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This month will mark an important moment in history with the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney II. ### CHANGE OF VENUE- Due to the rain forecast the service will now be moved inside to the QEII Community and Seniors Centre Upper Hall, 88 Durlacher Street. Commencement of the service will be at 5.45pm as scheduled ###

Searching for that next gig? The City of Greater Geraldton is on the look out for talented musicians with a passion for performing to join the lineup for Sundays by the Sea next year.

If you’ve got ideas and aspirations about the future of Greater Geraldton then you won’t want to miss the opportunity to help develop the City’s strategic plan to get there.

The long awaited development of a Youth Centre at the former Club Rockys Gym on Pass Street has received major support from Lotterywest to complete the works.

Calling all artists! The City of Greater Geraldton is on the lookout for creatives to develop vibrant visual artworks to be included on three new bus shelters across Geraldton.

Photography portraits will be the focus of the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery’s (GRAG) next exhibition with the National Photographic Portrait Prize launching this month.

Upgrades to the Mullewa Mingenew Road to bring it up to RAV 7 standards have been completed just in time for the harvest season.

A plan to upgrade the Youth Precinct on the Geraldton Foreshore has been endorsed by Council with young people set to enjoy a new modern facility in the coming months.

Olive Street Reserve will welcome seven new homes set to assist with the national housing shortage, and the State Government have thrown in their support with a $1.6 million investment.

Messy play, karaoke, free ice cream plus oodles more are some of the activities confirmed for this year’s All Ability Day, which takes place next month.

Committee members, volunteers and staff at the QEII Seniors and Community Centre are getting ready for a busy week as bookings for Seniors Week 2024 officially open.

Local community projects will be levelling up in the coming months following the City of Greater Geraldton announcing the recipients of Round 31 of the Community Grants Program.

With the 2024 harvest season about to begin, the City is urging drivers to slow down on the region’s unsealed rural roads.

To celebrate Greater Geraldton becoming an “Owl Friendly City” a free viewing of Boyd Wykes’ ‘Night Calling’ will be on show, which documents how the movement began.

What is your dog’s name? Chances are if you live in Geraldton, it is “Bella” - the most popular name among the 8,830 dogs currently registered with the City of Greater Geraldton.

Geraldton will welcome a multi-million-dollar expansion to an existing retail precinct boasting new shops, a vehicle service centre, fast food outlet as well as increased parking.

Record rainfall has led to an explosion of vegetation growth throughout the Midwest affecting the City of Greater Geraldton’s verge mowing program.

Greenough Museum and Gardens is looking fantastic following extensive works by local trades people that have future proofed the State Registered heritage building for generations to come.

A duo of beloved Midwest recreation venues are one step closer to upgrading their facilities following unanimous Council decisions to support their funding applications to the State Government’s Community Sporting & Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) July Small Grant Round.

Spring has arrived, along with some brand-new additions to the always popular School Holiday Program!

An upgrade to the cycle path located behind the African Reef Hotel that connects Upton Court to Willcock Drive will begin on Monday 16 September 2024.

Tickets are now available for this year’s Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival which will play host to yet another incredible line-up of local, state and interstate authors, storytellers, poets and creatives.

An Osprey pair sighted around the Drummond Cove foreshore have been provided with a new nesting site atop a recently decommissioned power pole.

Geraldton is one step closer to having the first airport in the southern hemisphere to be powered purely by renewable energy.

Visits to the Geraldton Aquarena just became even more fun following the facility’s recent acquisition of a brand new SMIFF (Small Inflatable Fun Factory).

The City of Greater Geraldton is seeking feedback on a draft concept masterplan to upgrade the aged Youth Precinct on the Foreshore that features exciting activities for young people.

Midwest artists will be solely on display at the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery for the next few months as two exhibitions launch next week.

Christmas on the Terrace promises yet another magical celebration of the holiday season when it returns to Geraldton’s CBD for another year.

Residents in Geraldton and Mullewa will have the opportunity to celebrate the work of their peers, with nominations now open for the 2025 Community Citizen of the Year Awards.

Geraldton students came out in force this year with almost 500 entries submitted in the esteemed Randolph Stow Young Writers Awards.