Issue 56 March 2020

“Rock Base” by artist Jason Maxlow, 2016. Photo by Miles Noel In This Issue New Year — Fresh Start Help us Putting the ARIS back What's on Our 2020 Vision Releaf Melville into our reserves in Melville page 3 page 6 page 13 page 15 In this issue

'At Canning Bridge' update 5 Keeping it 'Real Girls' 12 Bin tagging update 7 Melville's Highway to Hell 14 A day in the life of a ranger 10 Stone to Art coming to Attadale Reserve 17

Cover  Rocking out at Highway to Hell. Top L-R Zavier & Indiana Walker, Elise Norman. Bottom L-R Bailey Walker, Cayden Norman Mayor’s Message

Welcome to the March to Council. More information on this looking forward to talking about what issue of Mosaic initiative will be released soon. is important to you and your thoughts for the future. We have fortnightly It is my pleasure to introduce the In our efforts to provide outstanding sessions at various locations, dates first Mosaic of 2020 which marks the customer service to all our and times across the City to suit you. start of a new decade and an exciting customers, we have recently trialled opportunity for us to move forward a concierge at our Civic Centre as a We hope you enjoy this issue. and continue to work together to first point of contact for those visiting Please feel free to share your New Year - Fresh Start achieve great community outcomes our Booragoon office. Our concierge thoughts and comments via email at now and into the future. can assist you with questions or [email protected] requests and help point you in the This issue covers many exciting Hon George Gear JP right direction. OUR 2020 VISION upcoming projects including the Mayor Westfield Booragoon Shopping Partnering with the Southern Centre development and new Metropolitan Regional Council, our Cultural Centre, the Shirley Strickland 3-bin tagging program has been Reserve redevelopment and the launched to help further assist and Webber Reserve change rooms provide personalised feedback about upgrade. recycling to a random sample of nearly 4,000 households across the In the coming weeks we will begin City. engagement on our Strategic Community Plan 2020-2030. I On a different note, it was great to encourage you all to get involved hear that City staff raised more than and have your say to help shape $3,000 in 2019 through free dress your City’s direction and priorities days and various other activities and for the next 10 years. Also consider events which went towards nine joining our Community Feedback different charities across Australia. Panel, who will provide feedback to If you haven’t yet booked to attend the City on projects, strategies and one of my Conversations with the policies before they progress through Mayor events then please do so. I am

Copies of this document are available in an alternative format upon request. Please call 1300 635 845 | 9364 0666 and quote Mosaic. Street Address Stay up-to-date by subscribing 10 Almondbury Road, Booragoon WA 6154 to our eNews www.melvillecity.com.au/enews Postal Address Join the conversation... Locked Bag 1, Booragoon WA 6954 National Relay Service Visit our online engagement (hearing/speech impaired) [email protected] platform! 133 677 (TTY) www.melvillecity.com.au www.melvillecity.com.au/melvilletalks 1300 555 727 (speech relay) Find us on $tfy www.relayservice.gov.au

Page 2 | MOSAIC Issue 56 New Year - Fresh Start OUR 2020 VISION yby

We are looking to the future with a new If you can’t make it for coffee, then you can still have Mayor and Councillors providing a fresh your say and post your questions and comments at outlook for our City and community. www.melvillecity.com.au/conversationhub 2020 marks the start of a new decade and an exciting Community Feedback Panel opportunity for us to move forward and enhance our We will soon be launcing Expressions of Interest to approach to community engagement, communications join our new community feedback panel. This group of and complaints management while strengthening our diverse individuals from across the community will come partnerships with state and federal governments and together to discuss key City projects and policies and agencies. effectively be a sounding board to measure community sentiment of new initiatives before they are then Have your say progressed through to Council. We are providing more opportunities for people to have their say on topics and projects which are important to Strategic Community Plan Review them. There are many ways you can provide feedback, Our strategic community plan is our principle guiding from face-to-face discussions, email, phone, website, live document that reflects our community’s long-term chat and interactive tools on our engagement hub which vision, values, aspirations and priorities. The plan is has now been fully integrated into our main website at due for review this year so we will soon be launching www.melvillecity.com.au/melvilletalks City-wide engagement to check in with you and make sure we are on the right track. For more information Conversations with the Mayor and how you can get involved with the plan review, visit The first two Conversations with the Mayor coffee www.melvillecity.com.au/communityplan catch-ups saw residents come along and discuss what Feedback from the review of the plan is then they love about our City, what they would like to see incorporated into our corporate business plan, long term change and what they would like to see us stop doing. Join the conversation... financial plan and asset management plans, which are We would love to see you at our upcoming fortnightly Visit our online engagement critical documents to ensure that what we do is in line sessions at various locations, dates and times across the platform! with community expectations and your vision for our City City, we simply ask you register for catering purposes at now and into the future. www.melvillecity.com.au/melvilletalks www.melvillecity.com.au/conversations

Page 2 | MOSAIC Issue 56 Page 3 | MOSAIC Issue 56 Melville’s future vision of a civic and cultural heart

We have a bold vision of a future The proposed new library and An important project related to the Melville City Centre that will see our cultural centre at the heart of the future City Centre is a redevelopment current civic library site transformed new centre will respond to our of Westfield Booragoon. As a key into an exciting new cultural centre. community’s aspirations, identified in shoppertainment destination, The future Melville City Centre will our Strategic Community Plan 2016- Westfield Booragoon could connect be a place for people to gather and 2020, and will contribute significantly to the future library and cultural connect, experience culture, arts, to Melville’s cultural vitality, giving centre and surrounds, to become an events, entertainment and excellent our community a stronger sense of essential part of the vibrant heart and dining, and will be a place to enjoy place and belonging and a cultural centre of our community and City. and celebrate with friends and identity that will be unique to family. Melville.

For more information, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/MCC Westfield Booragoon In late 2019, we welcomed an announcement by of their 50% interest acquisition in the former Garden City Shopping Centre, which they quickly rebranded Westfield Booragoon. More information is available at www.westfield.com.au/booragoon

MERGE Festival marks start of community engagement In 2017, more than 16,000 people The community generated more than came along to our MERGE festival, a 2,100 ideas about what they would family-friendly festival of possibilities like to see in the future City Centre, which marked the start of extensive with the proposed library and cultural engagement on the new Melville City centre becoming a key catalyst in Centre. our cultural plan, Creative Melville 2018-2022.

 L-R City of Melville councillors Karen Wheatland and Nicole Robins.

Page 4 | MOSAIC Issue 56 GROWTH AND PROSPERITY 'At Canning Bridge' update

Following feedback and some In November 2019, the Council management, parking, buildings, community concerns about building resolved to introduce an upper land uses, protection of amenity and heights in the Canning Bridge height limit of 13 storeys in the M10 enhancing public spaces. precinct, Council are working zone and 20 storeys in the M15 Current processes relating to the towards reviewing the Canning zone. These suggested changes awarding of additional building Bridge Activity Centre Plan (CBACP) to the CBACP have been sent to height in exchange for community to ensure it responds to current the Western Australian Planning benefits will also be reviewed. Our and future community needs and Commission, who are expected to priority is to involve the community in expectations and while continuing consider the height limit proposal in revisiting the vision and aspirations to assist with meeting State March 2020. for the precinct, with initial Government objectives. The next stage of the review of community engagement expected The first stage of this review aims to the CBACP will examine other to start mid-2020 and continue provide additional certainty about challenges and opportunities throughout the year. building height and has proposed the for the precinct. The review will introduction of building height limits make recommendations on a wide in the M10 and M15 zones. variety of matters such as traffic

For more information and to keep up-to-date with the latest information on the Canning Bridge Precinct, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/canningbridge

Our business events 2020

We work with many business the Melville-Cockburn Chamber of partners and agencies to bring our Commerce, Business Foundations, local businesses a variety of events, the City of Canning and our very own workshops, business advisory local business experts to organise opportunities and forums. meaningful, skills-based learning and networking opportunities that help For our 2020 business program, support the growth and prosperity of we’ll be working with the Small our local businesses and economy. Business Development Corporation,

To find out what’s on, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/businessevents

Page 4 | MOSAIC Issue 56 GROWTH AND PROSPERITY Page 5 | MOSAIC Issue 56 Get your hands dirty at Photo by Vic Yong

Piney Lakes Community Garden The garden has individual plots and Open regularly on the first, third and has a mission to encourage residents communal garden areas, along with fifth Sunday of each month from to learn about the environment a large shelter to sit and have a 9.00am to 11.00am. We welcome you through organic edible gardening. cuppa in the beautiful surrounds of to come and have a look around. Piney Lakes.

Help us We are committed to RELEAF protecting our urban forest and increasing tree canopy Melville coverage throughout the City. A greener, cleaner City builds You can help us build our urban forest by requesting resilience to climate change; a free verge tree for your property or by participating mitigates urban heating; in the City’s free native plant giveaway. increases the liveability of the area and ensures we have a Request your FREE verge tree at thriving local economy. www.melvillecity.com.au/trees The urban forest includes all trees and vegetation within the City.

Page 6 | MOSAIC Issue 56 CLEAN AND GREEN Is your bin happy or sad?

Have you received a tag on quality, clean compost from your supermarkets for recycling via the your bin? FOGO bin contents. RedCycle bin, reducing the amount of materials in the red-lidded bin by a Our bin taggers have been out and For more information, visit further 30%. about leaving smiley or sad faces on www.melvillecity.com.au/bintagging household bins depending on how Find your nearest RedCycle bin at well residents are putting the right FOGO update www.redcycle.net.au/where-to- things in the right bin. We are so Since the roll-out of the FOGO 3-bin redcycle pleased to see that so many of you system residents have diverted Beyond the bin – what to do are getting it right! more than 9,000 tonnes of food and with e-Waste This program is aimed at educating garden organics from landfill. That’s residents about how to use the 3-bin a huge amount of material being The e-waste and recycling drop-off Food Organics, Garden Organics diverted from landfill and turned into days held at our Operations Centre (FOGO) system and provides them nutritious compost. While other local are proving to be increasingly with individual feedback to improve governments are looking to move popular. At our September collection, their efforts in correctly sorting their towards adopting FOGO, Melville more than 300 residents dropped waste at home. residents are leading the way and off 4.36 tonnes of e-waste. E-waste showing how well they have made cannot go in any of the 3-bins as Avoid a sad bin tag the change. it is dangerous and could explode  under pressure. Bring them along Check out Unpacking the wrapping with your electronic waste (anything www.melvillecity.com.au/waste or that runs on a battery or a cord) to refer to your waste calendar to help As well as diverting organics from any of the five free drop-off days you get it right and receive a smiley landfill, the FOGO 3-bin system has a year. We are now also accepting face bin tag. had a number of other benefits, including starting a range of aerosols for recycling! Find out more Recycling is a shared responsibility conversations on how to reduce our at www.melvillecity.com.au/ewaste and by everyone working together waste. For example, an increasing we can send less waste and recycling number of people now take their to landfill and generate a high- soft plastics back to their local

 L-R South Metropolitan Regional Council CEO Tim Youé, City of Fremantle Mayor Brad Petitt, Town of East Fremantle Deputy Mayor Cr Jenny Harrington and City of Melville Mayor the Hon. George Gear.

CLEAN AND GREEN Page 7 | MOSAIC Issue 56 Hear from your Elected Members Applecross – Mount Pleasant Ward

Councillor Steve Kepert

It has taken The current priorities for the City of natural justice. Systems in the sector great courage Melville surround various governance designed to bully Elected Councillors are to be on the issues. It is essential that previous clearly unhealthy in a democracy. Sadly it Council. I cultures are overhauled so that the is also an unnecessary waste of taxpayers' remain Council can rebuild with the fundamentals dollars. committed to of local government: public service, It is essential that Councillors can ensuring the community consultation and the alignment effectively represent their communities City operates of the organisation with the directions set without fear or favour. I will continue to with the by Elected Councillors. do so and push for these systems to be highest standards of integrity, ethics and Regrettably much of my time has been rectified. in the service of the Melville community. drawn away from providing much needed Realistically however this has not governance due to flawed processes in transpired without conflict given events the sector. It is particularly disturbing how of the last few years. The community has easily parties can persuade a panel to also endured attacks by desperate vested have sanctions placed against Councillors interests on social media pages regarding without affording them the principles of Disclaimer - the views Council matters. expressed in these articles are the personal, unedited views of Councillors and may not be the views of Councillor Nicholas the Council or the City. Pazolli

I express my community. There is also a noticeable • Redefining Council strategies to gratitude to improvement in the “atmosphere” ensure they are citizen-centric, the citizens of Council meetings, including the especially ensuring that the City of the recent Electors’ AGM, that are no is not involved in land property Applecross longer constrained by the political speculation with public rates - Mount factionalism of the past Council funds. Pleasant administrations. • Reducing Council rates. Ward and the City of Melville that Following the termination of the Surf • Ensuring open, transparent & demonstrated their commitment Wave Park, the major issues that need effective community consultation to our community by casting their to be quickly addressed are: and complaints handling democratic votes in the recent procedures. October elections and thus brought • Amendment of the Canning about the critical changes in the Bridge Activity Centre Plan to • Amendments to a range of Council that are necessary to deliver ensure the expectations of the Council policies so we improve the cultural changes so needed in this community for lower building support of citizens’ rights. heights / dwelling densities and City. I look forward to working with our logical activity centre boundaries engaged community where the views, In the four months since the are reflected in the amended knowledge and broad expertise elections there have been an plan. unprecedented number of Council of our citizens are valued and will • Cultural change in the City meetings as the new Council moves deliver sustainable amenity for our administration and the planning to bring about the changes in major community. system in particular to reflect the issues that concerned the Melville community’s expectations.

Page 8 | MOSAIC Issue 56 Are you aged over Apply now for 18 years and play club sport? ActiveLink funding Apply for Activelink!

ActiveLink supports eligible ActiveLink is for people who: You may be eligible for up to $200 residents of all ages and abilities • Live in our City for an activity that will help you to to participate in sport, recreation, • Want to join community activities socially participate, improve your hobbies and other activities in our City health, self-confidence and skills. to connect with others in their • Have a Centrelink concession or community. health care card • Are not receiving KidSport or Age Friendly Assistance Funding

For more information, call 1300 635 845 | 9364 0666 or visit www.melvillecity.com.au/activelink

Don’t forget your pensioner or seniors rebate!

If you are registered with us to receive a pensioner or seniors rebate, you need to pay your portion of the rates by 30 June 2020. If you do not pay your portion by this date, the Office of Staff raise $3,000 for State Revenue will not pay the rebate and the balance of the charity in 2019 account will be payable by you. Pensioners and seniors may also  Staff participating in a free dress day to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. This photo was featured in the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia's be eligible to defer their rates. August 2018 newsletter. For more information, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/ Weekly donations from staff have • Cancer Council concessions helped our City raise more than • Alzheimer’s WA $3,000 for nine different charities • Harry Perkins Institute of across Australia last year. Medical Research • Movember Money is raised through free dress days as well as various other In addition to funds raised, donated activities throughout the year. gifts, toys and food were also Charities supported were: donated in December to support the • McGrath Foundation Salvation Army. • Autism West • Endometriosis Foundation Starting the New Year, staff supported • Debra Foundation various charities raising money for • Reach Out the bushfires across Australia, and • Women and Infant Research this month are raising money for the Foundation Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

Page 8 | MOSAIC Issue 56 Page 9 | MOSAIC Issue 56 A day in the life of a ranger Our rangers are the face of the on the dog to ensure it doesn’t get windscreen wiper. City, out and about helping ensure hit by traffic. They then lure the dog Moving on to the next job – report our place is a safe place to live. But to them with a dog treat so they can of illegal dumping do you know the true extent of what slip a lead over its head and place it our rangers do? Read about some of in the back of their vehicle. A member of the public has reported the things our rangers might do on illegal dumping on a street in The dog is taken to our Operations an average day. Willagee. Our ranger attends to see Centre, where our ranger checks if they can figure out who might the collars, tags and microchip for First job of the day – follow up on a have dumped it by searching for contact information. If information barking dog identifiable material within the is found, the owner is contacted Last week our customer relations dumped goods They then notify our and the dog is kept safely in a pen team received a call from a resident waste team so that the rubbish can with fresh food and water until they about a barking dog in Bicton. The be collected and disposed of. arrive. If no information is found, ranger spoke to the resident and our ranger takes a photo of the dog Last job of the day – some bushfire encouraged them to politely speak and loads it with details of the dog preparedness to their neighbour about the issue, as on our website. If the dog is claimed they might not have been aware of As it is bushfire season our rangers this way, we make sure to remind the the barking. They also let them know play a critical role in preventing owner of the importance of having an about our Bark Card, which they can fires by checking that residential up-to-date collar, tags and microchip. put in their neighbour’s letterbox if properties have cleared all required they are not comfortable having a Back on the road – and our ranger flammable matter from their land, or face-to-face-conversation. Today our spots an issue installed firebreaks if appropriate. ranger rings back the resident to see Our ranger heads to the first property Our ranger is driving down a road how they went with the conversation. on their firebreak list to check the in Brentwood when they notice a The resident lets them know the land has been cleared properly. They vehicle blocking a footpath. They neighbour wasn’t aware, but now find this one is not and the City sends pull over and do a quick walk-around is and everything is now okay. They a letter to the owner, asking them to to see if the owner is nearby. If thank our ranger and the job is now clear it. All other properties are fine they are, they speak to them about closed. and our ranger signs off for the day. the importance of not blocking the A lost dog in Mount Pleasant – our footpath, as those using prams, This is just a snapshot of some of ranger saves the day wheelchairs, and pedestrians the day-to-day jobs our rangers are forced onto the road or other do. They also assist with animal Our customer relations team receives unstable surfaces. If the owner can’t control, parking, littering, abandoned a call about a lost dog wandering in be found, a caution or infringement vehicles, illegal camping, illegal signs and out of traffic in Mount Pleasant. may be issued and placed under the and give educational talks at schools Our ranger attends and keeps an eye on a range of topics. Received a CSS calling card?

If you’ve received this little blue relevant authority. The calling card Want to learn more? Give us a ring card in your letterbox, that means our was out of courtesy so the resident 24/7 on 1300 653 643 where one Community Safety Service (CSS) team would know they had been out and of our team leaders would be more has been by and noticed something about, helping keep their local area than happy out of sorts at your property. Give us safer and more secure. to discuss a ring on 1300 653 643, quote the what they do. reference number and we can tell CSS statistics now published Alternatively, you what we saw. on our website say “Hi” and have a chat with A resident from Bateman did exactly We are now publishing our CSS any one of our this recently and was pleased to hear statistics on our website so you can officers if you that the CSS had noticed the street see just how this team helps keep 1300 653 643 see them out in 24 hours a day 7 days a week light outside their property wasn’t you, your property and your family www.melvillecity.com.au/css the field. working and had reported it to the safe. CSS Report Code

Statistics can be accessed at www.melvillecity.com.au/CSSstatistics

Page 10 || MOSAICMOSAIC IssueIssue 5656 SAFE AND SECURE Shirley Strickland Reserve Redevelopment set to start Our much-loved Shirley Strickland sporting teams, local residents and specialists, clubs, local residents Reserve is being revitalised with recreational users. and the wider community to find out works to begin from July 2020. Set to how people use the 8.4 hectares of From the start of this project we become Melville’s flagship sport and parkland, which helped formulate have worked closely with various recreation reserve, it will cater for concepts and realise the final design.

Check out the final design, project history and timeline at www.melvillecity.com.au/shirley-strickland

Webber Reserve funding approved

The facilities at Webber Reserve are set to benefit from a $1.48 million upgrade, including refurbishment of the existing change rooms, club rooms and public toilets, as well as construction of a modular change room building with universal access to the oval. These upgrades will bring the facility up to today’s standards, ensuring it is fit- for-purpose and caters for the growing number of sports teams, particularly female teams, who use the space.

For more information, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/webberreserveupgrade  Excited members of the Willagee Bears Rugby League Club with City of Melville Councillor, Karen Wheatland.

Page 10 | MOSAIC Issue 56 HEALTHY LIFESTYLES Page 11 | MOSAIC Issue 56 Keeping it 'Real Girls' To coincide with the banning teenagers aren't doing enough The Real Girls campaign emphasises of mobile phones at schools we physical activity* the importance of physical activity in launched a Real Girls campaign, supporting teenage girls wellbeing Studies also show a link between which encourages high school-aged and providing local activity ideas to social media use and depressive girls to put down their phones, suit everyone. symptoms, with girls at higher risk. connect in real life, and get active The Real Girls initiative aims to The cornerstone of the campaign together. address these worrying trends. is an entertaining 90-second video Research shows nearly one in featuring local teens enjoying being Exercise is a powerful way for four young Australians say they active in a variety of environments. teens to connect. It helps boost are experiencing mental health The video aims to encourage girls to concentration, improves mood, challenges, with girls twice as likely get out and about, off their phones relieves stress and has a host of as boys to face this issue. Research and have fun with friends! other physical benefits that can’t be also shows that 9 out of 10 Australian ignored.

Get the kids active with JuniorFit Did you know term programs • Unlimited access to pools, We haven't forgotten our teens aged are included in LeisureFit’s JuniorFit Gymbakids PlayTime and casual 14 years or older, who have access Membership for only $12.85* per sports courts to our Healthy Life and Healthy Life week? Membership is for children • Celebrate birthdays with a pool PLUS memberships. aged 3 months to 13 years. party or Gymbakids party These memberships provide many JuniorFit Membership includes: Plus much, much more! exercise options for teens, enabling • A choice of Flippa Swim School, them to find a fitness routine they Gymbakids, Junior Sports enjoy! Coaching or TeenFit every school term *Based on prices over a 12 month term.

For more information, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/memberships

Page 12 | MOSAIC Issue 56 HEALTHY LIFESTYES Furry Fun for everyone!

Our first ever Active with a Bark paces with their enthusiastic pups! is about – it’s an experience not to class was held in January and lots of be missed. If you don’t have a furry Classes are held Fridays fortnightly at fun was had by the participants and friend but would like to ‘paticipate’ Shirley Strickland Oval from 8.30am their very well behaved dogs! you are very welcome! until 9.15am. There was lots of laughter and chaos These free classes will run until Mid- Come down and see what all the fun as everyone was put through their May (weather permitting)

For more information and to register, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/active

Putting the ARIS back into our reserves

It’s your last chance to have your say on our draft Active Reserve Infrastructure Strategy (ARIS) with feedback closing 5.00pm Friday, 20 March 2020. The ARIS is a 20- The ARIS has been developed in (and their dogs!) to the most avid year plan of investment into sport collaboration with local school sports people. Have your say and and recreation facilities on active students, sporting clubs, residents, stay up-to-date on the ARIS at reserves in the City. our Access Advisory Panel and www.melvillecity.com.au/ARIS different state sporting associations. Work with us to help ensure our Let’s work together to shape the facilities are contemporary, inclusive, Our active reserves are for future of our active reserves. accessible and meet the needs of our everyone, from dog walkers community now and in the future.

Page 12 | MOSAIC Issue 56 HEALTHY LIFESTYLES Page 13 | MOSAIC Issue 56 Acca Dacca Mad in Melville!

Canning Highway BONpalooza Jane Armstrong - RTRfm Drastic on Plastic Presenter, Lorraine Clifford The ever-popular new and preloved transformed into - RTRfm Presenter, Dixie Battersby vinyl fair returned to Wireless Hill on Highway to Hell! - Publicist & Music Rep, Lee Sappho - 23 February with a twist! In the spirit Singer/Songwriter and Natasha Shanks As you know, on Sunday, 1 March, of Highway to Hell, the event was from The Little Lord Street Band. Canning Highway transformed into the renamed BONpalooza with rare disc world’s longest stage and playground rock n roll records up for grabs. for the people of ! We are proud Let there be Rock Quiz to have partnered with Perth Festival, There was not a signle empty seat in City of Fremantle and Town of East Stitch it up Rock the house Thursday evening on the Fremantle for this once in a generation Patches Workshops 27th of February, with musician Chris event, Highway to Hell. Here are some Murphy and Channel Ten's Lachy Reid highlights captured at the zones! hosting a 70s to 80s Rock Quiz!

Live Wire Nights WAAPA students Thunderstruck II: The Witches of Bon performed a special pre-show at both Live Wire Nights @ High Voltage Hill on 28 & 29 February – a night of local music with a Embroiderers Guild WA and Gen Y predominant AC/DC theme! Featuring Stitchers got everyone in the rock and live music by Little Lord Street Band, roll spirit of things – embroidering Murphy’s Lore, Rose Parker Trio, Polka pre-owned jackets with AC/DC inspired Haunts Us,as well as food trucks and patches at DIY workshops to rock on a pop-up beer garden by Otherside the main event day! Brewery, this event helped event goers get into the AC/DC spirit and ready to rock out at the main event! Pram Jam – Highway PLUS a surprise performance by Chris to Nap time! MacDonald from Perth Bagpipes On Wednesday, 26 February we had opened the Friday Night, playing bag three generations of fans and over 100 pipes on the anchor block! attendees turn up in AC/DC tee shirts and even baby Hamish in kilt and tartan nappy for the first Pram Jam of 2020!

Wireless Hill transformed into High Voltage Hill! In celebration of Highway to Hell, we hosted special events at ‘High Voltage Brewery Masterclass Hill’ aka Wireless Hill Park between A master brewer from Otherside Sunday 23 to Sunday 29 February. Brewery talked guests through their Events included a Vinyl Fair, Stitch Girls got Rhythm core range and creative releases and It Up Rock Patches Workshops, a Presented by RTRfm Radio, a panel offered taste tests on Saturday, 29 Highway to Nap Time, Girls Got Rhythm discussion in Q&A style was held February. A $100 Otherside Brewing Panel Discussion, Rock Quiz Night; on Wednesday, 26 February evening gift voucher was given to one lucky Live music nights and a brewery debunking the 'masculinity of rock' guest as door prize. masterclass. mythology! Panel members included

Page 14 | MOSAIC Issue 56 SENSE OF COMMUNITY What's on in Melville Thursday, 19 March Wednesday, 25 March Wednesday, 22 April DIGITAL MENTOR Harmony Week Dinner South of the River: TRAINING Join your neighbours to share Seniors Forum – wonderful food and stories from Presented by Switched on the heart and celebrate our Estate Planning and Seniors for people aged 55+. cultural diversity at along-table Administration This workshop gives an easy to dinner. understand run-through of how Presented by Stephan Dahinden, to use mobile devices and how to From 6.15pm Managing Director and Founder teach others on the same topics. c of Simply Estates. Be better Blue Gum Community informed and prepared about c 9.30am to 4.30pm a estate planning for peace of mind. Centre, 33 Moolyeen a AH Bracks Library + Road, Brentwood c 10.00am to 12noon Creative Space, Corner K trybooking.com/BIHOS Stock Road and Canning a Conference Room, Highway, Melville City of Melville Civic Centre, Thursday, 26 March 10 Almondbury Road, Business Breakfast: Booragoon Fortnightly Fridays, from 13 March K Bookings essential: to 15 May Strategies to Grow melvillecity.com.au/afmevents Active with a Bark: Your Business Free Fitness Class Scaling a business is tricky. Come and learn simple effective tips to Ongoing on last Thursday of the This free fitness class varies from grow your business. body weight exercises to low month impact moves. Best of all, you can c 7.00am to 9.00am invite or hang out with furry friends Science doco and while you work out! a City of Melville Civic Centre, chat c 8.30am to 9.15am 10 Almondbury Road, Booragoon. Enjoy viewing science documentaries in a social setting a Shirley Strickland Reserve and stick around after for a Thursday, 16 April discussion over a cuppa. K Registrations required: Growing Your c 2.00pm to 4.00pm Business - With Canva melvillecity.com.au/active a AH Bracks Library + Save money and time by learning Creative Space, Corner how to create your own beautiful Stock Road and Canning Wednesday, 25 March graphics for your business or Highway, Melville creative project. Canva is a Songs,FFaa mily stories Fun and T gamesimeime to help fantastic (and free) DIY design K Bookings essential: your child (0 to 5 years old) with tool. melvillecity.com.au/libraryevents tricky times and transitions. Tea/ coffee will be available for parents. c 9.30am to 12.30pm c 10.00am to 11.00am a City of Melville Civic Centre, 10 Almondbury Road, a Bull Creek Community Booragoon Centre, Leichardt Street, K Bookings essential: Bull Creek [email protected]

CONVERSATIONS with the Let's talk about what is important to you and your thoughts for the future over coffee. MAYOR To find out more and to RSVP, visitmelvillecity.com.au/conversations

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 Masonik, Gramofonic Apparition Resurrection (Silver), 2018, wooden gramophone Box, Harvey Mullen alumalux photographic print, 10” Main Gallery, 28 March to 26 April 2020 33rpm vinyl, 34x34x12cm. In a time of increasing sensitivity to climate change, Apparition is an exhibition that examines our connections to the natural world. In a series of print and sculptural artwork, artist Harvey Mullen investigates natural phenomena, enquiring into the essence of Masonik landscape as a genre Altar’d Lament Fragility permeates Mullen’s work. Ghostly sculptures Project Space, 28 March to 26 April 2020 of trees are reconstructed from fragments of bark. Technological waste is used to produce abstract Altar’d Lament examines migration, diaspora culture cloudscapes. An environment is created where the and history. Produced by Masonik, a multi-disciplinary weight of its presence also suggests the possibility of its art collective, it features live music, video projection and absence. spoken-word performance alongside an immersive art installation. The exhibition centres on the history of rebetiko, a form of Greek popular music that emerged from the 1922 destruction of Smyrna. Masonik presents this tradition  Harvey Mullen, Ghost in the Machine Series (detail), as simultaneously fragile and resilient, comforting and 2019, intaglio monoprint, ink on paper. threatening, and an important cultural refuge for the exiled.

For more information and gallery opening times, visit www.heathcotewa.com Happening at Wireless Hill

TRANSMISSION – The History of TRANSMISSION – Sunday talks by Richard Rennie Amateur Radio in WA Upcoming talks include: G.P. Stevens and the first radio experiments in The magic of radio - connecting others far away Sunday, 19 April 2.00pm to 3.00pm without any apparent physical connection, has held an intangible awe for millions of people all over the world. In 1899, G.P. Stevens of the Perth Telegraph Department built a radio transmitter in order to establish wireless communications The exhibition Transmission celebrates the unique between Perth and Rottnest. story of the West Australian VHF (Very High Frequency) Amateur Radio Group, who have resided onsite at The Empire’s Homage Broadcasts Wireless Hill Park since 1972. Sunday, 17 May 2.00pm to 3.00pm Exhibition Dates: Wednesday, 15 April to Sunday 30 Hear the story of Walley Coxon’s RecAudio Productions studio August 2020. and Australia’s homage to the King from Coxon’s Original 1937 Disc Records. For the full list of talks happening between April and July visit www.melvillecity.com.au/wirelesshill Pram Jams – Teddy Bears Picnic Families with babies from birth to 24 months can come along and enjoy a mix of songs, rhymes, activities and movements. It’s free, and a fun opportunity to introduce the little ones to the joys of literature and language. Date: Wednesday, 25 March Time: 10.30am to 11.00am Bookings are essential at www.melvillecity.com.au/wirelesshill

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Page 16 | MOSAIC Issue 56 SENSE OF COMMUNITY Stone to Art coming to Attadale Reserve

We are proud to be supporting public invited to observe throughout ART IN PLACE program, our annual the inaugural Western Australian the event. series of temporary, site-specific International Stone Sculpture publc art events that aim to engage This is a rare chance for the public to Symposium, Stone to Art, taking the community by giving residents see live sculpture and the creation place from 4 to 19 April at Attadale and visitors unique opportunities of artworks, some of which will be Reserve. to experience and encounter installed permanently along the contemporary art in significant and Over 16 days, six international and Attadale Reserve foreshore as part of accessible locations across the City. Western Australian sculptors will be our public art transforming raw, WA stone blocks collection. into sculptural public artworks. These Stone to Art We are looking for volunteers to help with Stone to Art. stone sculptures will be on display for is supported For more information and to put up your hand, visit everyone to enjoy, from conception through our www.waisss.com.au/volunteer to creation and installation, with the

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Jack Wansbrough Artist in Residence Heathcote Cultural Precinct

Jack Wansbrough completed it’s been really nice to be able to secondary schooling in Melville and walk around the headland when I studied Arts at . can't sit at the screen any longer. Since then, Jack has recieved residencies in Scotland and What is it like exploring France, and spent the last few yourself as a sculpture artist years integrating dolphin research at Heathcote? Do you think you’ve grown into sound projects, as well as I’ve been doing a lot of things for as an artist since being at architecture and utopic mutation. the first time which has been a really Heathcote? We caught up with Jack to have a fun process; it doesn’t always lead Well it’s only been two or three chat about working in the studio to results right away. It’s what I like months. My [past] practices have space at Heathcote and his next about the residency here is that there been based around sound or writing steps as a sculpture artist. isn’t always a show attached, there text. I feel like a bit of a newbie aren’t a lot of restrictions on how you coming back into a more sculptural How do you like the studio? spend your time and it's really good based practice. I do really like being It’s a really beautiful room. It's great to not be deadline oriented and let an amateur at things and I like the to be able to look at the river and myself go on whims. way other people make work as amateurs.

To read more about the Artist in Residence program, visit www.heathcotewa.com/residency-program For more information and museum opening times, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/wirelesshill

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at our Willagee of Melville for the opportunities Library but I’ve been given and would highly covering shifts at recommend them for other young our other libraries people looking for a school-based where needed. traineeship position.” When asked Now that Amy has graduated about her high school, she hopes to study favourite part environmental science at Curtin of her job, her University and is aiming to complete response was a bridging course to gain entry to the simple, the university later on this year. people. “I want to make a difference and If you’re a regular visitor to our “I genuinely love my job and going help the environment and wildlife. Willagee Library, there is a good into work. Not only because of my Eventually I would also love to chance you’ve run into Amy Garlett, amazing coworkers, who were so study marine biology but think a proud Noongar, Yamatji and welcoming when I started and made environmental science is a really Nyiyaparli woman and one of nine me feel really comfortable, but also good base course to open up a lot of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders because of the customers I get to doors in the field.” who works for the City. interact with every day,” Amy said. Amy has worked with us since 2018, “I’m one of those people that love As a City we have first completing a school-based listening to stories and working at committed to increasing traineeship through SMYL in her the library. I'm always meeting new employment for Aboriginal final year of school. Through this people who come from different and Torres Strait Islander traineeship, she worked one day a backgrounds and have so many peoples and to date, employ week at Willagee Library, eventually stories to tell. I especially love nine people identifying as graduating year 12 with a Certificate chatting to the elderly, as they have Aboriginal or Torres Strait II in Business. lots of wisdom to share with the Islander, representing 1.2% younger generation. of our workforce. This is Following her traineeship and well on track of our goal of graduation from high school, Amy “This job has really helped me come was offered a position with us as a out of my shell, build confidence 1.6% by 2021 as listed in our library officer and has been working and develop my skills, and I’m Stretch Reconciliation Action with us since then, mainly based really thankful to SMYL and the City Plan 2017-2021.

Enter your organisation into the directory by completing the form at Community www.melvillecity.com.au/communitydatabase Information Directory Did you know we have a free agencies, public facilities, not-for- The directory is free and anyone community information directory profit organisations and many other can access the service. It is part of where you can access information groups, including accommodation the Local Information Network for about local organisations and and aged care, conservation and the Community Services (LINKS), an facilities? environment, sport and recreation online partnership of more than 30 as well as volunteering and youth local governments, government The directory features a services. departments and community comprehensive contact list of local organisations. emergency services, government

To access the directory, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/communitydatabase

Page 18 | MOSAIC Issue 56 SENSE OF COMMUNITY Quenda Corner Nyoongar word search We’re proud of our Aboriginal history in Melville, so why not learn some useful Nyoongar words in this fun but challenging word search? Hint: words go in all directions, including being spelled backwards! When you’re finished, pick your favourite words and challenge your family and friends to guess what they mean!

WORTSAPBOLHIAKOOLYIR IANIODOOLYUGPRHWNGMA LAHIAKIKOIREKEDALAKR GNBOAUNYLRGFNAKDJUFK EOULRAARMAJILGJKYNIM EARJDWLGSJFINSHOJBDA SAMRIOAITDFAAWRGMNIB MUAATNAYROLGMGEAYDEA GWCDHAKBOODJAKAYJBNR IAPNNGUROBITAIGKIRAN KLKUNILKMHMPMBYNQORB GKONGIJRBGNDREAJLIKA NEDBANFDIUCACRFOCSNY ANLPBRKEPODBIBBOQDEA AWOANOBMEILSMAGPRRAM GGNTBMDLMLALRAKAMHIA NCYNRIWIJPEILRFDNIBL TNOWAYEWBDBANIROOKLA IYKDCASENNJAWRSAYMGG Enter your organisation into the directory BILYAKMKOOLOODAJDRCN by completing the form at www.melvillecity.com.au/communitydatabase Boodja (land) Moort (family) Ngop (blood) Ngaangk (sun) Boya (rock) Walken (rainbow) Binar (meteor) Miyak (moon) Wardan (sea) Koolangka (children) Kep (rain) Dooly (misty rain) Wirn (spirit) Midar (dance) Marlak (bush) Mabarn (medicine man) Yorga (women) Boodjari (pregnant) Djinda (star) Koorin (medicine bush) Karla (fire) Ngala Maya (our place) Bilya (river) Djadoolook (night) Kedalak (night time) Marr (cloud) Wort (sky) Maaman (men) Wilgee (red ochre) Koolyir (mist)

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Harmony Week runs from 15 to 21 We spoke to Maureen Maher from What traditional dishes can we March every year and encourages Cooking from Home about the look forward to on the night? everyone to experience, explore and dinner. With cooks from Mexican, Indian, appreciate our wealth of cultural, Malaysian, South African and religious, linguistic and ethnic Why did Brentwood Village Jewish cultures, the menu and diversity. Town Team and the Cooking stories attached promise to be tasty, From Home team decide to host We are supporting a Harmony Week colourful and heart-warming! long table dinner being held at the long table dinner? Blue Gum Community Centre by the Knowing that sharing food and Brentwood Village Town Team in stories are great community Did you know? collaboration with project managers, connectors, the Brentwood Village We are a member of Helena Cohen-Robertson and Town Team partnered with us as we Welcoming Cities – a national Maureen Maher, from Cooking From are experienced in bringing people network of cities, shires, Home. together for wonderful community towns and municipalities The long table dinner, supported dinners. who are committed to an by one of our Project Robin Hood Australia where everyone What does Harmony Week grants, will showcase a range of can belong and participate in traditional dishes from around the mean to you? social, cultural, economic and world which have been cooked by Harmony Week is the opportunity civic life. Welcoming Cities is a growing international Melville locals. The personal stories to celebrate our diverse community movement of more than and memories behind each dish will and promote understanding, 135 municipalities in New be shared on the night, celebrating tolerance and inclusivity Zealand, America and Europe. the rich cultural diversity in our City.

For more information and to purchase your ticket for the dinner, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/harmonyweek

Everyone is welcome! Harmony Day Fun Saturday, 21 March 2020 9.00am to 1.00pm

 Face Painting  Farm Animals  Games & Craft Activities  Food  Silk Scarf Painting Demo  Taiko Japanese Drumming 

Civic Square Library, Almondbury Road, Booragoon

For more information, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/ harmonyweek