Issue Number 243— March 2013 Cost $ 2.00 incl. GST

Crn Main and Savage Streets, PO Box 129 Meekatharra WA 6422 Phone: 9980 0600 Fax: 9981 1505

Email: ceo@meekashire.wa.gov.au Web: www.meekashire.wa.gov.au

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Besides our traditional mining and pastoral industries, tourism is a growing industry which benefits many local

residents and creates a lot of business and employment opportunities for many of our local people.

Due to our relative isolation from other towns the majority of our visitors will spend money in Meekatharra on

fuel, refreshments and use a variety of our other services. All residents are urged to treat our visitors with

courtesy and respect so they have a positive image or their visit to and through our town.

Let’s work on improving our image as a friendly and welcoming community. A community that our visitors will

remember with fondness. This will help build Meekatharra’s profile as a place to invest and as a place to visit.

On a a different tack: The countdown is on until the global community unites and switches off the lights this

Saturday, 23 March at 8.30pm. This year, in addition to switching off the lights, Australians are making the

pledge to switch on to renewable energy, like solar.

Your Editor,

Mal Wood

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Disclaimer: The Meekatharra Dust is a publication of the Shire of Meekatharra.

The Shire of Meekatharra, staff and councillors, take no responsibility for accuracy of or omissions in any material published.

Information contained within the Meekatharra Dust does not necessarily reflect the views of The Shire of Meekatharra or its employees or councillors.

Calling for Submissions If you have any articles with information,

about events, or photos you have taken

that you would like included in the

Meekatharra Dust, please drop them into

the Shire before the closing date shown

on the back page.

Note from Council

All items to be presented at Council Meetings need to be submitted to

Shire Staff two weeks prior to Council Meeting dates. All items

received after this time will be held for further consideration.

March 20th

Aspire to Astronomy Meekatharra Oval

6:30pm

march 27th

Meekatharra Photographers group

Commercial Hotel 5:30pm

Next interagency Meeting APRIl 2

Next Council Meeting: April 21

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Squash Court

OPEN

Located at the back of the Sports Complex

Agreements, Keys and Tokens are available from the Shire Office.

Fees and Charges are as follows :

Key Bond (Fully refundable) - $100 Cash.

Court Hire—$11.00 per token = one hours use

We do not hire equipment (racquets/balls etc)

Entry is permitted to key holders only

Meekatharra Library

Did you know we get a new exchange of books every month? Come in and check out

what is new this month!

If there is a particular novel or author you are interested in, we can request these for you, just pop in to the Shire office and see

Liz.

Please note that you must be an existing member of the library to

order in books.

IT’S EASY (AND FREE) TO JOIN UP!

The Library is open: Monday to Friday

8.00 am to 4.30 pm.

HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE SHIRE MUSEUM LATELY??

IT’S ALL PART OF THE

MEEKATHARRA LIBRARY EXPERIENCE!!

Located in the Shire Office

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GREEN MINING Pty Ltd

Six tonne 2007 HINO 6.7 x 2.5m tray with 3 tonne trailer. (8.5 tonne payload)

Available for local and regional freight

services

Personal pick-ups, deliveries, removals and metal recycling service.

Will collect from site and deliver locally or to Perth or Geraldton

Call Roy on 0427 374 102

YULELLA VISION STORE

Will now be opening six days a week to give

everyone the opportunity to browse and save on

Household, Electrical, Hardware, Clothing,

Manchester & Giftware.

NEW OPENING HOURS

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

9:00am – 4:00pm

SATURDAY

9:00am – 12:00pm

62 Main Street

Meekatharra

Telephone: (08) 9980 1756

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MEEKATHARRA WAR MEMORIAL SWIMMING POOL OPENING HOURS

MONDAY - FRIDAY 9.30PM - 1.30PM 3.00PM - 6.00PM

FRIDAY NIGHT 7.00PM - 9.00PM

SATURDAY 10.30AM - 5.30PM

SUNDAY 12.00PM - 5.30PM

ENTRY COSTS

CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 MUST BE SIGNED IN AND SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT

OVER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS.

AN ADULT MAY SUPERVISE A MAXIMUM OF FIVE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10.

ADULTS - $2.40

CHILDREN - $1.40

MURCHISON DENTAL TEAM VISITING SCHEDULE 2013

Meekatharra 4th Feb - 15th Feb

Mt Magnet 25th Feb - 8th March

Yalgoo 11th March - 26th March

Meekatharra 6th May - 17th May

Mt Magnet 27th May - 7th June

Sandstone 10th June - 14th June

Meekatharra 24th June - 5th July

Cue 22nd July - 2nd August

Meekatharra 19th August - 30th August

Burringurrah 2nd Sept - 6th Sept

Mt Magnet 16th Sept - 27th Sept

Meekatharra 14th Oct - 25th Oct

Mt Magnet 11th Nov - 22nd Nov

Meekatharra 2nd Dec - 20th Dec

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Kerry Salmon has once again excelled herself in organising an enjoyable fundraising

event at the Commercial Hotel on Sunday 17th March. Great idea to combine this with

St Patrick’s Day. The people of Meekatharra once again generously donated their time,

money and hair to a good cause. Kerry’s commitment to raising funds for the Leukemia

Foundation is a credit to her—she does our community proud.

It is clear from the photographs printed here and on the next page that everyone involved

had a great time. Congratulations to all involved.

New horizons in hair colour and headgear for Lorraine Boatwright

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Steve Hoare

Luke Nurse

Dave

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The Transformation of Nick Clancy

Naomi Johnston and Ty Mia, Max and Ali Johns

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Next Meeting: Tues 19th March 2013 @ 5pm

Where: The Commercial Hotel 77 Main Street

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Handyman Services

Painting

Lawns mowed

Reticulation repairs

and Installation

Commercial Cleaning

Small Motor Repairs

Whipper snippers

Brush cutters

Lawn Mowers

Chainsaws

Paul Morris

Phone : 99811836

Mobile: 0419959628

Tues—Fri 9:00am—5:00pm

Saturday 9:00am—2:00pm

DOG CONTROL

WHEN WALKING YOUR DOGS ON

THE TOWN OVAL THEY MUST BE ON

A LEASH AT ALL TIMES AND HELD

BY YOU - THE OWNER.

YOU MUST BE IN COMPLETE

CONTROL OF YOUR ANIMAL AT ALL

TIMES AND DISPOSE OF ANY

DROPPINGS IN THE RUBBISH BINS

PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL.

Thank you, Meekatharra Shire

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YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE

WWW.MIDWESTSEPTICS.COM.AU

OR EMAIL US AT : MIDWESTSEPTICS@GMAIL.COM

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U P A L X A L N R U T A S G E S I X K B

R A N U L E A N D W A E S U N A R U Q Z

K T L D L U E O J T K L G G Z E T G K E

U S Y N I E E A D E D L I A G Z L W H N

P U L S A R T W G L N I P L B B L P Y I

K N L P W D L G D E B P R A T J A Y D T

Q M E F D T I G Y S N S I X L R R D U H

S X P E J H G R Z C F E Y Y A X I W L P

U S L N S Q V F F O J U B L E J P S Y S

O Y J I P P J G J P H C L U Y D S J T V

E T E C E H I U Z E R A H H L D M E A V

S A S R D O E L P E X A C L S A L V V C

A G R S R B R V C I D B S V M L T V O V

G A E H E R L B E E T U W A A R U U N E

V L V B Y S O K I L L E T R U K O V R A

E I I C E V C E J T I F R I J Q O E E V

K L N Y R S S B T W Q U F I N Q F A P J

E E U W J Z W N Q E P H S Q A G S Y U Y

I O F S U N E V S Q M H U H W M A V S P

K M U R T C E P S H V I F R Y U N M Q S

DREYER MAGNITUDE SPECTRUM

ECLIPSE METEOR SPIRAL

ELLIPSE NADIR STELLAR

GALAXY NEBULA SUPERNOVA

GALILEO ORBIT TELESCOPE

GASEOUS PARALLAX UNIVERSE

HEVELIUS PULSAR URANUS

JUPITER QUASAR VENUS

LUNAR SATURN ZENITH

In keeping with the astronomical

theme here’s a word search to delight

the stargazers amongst you.

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REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING MEEKATHARRA

43 MAIN STREET

PH: 9980 1212

GET YOUR COOLING SYSTEMS WORKING THEIR BEST BEFORE THE HOT WEATHER

IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND REDUCE ELECTRICITY COSTS BY CARRYING OUT

PRE SUMMER MAINTENANCE – FOR ADVICE OR TO BOOK A SERVICE,

CALL TODAY – PH: 9980 1212

WE CATER TO ALL REQUIREMENTS -

REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND NEW INSTALLATIONS for

DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL AND MINING.

ALL AREAS – KUMARINA, WILUNA, CUE,MAGNET, SANDSTONE and SURROUNDS

My apologies to the folks in this photograph. Last month I put this picture on the front

cover of the Dust, but left out their names. So let’s try that again:

back row: Betty Kyanga, Audrey Shar and Mandy Shar. Front row: Jasmine Shar,

Keenan Shar, Patty Councillor and Louise Councillor.

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Every Thursday

Enquiries: 9981 1053

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To find out about local resident fares - call or email Lanie on the above

details

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MEEKATHARRA HEALTH CENTRE

SERVICES

As all dates are subject to change—please confirm appointments the day before.

(Appointments availability is usually determined by prioritising according to

health needs)

RFDS MEDICAL SERVICE

9981 0604

Outpatient Opening Times : Monday—Friday 9am—12 noon (except

Thursday 10am—12 noon) & 2pm—4pm. Medical Services are prioritised

according to urgency.

After Hours is for EMERGENCIES Only

Meekatharra Hospital: 9981 0600

Community Health: 9981 0636

Aged Hostel: 9981 0645

Mental Health: 9981 0625

RFDS Clinic/Reception - Doctors Appointments: 9981 0604

2012 Festival DVD’S ON SALE

NOW!

$10

FROM THE SHIRE OFFICE

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MEEKA MEATS

Meeka Meats

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COUNCIL NEWS

Works & Services News

The Works & Services crews and contractors have been busy over the month of February and into

March.

Construction Works

The works crew are installing culverts and floodway cutoff walls on various water crossings on the

Landor Road. One concrete flood crossing has been widened to 10m and is also being changed to a

culvert crossing.

Flood Damage Repair

Flood damage repair work has been completed on the Marymia and the Peak Hill—Three Rivers Road.

Work is being done to re-sheet a 15km section of the Murchison Downs Road including re-enforcing of

various floodways.

Town Maintenance

The cleaning up of smashed glass, graffiti to town signs buildings, lamp posts and footpaths continues

and has taken a considerable amount of time to remove.

Town streets are regularly swept. Sweeping along kerb lines is done regularly to avoid the build up of

sand and leaves. Rubbish is regularly removed from vacant blocks.

Youth Services News

Youth Services are offering a number of activities for children, youth and adults. These range from

music to cooking to science experiments to relaxing and playing an xbox game (if that’s possible!). For

a better idea of what’s available, see the timetable of activities included in this issue of the Meekatharra

Dust.

An upcoming project for the youth of Meekatharra will see the Youth Services staff work with kids to

produce a range of multi-media messages directed toward the community – more on this at a latter stage.

A big thank you to casual staff and volunteers – without you, delivering these activities would be

impossible.

Picture Garden

Work on upgrading the Picture Garden has been steady this month, with new seat covers being

delivered, old light poles and fittings getting taken down, a trench dug and most of the electrical work

being done. We are hoping to have the facility ready for opening sometime in April.

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Contact our friendly staff today –

Mobile: 0437 785 211

Phone: 9971 1665

Fax: 9971 1210

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Meekatharra

Photographers Group

The Meekatharra Photographers Group will be meeting

at the Commercial Hotel on the 27th March at 5.30pm.

Be sure to bring your cameras and your photographs for

an exchange of ideas, admiration and friendly advice.

If you are a keen photographer and interested in join-

ing the Meekatharra Photographers’ group don’t forget

to register your interest with Svenja at the Shire.

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February Sudoku Solution

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Also check out Anita’s blog: http://meekakidzone.blogspot.com.au/

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K i d s M a t t e r s In late February the Meeka Dust received a letter to the Shire requesting a

skate park. Written by Year 3 student Thane Butler-Henderson, it is a great

example of persuasive writing. Thank you for your letter, Thane. Young readers

and old, what do you think? Send us your letters and pictures.

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march 27th

Meekatharra Photographers group

Commercial Hotel 5:30pm

march 20th

Aspire to Astronomy Meekatharra Oval

6:30pm

Closing date for submissions for the Next

meekatharra Dust Edition: April 5th

Next interagency Meeting

April 2nd

Council Chambers 3:00pm