Geraldton is 424 km north of Perth. Known as the
"Sun City", Geraldton boasts an average of eight hours of sunshine per
day. Rich in history, it has masses of wildflowers, scenic attractions and a
bounty of safe beaches and year round surf. Besides being the major rock lobster
fishing centre in WA. Geraldton is also the hub of an expanding industrial
mining and agricultural area.
Dutch
East India Company mariners pioneered Indian Ocean Sea Routes during the 17th
and 18th centuries. All too often for the brave navigators the jagged reefs and
treacherous coast proved to be the ships graveyard. Three vessels, Batavia
(1629), Zuydorp (1712), Zeewijk (1727) were all wrecked. Geraldton Museum
displays items recovered from the shipwrecks and survivor camp sites.
Over 23,000
people live in Geraldton.
The Diocesan
Office is situated in Geraldton. Worship centres within the parish are The
Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Geraldton, St. Catherine's at Greenough, and Holy
Trinity at Walkaway.
