whats been happening

Once I had a vision of what could lift Meekatharra, I drafted an outline of my plan, then spoke to locals of the various projects and generated interest from what they wanted and their ideas.
I looked at the various funding structures and set about to encourage what was already in place.
what has stopped me is that people get interested and fall away. To overcome that fear.

I believed I had to start with myself and my part of Meekatharra.
I started my healing business up as well as I invite different services to town and promote their arrival.
We currently have bueaticans visit once a month from Perth, who service Cue & Mt Magnet on the way. Great for both men, woman and the youth.
we do require a hairdresser : )

There is a child playgroup started by a local group and we now have a hardware where we can purchase plants and irrigation supplies. the Blue light discos have restarted by Police and their have been attempts to address the issues of "children after dark"

I have 3 projects in mind.
the first being a healing park, a place where local artists create features, musicans can come and play their tunes all amongest an enviroment that is growing plants, that sooth, heal & feed.

there are a couple of areas around town that will be ideal. my next step other than more research is to survey the town of what others want or what they want to contribute.

Personally I am creating a healing garden in my back yard.
we have 3 emus that were little babies left without parents, & two large dogs.
The emus need a watering hole to bath in and I have noticed the marked difference in the soil since we have created this.
They wake up, do their exercises, then come to the back door to let me know that they are ready to eat. I feed them and fill their watering hole and so we have 3 content emus.

Added to this I brought a birdhouse which I filled with wild bird seed and I also hung a block of seed in a tree. it took a while but every day I get a moderate variety of birds that come and feed and drink. we also place 2 bird baths.

Next I need to create plants that provide more shade than whats there already.

so yes the focus is still on healing Meekatharra and these are only a few things that I can comment on at present.

Have a good day

Notes from the universe

The Latest on Tidy Town 2008

There have been a few projects completed for this years Tidy Town, We may need to apply for 2009 as most projects identified involve dealing with agencies, departments and indivuals that require many negotiations and co-ordination.

What has been achieved so far has been inspiring.

Meeka held a Garden competition. the winners have as yet to be announced Publicly.
The local Hardware had a variety of plants & products to be creative with.
Most gardens need another few months to see the long term results. It was pleasing to witness the creativity & Pride in our town.

There was a community effort one weekend in cleaning the town of Litter and a competition to see whom picked up the most, It was very successful.

An Aborginal Corporation in town, had focused on enhancing their yards with Lawns, Plants and other items that made the work areas a pleasent enviroment to visit.
The horticultural divison grew Vegatables, herbs & Plants, in such a way, that a stroll in their gardens was a soothing experience.

I personally decided to start a Self Help Business, that encourages Practitioners, services & resources into Meekatharra so that our town could have choices to learn, pamper or experience with.

The Tidy Town Judges came through, and the announcements of the winners will be held at the end of this month in Three Springs
Meekatharra has been invited to hold a presentation of its projects at that meeting, I am sure we will be represented even though it is a few hundred Kms away.

To end this entry I would like to mention that, The topic of "Tidy Town", has had people thinking creativity again and so inspiring themselves. Great to witness, better to be part of.

Enjoy your Backyard

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Take a look and see how they have aided in the growth of their town

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enjoy

I just want to thank everybody : )

Thank you everyone, for the ongoing healing, support, upliftment & practical help.

There are so many of you that have joined the healing of the outback town Meekatharra.

The majority of townsfolk are exited and making the effort to be part of the various projects that are going on in town.

Even the people whom cannot get out of their homes and those away from our town, have helped so much.
There are so many skills, talants and creative ability coming to create a successful enviroment.

I am so grateful to you all

Thanks

I am a Grandmother

I have been away, so sorry for the lack of up dated blog entries.

I have become a grandmother for the first time and it is one of those times in my life where time stands still. I am so overwhelmed.

Meekatharra is a family orientated place, where the men are over protective of family.
It is often considered a negative aspect of human nature, but over the years I have come to respect a man that has attitude enough to stand up for the family, regardless of wether the family is right or wrong.

The family support is strong in our town and it is through the strength of families that I believe our town will pull together and lift Meekatharra to it's heights to win "Tidy Town" WA and continue on going support for those that travel through it.

There are some great clips on "You Tube" regarding Meekatharra. You may want to view. We are very unique.
I was asked, "What’s great about Meekatharra"? I was stumped, I guess because I am so content to live here, The Life style is mainly what I like.

Apart from the Government businesses you would consider yourself away from civilization and that is pleasing for those that need to be reminded of reality and heal themselves.

Meekatharra is a place to reflect on what life is really all about and where do you want to journey to next.

Those of us that live here for years, enjoy the variety of humanity that passes through and that covers many variations including wildlife.

There are those that choose to reside here and then there are those that use the excuse of work. I say excuse because I believe that Meekatharra is a place to heal oneself, it is a magnetic place on a vibrational level as well as a practical level. Those that come here to work, leave with a different perception on life, as most know it.

Either way, the family unit is tested to the limits and those that wish to grow will.

I read a story about a family of 8 that travelled around Australia with the outcome " To gain more positive happy family Memories" It was a mothers solution to a family that was at each other. They lived in a city and obviously the environment was not catering to the family dynamics, so this mother decided a year of going bush was the answer to bring happiness and strength to the family.
It worked, although she admitted that the first 6 months were trying for all. The outcome was a success, family unity and respect for each other.

If 1 family can make a change that would impact their future, than so can the families of our town.

We have a committee that is meeting to improve Meekatharra’s positive abilities to impact others.
I hope to report more of our actions after that meeting.

In the meantime, I would appreciate any hints or support to help lift the vibration & wellbeing of our town.

Take care