James Street Precinct
What’s your vision for the James Street Cultural Precinct? The area is poised to become a cultural, tourism and historical hub for Esperance – but we need your ideas.
The second phase of consultation into the proposed James Street Cultural Precinct is now open.
The consultation will gather feedback from the community and stakeholders via an online survey as well as group and one-on-one feedback sessions.
Here’s how you can have your say:
Survey - tell us what you like (and dislike) about the three options proposed.
Map - get those creative juices flowing! How would you like the area to look? We’ve given you the bits and bobs, now you can play with the different key elements to design and build your very own custom precinct!
Community Chats - voice your ideas by attending a workshop. Check the Shire’s website for details.
Still confused? Does your local group or committee need some assistance? Email: trevor.ayers@esperance.wa.gov.au or call 9071 0644 for some hands-on help.
Consultation closes: 3 June 2021.
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National Volunteer Week
17 -23 May 2021
To show support for our wonderful local volunteers the Esperance Volunteer Resource Centre is celebrating this year’s National Volunteer Week (NVM) with a variety of free events.
Running from 17 - 23 May, NVW provides an opportunity to recognise the significant contribution Australia’s almost six million volunteers make within their communities. This equates to nearly 600 million hours annually!
This year’s local celebrations will include:
Tuesday 18 May
• ‘Yoga for Beginners’ at the Cannery Arts Centre,
9.15am – 10.15am.
Wednesday 19 May
• ‘Volunteer Gala Dinner’ at the
Esperance Civic Centre, 6.00pm.
(Tickets $15 per person).
Thursday 20 May
• ‘Lake Warden Wetlands Walk’;
an environmental walk and talk through
the Lake Warden Wetlands,
9.00am – 11.00am.
(Bus departs from the RSL carpark.)
• ‘Beer Yoga’ at the Cannery Arts
Centre, 6.30pm – 7.30pm.
Friday 21 May
• ‘Sewing Circle’ at Esperance Community Arts
1.00pm – 4.00pm.
Saturday 22 May
• ‘Drumming Circle’ at Esperance Community Arts/James Street
9.15am – 10.15am.
To register call the Esperance Volunteer Resource Centre on 9072 0346 or email volunteer@esperance.wa.gov.au.
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Esperance Tourism Strategy Endorsed
At April’s Ordinary Council Meeting the Esperance Tourism Strategy was endorsed. The Strategy was developed with input from various sources including extensive consultation with different stakeholders, and it includes a range of proposed actions.
So what’s the next step? Council, along with advice and support from Shire staff, will commence ranking these actions and then implementing them – with tourism governance being the first priority. This is a very exciting step in further developing our local tourism industry across the whole of the shire.
More information and the full Tourism Strategy can be found here.
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Sports Star Award Nominations Open
Do you know of a local Sports Star? The Sport Star Awards recognises achievements by players, coaches, teams and volunteers across all sporting disciplines. This year the awards evening will be held on Saturday, 6 November 2021.
Nomination categories include:
Sports Star of the Year
Veteran Spots Star of the Year
Junior Sports Star
Sports Team of the Year
Sports Volunteer of the Year.
The judging period is based on achievements from the 30 September 2020 to the 29 September 2021.
Click through HERE to nominate an individual or team!
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2019 Award Winners
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Urban Node Feedback
Thank you to everyone who participated in providing feedback via our CBD Urban Node Survey. We had a great response with over 300 people providing us responses to the questions that we asked.
So, what's the next step? Your feedback will now go to the Streetscape Council Committee where they’ll then make recommendations to Council on the future use of the Nodes.
Community members are actively encouraged to phone, email or message ideas, suggestions and concerns they have on services in our community. Click through HERE to see Current Consultations.
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Tidy Towns Competition Launch
The Shire recently hosted the Keep Australia Beautiful Council’s Tidy Towns/Sustainable Communities Awards Launch. The event included a community clean-up session, with participants collecting rubbish from the beaches and parks within the Esperance townsite, followed by the official Tidy Towns launch
speeches and activities which included a free BBQ.
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Public Health Plan
To formalise our commitment to creating environments that support our community’s health and wellbeing, the Shire of Esperance has developed a Public Health Plan 2021-2026.
The Plan is now open for comment.
View or download the document online via the Shire’s website, or call into the Shire if you’d like to see a physical copy.
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#shoWcAse In Pixels Competition
Submissions are still open for the #shoWcAse in Pixels competition. Entries from Esperance individuals, schools, community groups, including amateur & professional artists can be digitally or physically created using any medium.
All entries must be submitted by Wednesday 30 June 2021 to shire@esperance.wa.gov.au.
More information is available on the Shire’s website.
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We are keen to hear from former Goods Shed or Railway staff and their families, those who delivered / collected freight or have any knowledge of the
Goods Shed history.
Please contact Michelle Slarke: Tel: 9865 1878, 0488 693 595 or mslarke@hotmail.com
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Upcoming Meetings
Agenda Briefing - 1pm Tuesday 18 May 2021
Ordinary Council Meeting - 4pm Tuesday 25 May 2021
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