Commemorating Queen Elizabeth II
Her Majesty The Queen passed away on 8 September 2022.
For 70 years, Queen Elizabeth the Second reigned as Australia’s Head of State. During her reign, The Queen visited Australia 16 times and saw more of this country than most Australians, visiting every state and territory, including two visits to Whyalla in 1954 and 1986.
Visit the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's website to leave a condolence message.
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN - Condolence Page
If you would like to leave flowers, there is a plaque in front of the former Foreshore Motor Inn, commemorating the Queen unveiling the newly upgraded Whyalla Foreshore in 1986.
For the protection of the area, we encourage community members to avoid plastic wrapping on any flowers / gifts left at the monument.
You can also visit any of these four Council sites in person to leave a message in our condolence books, which will be sent to Windsor Castle:
- Council Civic Building
- Whyalla Visitor Centre & Maritime Museum
- Whyalla Public Library
- Whyalla Child Care Centre
Below are just some of the memories of Queen Elizabeth II's connection to Whyalla.
"More than 25,000 people, including huge numbers from remote parts of the North and the West Coast, swelled the town's normal population of 8,500 to give Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh a rousing welcome on their visit to Whyalla on Saturday."
An article in the Port Pirie Recorder from 1954 of the Queen's visit to the region
"Kathryn Green wore her best, silky dress and a pair of burgundy, buckled shoes to meet the Queen in an encounter which she scarcely remembers.
Aged five years old, she handed a posy to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's royal tour of Whyalla in 1986, the state's Jubilee year."
