Shire of Wiluna in Wiluna, Western Australia | Government organisation

Shire of Wiluna

Locality: Wiluna, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9981 8000

Address: 30 Scotia Street 6646 Wiluna, WA, Australia

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

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22.01.2022 We've just announced the details of Phase 3 of our roadmap for the easing of restrictions, with significant changes coming into effect on Saturday 6 June. As pa...rt of our carefully planned roadmap, Western Australia is now ready to take the next step. This next step will be significant, and it will be challenging. Before I detail the changes, I will say this - WA’s success allows us to move ahead and take significant steps, BUT we all must continue to act responsibly, that means good physical distancing where possible and good personal hygiene. Because if we have an uncontrolled outbreak, I don’t want to have to place restrictions back on. We cannot afford to undo all our good work. Phase 3 will be introduced from next Saturday, thanks to the success in limiting community transmission in WA during Phase 2, and on the advice of our Chief Health Officer and State Emergency Coordinator. As part of Phase 3, the follow changes will occur: - Non-work indoor and outdoor gatherings of up to 100 people will be allowed, a five-fold increase from the current 20-person limit. - Up to 300 people will be allowed in some settings, including for indoor or outdoor venues with multiple, divided spaces, with up to 100 people in each space. - All food businesses and licensed premises can now operate with seated service only, and alcohol may now be served without a meal at licensed premises. - All beauty therapy and personal care services can reopen, including saunas and wellness centres. - Galleries, museums, theatres, auditoriums, cinemas and concert venues can reopen with the 100/300 rule followed. - Perth Zoo will open, as can wildlife parks, amusement parks, arcades and indoor play centres. - Playgrounds, skate parks and outdoor gym equipment can reopen. - Gyms, health clubs, indoor sports centres will be able to offer the normal range of activities, including use of all gym equipment. However, Gyms will need to be staffed at all times and undertake regular cleaning. - Full contact sport and training will now be permitted in Western Australia. This will mean from next weekend, people of all ages will be able to start competitive contact sports. - Parents and guardians will be able to enter school grounds to drop off or pick up their children as part of Phase 3. - TABs are permitted to reopen. The Chief Health Officer will separately work with Crown Casino on how the gaming floor could reopen in the future. These are all major steps forward for Western Australia. Phase 3 will be a big leap but it’s one we can make under the watchful eye of our expert health advisors. The four square metre rule was introduced in line with health advice. I know it’s a rule that is hurting businesses. I’ve been out for dinner in Rockingham and seen tables and chairs stacked up, because the four square metre rule is limiting the number of people that can be in some venues. As was always going to be the case in Phase 2, the four square metre rule prevented a large number of businesses from opening. As we now increase the limit on gatherings to 100, I wanted to make sure we closely assess this rule. Our Chief Health Officer has now advised, that due to WA’s hard border with the east remaining in place, Western Australia is now in a position to move ahead of the national advice. As part of Phase 3, Western Australia will be the first State in the nation to remove the rule and instead implement a two square metre per person capacity rule for venues. This will replace the four square metre rule, which is the current national position. This is an important and substantial move forward our State, and I hope it means many more businesses will be able to open and employ more Western Australians. I know it’s still not perfect, but we are now able to move ahead of the rest of the nation. In addition, as part of Phase 3, Rottnest Island will reopen to the WA general public. Rottnest has served us well as our own quarantine island during this crisis. We can only make these changes because of the hard work of everyone across our State. But in particular our hard border controls give us the flexibility to progress further along on roadmap. Once again, WA has led the way, and I hope our performance can continue to lay the path forward for the other States. Now is the time for Western Australians to wander our great State and support local businesses. Just like Phase 2, we will carefully monitor the introduction of Phase 3 and its impact in our community. Together, as part of a rigorous consultation process involving the Chief Health Officer and Police Commissioner, we will closely assess Phase 3. We will then work towards further restrictions being eased as part of Phase 4 in coming weeks. This will predominantly be focused on even larger gatherings, the new two square metre rule and some of the other existing restrictions. A time for Phase 4 introduction will be determined in the future, but it will follow the approach we have taken between earlier phases.

22.01.2022 Do you know anyone else who gets this hangry when they haven't eaten? Steve the pygmy possum was recently rescued by Dunsborough & Busselton Wildlife Care Inc a...fter the tree he and his four siblings lived in fell in the storm that hit the South West on Sunday. Carer Sasha Boundy said the tiny animal was quite vocal when letting her know he was ready for dinner. "He's very impatient and wags his tail angrily while he has to wait five seconds for his food," Sasha Boundy said. Mrs Boundy says people should be on the lookout for injured and displaced wildlife following severe weather. "Check your damaged trees for nests. "Unfortunately after the storm there was lots of damage to trees and as a result nests and dreys were destroyed which displaced the babies." Mrs Boundy said Dunsborough & Busselton Wildlife Care took lots of animals into care after the storm, including ringtail possums and birds that were blown out of trees and the nest of five pygmy possums (three male, two female) weighing 2-3 grams each. Dunsborough & Busselton Wildlife Care Inc.

19.01.2022 Submissions must be received in writing by the Shire no later than 4.00 pm Wednesday 8 July 2020

15.01.2022 The Council Meeting will be open to the public, so any questions of Public Question time should be presented in person

14.01.2022 As you may have noticed, over the past couple of weeks the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Western Australia has slightly increased, and now stands at 20.... However, it is important to note that this increase has no connection to the outbreak we are seeing in Victoria. Of the 20 active cases in Western Australia, ALL involve returning Australian residents who have come from overseas and ALL remain in hotel quarantine. It has been 93 days since we a community based infection of COVID-19 in Western Australia - despite well over 150,000 Western Australians being tested in that time. This shows that our measures are working - particularly our hard border. But the increase in cases also shows why we need to stay vigilant, make sure our borders remain secure, and make sure that our quarantine arrangements remain manageable. To ensure our State remains safe, we put in place a number of additional measures last week. Firstly, we have worked with the Federal Government to reduce the number of people returning home from overseas through Western Australia - after the rate had started to increase in recent weeks. Under the agreement with the Federal Government, arrivals will now be limited to just 525 per week, an average of 75 per day. This is a manageable rate that will mean that our hotel quarantine arrangements continue to keep Western Australians safe. This cap is now in effect. Secondly, we have announced that arrivals to Western Australia will be billed for the cost of their hotel quarantine. This will apply to anyone arriving from the 17th of July. Finally, we have further tightened restrictions on travel to Western Australia - with the criteria for exemptions for travel significantly reduced. Only a small number of essential workers will now qualify for exemptions, and anyone who does meet those exemptions will be subject to mandatory COVID-19 testing. These changes will help to continue keeping Western Australians safe, and we won't hesitate to take further action as the situation continues to evolve. Western Australians should be incredibly proud of how our State has responded to this challenge. But as always, we must remain vigilant and follow the advice of our health experts. That means continuing to exercise healthy hygiene and physical distancing where possible, as well as following the current restrictions. Thank you WA

12.01.2022 Dont forget to wear Orange tomorrow.

08.01.2022 As of midnight all regions of Western Australia are now open, except for those under Commonwealth Biosecurity Area restrictions. That means that travel is now p...ermitted between the Pilbara, Gascoyne, North-West, Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt, Great Southern, South West, Peel and Perth. As the Kimberley and other Biosecurity Areas are currently subject to a different set of restrictions, there is a separate process for reopening them. The WA Police Commissioner and the State Government are working with the Federal Government to try remove the Biosecurity Areas from Friday, June 5. Following 5 June, travel to those areas will also be reopened - however restrictions on travel to remote Aboriginal communities will remain in place pending further consultation. Remember that Double Demerits will be in force from today until Monday June 1 inclusive. I would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding. Drive safe and enjoy exploring our great State.

07.01.2022 Sadly Trooth will not be here until Friday. We are sorry about the inconvenience. For more information please contact Tamihana or Hayley at the Youth Centre.

05.01.2022 What we’re seeing over in Victoria at the moment is heartbreaking, and I know every Western Australian is thinking of our friends and family over east. But it’s... also a stark reminder of why we must maintain our State’s hard borders. Those borders have meant that Western Australia is able to be far ahead of other states and the rest of the world in easing restrictions and getting our economy going again. We just cannot afford to let that slip. Due to our success of having no community transmission, we have seen a gradual increase in exempt arrivals into Western Australia, both internationally and domestically. That’s why we need to step up our response, to slow the flow of arrivals and reduce the risk of cases being imported into our State. In light of what we’re seeing in Victoria, there is now clearly a need to strengthen our hard border even further. So, at midnight tonight, a number of new measures will come into effect which will apply to anyone who has been to Victoria in the past 14 days. Firstly, exemptions for all people who have been in Victoria in the last 14 days will be tightened, building on the existing COVID-19 protection measures for WA. No one will be allowed into Western Australia if they have been in Victoria in the previous 14 days, unless they meet the new exemption list. The number of exemptions for anyone in that criteria will be reduced significantly, meaning only specific essential workers, transport and freight workers and those persons approved by the State Emergency Coordinator, on the advice of the Chief Health Officer, will be permitted to enter WA. Additionally, effective from today, everyone who is permitted to enter WA, who has been in Victoria for the previous 14 days, will be served with a notice on arrival compelling them to take a COVID-19 test on Day 11 of their time in Western Australia or at any point when symptoms develop. This test will be mandatory. The WA Police Force will continue to perform checks on arrivals and have the power to enforce the COVID-19 test requirement with a fine of $5,000. Our systems have worked successfully for more than three months and have allowed our State’s economy to continue during the pandemic. Now is the time to bolster our COVID-19 measures further to better safeguard Western Australians and that’s what we’re doing. I know our hard border restrictions have been difficult especially for Western Australians with families over east and those who live elsewhere and have been unable to come home. It’s painful, but we simply cannot risk a return to lockdowns, and we cannot risk the health and safety of our community.

01.01.2022 Reminder: Phase 3 of easing restrictions in Western Australia takes effect at midnight tonight. To find out more about Phase 3 and what it means for WA, visit www.wa.gov.au/covid19