Shire of Leonora in Leonora, Western Australia | Government organisation

Shire of Leonora

Locality: Leonora, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9037 6044

Address: 57 Tower Street 6438 Leonora, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.leonora.wa.gov.au

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25.01.2022 What a privilege today to have Yabu Band back on home soil and playing at Leonora District High School.

24.01.2022 CONGRATS JIM EPIS Shire of Leonora CEO Jim Epis was among 31 people to receive awards at yesterday's WALGA annual general meeting. Mr Epis began working for ...the shire in 1982 as a grader operator and went on to serve as the CEO for 24 years and counting. WALGA president and mayor Tracey Roberts said the awards recognised outstanding leadership across the state. These awards recognise the leaders who, through many years of hard work and personal commitment, created communities that thrive and prosper, even in the face of global adversity, Mayor Roberts said. "Our Local Government Distinguished Officers Award winners John Beaton, Gail Ipsen Cutts and Jim Epis have all worked above and beyond the call of duty to improve opportunities and facilities in their local communities."

24.01.2022 Fantastic improvements from this superstar. Leonora #shootingstars year 6 student Leneesha Redmond has maintained 100% attendance the last 4 weeks and enjoys re...cieving her healthy berry smoothie as her reward. She is focused on maintaining consistent behaviour as well! Leneesha showed her determination winning champion girl in the faction sports at the Interschool Champs in Leinster. Nicknamed Cathy Freeman, she is certainly living up to the name. Well done Leneesha, keep up the awesome work. See more

24.01.2022 TOTAL FIRE BAN ON SUNDAY There's a total fire ban in place on SUNDAY 10/1/21 for the following council areas in the DFES Goldfields and Midlands region: ... Coolgardie, Dundas, Kalgoorlie Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies You must not: Light, maintain or use a fire in the open air Carry out any activity that could start a fire

23.01.2022 Gwalia was putting on a show tonight! Did you catch it? Photo by Kaye Denslow

23.01.2022 An event jam packed with free fun for the family! More details to come.

23.01.2022 We have received this notice. Please take extra special care of your four legged friends.

23.01.2022 Talbot Muir has been busy again! He tells us he is making a Piti (carrying dish/cradle) from a Pata (desert gum). This tree has two layers of wood, hard outer, dark wood and soft, whitish soft wood. During the carving process, a notch fell out of the wood leaving a hole. Mr Muir fixed this with Kirti, which is spinifex resin. The Kirti is in power form but when heated, it forms a soft resin. This resin is then moulded into place to patch the hole.... Such a fascinating process. See more

22.01.2022 The Darlot Loop Trail isn't just scenic from for ground. Have a look from above! That rich, red soil is pretty special! Jarrad Seng Photography

21.01.2022 Distant desert rains approaching Leinster. Photo by @bonnasofe and @_thedivine_missm

21.01.2022 A few snippets from the first event on our NAIDOC week calendar! Today the students of Leonora District High School marched around town finishing at the Shire Office, where a Welcome to Country ceremony was held by Ms Gay Harris, and the Aboriginal Flag was proudly raised. This was follow by a BBQ at the park where students and community members enjoyed music performed by Mr Marcus McGuire. What a fantastic turnout and we hope so see everyone involved in the rest of the weeks events. Thank you to everyone who made today possible.

21.01.2022 An awesome morning spent out ‘on country’ with local Wongi lady Fifi Harris and some little local legends talking about the importance of preserving language in the region

21.01.2022 It's that time of year in Leonora!

20.01.2022 We have had quite a few visitors this week!

20.01.2022 Today is the day! Local boy Brayden Sprigg Dos Santos is raising money for TLG, a not-for profit rganisation providing free one-on-one tutoring for students in rural and remote areas.

20.01.2022 Don't miss the Community Markets today! There will also be live music, a sausage sizzle and some entertainment for the children at the park across the road. See you between 10am and 1pm

20.01.2022 Last day on the road through the Goldfields starting at Hoover House before making our way back to Kalgoorlie Boulder Shire of Leonora Hoover House Gwalia Historic Site

19.01.2022 Excitement this morning as our new basketball court surface is finished and ready to play on!! Doesn’t it look fantastic? Thanks to the workmen who spent the week here laying the turf and getting it ready for us!

19.01.2022 A little sweetener to end 2020 free pay phone use Between December 24 and January 1, 2021 all local, national and standard mobile calls are free from public payphones. Wi-Fi use and text messages are also free from payphones. You can read the full story here: https://ab.co/34FldHF

19.01.2022 The moon from Leonora. Regina Carson has been busy behind the lens again

18.01.2022 A great clip showing footage from their recent performance at Leonora District High School.

18.01.2022 What a fantastic event put on by the Nyunnga-Ka Women's Group Leonora, in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

18.01.2022 A bit of Gwalia history for your Friday

17.01.2022 Grand Hotel "Lasting ornament to Tower Street" The Grand Hotel, with its intricately decorated façade and beautiful Wunderlich pressed metal ceilings, is a charming example of early 20th century public house architecture. The hotel was constructed of brick in 1900 by Kalgoorlie architect DT Edmunds for fruit merchants Abraham Silbert and Joseph Sharp. The Mount Leonora Miner described the building as a lasting ornament to Tower Street. The following year, in 1902, the Kalgo...orlie Miner reported that the Grand was one of the best known northern houses featuring a parlour, main bar, music and commercial room, Wunderlich ceiled and skylighted saloon bar and fittings, hall and stone cellar. The hotel also had 2 kitchens and the most complete bar conveniences north of Kalgoorlie. Its large stone cellar measured 27 x 18 feet (8.23 x 5.5 metres). These days the hotel operates as a service station and convenience store. Find out more about the history of our Leonora by taking our Interactive Heritage Trail! https://www.leonora.wa.gov.au/t/leonora-heritage-trail.aspx

17.01.2022 Gwalia will be featuring on Channel 7 again this Saturday at 4.30pm

17.01.2022 Last week, a team of dedicated volunteers from Outback Grave Markers visited the historic Lawlers Cemetery, which is located close to our Agnew Gold Mine, to pl...ace identification markers on the graves. On this visit, Outback Graves placed over 160 markers on the known burials in the cemetery. Records gathered by the team of researchers at Outback Graves, identify 168 known historic graves, along with the records of 6 others whose final resting spots are unknown, but thought to be located nearby. There is also one lonely grave in the area, which now has a marker. Lawlers Cemetery contains graves belonging to the settlers of the original Agnew and Lawlers townsites, from when mining first began in the area around 1895. The first known burial in the Lawlers Cemetery was on 4 May 1896, Magnus Maxton Calder, a merchant who died from typhoid. Where known, the plaque includes the name, age and occupation of the deceased person, along with their cause of death. The plaques also contain a reference number, which visitors can use to find further details on the deceased person from the Outback Graves website. The tough and trying conditions that these residents lived in, are evident in their stories, with typhoid outbreaks, likely from lack of water and sanitation, to mining accidents and murders. The lack of medical aid that was available in the day is shown with a number of women and babies having died in childbirth. Gold Fields Australia and the Shire of Leonora have contributed to the purchase of materials for the plaques, with Outback Grave Markers hoping to raise additional funds this year to purchase their own laser engraving machine. Further details on the Lawlers Cemetery, and its people, along with the work done by the volunteers from Outback Graves can be found on their website at www.outbackgraves.org

16.01.2022 It has been a very dry year, but if you look closely, there are some beautiful blooms out, like this eremophila.

16.01.2022 We are excited to announce the Leonora NAIDOC Week Program! We would love to see as many community members involved as possible. Marcus McGuire will also be performing live on Monday, 9th of November at the Tower Street Playground.

15.01.2022 There really is no excuse to litter! In fact, you get paid NOT to. Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard drink containers between 150ml and 3L are eligible for a 10c refund! Register online here-https://consumer.containersforchange.com.au/create-account and drop your containers to the Wirrpanda Foundation at the Shire Depot on a Thursday between 10am and 2pm.... Let's keep our town tidy! See more

15.01.2022 Sunset over the Leonora Battery captured by Reggie Carson.

15.01.2022 What a show tonight. We trust you had a wonderful Christmas!

15.01.2022 #ICYMI Small-town living can have its benefits, like knowing your neighbours, but when it comes to accessing help and support, it can be a barrier. Colleen Berr...y, who lives in the small inland community of Leonora in Western Australia's Goldfields, said people often felt "shame" in asking for help and she wanted to do something to change that. See more

15.01.2022 This time next week, sights around Perth and regional WA will be shining blue! National Police Remembrance Day, 29 September 2020, is a day to honour our brothe...rs and sisters in blue who made the ultimate sacrifice. To highlight this important day, WAPU has again organised for several buildings and landmarks around the State to be illuminated blue. #LightItUpBlue is a visual reflection to pay homage to our fallen police officers. Please share any photos with us if you are out and about next week! See more

15.01.2022 Remembrance Day 11-11-2020. A quiet time of reflection, marking the 102nd anniversary of the Armistice which ended World War 1 in 1918. Thank you Terry and Di Demasson for your heartfelt words at today’s commemoration.

13.01.2022 Gwalia State Hotel by David Massie. Built in 1903 and still standing (although not open to the public) in Gwalia.

13.01.2022 Why did the thorny devil cross the road? We don't know...but we're glad Kyle Muir stopped to save it!

13.01.2022 Knock knock! Anybody home? This Trapdoor spider must have been too busy to chat today. Or maybe he was scared we were tying to sell him life insurance? The bite of a trapdoor is non toxic to humans and they're generally very timid and not aggressive but if by chance you do upset one, their bite can be quite painful.

12.01.2022 Phew! That was a bit wild! Is everyone still here or were you swept off your feet and down the road? Apparently winds reached 100km/hr, and no, this isn't a sunset photo, that's dust!!! Please be cautious around town. There are powerlines down and roads closed.

12.01.2022 Today we welcome the crew to Gwalia! We look forward to this series airing later this year.

11.01.2022 Have a look at these fantastic images from Sons of Gwalia, coloured and restored by Daniel Demasson. These were taken in 1957. Thank you Daniel. Pictured is one of the highest paid employees on the mine, the winder driver. It was his huge responsibility to get these miners up and down the mine shaft safely. The men in the skips lives depended on it!

11.01.2022 How did you spend your weekend? Have you made the trip out to The Terraces lately? You won't be disappointed. Photo - Jarrad Seng Photography

11.01.2022 The Terraces, captured by Goldfields by Drone. Well worth a visit or even better, pack your swag and enjoy a night or two out in the breakaway country!

11.01.2022 A very cool arvo featuring long time local and multi-disciplinary Artist Roderick Sprigg who’s art via mural work can be found throughout town

10.01.2022 Please be mindful of the workers currently fixing our roads

10.01.2022 The Leonora Golden Gift is set to go ahead this year! Will you be joining us?

10.01.2022 Gwalia and Leonora developed rapidly from 1897, although Leonora’s population was to lag behind Gwalia’s for more than a decade. By 1898 Leonora boasted three hotels, two banks, a telegraph office and many shops and businesses. However, many people still preferred to settle near the Sons of Gwalia mine to be close to their place of work and, in 1901, residential lots were surveyed in a bid to bring order to the chaotic growth of the settlement. These lots were taken up by fam...ilies who built timber and iron cottages lined with canvas, while most single men continued to live in the Gwalia Block, a cluster of campsites near the mine. A general store and co-operative store, several churches, a school, a hall and recreation facilities were built. Despite its de facto status, Gwalia was beginning to look more and more like a town in its own right. The population of Leonora (1,154) exceeded that of Gwalia (1,114) for the first time in 1911. See more

10.01.2022 The Gwalia experience is three-dimensional: step inside the quaint cottages built of corrugated iron, timber and whitewashed hessian and imagine a miner’s wife cooking dinner on the cast iron range, while her husband toils far underground to support his family and their children recite their lessons in the State school. Look through the windows of Mazza’s Store, where the shopper could buy everything from two pounds of flour for the day’s baking to a length of fabric to make a frock for a dance at the State Hotel or wander through Patroni’s Guest Home next door, for decades a home from home for single men employed at the Sons of Gwalia Mine. Photo by Ashton Bawden

09.01.2022 It was fantastic to get some rain today! Only 3.4mm but better than nothing. How is everyone finding this cool change?! Just when you pack those jumpers away, the weather decides to surprise you by dropping to 6 degrees again. Quite a contrast to the 37 degree day we had on Thursday!

09.01.2022 It's going to be a fantastic day!

09.01.2022 WE ARE BACK! The 2021 Leonora Golden Gift is set to go ahead on May 29-30 next year. READ: https://www.leonoragoldengift.com/news/article.php?id=29

09.01.2022 Tune in to @caravanandcampingwa this Sunday at 5:30PM on Channel 7 and GWN7 to see Gwalia feature! #caravanandcampingwa @westernaustralia #westernaustralia... @AustraliasGoldenOutback #australiasgoldenoutback See more

08.01.2022 A giant wedge-tailed eagle soaring over Leonora this evening?

08.01.2022 If you are a local, please keep your dog safe and pick up a free tick collar from the Shire Office or the Leonora CRC!

08.01.2022 The Sacred Heart Church opened its doors for the first time on Sunday 28 August 1901. It was the first Roman Catholic Church erected in the Mt Margaret district. The church was constructed of corrugated iron and timber by contractor Charles W Smallhorn. In September 1901 tenders were called for the erection of a Presbytery at the rear of the church. Two Dominican Nuns opened a primary and secondary school in the church in August 1903. They also provided finishing classes fo...r young ladies who had left school. These classes included music, painting, needlework, singing and art. The church bell, cast by the well-known Mathew Byrnes bell foundry in Dublin, Ireland, was hung on St Patrick’s Day 1906. Three years later, in early 1909, local builder George Wilson was contracted to renovate the church. New interior walls and ceilings were added with stamped steel in 3 ecclesiastical patterns, while ruby and green glass windows were added in the sanctuary. The roof was fitted with 3 patent Boyle ventilators to reduce the interior air temperatures in summer. Reverend Dr Graber was the priest during the time these alternations were made. Want to learn more about Leonora? Take the Interactive Heritage Trail while you're on town! You'll see the silver markers in front of each stop on the trail. https://www.leonora.wa.gov.au/t/leonora-heritage-trail.aspx

08.01.2022 Stormy skies over Tanky/Smoodger's Hill. There is never enough rain in those clouds...

07.01.2022 Site 16 // Gwalia In the early 1900's, no-one was prepared to buld a hotel at Gwalia as there was no freehold title over land. As a result there was a thriving ...sly grog trade. The government decided to resolve the problem by building and operating a hotel of its own. The impressive two storey State Hotel opened its doors in 1903 and proved an instant success. https://goldenquesttrail.com/ #GoldenQuestDiscoveryTrail #GoldenQuest #RoadTripCountry #RoadTripWA #Gwalia The Gwalia State Hotel today and in 1903. Images Courtesy www.gwalia.org.au

07.01.2022 Silent Night in language. Translated by the late Josie Boyle. Sung by Cheryl Cotterill, Delson Stokes Senior, Kui Pulley, Geraldine Hogarth and Annette Stokes on guitar and vocals. Mungangka kanmarrpa Pirntalpa kankarra Ngunytjulu tjitji yamputjarra ... Tjitji Mama kankarraku Mama Katuku katja Kanmarr ngarrirranyi Mungangka kanmarrpa Pirntalpa Kankarra Karkilu nyangu ngurlurringu Tjana turlku yingkarranyi Mama Katuku katja Kurlunypa tjungkurninya

07.01.2022 Great things are happening!

06.01.2022 NEW RANGER PROGRAM FOR NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS A new Aboriginal ranger program will be established in WA's northern Goldfields after the State Government provided $...350,000 dollars in funding. The Tjiwarl Aboriginal Corporation says the money will help it rehabilitate land impacted by the mining and pastoral industries. Rangers will work alongside the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions on projects including prescribed burning, feral pest baiting and the protection of culturally important sites. Tjiwarl chairman Brett Lewis (pictured) says the corporation has already received about 30 applications from people interested in becoming rangers. "The Kalgoorlie area, they've got rangers, Mr Lewis told the ABC. And on the other side at Wiluna, they've got their rangers. We're in the middle and we want to get something going and make something positive happen. Everybody's been waiting for this. "There's a lot of hands being put up ... 20, 30 people have nominated and want to be on the program, so we've got to look at that and start with a sensible, reasonable number, as we grow."

06.01.2022 We enjoyed a fabulous event last night! Now it's time to donate! Click the link and help raise some much needed funds for breast cancer research! https://fundraise.nbcf.org.au/fundraiser/nyunngakuleonora

06.01.2022 We've had some special guests on campus this week On Monday we had the Kalgoorlie Girls Academy (Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School) students on campus ...as a part of their Job Ready & Future Pathways initiative. And yesterday, we had Leonora District High School visited us as a part of their Careers Camp! Our Student Services team had so much fun showing off our training facilities and introducing students to some of our lecturers.

05.01.2022 As the weather warms up, a trip to Gwalia will give you some perspective on how rough the living conditions would have been in Gwalia during summer. The residents were built tough! Image: @wooolly (Rachel Walmsley) via Instagram

05.01.2022 Nice to get back out on the road this week after a few big weeks editing. Day #1 of filming for the Leonora story and some time spent with one of the long time locals Terry Demasson who showed us around his extensive collection from years of fossicking in the area Shire of Leonora

05.01.2022 Where has the year gone?!

03.01.2022 COMING SOON Not long now and we’ll be bringing you the new series throughout WA on the Seven Network starting Saturday November 21 - stay tuned for more upda...tes in the coming weeks #GetOnYaBike #roadtriptime #visageproductions #westernaustralia #wanderoutyonder #madeinaustralia #newtelevisionseries #TriumphAustralia See more

02.01.2022 EG-N-034-36a Leonora Football Club 1906

02.01.2022 Allan & Michelle are traveling through the gold fields prospecting for gold! You, Hit WA Listeners, could win ALL the gold they find (OR $500!!) Register onlin...e today to WIN! REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/2RPacwM Gold Digger powered by Shire of Leonora, Kalgoorlie Golf Course, Goldfields Oasis Kalgoorlie-Boulder & Palace Hotel, Kalgoorlie

02.01.2022 We blinked and it's suddenly November! If you're planning a trip to Gwalia during the holiday period, please keep these dates in mind. The cottages will be open to wander and explore as usual but Hoover House and the Museum will be closed to give our staff a much needed break.

01.01.2022 A huge thanks to the locals who came out to the bowls club for a roll up this arvo - it was a one

01.01.2022 Trust you had a great weekend wandering out yonder!

01.01.2022 With temperatures expected to reach 43C today many will be very relieved!

01.01.2022 In the Goldfields, the 'bush tucker' includes 'walku' or quondongs (a type of fruit from trees related to sandalwood that is also used for medicinal purposes), ...'kampurarr' (bush tomatoes) and wattle (or acacia) seeds. The 'karlkurla' (native pear) is still widely used as a food source among Aboriginal people in the Goldfields. When eaten young it is sweet and juicy. When more mature it is cooked to retain it's sweetness. https://goldenquesttrail.com/ #goldenquestdiscoverytrail #goldenquest #goldfields #bushtucker #roadtripcountry Image Courtesy Bush Ghoodhu Wongutha Tours