Talk about Subi Keeping the community informed Issue No. 180 • August 2014 Subiaco is top of the pops The City of Subiaco has outperformed Other areas where the city performed all other local governments in the latest strongly include waste management, CATALYSE Community Perceptions public transport, parks and sporting Survey, with 97 per cent of Subiaco facilities, character and identity, and residents either ‘satisfied’ or ‘delighted’ animal and pest control. with Subiaco as a place to live. The city also uses the survey as a tool for The annual telephone survey, which identifying future challenges and areas benchmarks local governments across for improvement. The current priority Western Australia, measures community areas for the community closely mirror satisfaction across a range of services the city’s main focuses at this point in and facilities. time, including the development of the town centre and parking. The City of Subiaco was found to be leading the way in a number of essential The survey results are available service areas, including streetscapes and on the city’s website road maintenance, mix and diversity of www.subiaco.wa.gov.au housing, library services, facilities and What’s inside care for seniors, and control of graffiti, vandalism and anti-social behaviour. › The house of Henry Daglish – officially noted › Lords update › Benedictine exhibition › Rosalie Park Pavilion reopening › Developing and maintaining your verge For the latest information on local government reform and how it affects the City of Subiaco, visit www.subiaco.wa.gov.au 241 Rokeby Road, Subiaco • (08) 9237 9222 • [email protected] • www.subiaco.wa.gov.au • www.facebook.com/cityofsubiaco Rosalie Park Lords update Pavilion Work to remove all asbestos cement sheets and install new roof and wall reopening panels is nearly complete. More than 6000 square metres of roofing material will be replaced by the end of the project. Look out for information about the reopening of Lords in the next edition of Talk about Subi. Free Lords in the community fitness classes will continue right up until the reopening. For more information about Lords, Refurbishments to the Rosalie Park please contact the city on 9237 9222 pavilions on Onslow Road in Shenton or [email protected] Park have recently been completed, with the buildings now reopened and servicing the many sporting clubs that utilise the facilities. Does your pool comply? The upgrades, which took place In Western Australia, domestic swimming pools are the most common site in between January and July this year, which drownings of children up to the age of five occur. Ninety-four per cent of were designed to improve the incidents occur at locations in and around the home. functionality of the facilities for park users. They included the addition of Owners and occupiers new storage facilities for the sporting of premises with private clubs, new kitchen amenities, upgrades swimming and spa pools to toilet, change room and meeting are required by the Building facilities, and renovations of the two Regulations 2012 (WA) pavilions, including a new roof for the to install a safety barrier west pavilion. intended to protect the safety of young children by Six different sporting codes share the restricting their access to facilities, equating to around 2500 the area. club members across both winter and summer sports who will benefit The city is currently auditing from the renovations, not to mention over 700 pools. To request visiting teams and the broader an inspection of your pool Subiaco community. or spa please contact the city on 9237 9254. To find out more about the ten sporting fields and eleven tennis To make sure your pool courts at Rosalie Park, please visit is safe for summer and www.subiaco.wa.gov.au meets safety requirements, please view the Building Commission’s publication Rules for Pools and Spas on the city’s website www.subiaco.wa.gov.au or collect a copy from the city’s Administration Centre, 241 Rokeby Road, Subiaco. Recycling made easy Household batteries, compact fluorescent globes and tubes, printer cartridges and mobile phones can all be recycled at Subiaco Library, 237 Rokeby Road in Subiaco during normal operating times. These items are recycled for use in different manufacturing processes. In the past six months the Western Metropolitan Regional Council collected half a tonne of household batteries that might otherwise have gone to landfill. Subiaco Library’s recycling station has collected over forty kilograms of recyclables each month – which shows how keen the community is to recycle. For more information about recycling initiatives visit the Western Metropolitan Regional Council’s website at www.wmrc.wa.gov.au What’s on for seniors The house of Henry Daglish – officially noted Seniors’ out ‘n’ about bus trip This month’s tour will take you on a trip to Mundaring Weir for morning tea and a short stop at a gift shop and Born and educated in Victoria, Henry Daglish (1866 – 1920) ye olde lolly shop on the way to Lake Leschenaultia for a started work in the public service in 1883. Daglish and his wife three-course lunch. Edith settled in Subiaco, Western Australia in 1896. When: Thursday 4 September from 9.30am › Daglish became a City of Subiaco councillor in 1900 and was to 4pm elected to the Subiaco seat in the Legislative Assembly in › Cost: $35 including morning tea, lunch and a bus trip 1901. He rose to prominence with a defiant statement to the › RSVP: Thursday 28 August Labor congress of 1902, asserting the right of members of parliament to independent judgement. Subiaco electors could easily identify with Henry Daglish. He became City of Subiaco mayor in 1903 to 1904 and went on Community lunch – Finals fever to become the first Labor Premier of Western Australia from Finals fever has hit Subiaco! Join in the celebrations by wearing 1904 to 1905. Daglish became mayor of the city again from 1906 to 1907. your favourite footy colours and be part of the spot prizes for the best ‘footy’ chant. In 1908, Daglish, wife Edith and their two children, Edith (born 1896) and Henry (born 1898), moved to 122 Heytesbury When: Wednesday 10 September from 11.45am › Road, Subiaco. Their home is a good representative example › Where: Subiaco Community Centre, 203 Bagot Road, of an early twentieth century Federation Queen Anne villa. Subiaco Many community events, political activities and social causes › Cost: $13 includes a three-course lunch supported by his wife, Edith, were held at the family home. Henry Daglish remained a resident of Subiaco until his passing › RSVP: Wednesday 3 September in 1920. His estate was valued at £342. After 1928, Edith senior and junior moved to the suburb of Daglish, which had been named after their husband and father that year. Film club: The Greatest Game 122 Heytesbury Road, Subiaco is still a residential home and, along with the streetscape, pays homage to the early Ever Played twentieth century. At its July meeting, council placed the Daglish home on the city’s Register of Places of Cultural An enjoyable film about a young Heritage Significance. amateur golfer, Francis Ouimet, who plays in the 1913 US Golf A more detailed version of this article including references Open against his idol Harry Vardon. and information on the city’s heritage register can be found at www.subiaco.wa.gov.au › When: Thursday 25 September from 11.45am › Where: Subiaco Community Free child car seat fitting Centre, 203 Bagot Road, Subiaco The city provides Subiaco residents with a free child car restraint fitting or checking service at Kidsafe WA (located at › Cost: $13 includes a Princess Margaret Hospital). three-course lunch, film and popcorn Vouchers for this free service can be collected from the RSVP: Thursday 18 September › city’s Administration Centre, 241 Rokeby Road, Subiaco from Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 5pm. Proof of Payment is required seven days prior to all events. residency is required. To RSVP for any of the above events, and to pay, contact the city on 9237 9320 or email For more information, visit www.subiaco.wa.gov.au or [email protected] contact the city on 9237 9317 or email [email protected] The Grand Dame of Subiaco Verge development Take a ninety minute guided walk around the City of Subiaco with historically themed commentary. This month, step inside the and maintenance Regal Theatre with Richard Diggins, the Chairman of the Regal guidelines Theatre Foundation Inc., John Thornton, a consultant to the foundation, and board members for a guided tour. Learn about the community’s connection to the theatre, its ownership and future refurbishment plans. › When: Sunday 14 September at 1.30pm › Where: Start and finish at the Regal Theatre, corner of Hay Street and Rokeby Road, Subiaco For more information, visit www.subiaco.wa.gov.au or contact 9237 9227. The verge is part of the road reserve and is The Regal Theatre, mid-twentieth century. the portion of land which lies between a road Subiaco Museum photographic collection. and an adjacent private property. The verge serves important ecological functions in an Discover Subiaco’s history urban environment. The road reserve including the verge is public land controlled by the local authority (City of Subiaco). Due to the size of the area involved, the city does not have the resources to maintain all verges to the standard expected of the local community. Therefore the city encourages residents to maintain the section of verge directly adjacent to their private property for their own benefit and the benefit of their local community. As the verge is also the location where services such as gas, water and electricity lines are installed below ground it is important that verge development and maintenance requirements remain appropriate.