed to a fund to assist with the costs associated with helping Jake.

The family’s heartfelt condolences go out to the deceased’s family following their tragic loss and any excess contributions to Jake’s fund will be donated to the family of the deceased.

At this time, the family requests that the media do not interfere with the processes that Jake’s mother will engage with in Indonesia by way of any unauthorised reporting. While there is public interest in respect to this story, Tiena needs to first engage with lawyers, the Australian Consul and Indonesian Authorities and do not want any reporting, unapproved by the family occur, that may potentially undermine the family’s efforts and therefore potentially impact negatively on Jake.

They respectfully request any future reporting to be authorised by the family’s media representative prior to any publication.

The Mid West Cat Shelter

If you haven't yet heard about them, the Mid West Cat Shelter is a local community organisation that's run by a number of volunteers dedicated to improving the welfare of our feline friends in the Midwest.

Their stated aims are to • Rescue and re-home unwanted cats • Support responsible pet management • Develop Community Education programs

Each year around WA, thousands of cats are put down, mostly due to irresponsible ownership. While the cat haven has existed in the Perth metro area for some time, no formal service existed up until now in the Midwest to help re-home unwanted or abandoned cats.

The Midwest Cat Shelter has volunteers in a range of capacities. One way some people help is by becoming a foster carer.

Foster carers get to enjoy company of a new feline friend and directly help save a life in the process. They provide like food, clean water and a clean litter tray every day, a secure home and plenty of love until the cats are adopted out into their new forever homes.

Others help out at the new Davies Rd facility, run by the Mid West Cat Shelter.

The shelter does not take direct surrenders. They only take cats that are in danger of being euthanised from the RSPCA or the pound.

Under new state legislation, registration, sterilisation and microchipping are now requirements of being a cat owner, and local councils now have the job of managing cat registrations.

Why should I buy a cat from the Mid West Cat Shelter for $150 when I just saw free kittens being given away on Facebook?

While the kitten may be free it will cost you around $60 to micro-chip and anywhere upwards of $95 to sterilise a male and $160 to sterilise a female cat. Remember, these are legal requirements now for all cats over the age of six months. Add in a worm treatment, flea treatment and vaccinations and it adds up very quickly to a lot more than $150. The shelter's adoption fee is fantastic value and by adopting from them you also get to save a beautiful cat from euthanasia.

Get your cat sterilised cheap!

It is now the law; as a cat owner you MUST get your cat sterilised. But financial assistance is available to pensioners and health care card holders.

Click here to learn more about the new cat laws.

Click here to visit the MWCS website

Click here to check out the MWCS on Facebook

If you've been thinking about adopting a cat, you might like to check out the upcoming Super Adoption Sunday

Very cool trapdoor burrow

Something you don't see every day

Steve White reporting for Science Network WA:

A FAUNA-monitoring expedition at Eurardy Reserve, 145km north of Geraldton, has revealed the intricate life of trapdoor spiders.

Bush Heritage Australia and the Conservation Council of Western Australia were completing fauna surveys as part of managing the 30,000 hectare reserve, when they stumbled on a spider trapdoor.

Click here to read the full article, including Dr Vanessa Westcott describing the expeditions discovery of the cleverly camouflaged trapdoor burrow.

FREE Guided walk in the Chapman Park - Sunday

Event Location: Spalding Park parking Event Details: Next Guided Walk in the Chapman Park :

Sunday 6 July at 3pm

Meet at Spalding Park (entry is off Chapman Road between the roundabout and the old bridge)

Focus will be on birds, animal tracks and traces, wildflowers.

The flowering on the river valley slopes is spectacular at present - the small wattles and thryptomene, in full bloom and there is so much more to come..

Children welcome!

For more information contact Alan and Nancy on 99231314

Start Date and Time: 06 Jul 2014 03:00 PM Event Duration: 2 hours

For more Geraldton and Midwest events, check out the Geraldton Events Calendar on our app or website. It's free to post your community event too.

More synthetic drugs now illegal

Additional 33 psychoactive substances named in Poisons Act

Western Australia’s efforts to prohibit new psychoactive substances, including synthetic cannabinoids, continue with 33 additional substances listed in Schedule 9 of the Poisons Act 1964.

Mental Health Minister Helen Morton said all synthetic cannabinoids were already illegal in Western Australia, however naming them would further assist the policing of these banned drugs.

In State legislation, Schedule 9 substances have no therapeutic use and are considered to be a health risk when consumed.

“People should know that all synthetic cannabinoids are illegal and that they risk prosecution if caught selling/suppling or possessing them. These 33 substances are in addition to those already listed, and there are many more substances related closely enough to also be considered illegal,” Mrs Morton said.

“The reason these 33 substances have been named is that they are a health risk. They all have either documented evidence of harm, or are pharmacologically or toxicologically similar to substances already shown to be harmful when consumed.

“I’m talking about serious health risks, including tremors, chest pain, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, seizures, and an altered mental state. It is not worth taking the risk with these substances.

“We continue to work closely with the Australian Government on the timely management of the national scheduling process, and we are seeing similar responses from other jurisdictions.”

Stiff penalties apply for possession and supply of synthetic drugs under the Misuse of Drug laws, just as there are for cannabis, methamphetamines and ecstasy.

These include up to $2,000, or two years, for simple possession, and up to $100,000 and/or 25 years for the sale, supply or possession with intent to supply these substances. Penalties for selling, supplying or offering these drugs to a child are even greater.

According to the Health Minister's office, WA continues to be one of the most proactive jurisdictions when it comes to addressing this issue, however consideration is being given to what new laws and other initiatives might be added to strengthen the Government’s response.

Speed camera Chapman Rd in town.

Speed camera Chapman Rd in town.

Cat of the week - $100

This week’s cat of the week is Miya.

Miya is a 2 year old tabby and white female . She likes to be where you are and gets pats and even talk to you. She loves playing with other cats and getting licks from the dog. Miya has been micro chipped, sterilized, immunized, flea treated and wormed and is currently in a foster family with cats and a dog.

If you would like to adopt Miya, Muffin, Tabitha, Amy or any of the other cats or kittens, visit our facebook page www.facebook.com/midwestcatshelter or website www.midwestcatshelter.com or phone 0487 193 244 to speak to a coordinator.

Gingy has found his forever home!

Stop making a mess

The roadside collection that is an annual occurrence here in Geraldton is a great time to have that much needed clean out. And each year, we're reminded that one person's trash is another's treasure.

But not everyone is being quite respectful while treasure hunting.

One Rangeway resident, while awaiting the collection to occur on her street posted the following on Everything Geraldton:

Kate: To be quite honest I'm fed up of people rampaging through my rubbish scattering it everywhere & I refuse to go spend hours cleaning it up. It's making me very frustrated, just had four people tip everything out the bags & rubbish and when I asked them to ensure they clean up their mess they laughed and walked off.

Post by Kate Marie Williams.

Reminder to secure your dogs

A Woorree resident has asked people to remember to keep their dogs secured in the yard:

Zoe Fitzpatrick: Just Friendly reminder to the residents of Woorree PLEASE make sure your dogs are secure in your yard. I have just had another encounter while walking my 6 month old pup where I've had to turn around because a dog has come out. This happens a lot and makes it very unpleasant to walk and possible costly vet bills. so please make sure ALL our fur babys are safe

Post by Zoe Fitzpatrick.

Facebook screwed with news feed to mess with your emotions

Facebook deliberately screwed with users' news feed to run an experiment on "massive-scale emotional contagion".

Facebook have something of a reputation for pushing the boundaries of privacy, but to their credit they are treading where no web service has gone before. There's never been a social network of 1billion + people before.

But people all over the world were in shock to find out what Facebook had done this time, and the folk at Facebook actually published a paper on their experiment, as though they were proud of what they'd done. Read it here.

Here's how Facebook works normally

A lot of people still think when they log in to Facebook they see the most recent posts from their friends and pages or groups they follow.

But that's not how it works. Facebook decides what it wants to show you, based on whether you normally interact with certain people, how popular a particular post is... and many many other factors.

Facebook say the reason they do this is to provide the best possible user experience. There's thousands of new posts they COULD show you, but you won't have time to see them all. So they dish up what they think you'll like the most.

No big deal, this has been public knowledge for some time (even if many people are unaware or unhappy about it).

But here's what Facebook did in their experiment

Basically they wanted to know what would happen if they showed a bunch of users more negative content, or more positive content.

So they manipulated the content seen by more than 600,000 users, to either have more negative keywords in it, or more positive keywords, and then measured what those people went and posted later on Facebook themselves. 

And it turns out...

That what you see on Facebook DOES affect your emotional state.

People shown more negative content, were more likely to post more negative things later, and vice versa.

And all Facebook users have agreed to participate in this.

It's in Facebook's terms of service (you know, that stuff that none reads) that they're allowed to experiment on you.

Perhaps someone needs to talk to the data scientists at Facebook about depression, anxiety, suicide, and using unwitting human subjects as test objects.

Missing person

@GeraldtonPol: Missing Person: Robert Dunstan, 37, last seen in Sunset Beach yesterday. If you have seen him please call 9923 4555.

Thanks for help after moped accident

Christine sent this note of thanks in:

A huge big thanks to all the people who stopped and helped my daughter and her friend after a moped accident yesterday afternoon. And also a big thanks to the ambulance staff and hospital staff. Both are ok a little battered and bruised but could have been a lot worse without all the help they received.

Wall taken out by car

Pics sent in to Everything Geraldton of a wall taken out by a vehicle last night. Opposite Subway.  

Relay for Life - Christmas in July Black Tie Fundraiser

Girls it's time to frock up! Lads, dust off your ties and best shoes... The Bendigo Leaders of the World (Geraldton Community Bank/Bendigo Bank & MWCCI Future Leaders) Relay For Life team are holding a Black Tie Fundraiser to celebrate Christmas in July! With a huge range of auction and raffle items, a three course meal, beer wine and soft drink included and a cash bar for spirits, this is a festive night not to be missed!

Simply gather together your friends, family and colleagues, dress up, get those dancing shoes out and get ready for a fabulous night!

Saturday 26th July 2014 6pm for a 6.30pm Start till late. Numbers are limited for tickets or more information contact Raegan Ashplant on 0458 094 987 or email: blwr4l@gmail.com

Event Location: Batavia Hall, Geraldton Grammar School