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'Get another structure in there, make it similar to the old one but we need to get moving on it, it has been talked about for too long and we don't want the jetty closed for a long time so no one can use it," he said. Both Ms Hudson and Mr McLeod said they travelled to Busselton regularly. "When you see what they have done there (with its jetty), it is a real go ahead place," Mr McLeod said. "Sure they get more people heading down there on weekends, but they are still proactive and we need more of that in Esperancc." SOUTHERN Sports and Tackle owner Murray Johnson says the council should he more proactive in promoting other recre- ation areas in Esperance. "Pending the decision either way, my business relies on people fishing on the jetty," he said. "What is not being done is promoting other options or advertising that there are other options available in town if people want to fish. "There is access to places like Taylor St jetty or Bandy Creek, "If people come into the shop and ask me I can tell them, but if they don't come in then I can't tell them and some may be leaving town because they don't think that option is there. "As a town we should he promoting these other locations to at least pro- vide some substitution for the jetty until we get something else in place. "But we need to get something happening quickly. "We don't want to have to go back to the community to endorse the decision to demolish the jetty. "We need to get a move on and get some- thing happening." A ROUND of applause followed Julie Starce- vich's comments on the Tanker Jetty at the spe- cial council meeting on Tuesday night. "I think we under- stand that the jetty is old and dilapidated and can't he repaired but needs to be replaced," Ms Stare- evich said. "So go ahead and replace it. I am 100 per cent supportive of a new jetty, so go ahead with the recommendation to demolish the old one and go with the rebuild. "Get moving on it. The council has access to some money and then go for grants, go to Treasury." Following the meet- ing, Ms Starcevich, who was an Esperance coun- cillor for 12 years, said she was hoping for a stronger final recom- mendation from council, "I thought it was a lit- tle weak and some coun- cillors still stalling on it," she said, "The public want it done and the headland is the number one place for a jetty. "It was built for a jetty. "Council needs to get on and work towards having the new jetty up by Christmas of 2017 and I think that is a very doable target." AS a business owner situ- ated on the foreshore Cathy Morehu said the closure of the jetty is costing her business up to $600 a day. Ms. Morehu runs the Burger Barn food van and says she just wants to see the jetty open again and people using it. She is also unhappy with what she says is a lack of consultation from council with affected businesses since the jetty was closed on December "The polite thing to do would be to come down and talk to us and keep us informed with what is going on," she said. "We are still paying costs. I still pay rent for the space and for power but I am not getting as many customers because people can't use the jetty. "The council says to go onto the website for updates, but when you are running a business I don't always have the time to do that." Ms Morehu says talk of the jetty's future had been going on for five years now. "They keep going around and around," she said. ESPERANCE local David Eltringham said the Tanker Jetty had been left to disintegrate and the council should have done more to pro- tect such an iconic fig- ure. "I have been fishing off that jetty since 1964 and my family has used it for years." he said. Mr Eltringham said council could do staged redevelopment of the existing jetty. "Build a replica in stages. It means too much to too many people to demolish it and build something completely different," he said. Mr Eltringham did not rule out some form of protest when it came time to demolish the jetty. Men's Shed given government funding By CAITLYN RINTOUL THE WA Men In Shed Ass- ociation will receive $225,000 funding from the state government over the next two years. Announcing the funding at Fremantle Men's Community Shed, Community Services Min- ister Tony Simpson praised the organisation's support to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of men state-wide. The association has over 150 sheds around the state. Esperance Men In Sheds chair- man Tony letto has welcomed the announcement. Mr letto would like funding to improve Esperance's facilities, hoping the funding could go towards new computers as its cur- rent computers are out dated. Computers are available for all members to use and assist in run- fling the shed. Mr letto said a combination of funding from grants and commu- nity work assists their operation. "We do a lot for the communi- ty, either free of charge or for a small cost," he said. Shed talk: Esperance Men's Shed members Neville Young, Mike Gibbs, Fred Jegrussa, Dave Eyan, Craig Mclernon, Dave Fiegert and Tony letto get together. As well as community work, in that direction now where we're some members often undertake beginning to recycle a lot more private projects. timber." Mr letto welcomed donations In the next few years Mr letto of material from the community to hopes Esperance Men In Sheds assist projects. can build another shed at the front Shed member Craig Mcleronon said: "We've done work restoring of the premises for stora, pieces for museums," he said. "At the moment we're working "We also recycle a lot of wood, with the council to build another it's good to see things being recy- shed," he said."If that's success- cled that would normally be burnt ful, it'll be a huge benefit to the or not being used. "We're heading shed," he said, THE ESPERANCE EXPRESS, Friday, February 5, 2016 5
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Jetty's future. your views EXPRESS
Colin McLeod and Murray Johnson. Julie Starcevich. Cathy Morehu. David Eltringham.Lesley Hudson.
LESLEY Hudson haslived in Esperance since1978 and has fond meni-ones of diving under theTanker Jetty and teach-ing others to dive underthe jetty.
She and her partnerCohn McLeod say theyare frustrated as to why ithas taken so long tocome to a resolutionabout the jetty's future.
"I think the communi-cation hasn't been great -we really hadn't heardmuch about it until thisweek," Ms Hudson said.
"At least this meetingmeans we are talkingabout replacing it but itneeds to he done quickly.
'Get another structurein there, make it similarto the old one but weneed to get moving on it,it has been talked aboutfor too long and we don'twant the jetty closed fora long time so no one canuse it," he said.
Both Ms Hudson andMr McLeod said theytravelled to Busseltonregularly.
"When you see whatthey have done there(with its jetty), it is a realgo ahead place," MrMcLeod said.
"Sure they get morepeople heading downthere on weekends, butthey are still proactiveand we need more of thatin Esperancc."
SOUTHERN Sports andTackle owner MurrayJohnson says the councilshould he more proactivein promoting other recre-ation areas in Esperance.
"Pending the decisioneither way, my businessrelies on people fishingon the jetty," he said.
"What is not beingdone is promoting otheroptions or advertisingthat there are otheroptions available in townif people want to fish.
"There is access toplaces like Taylor Stjetty or Bandy Creek,
"If people come intothe shop and ask me Ican tell them, but if theydon't come in then Ican't tell them and somemay be leaving townbecause they don't thinkthat option is there.
"As a town we shouldhe promoting these otherlocations to at least pro-vide some substitutionfor the jetty until we getsomething else in place.
"But we need to getsomething happeningquickly.
"We don't want tohave to go back to thecommunity to endorsethe decision to demolishthe jetty.
"We need to get amove on and get some-thing happening."
A ROUND of applausefollowed Julie Starce-vich's comments on theTanker Jetty at the spe-cial council meeting onTuesday night.
"I think we under-stand that the jetty is oldand dilapidated and can'the repaired but needs tobe replaced," Ms Stare-evich said.
"So go ahead andreplace it. I am 100 percent supportive of a newjetty, so go ahead withthe recommendation todemolish the old one andgo with the rebuild.
"Get moving on it.The council has accessto some money and thengo for grants, go toTreasury."
Following the meet-ing, Ms Starcevich, whowas an Esperance coun-cillor for 12 years, saidshe was hoping for astronger final recom-mendation from council,
"I thought it was a lit-tle weak and some coun-cillors still stalling on it,"she said,
"The public want itdone and the headland isthe number one place fora jetty.
"It was built for ajetty.
"Council needs to geton and work towardshaving the new jetty upby Christmas of 2017and I think that is a verydoable target."
AS a business owner situ-ated on the foreshoreCathy Morehu said theclosure of the jetty iscosting her business up to$600 a day.
Ms. Morehu runs theBurger Barn food vanand says she just wantsto see the jetty openagain and people usingit.
She is also unhappywith what she says is alack of consultation fromcouncil with affectedbusinesses since the jettywas closed on December
"The polite thing todo would be to comedown and talk to us andkeep us informed withwhat is going on," shesaid.
"We are still payingcosts. I still pay rent forthe space and for powerbut I am not getting asmany customers becausepeople can't use thejetty.
"The council says togo onto the website forupdates, but when youare running a business Idon't always have thetime to do that."
Ms Morehu says talkof the jetty's future hadbeen going on for fiveyears now.
"They keep goingaround and around," shesaid.
ESPERANCE localDavid Eltringham saidthe Tanker Jetty hadbeen left to disintegrateand the council shouldhave done more to pro-tect such an iconic fig-ure.
"I have been fishingoff that jetty since 1964and my family has usedit for years." he said.
Mr Eltringham saidcouncil could do stagedredevelopment of theexisting jetty.
"Build a replica instages. It means toomuch to too many peopleto demolish it and buildsomething completelydifferent," he said.
Mr Eltringham didnot rule out some formof protest when it cametime to demolish thejetty.
Men's Shed given government fundingBy CAITLYN RINTOUL
THE WA Men In Shed Ass-ociation will receive $225,000funding from the state governmentover the next two years.
Announcing the funding atFremantle Men's CommunityShed, Community Services Min-ister Tony Simpson praised theorganisation's support to improvethe physical and mental health andwellbeing of men state-wide.
The association has over 150sheds around the state.
Esperance Men In Sheds chair-man Tony letto has welcomed theannouncement.
Mr letto would like funding toimprove Esperance's facilities,hoping the funding could gotowards new computers as its cur-rent computers are out dated.
Computers are available for allmembers to use and assist in run-fling the shed.
Mr letto said a combination offunding from grants and commu-nity work assists their operation.
"We do a lot for the communi-ty, either free of charge or for asmall cost," he said.
Shed talk: Esperance Men's Shed members Neville Young, Mike Gibbs, FredJegrussa, Dave Eyan, Craig Mclernon, Dave Fiegert and Tony letto get together.
As well as community work, in that direction now where we'resome members often undertake beginning to recycle a lot moreprivate projects. timber."
Mr letto welcomed donations In the next few years Mr lettoof material from the community to hopes Esperance Men In Shedsassist projects. can build another shed at the front
Shed member Craig Mclerononsaid: "We've done work restoring of the premises for stora,pieces for museums," he said. "At the moment we're working
"We also recycle a lot of wood, with the council to build anotherit's good to see things being recy- shed," he said."If that's success-cled that would normally be burnt ful, it'll be a huge benefit to theor not being used. "We're heading shed," he said,
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Engage with your councilCOMMUNITY engagement is animportant component in all coun-cil decision making.
Councillors are representingYou when they make decisionsand the nine different opinions,personalities and backgrounds ofthe community members thatmake up your council are as variedas those in the Esperance commu-nity.
Not everyone uses all shireservices, but decisions have to hemade to cater to as many people aspossible.
Community engagement hap-pens in a wide variety of ways -through social media, radio, news-papers, advertising, posters, meet-ings, workshops and by youspeaking with your elected repre-sentatives.
Sharing information with thecommunity is challenging, whichis why so many alternatives areutilised.
You might read a poster, buy anewspaper, listen to radio early inthe morning, or come to a councilmeeting, so we make an effort tocover as many bases as possible.
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The shire has noticehoards atthe Boulevard and outside theAdministration building.
Liking the shire's Facebookpage will mean notices will appearin your newsfeed.
If you prefer to read new infor-mation, we have a dedicatedCouncil Connections on page 9 ofFriday's Esperance Express andthe Shire website has links to allmajor council reports, as well asagendas and minutes every month.
Shire president Victoria Brownalso has a column called 'FromThe Coast' in the KalgoorlieMiner each Monday.
We encourage communitymembers to come along to councilmeetings which are open to thepublic and advertised on theshire's website and in CouncilConnections.
Ordinary council meetings areheld on the fourth Tuesday ofevery month at 4pm in CouncilChambers and provide an oppor-tunity for the community to ask
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If you cannot make it but wouldlike to know what's happening,councillors and staff are alwaysavailable to answer your questionsvia phone or email.
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SINCE 2010, West AustralianOpera has broadcast City ofPerth's 'Opera in the Park fromPerth to regional venues through-out the state.
Thanks to Lotterywest,Healthway through the "Alcohol.Think Again" message, theDepartment of Regional Dev-elopment, the CommunityResource Network and Westlink,regional audiences are able towatch free live opera on-screen intheir community, enabling long
time opera fans, or first-timers justbeing introduced to the artform, toexperience the beauty of liveworld-class opera.
Puccini's Gianni Schicchi willbe shown at the Esperance CivicCentre tomorrow night from 8pmand features one of the world'smost popular arias, '0 mio babbi-no caro'.
The comedy takes place overone day, when a family's greedyinheritance plans are disrupted.
Cunning trickery is everything
in this story; only the young loversremain blissfully ignorant of thescheming around them.
Puccini's final completed operais a loving tribute to Italian theatri-cal and musical tradition.
The event is free but bookingsare required.
To book your tickets online goto www.esperanceciviccentre.comor get your tickets at the Library orVisitor Centre.
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Live: WA Operas performance of Puccinis Gianni Schicciwill be brought to the regions via live simulcast.
Live simulcast brings opera to town
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