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Cartoons of 2004

2004 was the year that the Christmas Pageant was held in the heat, and serious thought was given to moving the starting time from midday to later in the afternoon.

2004 was of course the year of the Athens Olympics.

Fisk Street Primary School also became the first school in Whyalla to get some PV solar panels on its roof.

The local cuttlefish were also being discovered by the world’s media.

This related to the ongoing issue of moving the council building to another part of Whyalla.

The outdoor swimming pool was also closed down due to the lack of patronage and ongoing maintenance issues.

2004 was the year Whyalla finally got a McDonalds. There was also a big issue about the new traffic lights on the corner of Ekblom Street and Nicolson Avenue which seemed to be taking ages to complete. Perhaps it had something to do with the new McDonalds store and the relocated KFC right next door?

As always, seaweed was still an issue.

As was safety in playgrounds.

Did I mention that it was a hot summer?

There was also the ongoing issue of turning the one way City Plaza into a two way street. This wasn’t resolved until 2007.

Then there was the saga of the roundabout on the corner of Essington Lewis Avenue and Elliott Street, which started off very small and grew.

Another issue was the lack of facilities for passengers at the Stateliner bus depot.
Sign reads “WELCOME TO WHYALLA, where the outback meets a dark stormy night with no payphone in the middle of nowhere at 2am. Enjoy.”

The Anglican Church was keen to build a church and community centre on the Eco City Core Site. Unfortunately the bulk of this large parcel of land was soon to be sold off for a housing estate.

The old Whyalla Reptile and Fauna park was also set to close in 2004.

OneSteel however announced the reline of the blast furnace.

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