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The Project Working Group (PWG) for the Murchison GeoRegion are seeking Expressions of Interest/Applications for a placement opportunity tot he position of Project Officer.

Local agencies and groups are getting together to put on Meeka Community Awards. These awards are to celebrate the good things being done in the community and to acknowledge those who support this town. We have a lot of talented, helpful and inspirational people in town who deserve to be recognised.

The Shire is planning to upgrade the Median Strip in Main Street and is inviting artists for collaboration on this project.

Congratulations to the Meekatharra Shire Youth Services Team who took out two awards at the Community Achievement Awards Gala.

Yugunga-Nya Traditional Owners are invited to attend the briefing session to learn more about the Project, ask questions, and raise concerns.

We’re not after a dust up over this issue with the State Government, we just want less dust for the safety of road users on the Goldfields Highway” Shire Presidents Cr Harvey Nichols of Meekatharra and Cr Peter Grundy of Wiluna have stated.

Yugunga-Nya Native Title Aboriginal Corporation Community Consultation Meeting 16th September 2022, 9am Meekatharra Town Hall

Bin Stickers are a great way to spread a positive message about using the bins and brighten up the streets. We are giving everyone in Meekatharra the opportunity to design a sticker to potentially be displayed around town. All the designs are due in by the 24th of June 2022, once all the designs are in we will hold a vote to chose which stickers will be printed. Please contact Amy at the Shire for more information, 9980 0600 or visit https://www.kabc.wa.gov.au/get-involved/tidy-towns-sustainable-communities/bin-stickers

Coronavirus Disease Midwest Medical and Other Support Phone List

The Shire of Meekatharra are advertising for sale a number of items of Plant and Machinery. Please see the advertisement for further details.

Due to a third party provider outage the Shire Office currently doesn't have internet or telephone services. To contact us during this outage please ring 0417 989 076 or attend the Shire Office. This also affects various other locations in town. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Two vacancies remain on the Council for the Shire of Meekatharra. Please complete the induction prior to nominating at the following link https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/local-government/local-governments/council-elections/induction-for-prospective-candidates

The Shire of Meekatharra is reviewing and updating the Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. The Disability Services Act 1993 requires all local government and selected State Government agencies to develop a Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP). DAIPs assist public authorities to plan and implement improvements to access and inclusion across seven outcome areas, in regards to services and events, buildings and facilities, information, quality of service, complaints, consultation processes and employment. These plans benefit people with disability, the elderly, young parents and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Please fill out this survey to help us update the plan to benefit everyone in Meekatharra: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T77LRC7 We also have printed copies at the Shire Office.

Residents of Meekatharra are currently experiencing no 3G or 4G mobile network connections and only intermittent internet connection.

The Youth Services January 2021 School Holiday program itinerary is now available - Click here for more details.

The Meekatharra Support Guide is a new document for the people of Meekatharra. The guide lists the organisations that service the town and their contact details. All the organisations are here to support the people in this community and are there to help when needed.

Request for Tender have been called for leasing spaces within the Lloyds Outback Plaza on Main Street Meekatharra. Modern and new, these spaces present opportunities for an astute entrepreneur or business-person to become part of the vibrant Meekatharra community. Please see the attached document for further details, or contact Tralee Cable on 0899800600, or by email on cdsm@meekashire.wa.gov.au

The Shire of Meekatharra is currently reviewing options to facilitate the provision of a high speed fixed wireless connection to the townsite of Meekatharra. No commitment to providing this service is currently being made, however expressions of interest are sought from residents who would be interested to connect with such a service if it were to be available

The Shire of Meekatharra proudly welcome the Djuki Mala Dancers to town on Sunday 25th October, 2020, playing under the stars at Peace Gorge in what is planned to be a fabulous evening. A free community event courtesy of the Shire of Meekatharra

The National On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme (NOFEWIRS) is a three-year, $4.6 million Australian Government-funded initiative. The scheme is administered in Western Australia by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. The scheme will provide rebates to eligible commercial farmers of livestock and pastoralists in rural WA (including share farmers and graziers with properties or leases in the grazing industry). The rebates will cover costs associated with the purchase and installation of on-farm water infrastructure for animal welfare needs and to improve resilience against stock water deficiency. See the document in the link below for further information

Many congratulations to the youth of Meekatharra, the Shire Youth Services team and Youth Focus for working together so well on this years entry to the WALGA showcase in pixels competition. Despite the yout being aged between 4 and 17 years old, they won not only the High School award, but also the overall award.

Stephen Michael Foundation launched in Meekatharra

The draft Local Planning Scheme No4 is now available for comment.

Meekatharra no longer has an outlet for LPG Gas for vehicles