Mr Councillor said welcome to country ceremonies provided him with a valuable opportunity to share his heritage with non-Indigenous people.
A DISTRACTED truck driver has been sentenced to two years in jail for a fatal crash near Geraldton that killed a young mother.
While 23-year-old Chloe Rumble died instantly from horrific head trauma, miraculously her infant son Kobi, then 11-months-old, who was in a baby capsule in the back seat, survived with only minor injuries.
Geraldton MLA Ian Blayney has welcomed works to address the erosion of Beresford Foreshore in Geraldton as part of a $23.1 million project announced today.
“This is the first section of Geraldton’s vulnerable foreshore to be addressed,” said Mr Blayney.
“The project, which is supported by $17.28 million from the Liberal National Government’s Royalties for Regions program, will address an ongoing and expensive erosion problem at Beresford Foreshore.
“The Beresford Foreshore, located north of the Geraldton marina, is an important part of the Geraldton waterfront and has been severely impacted by coastal erosion in recent years,” said Mr Blayney.
“Works will soon begin to address the threat to the sensitive coastal environment and critical public and private infrastructure including a protective breakwater extension and an extension to the existing groyne.”
Mr Blayney said the project will involve off-shore works to mitigate erosion including a protective 100m breakwater extension to the detached breakwater, an extension to the existing groyne and three retaining structures.
“This project is the outcome of multiple coastal engineering investigations based on extensive wave, current and sediment flow data gathered over a decade,” Mr Blayney said.
“The detailed sand nourishment and protection structure designs have been heavily scrutinised and peer reviewed by national and international experts.”
Mr Blayney said the project will reactivate and revitalise the Beresford shoreline making it a more attractive and versatile public space for locals and visitors alike
The project will be managed by the City of Greater Geraldton and is expected to be completed in 2018.
“I have also surveyed residents of the Drummond Cove area, to better understand their expectations regarding the stabilisation of the coastline, and the consequences of this action.
“I look forward to working with the Council, state government agencies and the residentsof the affected areas, to find ways to address the coastal erosion issue as a matter of priority,” said Mr Blayney.
In an effort to slow down the rate of coastal erosion, save trees and protect at risk state government infrastructure sand nourishment works will begin today along Whitehill Road in Drummond Cove.
The works expected to take five days to complete will see approximately 5,000m3 of sand placed along the shoreline.
City of Greater Geraldton Mayor Shane Van Styn said that although Council recognises sand nourishment is only a temporary solution, it aligns with the community’s preferred option to combat the erosion of Whitehill Road.
“Council understands sand nourishment is only a stop gap measure but we are faced with an imminent threat and understand the sand could wash away quickly,” he said.
“However, it is better than no action at all and has the support of the Drummond Cove Progress Association and was also identified by the local community as the preferred temporary solution during the Whitehill Road Community Workshop held in May.
“At this point, $50,000 in emergency funds for sand nourishment will hopefully buy us some time to continue discussions with Western Power, Telstra and Watercorp regarding at risk infrastructure and medium term solutions such as sand bags, rock revetments or concrete squares on matting can be investigated.
“Permanent solutions to coastal erosion at Drummond Cove cannot be considered by Council until data collection and modelling of the ocean currents in the area are undertaken and Coastal Adaptation Planning for the entire Geraldton coast has been completed,” Mayor Van Styn said.
The City of Greater Geraldton wishes to advise it will be undertaking road maintenance works on Rose Road with works programmed to commence on Saturday 9 July and lasting for approximately nine days.
As access to driveways may be limited during maintenance, the City encourages residents to park their vehicles outside the work area where possible.
Traffic management will be in place during this time. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to exercise caution and obey all warning signs and directions from authorised City personnel and contractors.
If you have any queries regarding this work please contact Moneer Fates, Project Manager on 9956 6600 or email council@cgg.wa.gov.au
Central Regional Tafe is offering short evening classes at the Geraldton campus for Digital Photography and Microsoft Word and Excel. These are great courses if you want to learn something new or improve your skills.
Digital Photography
“Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph” – Matt Hardy
Sign up today for Central Regional TAFE – Midwest’s five (5) week Capture a Digital Image photography course, and learn how to get the most out of your camera and learn how to take better and more creative photos.
Running each consecutive Tuesday, from the 26th July to Saturday 20th September, 6.00pm – 8.30pm.
At $176.46 full rate and $103.96 Concession, this course is too good to miss.
Contact our enrolment team today to book your place.
1800 672 700
enrolments@crtafe.wa.edu.au
Microsoft Courses
Would you like to have a better understanding of how to use Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel?
Central Regional TAFE – Midwest is running an Introduction to Microsoft Word on Monday evenings, covering topics; creating and formatting documents, creating tables, adding images and much more. Then on Tuesday nights, there is an Introduction to Microsoft Excel, covering; how to work with a spreadsheet, how to format data, how to incorporate charts and objects, and more.
Running from 6.00pm – 8.30pm and costing only $169.20 full rate, and $96.70 concession rate, you should book in today, so not to miss out.
Contact our computer team for further information.
1800 672 700
enrolments@crtafe.wa.edu.au
All Decor specialises in floor coverings and windows treatments. Rick and the team at All Decor have been selling carpet and vinyl for over 20 years, and in that time they have expanded to offer everything from wooden flooring to blinds and curtains. They even supply shutters.
In the flooring department All Decor has carpet, vinyl sheeting, vinyl planks, timber flooring and commercial carpet and vinyl.
All Decor stocks some lines of carpet, vinyl sheeting and vinyl planks in the Geraldton store, and most of the other products are stored in Perth so they can have them here within a couple of days.
Over in the window treatments area All Decor has vertical blinds, venetian blinds, timber venetian blinds, roller blinds, panel glide blinds, shutters and curtains.
All of the window treatments available at All Decor are made to measure, so you are sure to get the blind that fits your window. Our friendly staff can come and do a free measure and quote (this applies to your flooring options as well) to get the correct sizing before you order.
They also have Ready Made Curtains available, with 40% off selected Ready Made Curtains.
All Decor are located in the big blue building on the corner of Northwest Coastal Hwy and Jensen St, or you can call them on 9964 4233.
Another awesome school holiday activity for Geraldton.
Read MoreWaggrakine Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade's Annual General Meeting will be held tonight at 7pm, at the Waggrakine Shed at 103 Sutcliffe Road, Waggrakine. New members are welcome.
Vehicle Impounded For The Sixth Time In Seven Months
A 46 year old male from Geraldton has had his vehicle seized for the sixth time this year.
In the early hours of Monday morning, 4 July 2016 the male was driving his vehicle in Wonthella when he was stopped by police. Police allege the male driver was attempting to evade police moments before he was spoken to.
His vehicle was seized and impounded as the driver did not hold a current motor drivers licence. Previously, he has been charged for Reckless Driving (Hooning), and numerous charges for driving without a licence.
He will appear in the Geraldton Magistrates Court at a later date.
Mumbrella:
After almost two days of dead air in regional Western Australia, Nine has reached a deal with WIN and Prime to broadcast its channels Nine, GEM and GO.
Local fashion blogger Kaicee Eastough, who goes online by the moniker NutKaic, kindly shared her latest post with EG's readers.
Blazer - Ally (sold out, similar here)
Bodysuit - Supre (sold out, similar here)
Skirt - Supre (sold out, similar here)
Tights - Target (sold out, similar here)
Jewellery - Lovisa
Sunglasses - Cotton On
Boots - Dr. Martens
Lipstick - Limecrime "Cashmere"
Hey guys,
Told you there would be another post in a day or two! ;)
Yes, there are a lot of pictures of me sitting down haha...
Today I'm wearing some old tights I bought a long time ago and barely ever wear... But I realized that they go so well with this nude body suit! And my rose gold accessories (glasses, necklaces & wrist wear) looked amazing with these colours.
I need to get back into wearing patterned tights; they really make a statement with an otherwise "plain jane" outfit.
Hope you guys have had a lovely Sunday Xx
I’ve been sober for 34 years. People come up to me and say ‘surely one drink won’t hurt you.’ But I tell them it’ll kill me because I can’t stop at one drink. I was 40 when I went to the doctor in Darwin. I knew him well, I even drunk with him a lot. He was very blunt and told me that if I kept drinking like I was, I wouldn’t see 45. I said that was bull because when you walk the streets of Darwin, you see more old drunks than old doctors. After the appointment, I went to the pub and got pissed. On a good day, I would drink two bottles of Bacardi. I was only a ‘social drinker,’ the trouble was that every time someone within a 3000 mile radius had a drink in their hand I would say ‘so shall I.’
I apologised to that doctor a few years later, when I started Alcoholics Anonymous.
I can blame my drinking on a lot of things, I could blame my old man probably, but ultimately it came down to me. When I woke up in the morning, I had a choice, I could stay sober today or I could go and get drunk. I am responsible for myself. When I had sobered up, I worked at a rehab centre, and many of the people that came in were my former drinking mates. Now that really pinned my ears back, bloody hell.
I’m still a work in progress and I’m still learning, even 34 years later. After my wife passed away I found it really hard, but I got through. Even today I say the Alcoholics Anonymous Serenity Prayer every night before bed.
‘’God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.”
#StoriesOfGeraldton
Looking to get the kids out of the house over the school holidays?
Turn It Up Dancewear are running a Holiday Art Workshop
There will be a session run in week 1 and 2 of the July holidays.
Week 1, Wednesday 6 July 2016 @ 10.00am to 12.00pm
Week 2, Thursday 14 July 2016 @10.00am to 12.00pm
The cost is $50.00 per person which includes morning tea!
The workshops is for 6yrs of age and above, however if you have a child that is 6yrs and under and they would love to participate in this activity please contact TIU as they will run a sesssion with the Tiny Tots. For the younger age groups, TIU will also have another fun activity to run if interested to help cater for our Tiny Tots.
If you are a teen and would love to participate let us know and we will do our best to place you in a group of your age.
Spots are limited so please register to reserve your space. You can do this by calling
9964 5064, popping into 18 Anzac Terrace or sending TIU a message via FB.
So gather your friends and let’s get creating! We hope to see you there x
Andrew Elstermann for WA Today:
Residents in regional Western Australia have been cut off from watching Channel 9 programs on their televisions after the network was unable to strike a deal with the state's licence holders WIN and Prime.
Nine released a statement on Friday morning saying WIN and Prime rejected all offers to find a reasonable negotiated agreement despite Nine concluding new program supply agreements for all other regional licence areas across Australia.
All Nine, GEM and GO programming ceased to broadcast in from midnight last night.
These graphs will give you a picture of the crime situation in our region.
The last one is particularly confronting.
Harvey Norman Furniture is extending their giant ½ Yearly Clearance until 4pm this Saturday 2nd July! AND further discounts have been applied.
Geraldton Hockey Association product Fergus Kavanagh has been selected to represent Australia in the men's hockey at Rio.
Today is the day you have been waiting for –
Harvey Norman Electrical’s biggest end of year event is here
For 11 hours only you can get the biggest and best deals in town at Harvey Norman Electrical.
There are amazing run out prices on a range of products, including –
Clearance Dyson Vacuums like the Dyson DC37 Origin Bagless Vacuum Cleaner for just $398
Big TVs like the Skyworth 55” Full HD LED LCD TV for $599, and 65” Teac Ultra HD Smart LED for $1299 - THAT’S RIGHT $1299 for a 65” Ultra HD LED TV!
White goods including fridges like the 228L Samsung Fridge for $299 and dishwashers like the Bosch White Freestanding Dishwasher for $549
Bissell Steam Mops for $49 (only 15 in stock) and Bissell Carpet Shampooers for $79 (only 25 in stock) – both of these won’t last long so make sure you get in quick.
Plus HEAPS more amazing prices in store, like 25% off all small appliances including kettles, toasters, mixers, juicers and more.
And for today only get 60 Months interest free, with a minimum purchase of $500.
So make sure you get down to 38 Chapman Road today – this sale is for ONE day only and is not to be missed!
There is limited stock so beat the rush – Harvey Norman Electrical is open 9am to 8pm, make sure you get yourself the deal of the year.
Terms and Conditions apply, Blackout Sale does not include already discounted items or on sale items.
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