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Much-loved Midwest recreation venues will be taking their activities to the next level after securing grant funding from the State Government’s Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF).

Doc Docherty Pool has welcomed Ventia’s sponsorship for the summer season, providing free entry for all keen on a swim.

Summer holidays are sorted with the City of Greater Geraldton releasing its latest School Holiday Program, which includes clay sculpting, standup paddleboarding, tennis lessons plus heaps more.

The Recreation Grounds will soon come under new light with works to replace the aged lighting with 100 lux LED sports lighting having started last week.

Centacare's 2024 Volunteer of the Year ceremony held last week honoured the efforts of the QEII Seniors and Community Centre with the Centre taking out top spot in one of the categories.

Over $500,000 has gone back into the community through the Buy Local Greater Geraldton Gift Card program, seeing the initiative be extended for a further two years.

As the festive season draws near, Geraldton is getting ready to throw the most spectacular Christmas on the Terrace event to date!

Geraldton claimed top honours in Perth this afternoon in recognition of the City’s commitment to fostering inclusivity and accessibility in the region’s workforce through its Passport to Employment Program (P2E).

Adopting a four-legged family member from an animal shelter just became even more enticing for locals following a new agreement between the City of Greater Geraldton, Mid-West Cat Shelter (MWCS) and Geraldton Dog Rescue (GDR).

If you would like to find out how to reduce your food waste going to landfill then you won’t want to miss the City’s Free Composting and Worm Farming Workshop.

Walkaway-Nangetty Road Bridge is one step closer to being replaced with Council awarding the tender for construction of the project to Fortec.

In a decision that is sure to be music to the ears of Geraldton performers, Regional Sounds will continue to call the Original Railway Station home for at least the next five years.

More doctors, nurses, teachers and police officers will have the opportunity to work in Geraldton following Council's decision to release a tender for the construction of seven new homes.

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.