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The COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine will be available to anyone aged 12 and over who wants to roll up to protect their community.

There's going to be a drop-in COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on this weekend at South Hedland Shopping Centre (next to Muffin Break), between 10am and 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday, votes were counted in the Hedland Ordinary Local Government Election, electing one Mayor and four Councillors to serve their respective terms until 18 October 2025.

In an ongoing partnership between the Town of Port Hedland, Care for Hedland and Horizon Power, streetlights along sections of Sutherland Street have been switched off to help reduce the negative impacts that streetlights can have on Port Hedland’s flatback turtle hatchlings.

Applications for the Town’s community collaboration grant are now open, giving not-for-profit organisations the chance to apply for up to $10,000.

The longevity of the Port Hedland Pioneer Cemetery site is secured, with stage 1 works on the site starting Monday 18 October. The beautification will encourage visitors and locals to stroll through the site, reflecting on its history and cultural significance.

The Town has completed this year’s annual pre-cyclone season green waste clean-up, making cyclone season safer for the local community.

The Town of Port Hedland has been informed that local building company, MJW Building, has been placed in Voluntary Administration.

You may notice a vehicle spraying trees around town over the coming months.

Council has noted the progress made in line with the Town’s 2017-22 Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP), aiming to provide safe and accessible community facilities, services, events and open spaces.

The ‘main bowl’ section of the South Hedland Skate Park will reopen to the community from Monday 4 October, reactivating a site popular with local youth.

Water Corporation would like to thank the residents of South Hedland, Wedgefield and surrounding areas for their patience and support while we undertook repairs to our damaged water main yesterday (30 September).

Please be advised that the water outage in South Hedland has been extended until this afternoon.

From next Monday, the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine will be available to anyone aged 12 and over who wants to roll up to protect their community.

The Hedland Community Road Safety Action Group are running the Revive on the Drive competition, encouraging local drivers to avoid fatigue during the upcoming school holidays.

Residents in and around South Hedland are advised of a temporary water outage on Wednesday, 29 September during repair works to a damaged water main.

The Town’s Annual Oval Renovation Program will start on Tuesday 21 September to maintain and improve public ovals across the Hedland LGA.

The Town of Port Hedland will welcome fifty new citizens at citizenship ceremonies at the Civic Centre, this Friday 17 September 2021.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINARY POSTAL ELECTION ELECTION NOTICE Town of Port Hedland (Local Government Act 195, s4.64)

Colin Matheson Oval will undergo turf renovations, the installation of a cricket pitch and floodlight upgrades this month as part of the Town’s investment in Hedland’s sporting infrastructure assets.

Site earthworks for the Sutherland Street shared footpath extension have started, with construction set to occur from Thursday 16 September until early October 2021.

Council has endorsed a proposal from Aviair to provide financial support to continue operating four return weekly inter-regional flights from Port Hedland, connecting the port city with Karratha, Newman and Broome over the next five years.

From Monday 6 September until Monday 20 September, the Town will be undertaking tree lopping and maintenance works to make public spaces safer for the community this cyclone season.

The Town of Port Hedland proposes to make a local law to govern waste.

The Returning Officer for the upcoming Local Government election, Jeff Solliss, will be based in the Civic Centre from 8:30am to 4pm each day from Thursday 2 September to Thursday 9 September.

The Town will undertake landscaping works at the Broome Information Bay, adjacent to the Great Northern Highway near the airport, from Wednesday 1 September until Wednesday 22 September.

Council has considered and adopted Councillor Turner’s notice of motion for Council to affirm its commitment to Aboriginal engagement, partnerships and the promotion of reconciliation within the community.

Council has endorsed the preliminary concepts and costs for the Integrated Civic and Community Precinct in South Hedland, delivering a pathway forward for an idea discussed since at least 2010 to centralise the Town’s presence in the community.