Pop-up solution to tourist food demand COLLIE RIVER VALLEY BULLETIN, MARCH 16, 2023 3
POP-UP food vans could help fill the void evident over the recent Labour Day weekend. During the weekend there was a shortage of food options for the many visitors in town to take part in the festivities. The unprecedented demand left local businesses struggling to come to terms with visitors’ requirements. Collie Visitor Centre manager Janine
Page said the town centre would not have coped without the food vans. She said there had been a pleasing change of attitudes evident from some local businesses which are now remaining open over long weekends. However, there was still a big gap between supply and demand. Ms Page said the situation was made worse by businesses which choose to be
closed, putting pressure on businesses that are open on long weekends. She believes pop up food vans could provide an option during busy long weekends and meet the increase tourist demand. “Long weekends are when we have a shortage,” she said. “It would definitely be more beneficial during long weekends rather than
during the normal working week. The pop-up businesses would get more benefit and wouldn't be competing with local businesses.” Local hotels were flat out over the recent long weekend, with Vic Hotel licensee Tracey Denholm experiencing a “busier than normal weekend”. “We were flat out and had a lot of visitors,” she said.
THE $14 million upgrade of the Collie Hospital’s operating theatre has reached “practical completion”. Final checks and balances will be done over coming weeks, with the new theatre set to be open by the end of April. As well as the new operating theatre, the new works include upgrades to the theatre waiting room and reception, a new consulting room, state-of-the-art telehealth technology and soon to be installed local artworks. Other critical infrastructure works to be completed as part of the redevelopment include upgrades to heating, cooling and ventilation systems, replacement of hot water systems, upgraded electrical
systems and car park lighting. Collie-Preston MLA Jodie Hanns said the completion of the operating theatre is an exciting milestone. She said the theatre will give the community access to world class healthcare facilities close to home. “Ensuring access to healthcare in our area is a priority for the McGowan Government,”said Mrs Hanns. “The redevelopment will deliver huge benefits for patients and their families.”
Upgraded operating theatre set for opening
Mental health ride
TRAVEL CASE: Day manager Kathy Reardon with a 1911 travel case which has been donated to Coalfields Museum by the Youd family.
Ladies’ travel case returns to town
A LADIES’ travel case given to a young lady working at her family’s boarding house at Lyall’s Mill in 1911 has found its way back to Collie. The travel case was presented to Olive Alexander on the eve of her departure for Melbourne. A plaque on the front of the travel case indicates that the case was presented to Miss Alexander on April 12, 1911, by “the gentlemen of Lyall’s Mill”. It was back in Collie in 1926 when Olive returned to marry George Richard Youd. The couple resided in Collie
for eight years before leaving for Perth in 1934. Leslie Youd, of Mt Claremont, last week returned the travel case to Collie, donating it to the Coalfields Museum, together with a photo of its former owner. Museum co-ordinator Tom Reardon said the donation was special because of its local provenance. Mr Reardon said people regularly make donations to the museum. “These donations are very important to us as they provide an important link to Collie’s past,” he added.
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COLLIE Senior High School will be visited by riders participating in the annual Hawaiian Ride for Youth. The ride, now in its 21st year, will take participants from Albany to Perth over four-and-a-half days. The 700 kilometre ride supports Youth Focus’s vital mental health programs across the state. Riders will take a break in Collie where they will speak to students about mental health issues. The ride starts on March 21 and will finish in Perth on March 25.
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