RaW – Readers and Writers Festival
The Whyalla Public Library is thrilled to be holding Whyalla’s first ever Readers and Writers (RaW) Festival!
The festival will be held from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 April at the library, Mount Laura Homestead and Library Pod. Visiting authors from around South Australia will be joining local authors and creatives for a full weekend program of author talks, workshops, panel discussions and lots more.
The RaW Festival will be a rare treat for a regional setting, engaging readers, writers and storytellers of all ages and backgrounds, and bringing together our community and the region to celebrate and share in the importance of storytelling.
Most events are FREE or at a low cost but bookings via Eventbrite are a must.
Read more about it here.
WTF – What’s The Future – Sharing YOUR Vision for OUR Future
The Whyalla community has provided valuable feedback regarding the current state of the city and the performance of Whyalla City Council.
All residents now have an exciting opportunity to help create a long-term vision for Whyalla – one based on our collective hopes and aspirations. We received a record (and statistically valid) response to our Annual Community Survey, with nearly 550 people having their say. The key findings of the survey will now be shared and built upon at an upcoming community workshop.
Called ‘WTF?! What’s the Future? Sharing YOUR Vision for OUR Future’, the workshop will be an inspiring opportunity for local people to continue to help shape the city’s future, with the outcomes feeding into a 20-year community plan for Whyalla.
To register for to attend click here
To find additional details about the workshop click here
Hydrogen moving forward
It was great to see Adelaide media shining the spotlight on Whyalla for all the right reasons recently. Channel 9 journalist Ben Avery visited our city to find out more about what the touted hydrogen projects mean for our city, speaking to a number of locals, including Mayor Phill Stone and our CEO Justin Commons. This was followed by extensive media regarding GFG Alliance’s transformation update. Check out all the positive news by following the links below!
Hydrogen: https://twitter.com/9NewsAdel/status/1637724368968065024?s=20
GFG: https://twitter.com/9NewsAdel/status/1643173879647543299?s=20
Thanks for unearthing your MARCH
Hundreds of locals and visitors have had a busy March, engaging in this year’s uneARTh Festival.
The festival took on a different format, with events and activations happening around the city every weekend throughout March. A number of these events reached capacity, which was a great outcome for the performers and businesses that hosted these events.
Big thanks goes out to those venues who hosted events as part of this year’s festival - The Left Hand Club, South Whyalla Football Club, Middleback Arts Centre, UniSA, Seaview Café, D’Faces and O’kipos.
Thanks to all the artists and creatives behind this year’s events. To the local artists and visiting artists - we thank you for entertaining our community and being a part of our uneARTh Festival!
Hello SA and Hello Whyalla
The fabulous Lauren from Adelady recently visited our beautiful city to film a short segment on some of Whyalla’s great attractions for the travel and lifestyle show Hello SA .
The episode (episode 8) went to air on Sunday March 26.
The episode features our beautiful foreshore, including the Jetty, Visitor Information Centre Pod and Seaview Café along with the Whyalla Library and O’Kipos.
The episode is now available to watch online here 9now
City of Whyalla Path and Trail Master Plan
We are seeking feedback from the Community on the City of Whyalla Path and Trail Master Plan.
The Master Plan explores the full potential of the City of Whyalla and its surrounding area, with a focus on developing both existing and new trails that capitalise on the City’s natural and built environments. It identifies and clearly outlines a program of path and trail infrastructure with potential to be developed across the city.
To view and respond to the Path and Trail Master Plan follow the link here.
Consultation closes Friday 21 April.
Celebrating SA Youth Week 2023
On the Saturday March 25 and Sunday March 26 Council partnered with, Headspace and Plaza Youth to put on an event to celebrate SA Youth Week. The two-day skateboarding workshop, supported by the Department of Human Services saw the crew from Build Up Skateboarding come to Whyalla and work with the local young people to build boards, teach them how to skate and do tricks and encourage positive social interaction.
The event saw approximately 400 young people attend Risk It Park over the weekend with a team of volunteers supporting the event by providing additional activities, food and drinks including cooking over 650 sausages over the two days.
Some of the young people who attended the workshop with the crew from Build Up Skateboarding
Bin collection over Easter
Veolia have advised Council of their kerbside pickup schedule over the Easter holiday.
Good Friday will be the only day affected, with bins that are due to be picked up on Friday now picked up on Saturday instead. The service will return to the normal schedule on Monday.
Please note the Veolia Waste and Resources Transfer Station will also be CLOSED on Good Friday.
For reminders on which bin to put each week, download the My Local Service App. You can learn more about the MLS app here.
City of Whyalla Operations Over Easter
The Civic Building and Whyalla Public Library will be closed for the public holidays reopening on Tuesday 11th April: