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Cockburn Residents take issue with Gazette roadworks Communitynews.com.au PAGE 3 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 WIN We are Life savers startyoung giving Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club’s youngest competi- tors will enjoy ‘home sand’ advantage when they host you the their first Surf Life Saving Nippers Carnival this weekend. Report, page 22. chance Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club nippers Picture: Bruce Hunt www.communitypix.com.au d488586 to WIN one of Less parking stress 85 family Jessica Nico take advantage of the resi- reduces the foreseeable de- restricted area in the past tion the high availability dential setting to avoid pay- mand of the City’s on-street 12 months. He said feed- of car bays at the train sta- PARKING restriction zones ing the $2 aday parking fee. parking facilities within back from residents had tion and areaswhere we passes to around Aubin Grove train Despite regular capacity the nearbyarea”, leading created the change. have already received com- station will shrink after the parking at nearby Cock- councillorstopass arecom- “Several residents plaints. Perth Zoo! City of Cockburn reconsid- burn Central station,aPTA mendation removing five raised concerns about the “The other remaining ered its boundaries. commissioned road safety sections of Success, Atwell need for the parking areas were kept due to the Rules that restricted audit found usual occupan- and Hammond Park from precinct and size of the close proximity to the parking in streets around cy of the Aubin Grove sta- the restrictions. area, so after further re- train station and existing the station such as Laud- tion’s carpark was only 10 City rangers and com- view the City’s officers rec- minimal car parking for See page 2 erdale Drive, BalerCourt to 20 per cent. munity safety manager ommended reducing the residents in multi-unit and Flourish Loop were in- According to the City of Michael Emery said only 10 size,” he said. dwellings. The City is writ- for details troduced in April 2017 amid Cockburn, “the high avail- infringements had been is- “The amended areas ing to the residents within fears commuters would ability of car bays further sued to vehicles within the have taken into considera- the area.” COCKBURN NEWS........................................1-14 Top marks Editor: Vanessa Schmitt 9583 1083 SHOP LOCAL ................................6 Deputy Editor: Jessica Nico 9237 1485 SUBURB SNAPSHOT..................10 in award Reporter: Leah Roberts 9237 1429 YOUR STORY ..............................13 Education assistant takes Photographer: Jon Hewson WHAT’S ON ................................17 out WA Education Award. 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Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.Frames available while stocks last.Offer valid 3November -14December 2018.Visit specsavers.com.au forfull details. 2 November 27, 2018 www.communitynews.com.au NEWS 3 Roadworks create ‘hell on earth’ Jessica Nico drives and motorcycles rier, would not betouched would be replaced butno “hooning” on the embank- but it’s all goneand afat noise wall would be in- RESIDENTS living near ment outside their home sandpit for hoons is left. stalled. the Spearwood Avenue du- after the trees were re- “You cannot imagine “Open graded asphalt is plication site say road- moved. the noise increase and dust being used on this road works are damaging their Roadworks for the $8m and dirt, not to mention the which reduces traffic noise homes and creatingspaces Spearwood Avenue project litter. We spend about an compared to the normal for hoons to enjoy. started in April. hour every few days pick- dense graded asphalt,” he Eric and Zelda Haskins, The City of Cockburn is ing it up and my poor said. who live on Conigrave building adual carriage- neighbour who has adis- “Trees and vegetation Road in Yangebup, say they way between Barrington ability is unable to do it had to be removed as part and otherresidents have Street and Beeliar Drive. herself.” of the construction process had to deal with structural “It has been hell on He said residents want- and the City will be replant- damage, aloss of privacy earth, with the dust caused the City to repair dam- ing the trees and plants as due to tree removal, dust ing my pool pump to fail, Eric Haskins and Phil Da Silva are not happy with works on Spear- age to their homes and in- part of this project. and sand throughout their the pool is full of sand from wood Avenue. Picture: Bruce Hunt d488855 stall anoise barrier “A safety guardrail will homes, and alarge increase the construction, the house between them and Spear- also be installed along the in noise since the works is amess inside and out due and compactors have “They said it would have wood Avenue. eastern verge of Spearwood started. to all the dust, and of course cracks appearing in the littleeffect on us and that City of Cockburn engi- Avenue to help prevent ve- Mr Haskins said they the structural damage walls and ceilings,” Mr the treesand nativeplants, neering and works director hicles from entering the had alsoseen four-wheel caused by the vibrations Haskins said. which wereour natural bar- Charles Sullivan said trees embankment.” Waste efforts Hair-raising efforts to help men’s health win awards THE City of Cockburn was WHETHER it be Hulk recognised twice at the 2018 Hogan, Charlie Chaplin, Infinity Award. Freddie Mercury or Tom The Waste Authority awards Selleck, Emmanuel recognises leaders in recycling Catholic College’s male and waste reduction. staff had plenty of iconic The City of Cockburn’s waste moustaches to draw inspi- team won ahighly commend- ration from for their ed in the Waste Team of the Movember fundraiser. Year category and acom- The 17 staff members are mended in the Avoid Recover participating in the Protect -CommunityWaste Movember Foundation category. event to raise funds and broach issues surrounding male mental and physical Funding to health with the young men they teach. save bushland Emmanuel Catholic Col- APROGRAM to improve the lege teacher Thomas Ryan threatened ecological com- said it was important the munity within alocal bushland COCKBURN students saw them as lead- reserve has received Federal ers on important issues. funding. “As staff, we are often The ‘improving the condition dealing with issues anded- of threatened ecological com- ucating students of the im- munities in the Swan NRM re- portance to support each gion’ project will collaborate other in developing or with community groups to maintaining ahealthy state protect and improve the For- of mind,” he said. restdale Lake Nature Reserve. “Participating in Movember is agreat wayto

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