still don't believe it was the best decision and it would seem I'm not alone
Fully understand the argument given the conditions prevailing at the time of the incident, but what options would have been available posed in my previous.
what might have been done differently had the take off Geraldton been made in the minimum permitted weather criteria, here I assume the landing minima at Geraldton is above the take off minima.
Continue to Perth would seem to be the only option in that case