Grow Port Hedland in Port Hedland, Western Australia | Community organisation

Grow Port Hedland

Locality: Port Hedland, Western Australia

Phone: +61 413 433 063

Address: Wedge Street 6721 Port Hedland, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.growporthedland.com.au/

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25.01.2022 One of the biggest companies in WA wants to get bigger

20.01.2022 ICE BERG'S in PORT HEDLAND That would make some headline. We would have the Environmentalists, The Greenies and the Global Warming Activists turn up on our doorstep. The tip of the iceberg revealed itself last week in the North West Times. BHP wants to compete with five/six West End coffee shops. By using it's financial clout to open up a Pop Up Barista Business. ... That would be OK if we had double or triple the population, or a tourism business in Port Hedland. But this is just seen as a way to attack and wipe out businesses in the commercial end of the Polluted West End. A better location more suitable for a Pop Up Coffee Shop would be on the TOPH $106 Million Marina Project on the Spoilbank (The Commodore of the PHYC) said we would welcome such a project to enhance the community facility near the Port Hedland Yacht Club. This is both an insensitive and stupid idea at a time when local coffee shops are struggling over the devastating effects on their bushiness by the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff losses and financial pressures are very top to mind as these local well supported small businesses are struggling for their lives. What next? Will BHP attach further Pop Ups? Mobile Dentistry Let’s put the current two West End practitioners out of business. The TOPH website carries a survey wanting to know what time would you visit the Coffee Pop Up? What type of coffee you would buy? No area to reply or question the stupidity of this idea. Maybe this is just a diversion tactic whilst BHP applies for a 40 Million Tonne open air expansion of their export Licence.???

20.01.2022 Congratulations to Maria for guessing the number of jellybeans, and thank you to the hundreds of people that signed our clean air and $1 per tonne petition at the Spinifex Spree!!

19.01.2022 ICE BERGS in PORT HEDLAND That would make some headline. We would have the Environmentalists, The Greenies and the Global Warming Activists turn up on our doorstep. The tip of the iceberg revealed itself last week in the North West Times. BHP wants to compete with five/six West End coffee shops. By using its financial clout to open up a Pop Up Barista Business. ... That would be OK if we had double or triple the population, or a tourism business in Port Hedland. But this is just seen as a way to attack and wipe out businesses in the commercial end of the Polluted West End. A better location more suitable for a Pop Up Coffee Shop would be on the TOPH $106 Million Marina Project on the Spoilbank (The Commodore of the PHYC) said we would welcome such a project to enhance the community facility near the Port Hedland Yacht Club. This is both an insensitive and stupid idea at a time when local coffee shops are struggling over the devastating effects on their bushiness by the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff losses and financial pressures are very top to mind as these local well supported small businesses are struggling for their lives. What next? Will BHP attach further Pop Ups? Mobile Dentistry Lets put the current two West End practitioners out of business. The TOPH website carries a survey wanting to know what time would you visit the Coffee Pop Up? What type of coffee you would buy? No area to reply or question the stupidity of this idea. Maybe this is just a diversion tactic whilst BHP applies for a 40 Million Tonne open air expansion of their export Licence.???

19.01.2022 Unaffected Market Value + 35%. Unaffected Market Value + 35%. Unaffected Market Value + 35%. Port Hedlanders will accept nothing less.

18.01.2022 Do Not Be Distracted Port Hedlanders From What Is Really Going On....... The Expansion Of The Special Control Area Is About To Be Announced. THE LETTERS ARE DRAFTED...........

18.01.2022 Dont forget to Register! For those wishing to attend the meetings, send your details to [email protected] or call (08) 6551 7500. https://www.pdc.wa.gov.au//hedlanders-have-their-say-propo

17.01.2022 THANK YOU THANK YOU. Phase one of our advertising has now been completed,Our adverts definitely raised the issues of DUST HEALTH & PROPERTY FRAUD. Those who contributed the cash again a big Thank You. Phase two is now well underway with the collection of names of those who have lived or worked in the polluted area anytime since 2010 when the State Government increased the permitted pollution levels for the West End.... BHP has had no comment on what they foresee for our future West End,so we have today emailed a formal request asking them to meet with our two Associations. Please email [email protected] or fill out one of the many flyers now circulating through town so that you and your family are on our Health Register. See more

17.01.2022 Pollution To Continue..... Our public seminar was presented last Saturday where Arnold Carter,Jim Henneberry,and Christopher Towsey Geologist and Geochemist, outlined the past present and future plans for our Port Hedland. Major concerns where expressed on increasing the exports of contaminated materials,and the effects it has on us and our town resulting in unanimous support being given to the proposed $1 per tonne campaign to regrow our town. CLEAN AIR IS THE RIGHT of every... Australian and we need your help to get our message and voice heard. Our petition is now lodged with the State Government. Please support us by sharing this post. Stay tuned for the details of our next presentation People are understanding THE VIBE..... See more

16.01.2022 See what a Dam burst looks like. See in the the link below. https://amp.abc.net.au/article/11223510

16.01.2022 Buy Out Scheme Announced The Hon Alannah MacTiernan visited Port Hedland on Tuesday 30th of July, in which she made public at a meeting inside the Web Building in the presence of 50 to 60 local residents that a Buy back System will be imposed on the resource sector by the State Labour Party. The Minister took over 30 minutes to outline the process, commencing with the fact that West Australia Tax Payers should not have to pay for a industry caused problem, and that the fundi...ng for the buyout would be levied via the Port Improvement Rate, currently a fee the Port Authority collects at ten cents per tonne on exports and by increasing the rate to thirty or forty cents to cover the buyout, which is still to be negotiated with the Port Users. The points most emphasized by the Minister was that the buy out scheme would be a "Voluntary System" and would be based on the Wagerup Alumina Refinery report in which Alcoa agreed to pay the effected landowners a buyback scheme based on the: UNAFFECTED Market Value. PLUS 35% Premium of Unaffected Value. PLUS $7,000 towards relocation costs. See Report No.1 below. Report No.2 shows. The Town of Port Hedland on 1st of August announced that the "West End" had already in fact been signed over to the Western Australia Planning Commission, so the State has overridden the Council and residents and proceeded with the rezoning, hence the urgent announcement of the buy back scheme. Report No. 3 Below. The answers the Minister gave in Parliament only a week later departing from her announcement at the public Meeting.The Progress Association has offered to work with the State Government to ensure the roll out of the buy back scheme is fair and equitable to all Property Owners within the Buffer Zone. Area A to Taplin Street, Green area on Map. Area B to McGregor St, White area on Map. Any questions? Please contact us for assistance.

16.01.2022 COME JOIN US You are invited to our first public free presentation on the Clean Air & $1 Per Tonne Campaign. This Saturday afternoon 4pm to 5pm at the Yacht Club Upstairs. COME JOIN US... See how the campaign is developing ask some questions and lets get behind regrowing our town. See more

15.01.2022 Kerry Robinson the traditional owner in Port Hedland had his petition lodged in State parliament this week where hundreds and hundreds of locals have supported the drive to clean up the air we breath and impose a punitive levy of $1 per tonne per annum on ore exported thought this town. Cabinet of the Labor government are due in Port Hedland this weekend Where they are expected to make some announcements on the Pollution and marina Please share this post

15.01.2022 Our Minister Kevin Michel has asked for our support so that he can fight for a fair Buy back scheme. He needs as many letters as possible asking for UNAFFECTED VALUE + 35%. See our letter below as a guide.

15.01.2022 FROM THE HIGHEST OFFICE. "The quality of the air we breathe is an important part of maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle" PRIME MINISTER Scott Morrison with Jan Ford

14.01.2022 HEDLANDERS CONGRATULATIONS The support you all gave the retirees in The Stevens Street Village, has had the desired effect.(See letter below) reprinted with the kind permission of Chris Whalley. The progress association was proud to do its little bit to stop the Town Of Port Hedland closing this village. In fact the former Kalgoolie Mayor Ron Yuryevich who had come to town to help the dysfunctional council,announced he would be recommending to The Dept Of Local Government a...nd the Minister David Templeman the dismissal of the council INCLUDING The Mayor sighting a lack of trust and respect as the causes. The Port Hedland Community Progress Assoc would like to thank Ron Yuryevich and we will be writing to The Minister in support of the dismissal. Meanwhile please await the announcement of a forthcoming "CLASS ACTION" for compensation to business and property owners in the proposed Improvement zone (Contaminated Buffer Zone) Now expanded to include the whole West End Down o Woolworths at The Boulevard Shopping center.

13.01.2022 Question Without Notice No. 1524 asked in the Legislative Council on 3 December 2019 by Hon Robin Chapple Answered on - see the below context:

12.01.2022 BHP project could pump millions into economy - The West Australian (click on image to see full article) MORE POLLUTION?

11.01.2022 Is it not time for BHP to enter into a buy back scheme??

10.01.2022 CFMEU has made this funny video about BHP, theres many a true word said in jest. Maybe we should make our own video, quoting the BHP CEO saying, Its not our dust. Any other suggested questions?... Click the link below to watch the video posted by CFMEU. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IesDN3IZY-A

09.01.2022 Questions in by Monday BHP have granted both of our associations a meeting next Wednesday 13th of March. As written questions have to be in by Monday could you please jot down your questions below on this post or email to [email protected]

09.01.2022 ABC Video Please watch and share

08.01.2022 YOU NEED TO REGISTER If you lived/worked in the West End anytime from 2010 when the Pollution standards were tampered with. Its easy to do just email [email protected]... Your Name, Your Email and Your Phone Number. Our Class Action Members List is growing so make sure if your kids went to school here or you lived/worked here that your family are on this register! Thank you

07.01.2022 CASH IS COMING IN Thank you all who have deposited funds into the "Class Action Account" the numbers of supporters are growing!! This weeks Newspaper advert below aims to announce that the "Health Risk Assessment" should be challenged as all the Dust Task Force recommendations relate back to the findings of this questionable report.... The other issue we are raising is to publicize that "The Port Hedland Industry Council" (PHIC) has for the last 6 years printed their daily exceedances of the 50 parts per cubic meter of the particulate matter size 10. We are calling on BHP to offer a "Voluntary Buy Out Scheme" and the State Governments to make sure it happens. P.S Dont forget to contribute to our fund.

06.01.2022 ALARM BELLS SHOULD BE RINGING ? Alert the media Alert the Government. Our campaign for clean air and $1.00 per tonne has become the only solution. Let us all share this message.... Jacqui Boydell has asked that we share her letter in its entirety so that our readers may understand her move from Port Hedland and that she will continue to advocate for us.

05.01.2022 ASSISTING OUR RETIREES The Progress Assoc Is Happy To Support The Stevens Street Retiremnt Centre Residents In Fighting The Town Of Port Hedlands Plans To Have the Buildings Demolished. The Statement Below Signed By Three Community Groups Was Presented To Council Yesterday.

04.01.2022 Click on the link below to listen to the Radio interview about Port Hedland Dust Pollution. https://www.abc.net.au//port-hedland-residents-af/11648756

04.01.2022 No Body Likes Long Videos But This One Is Important.... Is The Town Of Port Hedland And The State Government Just Bowing To The Pressure Of The Resource Sector? Clean Air Is The Right Of EVERY Australian. STOP THE POLLUTION...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exKF47UIrp8&feature=youtu.be

03.01.2022 Vodafone strikes a deal, re-strikes a deal, rethinks a deal, re-presents a deal,charges more for the deal, reneges on the deal.Now there is a lesson in negotiation, a moving deal is not a deal it is . . . .

02.01.2022 PORT HEDLAND CLASS ACTION GROUP

02.01.2022 Hello all, Sorry its been a long time between posts, but as BHPs response to our questions turned out to be a non-event, things have gone up a gear. We have been busy negotiating a voluntary buy back system, similar to the ALCOA deal done in Wagerup, in out South-West.... This week, the Minister Alannah McTiernan MLC announced that the voluntary buy back system would be in place by Christmas, for those Property Owners in the Green Highlighted Buffer Zone in West-End of Port Hedland. The notice below from the Town of Port Hedland yesterday confirms that the West End has in fact, already been signed over to the State Planning Department. Please read below and if there are any questions feel free to contact Jim from the Progress Association on 0413 433 063 or email at [email protected].