Cuttlefest Events
The stunning Australian Giant Cuttlefish have arrived in the coastal waters near Stony Point and it’s time to celebrate with Cuttlefest 2023 - a celebration of all things cuttlefish!
There will be events happening around the city, including two big FREE community events happening in July – Light-up HMAS Whyalla and The Salty Sea‘esta being held in Ada Ryan Gardens.
This year’s Cuttlefest events kick off this weekend.
See below for what is happening where and when and visit whyalla.com for more information and booking links.
Waste education opportunities
Recently, Jo and Charuka from Council's Waste Education Team stopped by the TAFE Child Care Centre to teach the kids about waste disposal in a fun way!
Just look at the happy faces in the photo below. 😊
If you'd like to organise a similar lesson for your classroom or group, please contact Council on 8640 3444.
City of Whyalla Art Collection book
The new publication ‘City of Whyalla Art Collection, the corporate art collection catalogue’ is now available to purchase for just $16.50 inc GST from the Whyalla Visitor Information Centre.
Author of the book Tourism Assets Development Officer Paul Mazourek has catalogued the works dating back to the first artwork acquired by the Town Commission in 1945 to the most recent acquisition in 2021.
The catalogue contains the information about 82 artworks that are registered as part of the corporate collection and 11 artworks that are included in the Whyalla Maritime Museum Collection.
Visit the Whyalla Visitor Information Centre or Visitor Information Centre Pod to take a look and purchase your own copy.
Welcome our new Australian Citizens
This week, we held another successful Group Citizenship Ceremony, with nine Whyalla residents taking their pledge, becoming Australian Citizens!
Several significant dates have been chosen this year to hold group Citizenship Ceremonies. Last night's ceremony was chosen to take place, like so many other councils, during Refugee Week, which is a time to bring awareness and celebrate positive contributions made by refugees to Australian society.
Welcome and congratulations to our latest Australian Citizens!
Grassroots Grant for Whyalla City Council
Eyre Peninsula Landscapes Board recently announced that close to $140,000 will go towards landscape management and environmental protection projects on Eyre Peninsula, under the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants program.
We were one of the successful recipients, receiving $5,000 of funding for the Eight-Mile Creek Beach and Murrippi Beach Saltmarsh Walking Trails project.
The funding will support the development of two short interpretive loop walking trails showcasing Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh and Mangrove ecology at Eight-Mile Creek Beach and Murrippi Beach.
Infrastructure at each site will consist of a main trail head sign to be housed in a newly installed existing sign shelter, and a series of trail markers (posts) with catchy topic headings and QR codes linking to video grabs of experts speaking to the points of interest along the trail.
To learn more about the Grass Roots Funding Program and other funded projects, visit the Landscapes South Australia EP website.
To learn more about the Saltmarsh watch the Secrets of the Saltmarsh video here.
This project is supported by the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants program, made possible by the regional landscape levy.
Protecting our Northern Coastline
We are currently installing a new fencing system to protect the highly valuable coastal health that is growing along the edge of the northern coastline. This will see barricades and post and chain fencing installed to close off vehicle access to the rocky beach at Garfish Bay, refer to map above.
Pedestrian access to the area will remain.
These barricades will complement the post and chain fencing being installed along the full length of Garfish Bay, from the boat ramp/harbour, to the Lighthouse Cottages.
Hello SA visit the Northern Coastline
Did you miss Whyalla's northern coastline on Hello SA last Sunday?
Never fear, you can watch the entire segment below! It was a great showcase of everything the area has to offer. Even if you're a local, it's a great place to check out Footage courtesy Hello SA
Free program for Upper Spencer Gulf Small Businesses
In conjunction with Whyalla Business and Tourism, we are pleased to support the Resilient Ready BCR (Business Community Resilience) Toolkit program.
The FREE program is for all small business owners and operators from across the Upper Spencer Gulf region, the program helps you learn in 5-minute intervals how taking small steps can set you, your business and your community to thrive in the good times and survive the bad!
To learn more and register to participate in the FREE program visit the Resilient Ready website.
For Our Elders - Celebrate NAIDOC week
The Whyalla NAIDOC Week committee have been working hard putting together a week of NAIDOC events for our community.
Check out the calendar of events below and be sure to follow the Whyalla NAIDOC Week page to keep up to date with details on each event.
Community consultation
Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act – Draft Bill
To support South Australia’s development of a world-leading hydrogen and renewable energy industry, the Department for Energy and Mining are putting a fit-for-purpose regulatory system in place, the "Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act".
This will ensure that a strong clean energy industry delivers the best outcomes for communities, respects Native Title and delivers net environmental benefit.
Based on feedback from a previous consultation on the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act Issues Paper, a draft Bill has been developed and is now open for consultation.
View the draft bill and respond at the YourSay website
Feedback closes 12pm, Monday 26 June.
