"Expect holdups if travelling Great Northern Highway, north of Geraldton."
From Main Roads: - Great Northern Hwy both directions 50km north of Cue - ROAD CLOSED - truck rollover
Thanks Jamie for the heads up.
The Friends of Point Moore Incorporated will be holding its AGM on Sunday 13 December at 2pm at the Community Hall in the Belair Lifestyle Village, next to Belair Caravan Park, Marine Terrace, Geraldton.
Parking is available on the road outside the village, disabled parking is provided within the grounds.
This will be followed by ‘Christmas in the Park’ at Coxswains Crescent, Point Moore.
For more information contact Chairman, David Harrington on 0418 942 664.
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As the excitement builds for the Stat Wars: Force Awakens movie, Google have hidden a fun themed search page.
Type this in to a Google search engine: "A long time ago in a galaxy far far away"
Note: This seems to only work for desktop devices not mobile devices.
It’s been almost two years since it first opened its doors at Stirlings Central but Zambrero Geraldton is still having a blast riding the Mexican wave.
What most people don’t realise about Zambrero is that its delicious fresh Mexican food does more than just fill hungry bellies; it also gives back in a big way.
The focus for every Zambrero restaurant around Australia (there are now 87 around the country) is to make a positive impact on both a local and global scale.
Locally, Zambrero Geraldton credits its high quality fresh ingredients to suppliers Geraldton Fruit & Veg.
Fresh burrito fillers like tomatoes and lettuce are delivered daily to the restaurant, all as locally sourced as possible and available seasonally. Avocadoes make up a big part of this daily delivery so that guacamole, arguably everyone’s favourite side, can be made in the Zambrero kitchen.
And while mouth-watering fresh Mexican food might be the lure for customers, many leave with the heart-warming knowledge that they’ve done their bit to help someone in need.
On a national and global scale, the sale of every burrito or bowl at Zambrero donates a meal to someone in need through the company’s Plate 4 Plate initiative.
By working with a global distribution partner Stop Hunger now, Zambrero’s Plate 4 Plate has contributed more than 7 million meals to people in need all over the world.
More recently, Zambrero has noticed that hunger is huge hidden problem in our own backyard. With 1 in 10 Australians – half of whom are children – seeking food relief each year, this year Zambrero released a range of retail items including wholesome muesli bars and packets of black rice under the Plate 4 Plate concept.
Franchise Partner and WA local Dominic Hole is excited about the impact that Zambrero’s West Australian restaurants make in Australia and the world. “A lot of people think that we’re just one restaurant here in Geraldton, but actually we are part of a really big and exciting global movement.”
“We can trace our impact from what we do every day on a local scale, right up to the number of meals Zambrero has donated in Australia and around the world. Not many fast-food restaurants can say they do that!”
For those keen to try out Zambrero’s delicious fresh-Mex and also lend a hand helping end hunger in our lifetime, take a friend down to Zambrero Geraldton every Sunday to enjoy 2 Burritos for $20 between 11am-4pm.
Let's put a roof on it hey!
Posted by Christian Watters on Tuesday, 24 November 2015
A much loved cafe from Marine Terrace has multiplied with Jaffle Shack two arriving on the foreshore.
Work has commenced and the roof went on today. Proprietor Christian Watters shared this cool pic of construction underway.
Wow, the end of 2015 is fast approaching and you know what that means-
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Turtle Cove After School Care @ Allendale is now expanding their services to St Lawrence's Primary School.
A bus service will operate from St Lawrence's to Allendale every afternoon during the school term. These placements are strictly limited, with some places having already been snapped up.
A pickup service is also available from Geraldton Grammar School. Turtle Cove After School Care @ Allendale is approved for Child Care Benefit and the Child Care Rebate, as well as funding programmes such as JETT.
Our flat rate is $40 per child, per day, inclusive of afternoon tea and pickups, however after rebates and benefits, the most our working and studying parents will pay is $20 per afternoon, with some daily fees starting as little as $2 a day (contact the Family Assistance Office on 136150 for more benefit details).
For enquiries and bookings, please call Turtle Cove on (08) 9964 7999.
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The City of Greater Geraldton wants to make people more aware of asbestos.
In a stark message to all home renovators, tradies, handymen and DIYers, the City of Greater Geraldton wants to make people more aware of asbestos as part of Get to Know about Asbestos this November.
Many Australians wrongly believe that only fibro homes contain asbestos. With asbestos products still commonly found in and around brick, weatherboard, clad and fibro homes built or renovated before 1987, it’s vital that homeowners, renovators, tradesmen and handymen are aware of asbestos.
City of Greater Geraldton Mayor, Shane Van Styn, said home renovators and tradies need to be asbestos aware, and learn where asbestos might be found in homes and on properties and how to manage it safely because it’s not worth the risk to themselves or to their families.
“In Geraldton the predominant issue is asbestos sheet fencing, roofs and eaves. With the winds, fences often get damaged and sheets need removing, so it’s important that the entire sheet is taken out and no pieces are left in the ground,” he said.
“Earthmoving contractors also need to be on the lookout as sometimes blocks being cleared can have asbestos buried that could be disturbed and be spread around the property leading to a major contamination issue which is expensive to remediate.”
He encourages people to visitwww.asbestosawareness.com.au to find out more information.
Chair of the Asbestos Education Committee, Peter Dunphy, said asbestos could be anywhere.
“Under floor coverings such as carpets, linoleum and vinyl tiles, behind wall and floor tiles, in cement floors, internal and external walls, ceilings and ceiling space (insulation), eaves, garages, roofs, around hot water pipes, fences, extensions to homes, garages, outdoor toilets, backyard and farm sheds, chook sheds and even dog kennels,” he said.
“No one can tell if a product contains asbestos just by looking at it. Only scientific testing by an accredited National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) can confirm if asbestos is present. If people aren’t sure if a product contains asbestos they should treat it as if it is asbestos and take all the necessary precautions to protect themselves and families.
“However, to be sure if asbestos is in homes, owners can have properties inspected by a licenced removalist or a licensed asbestos assessor to confirm if asbestos products are present,” said Mr Dunphy.
“If in good condition and left undisturbed, asbestos generally doesn’t pose a health risk. Although, with the aging of homes the popularity of DIY, renovating, knock-down-rebuild and with the redevelopment of old fibro home sites, it’s important that anyone working in or around homes or buildings constructed or renovated before 1987 know the dangers of asbestos and how to manage it safely.
“When homes contain asbestos, DIY is not recommended and renovating properties without knowing where asbestos might be located has been likened to playing ‘Renovation Roulette’.
“Don’t play Renovation Roulette! Don’t cut it, don’t drill it, don’t drop it, don’t sand it, don’t saw it, don’t scrape it, don’t scrub it, don’t dismantle it, Don’t tip it, don’t water blast it, don’t demolish it, and whatever you do, don’t dump it!”
Hello,
My name is Ron Ashplant and I will be nominating for the Tarcoola ward vacancy. This is required because of the recent election of mayor Van Styn, The election will be in January 2016. Both my places of work are located within the Tarcoola Ward.
I work at the Accor Ibis Styles Hotel, and I'm also an Aproved Manager at the Tarcoola Tavern. I have given notification of my intention to nominate for the Tarcoola Ward early, so that any one that lives in the ward are most welcome, and i would encourage them to contact me through my face book page.
By dropping in to talk to me at the Tarcoola Tavern, or contacting me on 0400215031.
I look forward to being able to assist , and work with and on behalf of the communities that make up the Tarcoola Ward.
I have developed this Facebook page to provide a platform for ideas to be posted and shared with our City of Greater Geraldton Community. Ideas big and small, ideas that when worked through make our communities a better place to live and prosper. Ideas that look at development of new industries and opportunities that value and expand the current mix of industries that our city as a regional centre provides.
If I have to good fortune to be elected to the City Council again there are a number of things I wish to pursue, which I will share with you all in the near future.
Thank you and please don't hesitate to comment or message me with any ideas or questions you may have.
https://www.facebook.com/ashplantr
Kind Regards,
Ron Ashplant
The City of Greater Geraldton is seeking local photography enthusiasts to capture their favourite moments in Geraldton and enter a competition using the hashtag
#whyilovegero .
The competition will be open via Instagram, Facebook and also the City of Greater Geraldton website for those without social media.
Local company Mitchell and Brown have kindly donated a $500 prize to the winner of the competition.
“We want to know the essence of why people living in Geraldton love Geraldton; this could be natural landscapes, events, public art, lifestyle, family – we want to see in an image why you love Geraldton,” said City of Greater Geraldton Mayor Shane Van Styn.
Accompanying each image, the participant needs to write a description detailing the subject material of the image and why this depicts their love of Geraldton.
As part of the Christmas on the Terrace event, all images will be on projected onto a building for public viewing on Thursday 10 December from 6pm on Marine Terrace.
The lucky winner of the Mitchell and Brown voucher will also be announced at the event.
All ages and photography skills are encouraged to get involved and share their snaps of why they love Geraldton!
For more information and all the terms and conditions, head to the City’s website
http://www.cgg.wa.gov.au/play/what-s-on/whyilovegero-photo-competition.aspx
Entries close on Friday December 4th, so get your entries in now!
Someone bought TWO winning lotto tickets in Kalbarri last week, when they forgot that they had already put on their regular numbers.
#winning
There’s still time to get any of our Geraldton or Perth stock installed for Christmas, but you need to get in fast!
Find us in the BIG BLUE BUILDING on the NWC Hwy!
Got questions? Need to speak to someone?
Give the team a call on (08) 9964 4233
The Rigters Group are proud to announce the official relaunch of the Wonthella Supa IGA store.
It’s had a massive makeover, and is looking absolutely amazing!
The relaunch is taking place at 7a.m. on Wednesday 2nd December, and everyone’s welcome!
We’re giving away a $1000 IGA shopping voucher to one lucky customer who’s at the relaunch – Entry forms will be collected at the launch, so be there and don’t miss out!
The winner will be drawn as soon as all entries are in.
Pick up your entry form instore or download the form below for your chance to win!
* Entry Form Here *
Wonthella Shopping Centre, 252 Fifth Street 6530
P: (08) 9921 4798
E: wonthella@rsgwa.com.au
Main Roads has announced that the Brand Hwy has reopened near Muchea following the fires that went through there yesterday.
Bushfire EMERGENCY WARNING for Brand Highway in North Muchea in the Shires of Chittering and Gingin
Sunday 22 November 2015 - 6:30 PM
A bushfire EMERGENCY WARNING has been issued for people near Brand Highway between Byrne Road and Airfield Road in North Muchea in the shires of Chittering and Gingin.
• The alert level for this fire has been upgraded as it is approaching Brand Highway and nearby properties.
• Homes along Brand Highway between Timaru Road and Byrne Road are under threat by fire now.
• You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes.
• The fire started on the east side of Yanchep pine plantation and has moved into Unallocated Crown Land. It is burning towards Brand Highway.
BUSHFIRE BEHAVIOUR:
• The bushfire is moving fast in a south-easterly direction at 1500m per hour.
• It is out of control and unpredictable.
• Burning embers may be blown around your home. WHAT TO DO:
• If the way is clear, leave now for a safer place.
• Do not wait and see, leaving at the last minute is deadly.
• There is ember attack ahead of the fire, so close all doors and windows, and turn off evaporative air conditioners, but keep water running through the system if possible.
• If your plan is to stay and actively defend, do not rely on mains water pressure as it may be affected. If you have access to a water tank and plan to defend your home, start patrolling with your hose and put out spot fires.
• If you cannot leave, you need to get ready to shelter in your home and actively defend it.
• If you are not at home, it is too dangerous now to return.
SAFER PLACE:
• Your safest option may be to visit family or friends who live away from the area. SAFEST ROUTE:
• If you live in north of Bore Road leave via Brand Highway to the north. South of Bore Road leave via Brand Highway to the south.ROAD CLOSURES:
Avoid the area and be aware of fire and other emergency services personnel working on site.
A number of roads have been closed including:
Brand Highway between Cockram Road and the intersection of Railway Parade and Brand Highway just north of Muchea townsite.
Road information may also be available by calling Main Roads WA on 138 138 or visit www.mainroads.wa.gov.au
RECREATION SITE CLOSURES:
No recreation sites are closed.KEEP UP TO DATE:
Visit www.dpaw.wa.gov.au,www.dfes.wa.gov.au, call 13 DFES (13 3337), follow Parks and Wildlife on Facebook or Twitter @WAParksWildlife, listen to ABC local radio, 6PR or news bulletins.
Updates will be provided hourly unless the situation changes.
Fire near GBH carpark from Just Everything on Vimeo.
Thanks Faye for sending in this video footage.
"This is what all the smoke over town; was from a tree on fire next to the GBH carpark"
Thanks Stephanie for sending these in.
Riding escort: Lt Jeff Milkins of Salvation Army Geraldton met to discuss the Salvation Army Toy Run with Snr Const Darryl Peden and Santa's Helpers from the Ulysses Club; from left, Dale Clifton, Linda King (kneeling), Cyril McKenzie, John Norton and Terry Marsden.
Picture: Contributed.
Geraldton streets will be booming forthe annual Salvation Army Toy Run on Saturday December 5.
Cruisers, scooters, tourers, café racers, trikes, chook chasers – if it’s licensed with two wheels (or three) it can join the grand parade of machines with donated gifts for under privileged local children.
WA Police will escort this year’s Run, which will encircle Geraldton and conclude with the machines displayed on the City’s foreshore.
Coordinated by Geraldton Ulysses Club, the non-profit event sees all gifts distributed to clients of the Salvation Army in Geraldton and the Mid West.
Geraldton Salvation Army corps officer Lieutenant Jeff Milkins is hoping for a big turn out this year.
“This is our only major source of donations for Christmas and we rely on the Toy Run to make sure every needy child receives a gift this Christmas,” he said, adding with a smile that it would be niceto see the gifts grow up a bit.
“We always get soft cuddly toys of all shapes and sizes, that’s wonderful, but our clients are all ages,” Lt Milkins explained.
“Needy children in that age group up to 12 or 14 years often miss out while their younger siblings have all the fun.”
Riders are asked to meet in the Cathedral Avenue carpark behind the SGIO building at 9.30am, for the start at 10am.
To the City of Greater Geraldton
You need to STOP spraying our town with toxic weed killers. Permanently.
As a resident and ratepayer, it is my WILL that you cease spraying all streets of our town with herbicide.
You are poisoning us.
I won’t walk around town any more because I refuse to unwittingly breathe in another burning lungful of the poisonous fumes that rise from areas around our streets and footpaths that you constantly spray.
I previously had no choice but to walk my children to school and I became so sick and tired of being exposed to newly sprayed areas of footpaths, verges and grassed areas. I’ve had to detour so many times to get away from the fumes, sometimes there are no detour options, I have to hold my breath and try to run past the fumes hoping my young children aren’t breathing too deeply. I have mentioned to you before, in previous emails (which I have copied and pasted to the bottom of this email for easy reference) and by phone, that if you insist on poisoning the residents of Geraldton with this product, glyphosate, remembering that the World Health Organisation has deemed it to be a PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN, and it has also been directly linked to birth defects, nervous system damage, Alzheimers, Parkinson’s, various forms of cancer and kidney failure, then the least you can do is provide ample WARNING for those of us trying to keep our children safe and healthy.
I know other councils do.
With the World Health Organisation’s finding in mind, please take the time to read this information about Precautionary Principle. http://www.sehn.org/ppfaqs.html I believe you should apply Precautionary Principle to your weed control methods. Some countries have already banned glyphosate (eg. Sri Lanka), others start their bans soon (Netherlands) and still others are trying to get the product banned (eg. Brazil and Germany).
I was told on the phone, by a CGG worker, when I asked, that you spray twice a year. Well now. That isn’t quite true, is it. The spraying is never ending. You don’t even do a whole street at a time. Just sections, so there’s often fresh glyphosate sprayed just when I think it must be over.
You sprayed the verge and footpath outside a day care centre, the herbicide went through the wire fence and killed some grass along the inside of the fenceline. I could smell it, very strong, before I saw where you had done it. Most days when I walked past that day care centre there were small children, two and three years old, standing at that fence, holding on to it, looking out. I rang the centre to let them know and they had no idea you had sprayed inside their fence. You may not have intended to, but you did. Very careless and an example of why you should not be using poisons so widely. You have become negligent.
You spray around the bottom of trees and shrubs which are on the verges and in parks. Do you realise you are damaging them? Glyphosate may not kill them outright, but it weakens them over time and makes them sick. So they need to be removed and replaced, costing us more money.
You spray around every drain on the roads. You know what happens when it rains don’t you. You are responsible for herbicide washing into our oceans and groundwater.
You spray along kerbs and footpaths where there is grass. You kill the grass and what replaces it? WEEDS.
You spray verges that are obviously being maintained by residents. You started to spray MY VERGE on Wednesdaymorning, I had to go outside and ask your unprotected worker to please STOP! This is the SECOND TIME YOU HAVE SPRAYED MY VERGE SINCE I ASKED TO BE PUT ON A DO NOT SPRAY LIST!
You spray around individual bollards and power poles. You spray around individual pit lids. Very time consuming and labour intensive I would imagine. Perhaps a whipper snipper would do the job, other gardeners manage to protect their bollards without chemicals. (TAFE on Fitzgerald Street is an example, it IS possible.)
You spray all around the seats at bus stops. A sure way to ensure people come into direct contact with the poison. Very clever.
You say in your “You and Your Street Verge” booklet (link) that you can’t control the weeds mechanically. Personally, I think that is utter rubbish. You have chosen the EASIEST and LAZIEST option and make excuses to continue with it with no regard for the wellbeing of our community.
You also say that “where they become a problem, weeds along footpaths and kerbs are sprayed.” What, exactly, constitutes “problem” weeds? Because you spray everything. Grass, as well as verges with very few weeds. You spray great swathes of grass a metre or more wide at people’s fencelines. And then you mow it anyway. WHY? The verges you sprayed on Wednesday morning are very well MAINTAINED by the residents. YOU don’t care, you poisoned them anyway.
You spray, then you mow. You spray and then you mow again a few weeks later. When using your “poison buggy” you also have a car driving near it with a light on top flashing. No easily visible signs to say what is going on. From a distance it looks like you are mowing.
No warning for anyone down wind. No warning for anyone walking immediately after and while the fumes are still strong.
The men spraying may be happy to do it WITH NO PROTECTIVE GEAR ON, (that’s right none, ever! Steel cap boots aren’t going to stop them breathing it in or getting it on their skin), they may be happy to repeatedly expose themselves to the chemicals, BUT I’M NOT, not me and CERTAINLY NOT MY YOUNG CHILDREN.
If the people in this town weren’t so busy. If they had time to look around and see what I’ve seen over the last year, then they too would be shocked and horrified, just like I am.
Shocked that the City of Greater Geraldton shows no regard for the health and wellbeing of the residents of Geraldton and horrified that they are repeatedly drenching our suburban streets with chemicals, UNNECESSARILY.
I have walked for a long time. Decades. To school when I attended school, to work before I had children. I wanted to teach my children that you can walk. That it’s enjoyable and great to get fresh air and have time to think. I used to walk every day and I loved it.
Then, this past year, while slowly realising the extent of your “weed control” methods and becoming very concerned by them, I only walked to my children’s schools and straight home.
Now, and it has caused a great upheaval to my family’s routine, I no longer walk my children to school at all. I can’t. You have no idea how much you are damaging our town and the people in it. How much you are poisoning those residents who choose to walk, and run, in our town.
You are also incredible hypocrites, you have bylaws regarding smoking, to “protect” the health of residents, and yet you are doing far more harm to the WHOLE environment, including the residents, with the never ending drenching of our town with toxic chemicals.
I no longer take my children to the playgrounds and parks around town. I know what to look for now and I see evidence of your herbicide spraying everywhere. Absolutely EVERYWHERE.
What about the insects, bees and spiders which are vital to our ecosystem? They too are being poisoned. So are the birds that feast on bugs, the birds that eat the seeds you have sprayed. What do you think the long term effects of your spraying on these creatures is?
It’s time you stopped using herbicide to “control weeds”. It is a never ending, pointless, useless, toxic process.
In most areas that you use it, mowing a couple more times a year would suffice. No need for anything else.
The weather has warmed up and the weeds are dying, all on their own.
As they do throughout winter, regardless of the rain. The number of times you have sprayed them AFTER they’ve gone to seed is ridiculous. Truly, it would be funny if it wasn’t so utterly devastating. You do know most of them die right after they go to seed, don’t you? All by themselves. NO need for expensive toxic chemicals at that stage.
Also, perhaps not so important but definitely an issue, for the purposes of aesthetics, you must stop spraying. This town is covered with patches of dead plants. Death and poison is all I see when I travel through Geraldton. It is ugly as well as toxic. Walking between strips of dead, poisoned grass is awful.
Fremantle Council no longer uses toxic chemicals to “control weeds” in their residential areas. They use saturated steam and have been for years.
http://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/treesandverges
They also WARN their residents when they do use herbicides to spray in open parkland and reserves.
http://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/turfprogram2015
The City of Greater Geraldton needs to consider saturated steam as an alternative. Or just mow.
The City of Greater Geraldton needs to STOP drenching our residential streets with CARCINOGENIC CHEMICALS.
Just remember, to those at the City of Greater Geraldton who are responsible for soaking our town with poison, any damage to the health of any resident of this town due to them coming into contact with the herbicide, or from breathing the fumes of the herbicide, is on YOUR HEAD. Just because you will probably never hear about it doesn’t mean it hasn’t/won’t happen. The extent of the spraying that I have witnessed this year is horrifying. If you think that no children are walking through newly sprayed weeds and grass, picking up rocks and sticks covered in the stuff, then you are fooling yourselves.
I have also found an interesting document, “A guide to the management of pesticides in local government pest control programs in Western Australia” released by the Government of Western Australia’s Department of Health.
I understand these are optional guidelines, intended to assist local governments to develop responsible pesticide use policy.
Interestingly, the points I have made in my previous emails to you are all covered in the guidelines.
So what I have thought and written, and said in the phone call I made to you, is actually recommended procedure.
But you still choose to ignore it.
The guide also outlines an auditing process that should be undertaken to ensure that your current practises are effective.
Well, I could give you a report on that. I have taken photos and observed what you do over the last twelve months and I KNOW without a doubt that your procedures are completely ineffective in controlling weeds. In fact, they encourage more weeds to grow.
What you do is the repeated, widespread, and somewhat secretive (in that you do not make the extent that you spray herbicides in residential areas widely known) poisoning of the people of Geraldton under the guise of “weed control”.
No matter how you try to spin it, no matter what excuses you use, the City of Greater Geraldton is responsible for saturating our residential streets with noxious chemicals and it has to stop.
Melissa Rose
*My previous correspondence with the City of Greater Geraldton regarding this matter is below.
*I have also attached a series of photos which show real examples of the areas sprayed that I have written about in this email. They were predominantly taken at Beachlands and Mahomets Flats during August and September when everything should be lush and green. If you look around town you will find endless other examples, only now that everything is drying up the areas poisoned are harder to distinguish.
I have also included a left view and a right view from the middle of my verge which was half sprayed (including my driveway) on Wednesday, judge for yourselves how necessary an application of poison on my, and my neighbours’ well maintained verges was.
Good morning,
I would like some information about the small, red vehicle that I saw yesterday lunchtime on the footpath at the corner of Willcock Drive and Hadda Way.
It looked like it was spraying the sides of the footpath.
I would like to know if that is what it was doing, what it was spraying with, why it was spraying, how often you do it and why aren’t there more signs warning walkers and cyclists that there are poisons being sprayed [if that’s what it was doing].
Regards,
Melissa Rose
Our Ref: D-14-66801
File Ref RO/6/0017
Enquiries: Rhonda Parker
Dear Melissa
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT EMAIL – WR 54466 – SPRAYING AT MAHOMETS FLATS
Thank you for your email enquiry received8 October 2014. Your request has been assigned a work request number and is being investigated. A formal response will be provided in due course.
If you have any further queries regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact Rhonda Parker on (08) 9956 6683 or emailcouncil@cgg.wa.gov.au
Yours sincerely
Rhonda Parker
Secretarial Support Officer
Community Infrastructure
Hi Melissa
Your placed a works request query about a red car. Can you call me at your earliest convenience on the number below as I need to get more details
Thank you
Rhonda Parker
Community Infrastructure
*My family and I were away for a couple of weeks after I sent the email dated 8/10/15. I saw the replies from the council when we returned and rang them to discuss the matter.
My email to CGG 7/4/2015 (I have removed my address from this email but it was included in the original.)
Hello,
I have contacted the council in the past, email 8/10/14 and a phone call on about the 28/10/14, about glyphosate spraying in Geraldton.
My personal opinion is that glyphosate should not ever be sprayed in towns or any populated areas.
I don’t care how “safe” its manufacturer says it is, I believe it is a poison which is overused to an incredible degree.
During the phone call I had with a council worker regarding the spraying of glyphosate in Geraldton, they said that I could have my property verge removed from the area that is sprayed.
I would very much like to do this. I do not want my verge sprayed, with any herbicide or pesticide, or anything, by anyone, ever again.
My address is ...
I would also like the verge over the road from my residence to be removed from the area you spray, along with the rest of my street and all the footpaths in the vicinity of my house. I walk with my children a lot and I don’t believe they should be exposed to glyphosate at all.
Obviously, I would like the spraying in the whole of Geraldton stopped.
I understand the reasons for spraying. I remember very well what was said during the phone call I had on this subject with the council last year.
I was disappointed to see on Monday, 23rd March at about 8:20am, the glyphosate ute parked off Cathedral Ave, in an area where it was not actually visible to pedestrians walking towards town on the Cathedral Ave footpath, until they were nearly right next to it. The worker was plodding along, pulling the hose, he looked like he didn’t really have any protective gear on either, spraying.
I did not have the opportunity to go a different way. It was too late by the time I saw the ute, I had to walk, with my 5 year old and my 2 year old, right past the area being sprayed. I spoke on the phone last October about additional signage being placed on footpaths to give pedestrians enough time, and opportunity, to detour what they determine is a safe distance around the glyphosate ute.
I feel I should have that right.
No one else should be able to decide for me whether I, or two of my young children who were with me in the pram that day, should be exposed to that poison.
I was very angry.
Obviously, my suggestion that signs are placed on the paths has been ignored. Perhaps it is too much effort to assist in protecting the public from a poison the council chooses to spray everywhere.
I think that, along with the signage already mentioned, the council should maintain and regularly, accurately, update a page on its website that details where and when, exactly, glyphosate spraying will be (and has been) performed in the whole of Geraldton.
The information should remain on the page indefinitely, for future reference, and be placed on the page with as much notice as possible, the minimum notice being 24 hours.
As it is the school holidays, I would like to walk with my children quite a lot, visiting playgrounds in the area etc.
I would like to know when the council is next spraying, and has most recently sprayed, the dual use path from the African Reef resort, at the end of Willcock Drive/Broadhead Road, past the Back Beach Surf Club and Separation Point to the lighthouse at Point Moore. This will assist me in deciding whether to venture out or just stick to playing with the kids in the back yard.
I do not wish to discuss this subject with the council by phone. I have already done that and not only does it achieve nothing, there is no record of what was said.
I would prefer a written reply please.
Regards,
Melissa Rose
Dear Ms Rose
OUTCOME EMAIL- WR 57842 – VERGE SPRAYING – (address was here)
I refer to your email enquiry received 8 April 2015, regarding your request to not have Glyphosate sprayed on the verge of ...(address was here)
A City Officer has advised that spraying has commenced and the contactors have been advised not to spray glyphosate on the verge of ...(address was here)
If you have any further queries regarding this matter, please contact Denise Wrensted on 08 9956 6600 or emailcouncil@cgg.wa.gov.au and quote the above work request number.
Yours sincerely
Stacey Heberle
Personal Assistant to Director
Community Infrastructure
*My children and I did not go to any parks/playgrounds during those school holidays. We played in our own backyard.
Note: No weeds are controlled during the implementation of the City of Greater Geraldton’s “weed control” regime.
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