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World Ukulele Day comes to Carnarvon fascine, along with a very generous donation of two ukulele kits to the Shire of Carnarvon Library & Art Gallery by professional musician, Adam B. Harris.

The Shire of Carnarvon School Holiday Program was a resounding success this year, with hundreds of families and kids taking part in a range of fun and educational activities.

At the Council meeting on 24 January, Council resolved to formalise an agreement with the Carnarvon Speedway Club which will allow the Club to collect lead acid batteries from the Brown’s Range Landfill site for resale as a fundraising activity.

Works commence Tuesday 31 January on Stage One of the Skate Park refurbishment.  The works include removing existing park furniture to allow access for concrete works and upgrades to furniture.

Infrastructure projects identified to improve the overall amenity of Carnarvon and Coral Bay through the 2023 Total Solar Eclipse and beyond, led by the Shire with funding support from the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation (JTSI), have resulted in the majority of project contracts awarded to local contractors.

The Shire of Carnarvon has announced the latest round of funding recipients from the Community Growth Fund. A total of five organisations have been successful in securing grants towards rates assistance.

We are pleased to announce that the Camel Lane Theatre will be free for our Community over the summer school holidays after Council waived all entry fees for this period.

The Ordinary Meeting of Council on Tuesday 13 December included Council endorsement of a budget amendment of $190,000 to fund works to upgrade the stormwater pump station at the intersection of Skipworth and Robinson Streets in Morgantown.

The Shire of Carnarvon would like to thank all the businesses, community groups and residents who entered the Christmas Home Light and Business Display competition. All the efforts from everyone brought extra cheer to our community this Christmas

The Shire of Carnarvon is dedicated to servicing the local community in providing a Business Concierge Service, to support local businesses as they start, grow and flourish.

The Shire President, Eddie Smith addresses feedback following an article in the 19 December 2022 edition of the West Australian Newspaper.

The Shire was delighted to have three University of Western Australia students work with us for two and a half weeks as part of the McCusker Centre for Citizenship intern program. James, Ashley and Yasmeen worked in different departments across the Shire and experienced life in regional Western Australia while gaining hands-on knowledge of the workings of Local Government. 

The Shire of Carnarvon has completed its mandated review of its ward system required this year and presented its findings to Council, who considered that the current ward and representation levels should remain as they are based on the review.

Carnarvon Clontarf Academy students work along side our Parks & Gardens Team to construct and plant out wicking beds for Canrarvon's Town Centre.

The Shire of Carnarvon is donating 210 limestone blocks to the Carnarvon Yacht Club (CYC) toward their proposed foreshore revitalisation project.

ThothX and the Shire of Carnarvon are pleased to announce a collaboration to bring a new deep space surveillance capability to Western Australia. ThothX has acquired a lease on the historic OTC antenna with plans to equip it with a state-of-the-art deep space radar for Space Situational Awareness (SSA). 

The Shire of Carnarvon Council has agreed to enter into a licence agreement with Horizon Power for the installation of two electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the town centre. The EV charging stations will be built on an area of land on Camel Lane for use by the community and visitors.

The Carnarvon Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI) has launched the Grow Local Program, an initiative in collaboration with the Shire of Carnarvon, Rio Tinto, the Gascoyne Development Commission, and the Regional Chambers of Commerce & Industry WA to benefit local businesses in the region and support their growth through enhanced connection, training, and networking opportunities.

Visitors and residents of Carnarvon will be treated to a week of eclipse-related festivities as part of the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovations, Dark Sky Festival in celebration of the total solar eclipse occurring in April 2023. The April 2023 Rocks Carnarvon Festival will take place in Carnarvon from the 15 to the 22 April 2023 and is anticipated to attract up to 5,000 people throughout the week.

The Shire is excited by the recent announcement we are to receive $240,000 in funding under round five of the State Government’s Regional Economic Development (RED) Grants program, to support the construction of two houses for workforce accommodation.

ART ON THE MOVE brought textile artist Susie Vickery to Carnarvon in November for workshops in garment upcycling. Susie shared stitching, decorative mending techniques and much more with participants, all of whom clearly enjoyed getting creative with upcycling their own garments.

The Shire of Carnarvon invites Expressions of Interest to local Sport Clubs and Community Groups to assist in operating and the management of an overflow campground for visitors on the Town Oval, during the April 2023 Solar Eclipse Event.

The Shires of Ashburton, Carnarvon and Upper Gascoyne back development of Hastings Technology Metals Yangibana Rare Earths Project and Onslow Hydrometallurgical Plant in execution of Road User Agreement.

The Shire is excited to announce major redevelopment works for Baxter Park which will be implemented over the next six months.

The Shire of Carnarvon has partnered with the Carnarvon Road Wise Committee and Main Roads on a Community Bike Ride to be held October 29 in support of the Ride Bright, Be Seen campaign by the Western Australia Local Government Association (WALGA).

The Shire of Carnarvon recently met with Sister Council partners the City of Cockburn while attending the annual Western Australian Local Government Association Conference in Perth.

The Carnarvon community will see major works in excess of $150,000 being completed on the Baston Pavilion at Festival Grounds in the upcoming months.

In anticipation of the upcoming summer season, the Shire is installing 6 new shade sails over the playground area at Town Beach.