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Local Projects


Local litter prevention strategy - Protect our environment. Think before you litter

The Shire of Chapman Valley, with funding support from Keep Australia Beautiful, has developed a local litter campaign that aims to promote positive waste control behaviours.

Throughout this website we have incorporated litter messages which we hope will gain the attention of our web users and remain with them when they/you think of our Shire and our natural environment. Our key message is “Protect our natural environment. Think before you litter.” As this message highlights our aim is to protect our natural environment from the effects of litter and to make people aware that there are penalties for littering.

As part of this project the Shire will be installing bins and signage at the following locations: at Fig Tree Crossing, proposed tourist information bays [Nanson, Yuna and Coronation Beach], at the new ocean lookout at Coronation Beach, and within sport and recreation areas within Yuna, and Nanson.

These bins and accompanying signs will contain localised images and messages developed through community workshops. By working with an artist local participants will create various designs based upon local environments i.e the effects of litter on our waterways, to our native wildlife and landscapes.

The Shire will also use the local designs to promote positive waste management through local news updates within the Valley Vibes, e-news and the internet.

Yuna Townscape Project
a tree shape cut out of metal with cut outs of the twenty eight parrot and a bungarra cut out climbing the tree
The Yuna Townscape redevelopment is a significant accomplishment by the people of Yuna working together with the Shire to fulfil a community vision.

Yuna now features a children’s playground [including shade], public art display, gazebo, and there are plans for walkways and more public art to help depict the history and tradition of Yuna.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Barb the builder – Home maintenance course

group of women who took part in the workshop with workshop host

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Through funding support from the Dry Seasons assistance (Department of Agriculture and Food WA) the Shire was able to develop a home maintenance course, “Barb The Builder” which had an overwhelming response from local women.  The popularity of the program went far beyond the Shire’s expectations, and the skills all women learnt will be extremely valuable.  There have been many requests to run another similar course as many women missed out. 

The “Barb The Builder” Home Maintenance Course was a one day course where an experienced maintenance officer covered safety issues as well as hands on practice.  Each participant took home a toolbox with all the necessary tools to carry out home maintenance tasks.

This kind of course provides these women with life long skills which will greatly assist them throughout and beyond drought, by helping women gain the confidence to stay on the farm and carry out tasks in a safe environment.

Nanson playground

The Nanson Action Group, with the support of the Shire, successfully gained Lotterywest funding to place shade over the town’s small playground and build a basketball key way to help keep kids safe from the sun and entertained.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yuna Oval

The grassing of an area in Yuna was flagged in the Yuna Townscape Plan, designed and written by Creating a Better Yuna and the Shire of Chapman Valley. Within in this plan there was a small area identified for grassing on the existing Yuna Oval site.

The project evolved further through the Yuna Primary School P&C,  who identified an increase and future increase in student numbers at the  school. This group flagged the need for a grassed area for the students to recreate and learn. Through the support of various funding sources and the Shire, the Yuna community succeeded in gaining a new lawn area.