was well placed to support our MAYOR’S neighbouring communities this month. MESSAGE This included establishing a 24/7 animal evacuation centre for pets Mayor Tracey and livestock, particularly large animals such as horses, at the Roberts JP Showgrounds, staffed by our dedicated Rangers. Welcome to the February edition Our community remains incredibly of Wanneroo Link. grateful for the work of volunteer This past month has been a firefighters and emergency services challenging one for our community to keep the community safe - and an opportunity to highlight our during volatile and unpredictable strength together. circumstances. From COVID lockdown to the I would like to extend a thank you unpredictable and fierce bushfires that to the many community groups and directly affected our neighbours in the non-profit organisations who offered and Shires of Mundaring their support during the fires - in and Chittering, our community has times of crisis, the generosity and Mayor Tracey Roberts and North Coast Ward councillors Linda Aitken, Sonet Coetzee and Lewis Flood meet with project manager Peter Tomsett at the site of Halesworth Park in Butler. shown its fortitude and support. kindness of our community always In total, 86 homes were lost in the comes to the fore. in recent weeks, with the first of two hardcourts, cricket nets, a dual-use fires, which scorched almost 11,000 If you would like to show your footy ovals completed ahead of term running track, baseball dugout, picnic hectares of land. The start to 2021 support for the communities one of the 2021 school year. facilities and a children’s play area. has been a stark reminder of the affected by the fires, please consider It is great to see this major sporting The City of Wanneroo is working importance of bushfire preparedness donating to the Lord Mayor’s facility taking shape, and there is hard to provide local clubs and our and swift action in the case of an Distress Relief Fund. a lot of work still to be done - a community with grassroots facilities. emergency. second footy oval is on the way in Visit .wa.gov.au/LMDRF You can find out more about ongoing For some, the recent fires triggered 2021, while two club pavilions will capital works by visiting sad memories of the 2019 Earlier this week, I visited the commence construction towards the wanneroo.wa.gov.au/ bushfire. Our earlier ongoing works at Halesworth Park end of the year. councilprojects experience during response and in Butler. Construction at Halesworth When complete, the $20.7 million recovery meant the City of Wanneroo Park passed a significant milestone complex will feature 16 multi-use Mayor Tracey Roberts JP

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