City of South Perth Newsletter January 2016 / Edition 1 WHAT’S INSIDE Major Projects PAGES 4-5 A Story to Tell PAGE 7 Australia Day PAGES 8-9 Annual Report 2014/15 PAGES 11-13 VISIT THE CITY ONLINE www.southperth.wa.gov.au Community Update Community Message From Your Council .................. 2 City Update 2016 Council Meeting Schedule ......... 3 Meet the City Update Message From 2016 Council Works in Your Neighbourhood February and March .................................. 3 Your Council Meeting Schedule Mayor Meet the Mayor ............................................ 3 COUNCIL MEETINGS are held at Council Meeting Agendas can be accessed ON THE SECOND Friday of each Greetings to A Story to Tell 7pm on the fourth Tuesday of every online and in hard copy format at the Civic month, the Mayor makes time to meet South Perth Foreshore you for a happy Now two months into the City’s new arts month (with the exception of January Centre and City Libraries by 5pm the with residents of the City, accompanied Upgrades Complete .................................. 4 New Year and and events programme A Story to Tell, and December). Agenda Briefings are held Friday before the Council Meetings. by Kensington Police Station Officer in welcome to the we’ve witnessed the City come together at 5.30pm on the third Tuesday of every Charge, Senior Sergeant Ashley Goy. Ernest John Reserve Master Plan ....... 4 first edition of to celebrate what’s on offer in our own month (with the exception of January Unless otherwise advertised, Council the Peninsula backyard. The programme will soon see and December). meetings are held in the Council Chamber The City has invited the Kensington Modifications to Amendment No. 46 for 2016! our local police force, Kensington Police at the South Perth Civic Centre, Cnr Police on board to attend the monthly ■ ‘South Perth Station Precinct’ ............... 5 get soaked in Summer Splash as well as Members of the public are encouraged to Sandgate St and South Tce, South Perth. ‘Meet the Mayor’ event, reflecting the The January a special Human Library pop up event, attend all open meetings of the Council. collaborative working relationship with Public art Imprint at Manning edition of Peninsula providing the opportunity to ‘read’ a human the community in terms of receiving features some interesting stories about book and spend time with someone you and identifying how to address and Community Hub .......................................... 5 our local community. These show how by may not normally interact with. See page 7 Agenda Briefing Meeting Ordinary Council Meeting respond to local issues. working together we can really make for other upcoming events. Recycling Made Easy at a difference. The monthly event is all about City’s Waste Transfer Station ................. 6 Annual Report 2014/15 – Snapshot January Recess January Recess connecting with our community Other features in this edition include an Included on pages 11–13 is a snapshot and listening to them. We all want KidSport ............................................................ 6 16 February 23 February array of exciting arts, events and activities of the City’s Annual Report 2014/15. This someone to listen to us and often happening over the summer, continuing overview of the key achievements of the 15 March 22 March residents will pull up a chair just to chat Meals on Wheels ......................................... 6 well into the months of autumn. City is accompanied by a summary of the 19 April 26 April about their experiences living in South City’s financial performance over the last Perth and the history of the area. Know Your Suburb ...................................... 6 Walking School Bus financial year. 17 May 24 May As part of Walk Over October, I joined 21 June 28 June Meet the Mayor is not only to discuss A Story to Tell ................................................ 7 South Perth Primary School and St To read a copy of the full Annual Report issues, it’s a great opportunity for Columba’s Primary School on their daily including financial statements in an online 19 July 26 July the community to get to know their Australia Day ..............................................8-9 ‘Walking School Bus’ from one of their interactive format go to the City’s website 16 August 23 August Council and understand what exactly two regular route starting points. See how www.southperth.wa.gov.au. we’re here for. Plan for Your Pets This Summer .........10 much fun we had on page 10. 20 September 27 September Urban Walkabout 18 October 25 October When: Every second Friday of the Wesley College Gets Smart Wesley College get smart In November 2015, the City partnered month, 10am-12pm With Sustainability .....................................10 with sustainability with niche publisher Urban Walkabout to 15 November 22 November Where: Outside South Perth Library, In November, a group of environmentally release the second edition of South Perth 6 December 13 December Cnr Sandgate St and South Walking School Bus ..................................10 enthusiastic Year 4 students spent a sunny Urban Walkabout. Over 45,000 copies have Tce, South Perth ■ Friday afternoon at South Perth foreshore been distributed to hotels, visitor centres, Annual Report 2014/15 educating the public on the importance shops, bars and restaurants across the Snapshot .........................................................11 of sustainability and the devastating effects Perth Metro area, as well as participating plastic can have to our marine life, oceans businesses across the City. Neighbourhood Watch ..................14-15 and waterways. Works in Your Neighbourhood If you have not yet received a copy, South Contacts ..........................................................16 Producing their own reusable bags, the Perth Urban Walkabout is available at the students set up ‘collection stations’ to City’s Civic Centre. For more information February and March retrieve any plastic rubbish left on the visit www.urbanwalkabout.com. ■ Roadworks and • South Tce – Murray St to Coode St Drainage Works foreshore. Their hard work and outstanding Pavement Rehabilitation • McDougall St – Clydesdale St to • Mabel St (Catchment 40) – stormwater Scan the QR code on the bottom efforts feature on page 10. Works include some or all of the Lockhart St drainage upgrade left corner of the cover using your Sue Doherty, Mayor following: resurfacing with stone mastic • Alston Ave – Canning Hwy to • Vista St – upstream catchment drainage mobile device, to access the Peninsula Australia Day asphalt, replacement of street kerbing on Labouchere Rd newsletter online. You will be Australia Day again promises to be one of same alignment, replacement/installation Traffic Management required to download a QR code the highlights of the calendar year for the of stormwater drainage structures and Paths • Todd Ave – Canning Hwy to Throssell St reader app. City. It is one of those memorable events replacement signage and road markings. • Roebuck Dr – near Edgewater Rd – installation of speed reduction devices that brings together our community in • Griffin Cres – Marsh Ave to • Alston Avenue – near Coode St (public consultation to be undertaken) a celebration of what it means to be an Welwyn Ave • Sir James Mitchell Park – near Connect with your City online Australian. More information regarding • Lansdowne Rd – Seventh Ave to Hurlingham Rd • Banksia Tce/George St Intersection – the day’s celebrations can be found on George St entry statement works pages 8–9. • Todd Ave – Canning Hwy to Throssell St Paths – slab replacement • Roebuck Dr – Edgewater Rd to • Birdwood Ave • Forrest St • Dyson St • Brandon St/George St Intersection – This publication is available Mt Henry Rd • Eric St • Marsh Ave entry statement works ■ in alternative formats on request. • Welwyn Avenue – Manning Road to • Baldwin St – near Coolidge Reserve Contact the City on 9474 0777 Hope Ave 2 or visit the City’s website. 3 Major Projects South Perth Foreshore Modifications to Amendment No. 46 Major Projects Upgrades Complete ‘South Perth Station Precinct’ These include: • Western Gateway: Located at the western end abutting the Mends St beach, the ‘Western Gateway’ is sheltered from the wind and provides universal access entry to a timber deck, sitting 1.7m over the river wall, with custom formwork timber and concrete seating for single and group use. • Breakout Space: Further down the promenade to the east of the Mends St jetty, is the ‘Breakout Space’ with additional decking and seating spaces made up of custom formwork timber and concreting. This area is less structured, with the decking over the river wall without seating, offering a large viewing THE CITY IS EXCITED to announce Replacing the existing walls, a limestone platform which overlooks the Swan River the river wall replacement and promenade block wall has been constructed, with and Perth city. path project on the South Perth foreshore contemporary flatter capping for in the Mends Street jetty precinct has comfortable sitting. The curve on the • Seating: Along the promenade there been completed. river side of the wall is a proven design are a number of custom built seats for wave deflection. constructed using contemporary timber AT A SPECIAL COUNCIL 4. Increased street setbacks in Important Note: The $2.3 million project commenced in and steel. MEETING held on 27 October 2015, the certain streets These draft amendments are currently August 2014 replacing the damaged river The new promenade boasts a pathway at Council endorsed a number of changes to 5. Mandatory 1.5 minimum non-residential only proposals. Council welcomes your walls on either side of the Mends Street least 5m wide and includes programmable The City of South Perth wishes to extend the proposed Amendment No. 46 ‘South plot ratio. written comments and will consider Jetty. The City together with Member for LED lighting to create a safe and interesting thanks to local member John McGrath MLA. Perth Station Precinct’ to the City’s Town these before recommending to the South Perth John McGrath MLA lobbied environment for pedestrians to experience. His hard work, advocacy and dedication Planning Scheme No.