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INFORMATION BULLETIN

ISSUE NO. 10/2019 20 June 2019

Issue 10 – 20 June 2019

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WALGA NEWS 7 June 2019 Group Advertising Services WALGA has awarded a tender for the next term of the Group Advertising Services, commencing Monday, 1 July to Marketforce Pty Ltd.

This continues a long-standing supplier relationship which was validated through a robust testing of the market. Under the framework of this Contract aggregated rates are obtained on the basis of annual media negotiations that leverage whole of sector spend.

WALGA Members currently spend more than $5 million per annum and obtain quantifiable savings that exceed $1.3 million dollars per annum through this arrangement.

A further development occurred in the ever changing media landscape last week when it was announced that Seven West Media has fully acquired the Community News Group, buying out the News Corp ownership share.

WALGA has been advised that although the operations for both organisations will be co-located in June, no changes have been announced in relation to the Community News' 12 masthead titles.

The centralisation of ownership for The West Australian, Sunday Times and Community News publications will provide for integrated media relationships and assist to further evolve highly focussed service delivery through the WALGA Group Advertising Services.

For more information, email Procurement and Category Manager Andrew Blitz.

WALGA Composite Advertising Program - 2019 Election WALGA will once again be coordinating the Composite Election Advertising Program for Local Governments conducting in-person elections on Saturday, 19 October.

This program features a series of four statutory election advertisements to be run in The West Australian between August and October, and one discretionary ‘Vote Today’ advertisement.

A registration form and request for a purchase order will be sent to participating Local Governments in June, however we wish to advise for your 2019/2020 budget considerations that the cost per Local Government will be approximately $1980.00 (excluding GST).

Local Governments conducting postal elections will be participating in the WA Electoral Commission’s Composite Advertising Program.

For more information, email the WALGA Governance Team.

EOI: Local Government Animal Welfare in Emergencies Workshops The new State Support Plan - Animal Welfare in Emergencies (Interim) came into effect on the Wednesday, 13 March and documents WA's strategic arrangements for the coordination of animal welfare services during emergencies.

Following the plan, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and WALGA will be hosting a two workshops on Animal Welfare in Emergencies for Local Governments.

The workshops will provide Local Governments with the opportunity to learn about integrating animal welfare considerations into their emergency management planning.

Participants will learn about integrating animal welfare considerations in the development of plans, policies and procedures and the benefits it has for building community resilience for emergencies.

The full-day workshops will offer opportunities to network and learn from case studies and experienced professionals on planning for and responding to animal welfare in emergencies.

The first workshop will be held in the metropolitan region, with a second to follow in a yet-to-be-confirmed regional location, both on the week Monday, 19 August to Friday, 23 August.

To submit your expression of interest or for more information, email State Animal Welfare Emergency Coordinator Amanda Nardi-Wallace.

User Guide for Estimating the Cost of Road Wear on Unsealed Roads The User Guide: Estimating the Incremental Cost Impact on Unsealed Local Roads from Additional Freight Tasks has been completed and copies have been posted to all Local Governments.

The guide provides Local Governments with a tool to estimate the cost of additional damage to unsealed roads resulting from a defined freight task.

It can be used as the basis to negotiate cost recovery where a specific transport task is forecast to cause extraordinary damage to a road that was not designed and built for that purpose. Costs attributable to a defined scenario can be calculated by following a stepped process and inputting the vehicle type, number of trips, road length and gravel quality.

Typical worked examples are provided in the guide.

The Guide is available on the WALGA website here.

For more information, email Policy Manager Transport and Roads, Mark Bondietti or call 9213 2040.

Report on Local Government Road Assets and Expenditure 2017/18 The Report on Local Government Assets and Expenditure 2017/18 has been finalised and copies have been posted to all Local Governments.

The report provides information on the lengths and types of roads, paths and bridges and highlights trends in the data over the preceding five years.

It includes statistics and trends on the funding sources and amount of Local Government expenditure on roads, paths and bridges.

Details are provided on the allocation of expenditure between expansion, upgrade, maintenance and renewal of the network at a regional level and for individual Local Governments.

The expenditure statistics are analysed to provide comparisons of road preservation performance, net preservation needs and expenditure effort.

These comparisons provide insight into the adequacy of funding and the difference between road preservation needs and current expenditure on road preservation.

For the first time, the report now includes a surface condition network rating for each region.

The report is available on the WALGA website here.


Upcoming Officer Training The following suite of Local Government training courses are being facilitated at WALGA’s 170 Railway Parade, West Leederville offices in June/July:

The course is structured into three key sessions which cover an introduction to the legislative framework, preparing budget work papers, through to the compilation of the Statutory Statements.

Financial Fundamentals – Budgeting Monday-Tuesday, 17-18 June

Planning Practices – Advanced Wednesday, 19 June

Local Government Act – Advanced Monday-Tuesday, 24-25 June

Policy Development and Procedure Writing Thursday-Friday, 27-28 June

Preparing Agendas and Minutes Tuesday, 9 July

Effective Letter and Report Writing Wednesday, 10 July

Financial Fundamentals - Monthly Annual Reporting Wednesday-Thursday, 10-11 July

Effective Supervision - Part 1 Monday-Tuesday, 15-16 July

To register online, visit the WALGA Training website or for more information email the Training Team.

Vacancies on Boards and Committees The Association is pleased to announce the following vacancies:

• State Library Board of Western Australia (re-advertised) o Non-Metropolitan Member (Cities or Towns)

• Control of Vehicles (Off Road Areas) Act Advisory Committee o 2 Members and 2 Deputy Members

• Roadside Clearing Regulation Working Group o 1 Metropolitan Member and 2 Non-Metropolitan Members

• Soil and Land Conservation Council o 1 Member

Nominees are required to submit a completed nomination form, statement addressing the selection criteria and short curriculum vitae (two pages maximum) before the close of nominations at 5:00pm on Monday, 10 June.

Nomination forms are available here.

For more information, email Governance Support Officer, Chantelle O’Brien or call 9213 2013.

Map of Bushfire Prone Areas 2019 The Map of Bush Fire Prone Areas 2019 (the Map) came into effect on Saturday, 1 June.

This edition identifies both new bush fire prone areas and those continuing from earlier editions of the map.

All designated bush fire prone areas are coloured pink on the map, with the newly designated areas further highlighted by a blue cross-hatched overlay.

Click here to view the map.

The 2019 bush fire prone areas datasets will also be available to download from the data.wa.gov.au website.

For more information, email the Office of Bushfire Risk Management or call 6551 4095.

Training Course: Road Safety Engineering – Treatment Of Crash Locations Main Roads WA and IPWEA WA Road Safety Audit Panel has developed a competency assessed Road Safety Engineering – Treatment of Crash Locations training course.

The training course is a vital resource for Local Government officers involved in the treatment of crash locations.

Successful completion of this training is required to be eligible to apply for accreditation as a Road Safety Auditor in Western Australia.

The course comprises of 10 online competency-assessed modules covering the essential elements of road safety engineering. It details the steps in the treatment of crash locations process including identifying high-risk locations, crash analysis, selecting effective treatments, economic appraisal, and monitoring and evaluation.

Click here to register.

For more information, email Policy Officer, Road Safety Mal Shervill or call 9213 2068.

Agricultural Pilot Requirements Heavy Vehicles Services, Main Roads WA has released a revised flow chart for the movement of agricultural vehicles, implements or combinations.

The flow chart provides a quick reference to identify when an Agricultural Pilot may be used and how many Agricultural Pilots are required to accompany an oversize agricultural vehicle or towed agricultural implement or combination.

The chart also identifies when a Licensed Pilot and Traffic Escort Warden are required to move agricultural vehicles, towed implements or combination based on length and width.

Click here to view the flow chart.

For more information, email Policy Officer, Road Safety Mal Shervill or call 9213 2068.

WALGA NEWS 14 June 2019 Public Libraries Strategy Forum A framework for the introduction of a new multi-tiered model for public library service delivery was endorsed by State Council in May.

WALGA's Public Libraries Strategy Forum will explore and identify issues and opportunities that the proposed funding change would have for Local Government.

The new model for public library services in WA proposes that the capital funding for public library materials is instead provided as recurrent funding for distribution to Local Governments via a new grants based model and the ownership of existing and new public library stock purchased with State funding is transferred to Local Governments.

Date: Friday, 21 June Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm(Registration from 12:30PM) Venue: ONE70, LV1, 170 Railway Parade, West Leederville, WA 6007 -also available via webinar. Cost: Free event RSVP by Wednesday, 19 June. Click here to register.

For more information regarding the program, email Policy Manager, Community Kirstie Davis or call 9213 2044.

Revitalising Agricultural Region Freight Strategy A draft strategy identifying freight priorities in the Mid-West, Wheatbelt, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance agricultural regions has been released for comment. The feedback period closes on Friday, 12 July.

The draft strategy has been prepared in consultation with the agricultural and freight industries and includes input from Local Governments.

This is an important opportunity for Local Governments to examine and comment on the specific recommendations and priorities identified for each region.

The strategy provides a framework to prioritise decision-making to address the key challenges faced when transporting grain, livestock, hay, fertiliser and agricultural lime.

It has identified more than 20 multi-modal regional transport infrastructure project packages, which can assist in improving agricultural freight efficiencies and productivity.

These include upgrading rail lines and improving access for longer trains, building new regional intermodal terminals and upgrading roads to allow for heavy vehicle access.

WALGA staff will work with the Local Government Agricultural Freight Group and Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Working Group to draft sector-wide feedback on the strategy.

All Local Governments in the area covered by the draft strategy are encouraged to provide feedback here before Friday, 12 July.

For more information, email Executive Manager, Infrastructure Ian Duncan or call 9213 2031.

New Regulatory Framework for Drinking Water in Western Australia - Consultation Open The Department of Health (DoH) has prepared the consultation paper A New Regulatory Framework for Drinking Water in Western Australia which provides a summary of the current regulatory framework and presents the options on how the public health risks associated with the supply of drinking water can be managed.

It also proposes a new and more robust regulatory framework made under the Public Health Act 2016.

WALGA is developing a sector-wide submission on this issue. Local Governments are encouraged to provide feedback by Thursday, 18 July to the Community Team.

Local Governments are also encouraged to provide individual submissions to DoH or complete the online survey. Feedback is due to DoH by Friday, 30 August.

To submit feedback or for more information, email Policy Officer, Community Bec Waddington.

Local Government Commodity Freight Roads Fund: Ministerial Approval The State Government has announced approval for the 20 projects recommended for funding from the agricultural commodity routes portion of the Local Government Commodity Freight Roads Fund.

The Department of Regional Development allocated $10 million for an Agricultural Commodity Routes Fund for Local Government Roads.

Main Roads WA called for project applications in 2018 and a Technical Review Group assessed the applications and recommended 20 projects for funding in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

The projects are 100% funded and no co-funding is required.

The announcement, including a list of the projects and funding allocations can viewed here.

The second portion of funding comprising $5 million to be allocated on a cost sharing basis has not yet been approved and will be announced at a later date.


Upcoming Officer Training The following suite of Local Government training courses are being facilitated at WALGA’s 170 Railway Parade, West Leederville offices in June/July:

The course is structured into three key sessions which cover an introduction to the legislative framework, preparing budget work papers, through to the compilation of the Statutory Statements.

Financial Fundamentals – Budgeting Monday-Tuesday, 17-18 June

Planning Practices – Advanced Wednesday, 19 June

Local Government Act – Advanced Monday-Tuesday, 24-25 June

Policy Development and Procedure Writing Thursday-Friday, 27-28 June

Preparing Agendas and Minutes Tuesday, 9 July

Effective Letter and Report Writing Wednesday, 10 July

Financial Fundamentals - Monthly Annual Reporting Wednesday-Thursday, 10-11 July

Effective Supervision - Part 1 Monday-Tuesday, 15-16 July

To register online, visit the WALGA Training website or for more information email the Training Team.

National On Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme The State Government is delivering the Federal Government’s $4.6 million scheme to help farmers seeking to invest in urgently-needed on-farm water infrastructure that addresses animal welfare needs and improves the resilience of the farm business to a drying climate.

The On Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme is available to all commercial livestock farmers and pastoralists throughout Western Australia, and is administered by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER).

The scheme will assist farmers who need to provide emergency water for livestock in times of water shortages.

DWER is keen for farmers to take up this opportunity to benefit from this new scheme. Local Governments are asked to share with their livestock farming communities throughout WA.

For more information, click here or call 1800 780 300.

2019 State Natural Resource Management and Coastal Conference The annual conference is calling for abstracts, field trip hosts and sponsorship opportunities from interested stakeholders.

Local Governments that are interested in contributing to the conference are being called to submit abstracts here by Friday, 21 June, or express an interest to highlight a case study or host a field trip here.

To provide sponsorship for the conference, click here. For more information, visit the conference website.

Proposed Changes to Immunisation Enrolment Requirements Following public consultation in March, the Public Health Amendment (Immunisation Requirements for Enrolment) Bill 2019 was introduced into Parliament in May.

The legislative changes proposed will require a child’s immunisation status to be up to date as a condition of enrolment into child care services (long day care and family day care) and kindergarten programs.

This additional legislation is anticipated to be effective from the 2020 school year enrolment period occurring in July this year, and effective immediately for child care enrolments.

For more information, visit the Department of Health website.

ALGA NEWS 7 June 2019 President’s Column Last week on your behalf I welcomed the Morrison Ministry, particularly those ministers and assistant ministers in portfolios encompassing local government, road safety and freight, regional tourism, and waste reduction.

This week it was the Opposition’s turn, now led by new Leader Anthony Albanese, to whom I have also written to extend the best wishes of local government.

Mr Albanese will be supported by Jason Clare as Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government, and Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness.

Catherine King has been named the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, while Senator Carol Brown is the Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Tourism.

Andrew Giles’ portfolios include being Shadow Minister for Cities and Urban Infrastructure, and Senator Murray Watt is the Shadow Minister for Natural Disaster and Emergency Management, and Shadow Minister for Northern Australia.

Joel Fitzgibbon is the Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources, with Terri Butler the Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water.

On your behalf, I look forward to meeting Mr Albanese and his new shadow ministry to ask for their assistance in advancing the needs of local government.

We are now in the final week of preparations for ALGA’s National General Assembly which will be held in Canberra from 16 to 19 June. It will be immediately preceded by the Regional Development and Cooperation Forum on 16 June and I am delighted to say that registration numbers for these events are ahead of last year and if you have not already registered you should.

I am also delighted to announce that the Assembly will be opened and addressed by the Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack, Minister for Infrastructure, and we will also hear from the new Minister for Local Government, Mark Coulton, at both the Assembly and the Regional Forum. We have also invited the Shadow Minister Jason Clare to address the Forum and the Assembly as well.

With the new ministry and shadow ministry settled, it’s time to step up the second stage of our Fairer Share campaign to get a better funding deal from the Commonwealth. Please look at the campaign’s updated advocacy kit and contact your local members and senators so we can educate the 46th Parliament on the essential role local government plays in our community.

Please do not forget to thank your local member and the Commonwealth in your budget announcements and annual reports for your Financial Assistance Grants, and highlight what they can do to help communities achieve with a fairer share of federal funding.

Have you registered for the NGA? See you there! David O’Loughlin ALGA President

Smart Cities 2019 award winners Five councils from across the country have received top honours at the 2019 Smart Cities Awards that recognise how cities are using technology to become better places in which to live.

The awards capped a two-day gathering in March that brought together officials from councils, buildings, roads, transport and utilities industries to share what they’re doing, and honour their peers.

The City of Wanneroo (WA) won the best integration of an individual technology category for its Railsmart planning support system. Judges said the project takes travel and modelling data from across metropolitan Perth “and applies them to the City of Wanneroo to showcase detailed transport modelling, employment and land use trends and enables scenario modelling of potential outcomes at activity centres.”

City of Newcastle (NSW) and City of Prospect (SA) jointly won the Metropolitan Smart City of the Year category for cities with populations greater than 100,000. Judges said Newcastle’s strategy features more than 100 actions that “ensure its infrastructure is integrated and its platforms are embedded in council operations and community thinking.” They said Prospect’s was “based on collaboration with other Councils and the South Australian Government to maximise economic, environmental and community benefit.”

Latrobe City Council (VIC) and the City of Darwin (recipients pictured above) jointly shared the regional category for populations below 100,000 residents. Judges said La Trobe has built Australia’s largest real-time environmental monitoring network which combines “bushfire ignition detection, flood level monitoring, air quality tracking and 24-hour microclimate weather monitoring” and relays the information to residents instantly. The Northern Territory’s capital was recognised for its ‘Switched on Darwin’ project which uses a range of technologies to make the city more sustainable and liveable.

See here for details about individual winners and finalists.

Regional Cooperation and Development Forum speaker profile: Natalie Egleton Local councils, community groups, and individuals must keep working together for the renewal of Australia’s regions, says the head of a charity that has helped more than 9,000 applicants receive a combined $85m in funding.

Natalie Egleton, CEO of the Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal (FRRR) will share that message in her keynote at our Regional Cooperation and Development Forum on 16 June.

The Foundation works with parties including local governments and community groups to help bring local ideas to fruition.

“Local Council leaders need to be encouraging their communities to work together, to work collaboratively so there is a more joined-up approach to resolving the issues and capitalising on the opportunities,” Natalie, a rural Victoria-based executive, says.

“They should share their ideas, but not be too closed if someone else has a better idea”.

“Everyone needs to think laterally about who they know that might support a project, or how they could facilitate an introduction or make a connection”.

“Each of us as individuals, no matter our role, can make a difference by doing the same, by caring, and doing something proactive.”

The Foundation was established in 2000, after the 1999 Regional Australia Summit in Canberra, with the specific remit of channelling philanthropy into rural, regional and remote Australia, to support renewal and regeneration.

While the average amount it distributed to applicants is $5,000, groups usually turned that to their advantage at least three times.

Therefore, of that $85m distributed, the Foundation estimates it has helped drive at least $340M in investment in rural, regional and remote communities.

Our Watch turns five, makes real difference on family violence: new study An independent evaluation of Our Watch, an initiative to stop violence against women and children and change cultures and behaviours nationally, has found it’s making a real difference five years since it was formed.

The group, which was started in 2013, works with parties including policymakers, educators and sporting organisations, seeks to stop violence before it starts because on average one woman is murdered every week by a current or former partner.

Its public campaigns have included ‘Change the Story’ and The Line, and supporting respectful relationships education in schools and universities.

The Our Watch, Our Journey assessment by PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia says the group is well-respected and trusted and is changing attitudes.

“There has been overwhelming consensus from the consultation process that one of the key primary contributions of Our Watch to changing attitudes, behaviours and norms is the development of an Australian evidence base,” the report says.

“In particular, the development of Change the Story in partnership with ANROWS (Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety) and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation has made an enormous impact.

“Without development of an Australian evidence base, stakeholders speculated that there would have been dispersed focus of primary prevention programs and many more that were found to not be effective.”

Our Watch began as the Foundation to Prevent Violence Against Women in Children in 2013, and changed its name a year later. It started with five full-time equivalent employees and now has more than 35.

“We build and support a collaborative effort between organisations, governments and individuals across Australia for an impact that is greater than the sum of its parts,” Our Watch CEO, Patty Kinnersly, says.

If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, family or domestic violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au. In an emergency, call 000.

Meet the winning projects of the 2019 National Awards for Local Government The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development is hosting a networking session with the winners of the 2019 National Awards for Local Government at the upcoming National General Assembly.

Representatives from winning councils will be on hand to share their experiences in an informal setting during the lunch break on Monday 17 June.

Look for them on the main exhibition floor at stand 67 and 68 and hear about the fantastic things councils are doing across Australia.

The Awards program seeks to recognise and promote innovative and resourceful solutions being driven by local government and making a positive impact in Australian communities.

Heart Foundation offers funding, updated blueprint, to get Australians active The Heart Foundation is offering $80,000 in grants and has revised its blueprint for policymakers and planners as part of its efforts to get Australians to move more and lessen their risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

The eight grants of up to $10,000 each – applications for which close 31 July – are aimed at local councils, schools, community groups and culturally and linguistic diverse communities to devise new projects, partnerships or processes which make it easier for people to exercise.

The 2018 winners included a South Australian aged care facility, a bicycle program in the NSW Hunter Valley, and the regional Victoria expansion of the No Lights No Lycra dance sessions.

The foundations says heart disease is Australia’s leading cause of death, with physical inactivity a major contributor alongside lifestyle, diet and family history.

It says six in 10 adults, three in four seniors, and eight in 10 children and young people are not doing enough daily exercise, ranking Australia among the world’s most inactive nations.

Another way the foundation is promoting better heart health is with the third edition of its Blueprint for An Active Australia.

The blueprint includes a range of downloadable fact sheets for policymakers such as built environments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

One example is investing in walking as the most prevalent and popular physical activity that’s available to most Australians, the blueprint says.

“At its heart the Blueprint calls for the Australian Government to fund the development and implementation of a cross-sector National Physical Activity Action Plan,” says the foundation’s Director, Active Living, Adjunct Professor Trevor Shilton.

New briefing documents on Street Lighting systems The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) has released a series of short briefs about the latest changes in street lighting systems for councils, road authorities and other decision-makers.

The first five topics in the plain English briefings series cover: • Using new energy performance metrics to effectively measure public lighting energy efficiency • Smart street lighting controls 101 • Using smart street lighting as an asset management tool • Incentive schemes for public lighting upgrades • Lamp and luminaire recycling

The documents, which are downloadable here, are in addition to the Model Business Case for Street Lighting and Smart Controls Upgrades the IPWEA released recently.

ALGA NEWS 14 June 2019 President’s Column The Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Nationals, the Hon. Michael McCormack MP, the new Minister for Local Government, the Hon. Mark Coulton MP, and the new Shadow Minister for Local Government, the Hon. Jason Clare MP will all be joining us at the largest gathering of local government delegates in Australia in Canberra next week for the 25th National General Assembly.

Minister Coulton will also announce the National Award for Excellence in Local Government at the Gala Dinner on Tuesday.

Beforehand I’m looking forward to catching up with my fellow Board Members for our ALGA Board Meeting on Saturday, ahead of the ever-popular Regional Cooperation and Development Forum on Sunday.

Among the regional forum’s highlights are the release of the annual State of the Regions report, which this year focuses on population, productivity and purchasing power in regional and rural Australia. The report also includes a special chapter on the health of regional journalism and what it means for covering local councils and the stories that matter to regional communities.

A range of excellent speakers will be sharing their expertise at the regional forum on topics ranging from philanthropy and local communities, to housing in regional Australia, arts, culture and tourism and the use of technology in remote and regional Australia.

The Assembly begins on Monday and this year takes the theme “future focused”. It will challenge your thinking about the future of your community across a range of topics including infrastructure, housing affordability, waste and recycling, and reducing community harm from alcohol and drugs. We’ll hear how local councils in regional and metropolitan areas are using technology to serve their communities, and you can test drive the future of motoring with two Nissan Leaf electric vehicles loaned to the Assembly thanks to Nissan Fleet.

As it’s the International Year of Indigenous Languages, I am very pleased that three directors of First Languages Australia will present on Monday 17 June about how we can unlock the treasure of Australia’s first languages. ALGA is proud of its role in supporting reconciliation with our First Australians, and I am sure that this session will be of enormous benefit to all councils. Be sure to bring some of your local first languages to share.

A highlight for many, there are also more than 100 motions to be debated and voted on, led by funding, climate change, the drought and water security. Whilst we will all agree on many of them, for others I’m looking forward to robust discussions from the floor.

With drought gripping and ever increase area across Australia we are pleased that the Australian Coordinator-General of Drought Major General Stephen Day will be holding a drought workshop over lunch time on Tuesday. This is in affect a mini drought summit just for local governments. Please register your attendance RSVP via [email protected].

And we have just secured senior representation from Telstra to address councils interested in the impacts of their emerging rollout of third-party advertising screens integrated with their new pay phones and 5G nodes.

Lastly, let me extend my congratulations to the 21 people named in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours list this week for their services to local government. Our local communities thank you for your tireless efforts – for some of you over many years!

Looking forward to seeing you at the Assembly, please travel safely.

21 honoured for service to local government Twenty one people have been recognized for their service to local government in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday honours list.

They were among 1,214 recipients congratulated by Governor General, Sir Peter Cosgrove.

“They have made an enormous contribution to their local communities and to the entire nation and deserve our thanks, admiration and to be celebrated.

“These awards are our opportunity to say to fellow Australians, ‘thank you – without you and your tireless service we wouldn’t be the community or nation that we are’.”

The recipients are:

Medal (OAM) in the General Division Carol Elizabeth Adams, Wellard WA 6170 For service to local government, and the community of Perth.

Peter Astridge Ryde NSW 2112 For service to local government, and the community of Hunter’s Hill.

Margaret Colville Attley Tolmie VIC 3723 For service to local government, and the community of Mansfield.

David Lawrence Borger North Parramatta NSW 2151 For service to the Parliament, and to local government.

Tony Antoun Dib For service to local government, and to the community of Maroondah.

Laurence Evans Sandringham VIC 3191 For service to local government, and to the community of Sandringham

Kenneth John Halstead Burradoo NSW 2576 For service to local government, and to engineering.

Lorna Margaret Hannan North Melbourne VIC 3051 For service to the community through a range of organisations.

Christoper David Holstein Niagara Park NSW 2250 For service to local government, and to the community of Gosford.

Greg John Jones Hughenden QLD 4821 For service to local government and to the community of North Queensland.

Samuel Peter Mattey Terowie SA 5421 For service to local government, and to the community.

Arthur John Medcalf Tottenham NSW 2873 For service to local government, and the community of Tottenham.

Jenny Mulholland Ivanhoe VIC 3079 For service to local government, and to the community of Banyule.

Jill Parker For service to local government, and to the community of south west Victoria.

Warren Polglase Banora Point NSW 2486 For service to local government, and to the community of Tweed River.

Garry Alan Runge Beaconsfield VIC 3807 For service to local government, and to the community.

Kelvin Laurence Spiller Montmorency VIC 3094 For service to local government.

The Hon. Michael William Sutherland For service to the Parliament of Western Australia, and to local government.

Public Service Medal (PSM) Glennys Louise James, Glenhaven NSW 2156 For outstanding public service to local government administration, and to town planning in NSW.

Craig Carlisle Moffitt Jerilderie NSW 2716 For outstanding public service to local government in NSW.

Mark John Pitt Kingaroy QLD 4610 For outstanding public service to local government in Queensland.

Queensland Government Budget The 2019-20 Queensland Budget features a $12.9 billion capital works program and a goal to create more than 25,000 jobs in regional areas outside of Greater Brisbane.

It includes $5.65 billion on transport including the Cross River Rail, widening the M1 motorway, and upgrading the Bruce Highway.

“The Government also remains committed to rebuilding regional communities impacted by the northern Queensland floods and other recent natural disasters, with a critical element of the Government’s investment focused on improving existing infrastructure to improve the resilience of the state’s communities,” the budget papers said.

Other measures include $19 million over four years for the Queensland Hydrogen Industry Strategy, focused on Gladstone, and $8.6 million over two years to establish a company to quicken internet speed in regional Queensland.

“This is a solid Budget that will go some way to ensuring regional communities in Queensland continue to grow,” Local Government Association of Queensland CEO, Greg Hallam, said.

“However, with the economy far from powering along, it remains tough in those communities and the LGAQ will be looking to this Government to continue to do its bit to support the State’s heartland.”

“Further regional infrastructure pump priming may be required in the mid-term review or the next State Budget if the national economy continues to weaken.”

“Regional communities also face a looming water infrastructure challenge, both in terms of supply and treatment, and the LGAQ will want to work with the State to ensure access to safe, reliable and affordable water for all Queenslanders, regardless of where they live.”

NGA Exhibitor Profile – Working with local government on asbestos Australia’s past use of asbestos has left us with a harmful legacy. Many public and commercial buildings, homes and infrastructure contain large amounts of ageing asbestos-containing materials. Vigilance and proactive action is needed to deal with this legacy to prevent further disease and death.

Local governments across Australia are on the front line in dealing with asbestos in our communities. They deal with the historical legacy asbestos problem in housing, manage waste facilities where asbestos is disposed of, clean up illegal asbestos waste dumping and other incidents and deal with asbestos-containing materials following natural disasters.

The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) recognises the key role local government plays in the asbestos management system and educating their communities about asbestos and residential asbestos safety.

A recent study commissioned by ASEA into opportunities for local government to improve asbestos safety in their communities identified a number of strategies. These include providing comprehensive information online, developing consistent asbestos policies, running community education campaigns and online resources to allow residents to inform local government of instances of illegal dumping. ASEA is keen to work with local governments on finding ways to implement these strategies.

Under the new National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Awareness and Management 2019-2023, ASEA will be engaging with the local government sector directly in its goal to eliminate asbestos-related disease in Australia.

The National Strategic Plan ensures there is a nationally consistent and coordinated approach to asbestos awareness, management and removal with involvement from all levels of government and non-government stakeholders. It means the important work commenced under the old National Strategic Plan 2014-2018 continues in order to prevent asbestos-related disease into the future.

ASEA will be in the exhibition hall during the National General Assembly 2019.

Comments wanted on Heavy Vehicle National Law Submissions have opened for a review of easy access to suitable routes under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).

The National Transport Commission on 13 June released an issues paper which summarises current access arrangements under the national law, and in WA and the NT, analyses those

arrangements outside the law, and seeks preliminary views on how that access can be improved.

Current problems with the existing national law include the cost of inefficient access, a prescriptive and inflexible decision-making framework, and limited risk controls, the commission said.

“Access is straightforward for many heavy vehicles, however operators of higher-productivity vehicles often need to apply for a permit, or operate under notice, which can result in delays and other costs,” Commission Chief Executive, Dr Gillian Miles, said.

These costs affect all Australian businesses and households.

“We also need to manage our road infrastructure effectively. We need to find the best way to make sure we allow heavy vehicles access wherever it is safe and sensible and, in doing so, make access decisions quickly, consistently and transparently.”

The deadline for comments in 16 August 2019, after which the commission will develop a regulatory impact statement for comment, before giving ministers recommendations in November 2020.

In late June the Commission plans to release issues papers about safe vehicles, and safe practices.

Tasmania to start container refund scheme The Tasmania Government has announced a container refund scheme will begin operating in the island state by 2022.

Most Australian jurisdictions now operate a container refund or container deposit scheme, where containers are left at designated locations or via reverse vending machines.

“The scheme will encourage positive, incentivised recycling and re-use behaviours, that will help reach our target of becoming the tidiest state by 2023,” Tasmanian Environment Minister Elise Archer said.

“Another benefit of a CRS is the ability to produce purer streams of recyclable materials, which are then turned into higher value, second life products with reduced levels of contamination – a move strongly supported by local government with enormous opportunities for local businesses.”

Local Government Association Tasmania welcomed the scheme, saying local councils have long called for action and leadership on waste and recycling.

“The announcement for the establishment of an expert reference group to support the CRS project is an important first step in the process,’ LGAT said.

“While it is noted there has been no budget allocation for the announced CRS, LGAT looks forward working collaboratively with the Government as they scope, design and plan for implementation of the CRS in consultation with our Members.”

LGAT understands the state government intends to release a state waste action plan by the end of this month.

The state government in 2018 commissioned a report to explore how the refund scheme would work. The government will now work on a detailed model and draft legislation, as well as consulting with the community, business and industry.

A tender will be developed for an organisation to run the scheme, once the legislation has passed parliament.

NGA Exhibitor profile – Japan Local Government Centre (CLAIR Sydney) The Japan Local Government Centre/CLAIR Sydney will again exhibit at the National General Assembly to showcase best practices used by Australian and Japanese local governments, and foster collaborations and ties between local governments in the two countries.

CLAIR Sydney is part of the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) a semi-government organisation created by all Japanese prefectures and municipalities and backed by the national government.

One of its goals is to network and establish connections with local government employees in Australia and both provide opportunities for Australian local governments to engage with Japan, such as through the annual Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar, and to provide information to Japanese prefectures and municipalities about best practice and policy in Australia.

CLAIR Sydney officials hope to share information about current challenges for local governments in Japan, and their best practice and policy in response to these challenges, so that Australian local councils may consider these approaches in their own planning and initiatives.

They also hope to encourage interest in Japan as part of the country’s broader strategy of fostering bilateral relations and encouraging inter-council dialogue.

The booth will also host tourism information on behalf of prefectures and municipalities in Japan, as Japan’s prefectures and municipalities are responsible for tourism promotion.

In addition, the booth will also advertise the 2019 Rugby World Cup hosted by Japan, Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and 2021 World Masters Games in Kansai.

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1.1 EMPLOYEE MOVEMENTS

New Staff:

Drafting Officer – Fixed Term – 13/06/2019

Data Migration Analyst (Project) – 1/07/2019

Staff Leaving:

Procurement Officer – Resignation - 7/06/2019

Project Officer – Resignation - 18/06/2019

Senior Business Analyst – Resignation - 28/06/2019

Tourist Coordinator – Resignation - 28/06/2019

Parks Project Officer – Retirement - 29/11/2019

Manager Economic Development and Advocacy – Resignation – 1/07/2019

Other Staff Movements (Internal):

Building Information Officer to Planning Services Information Officer – 15/07/2019

Leading Hand – Road Construction to Assistant Supervisor Maintenance – 4/06/2019

Manager Subdivision and A/Manager Property Services to Manager Property Services –

19/06/2019

Acting Coordinator Property Services to Coordinator Property Services 19/06/2019

Current Recruitment Activity:

Community Facilities Planning Coordinator –Recruitment Progressing

Digital Services Technician –Recruitment Progressing

Technical Officer Engineering Design – Recruitment Progressing

Administration Officer Property Maintenance - Recruitment Progressing

Arts Officer – Closes 17/06/2019

Administration Officer – Depot – Workplace Health & Safety – Closes 27/06/2019

Manager Economic Development and Advocacy – Closes 27/06/2019

Procurement Officer – Closes 24/06/2019

Parks Maintenance Operator –Closes 18/06/2019

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TECHNICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT ON OUTSTANDING MATTERS

ITEM REFERRING COMMITTEE COMMENTS

Ordinary Council Meeting of Monday, 11 March 2019: Matters for Referral – Cr M Silver “That the matter of residential parking be referred to the Technical Services Committee.”

Technical Services

Report to be presented at a future Technical Services Committee Meeting.

Ordinary Council Meeting of Monday, 11 March 2019: Matters for Referral – Cr C Wielinga “That the matter of the City’s dieback treatment regime be referred to the Technical Services Committee.”

Technical Services


Ordinary Council Meeting of Monday, 15 April 2019: Matters for Referral – Cr R Butterfield “That the matter of information stickers being placed on the inside of bin lids indicating the new recycling standards for the City be referred to the Technical Services Committee.”

Technical Services


Ordinary Council Meeting of Monday, 13 May 2019: Matters for Referral – Cr C Campbell “That the matter of the Parking Policy within the City of Armadale be referred to the City Strategy Committee.”

Technical Services

Report to be presented at a future City Strategy Committee Meeting.

Ordinary Council Meeting of Monday, 13 May 2019: Petition: A petition with 108 signatories was tabled by Cr Geary, the prayer of which reads as follows: “To stop the extension of Eighth Road to Powell Crescent and cutting down 20 trees.”

Technical Services

Report was presented at the 5 June 2019 Technical Services Committee Meeting (T39/6/29) and subsequently presented at the Ordinary Council Meeting of 10 June 2019.


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TECHNICAL SERVICES DIRECTORATE Works Program – June 2019 – August 2019

Department June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 Civil Works Construction

• Balannup Road (Reilly Road to Ranford Road) upgrade (continue)

• Church Avenue (Whitehead Street to Prospect Road) resurfacing

• O’Sullivan Drive (Cammillo Road to Ypres Road) resurfacing

• Tuck Street (full length) resurfacing • Fortunella Grove resurfacing • Lemon Grove (Fortunella Grove to house #7)

resurfacing • Railway Avenue Stage 1 (Lowanna Way to

Ryland Road) PSP (continue) • Gemsarna Crescent (full length) footpath • Notting Hill Drive (Mackie Road to Michael

Road) footpath • Michael Road (full length) footpath • Fourth Road (Commerce Avenue to Church

Avenue) streetscape

Construction • Balannup Road (Reilly Road to Ranford

Road) upgrade (continue) • Railway Avenue Stage 1 (Lowanna Way to

Ryland Road) PSP (continue)

Construction • Balannup Road (Reilly Road to Ranford

Road) upgrade (continue) • Railway Avenue Stage 1 (Lowanna Way to

Ryland Road) PSP (continue) • Fourth Road (Commerce Avenue to Church

Avenue) streetscape (continue)


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Department June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 Civil Works cont. Maintenance

• Routine maintenance as per program • Contract road sweeping • Road surface and pavement inspection and

cleaning • Drainage inspections and maintenance • Educting manholes • Swales and open drain maintenance • Balannup Drain maintenance • Weed spraying for compensating/retention

basins • Preventative maintenance on bridges • Vegetation control on paths and cycle ways • Footpath and kerbing repairs • Pavers – planned repairs • Kerbing and roundabout, inspections and

repairs • Planned rural road grading • Street signs cleaning and repairs

Maintenance – focusing on drainage and pothole repairs General: • Advisory signs • Basins • Bridges and culverts • Bus shelters • Car parks • Drainage – open and piped • Gross pollutant traps • Gullies • Kerbing • Malls • Manholes • Open V drains • Pathways; pathways defects • Pram ramps • Public access ways • Road surface; shoulders; verges • Roundabouts • Street furniture; street lighting; street signs

Maintenance – focusing on drainage and pothole repairs General: • Advisory signs • Basins • Bridges and culverts • Bus shelters • Car parks • Drainage – open and piped • Gross pollutant traps • Gullies • Kerbing • Malls • Manholes • Open V drains • Pathways; pathways defects • Pram ramps • Public access ways • Road surface; shoulders; verges • Roundabouts • Street furniture; street lighting; street signs


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Department June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 Engineering Design • Balannup Road – electrical and lighting

works assistance • Fourth Road – PM power undergrounding

and street lighting upgrade –road upgrade after complete

• Observation Circle – amend final design – confirm tree removal or retention

• Forrest Road upgrade – Eighth Road to Townley Street (MRRG) – finalise stages of PM electrical (lighting/power), coordinate with CW schedule

• Powell Crescent extension – awaiting authorisation to proceed

• Commercial access road – awaiting clearing permit, construction estimate

• Railway Centre – detailed design finalised, land acquisition queries

• Roleystone Community College – work with school to promote road safety

• Submit required line marking plans for road resurfacing projects

• Future works (Wungong) strategy investigation

• Five year plan – forward project planning • 2019/20 design program – project

confirmation

• Fourth Road – PM power undergrounding and street lighting upgrade –road upgrade after complete

• Observation Circle – amend final design – confirm tree removal or retention

• Forrest Road upgrade – Eighth Road to Townley Street (MRRG) – finalise WP application for UGP and coordinate with CW schedule

• Powell Crescent extension – Prestart and construction

• Commercial access road – awaiting clearing permit, construction estimate

• Railway Centre – detailed design finalised, land acquisition process

• Submit required line marking plans for road resurfacing projects


• Five year plan – forward project planning • 2019/20 design program – prioritise grant

projects • Blackspot design brief allocated to officers

• Fourth Road – PM power undergrounding and street lighting upgrade – set up for road upgrade after complete

• Observation Circle – schedule works • Forrest Road upgrade – Eighth Road to

Townley Street (MRRG) – PM electrical (lighting/power), coordinate with CW schedule

• Powell Crescent extension – supervise construction and electrical – practical completion and finalise

• Commercial access road – works schedule and consider methodology and delivery

• Railway Centre – PM land acq and clearing approval (detailed design complete)

• Submit required line marking plans for road resurfacing projects (cont.)


• Five year plan – forward project planning • 2019/20 design program – prioritise grant

projects • Design program – cost estimates and

constructability reviews requested


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Department June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 Parks - Development Design

• Various project RFQs • Various civil works design input • Wungong Urban Managed Aquifer

Recharge Scheme proposal • Newhaven POS drainage rectification

works, next priorities – Bedbrook, McPhail, Guerin & Sheaf Parks with Sub Eng

• Various drainage renewal works • Frye Park POS F strategy design • Flematti Park • Nicholson Road Stage 4 landscaping • Frye Park turf drainage system design

and contract documents • A14 POS CIL projects - design • Developer contribution signage design • Novelli Oval Sports Lighting design 50

Lux

Design • Various project RFQs • Various civil works design input • Wungong Urban Managed Aquifer

Recharge Scheme proposal • Various drainage renewal works • Frye Park POS F strategy design • Nicholson Road Stage 4 landscaping • A14 POS CIL projects - design • Developer contribution signage design • Novelli Oval Sports Lighting design 50

Lux • Newhaven POS drainage rectification


• Northerly Park Drainage & Landscape Community Engagement

Design • Various project RFQs • Various civil works design input • Wungong Urban Managed Aquifer

Recharge Scheme proposal • Various drainage renewal works • Frye Park POS F strategy design • Nicholson Road Stage 4 landscaping • A14 POS CIL projects - design • Developer contribution signage design • Newhaven POS drainage rectification


• Northerly Park Drainage & Landscape Community Engagement

Harrisdale/Piara Waters • Various landscape works submissions

under review • Various landscape works in pre-

handover period



handover period



handover period

Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority Area Works



Wungong • Various landscape works submissions

under review


under review


under review


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Department June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 Parks – Development cont.

Capital • Various capital works projects • Balannup Drain landscaping contract

admin second stage planting- Consolidation expires 13/09/2020

• Warton/ Skeet /Alex Wood landscaping contract admin

• Tredale Field playground upgrade • Rossiter Oval landscape upgrades • Master Planning Future Lighting Audits

(Creyk, Bob Blackburn, Reg Williams) • Armadale Town Hall landscaping • Armadale Entry Statement artwork

lighting • Whiteley Park drainage rectifications

stage 2 • Migrant Park upgrade stage 2 • Tredale Park upgrade



• Warton/ Skeet/ Alex Wood landscaping contract admin

• Rossiter Oval landscape upgrades • Armadale Entry Statement artwork


stage 2 • Migrant Park upgrade stage 2 • Tredale Park upgrade • Morgan Park soccer goals • Bryan Gell bore pump and headworks • Palomino SD Control System upgrade



• Warton & Alex Wood landscaping contract admin

• Rossiter Oval landscape upgrades • Armadale Entry Statement artwork


stage 2 • Migrant Park upgrade stage 2 • Bernice Hargrave bore • Bob Blackburn shade sail • Bob Blackburn boundary fencing • Bob Blackburn tank roof renewal

Parks Operations Maintenance • Contract landscape maintenance • Contract play space maintenance • Scheduled mowing and general

maintenance • Irrigation maintenance • Bushland maintenance and Capital

works • Civic precinct maintenance • Contract new estate maintenance • Contract streetscape maintenance • Customer requests (150-250/month) • Contract barbecue cleaning • Contract street tree maintenance –

reactive work only • Urban forest – no planting – ongoing

maintenance - watering depending on rainfall • Bridge and boardwalk upgrade

Maintenance • Contract landscape maintenance • Contract play space maintenance • Scheduled mowing and general



reactive work only • Urban forest – new planting – ongoing


Maintenance • Contract landscape maintenance • Contract play space maintenance • Scheduled mowing and general



reactive work only • Urban forest – new planting – ongoing



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Department June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 Environmental Services

Projects • Final of weed, vegetation and condition

mapping • Preparation of 2019 dieback scope • Bush Arts Trail • Environment website pages • Hazard Reduction Burn environmental

site assessments • Development of an Environmental

Management Framework including review of SoE report

• Development of Environmental Management Plan guidelines

• Fletcher Park upgrades • Carbon offset contract quotation and

award • Roley Pools capital items delivery (car

parks)

Projects • Finalisation of 2019 dieback scope • Streamcare expansion • Dieback Fact Sheet

Projects • Streamcare expansion

Friends Groups • BEWG Terms of Reference update • Bushcare Volunteers Manual update (in

review) • Annual work plans – preparation,

approval and follow up meeting • Volunteer group pages on the

Environment website • Botanical Wonders of Armadale Plenary • Greencard training • Mapping support for Garden Show • Grant application assistance • Trail opening Bungendore Park




Environment website • Mapping support for groups • Grant application acquittals and

assistance • Trail opening Bungendore Park




Environment website • Mapping support for groups • Grant application acquittals and

assistance


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Department June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 Environmental Services cont

Armadale Gosnell’s Landcare Group • Mosquito and water quality monitoring

Wungong river-contracted to SERCUL • Volunteer bookings • Business Plan data analysis, workshops,

meetings and drafting • Strategic Plan and MOU • Monthly administrative tasks • Riverbank acquittals • SALP Applications • STATE NRM Applications • SALP Acquittals • DSS Grant 2018 grant round not

successful • Business plan forecasting • Summer weed control complete • Meetings –Brixton Street Stakeholders -

Perth NRM grant Applicants meeting • Community Rivercare Program

Collaborative Arrangements Round 2

Armadale Gosnell’s Landcare Group • Planting Days School groups and School

Groups • State NRM applications • Community Rivercare project acquittals

Round 1 • Annual invoicing • AGLG staffing employment contracts

renewal • Community Rivercare grants invoicing

round 2 • Community planting event Araluen walk

trail with Roley bushcare • National Tree Planting Day 27 July

Wright Brook • School National Tree Planting Day

Willandra Primary School • AGLG staff Management meeting

Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group • Planting Groups:

o School groups o VWA Woodside teams o Harry Hunters (Wednesdays) o Community every weekend

• Ongoing winter weed control

Switch Your Thinking • Plastic Pirates Ahoy Young Re-inventor

of the • Reporting for Smart Cities and Suburbs

Switch Your Thinking • Planning for National Science Week

events

Switch Your Thinking • National Science Week events (approx.

20)


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Department June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 Property Services New Works

• Armadale Library works completed • Millman Way electrical upgrades –

proceeding • Armadale Bowling club scope being

finalised

New Works • Millman Way electrical upgrades –

proceeding • Proposed budget buildings discussed

and program confirmed

New Works • Armadale Bowling Club works

commence

Upgrade • Kelmscott Hall PC/defects period • Champion Centre and Seville Grove • Library progressing • Kandalama kindy being finalised • Kelmscott Hall finalized • Admin Centre Electrical

Upgrade • Champion Centre and Seville Grove

Library progressing • Proposed budget buildings discussed

and program confirmed • Springvale access construction • Orchard House layout modifications • Admin Centre Electrical

Upgrade • John Dunn improvements continuing • Champion Centre and Seville Grove

Library progressing • Admin Centre Electrical • Harold King Upgrade scope and costs

being finalized

Maintenance • Programmed maintenance works

continue in all of the City’s buildings and include: o Electrical Safety Program – testing and

tagging o Air conditioning maintenance –

monthly including a review of existing units

o Alarm change overs – domestic to commercial 4G units various sites due to Telstra changeover to NBN 70% complete

o Fire services – community facilities evacuation plans (stage 2 audit programme) – ongoing

o Asbestos register/monitoring – ongoing 2018/19 - 80% complete

• Armadale scout hall kitchen and bathroom renewal

• Bob Blackburn bathroom renewals • Anchor points and static lines to be

installed on the roof of the depot






o Fire services – community facilities evacuation plans (stage 2 audit programme) – ongoing

o Asbestos register/monitoring – ongoing 2018/19 - 80% complete

• Anchor points and static lines to be installed on the roofs of Main admin and lower 145

• Gutter cleans






o Fire services- fire extinguisher servicing and EMP for the Depo is underway

o Asbestos register/monitoring – ongoing 2019/20

• Gas servicing in all halls and building • Pest control • Annual back flow testing on water

meters with commercial kitchens • John Dunn Pavilion kitchen renewal


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Department June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 Subdivisional Development

Strategic Referrals • Cell G/16 Wungong SP • Anstey Road SP x 3 • City Centre • Narbethong Road • Park Home Road • Lot 9006 Reilly Road

Strategic Referrals • Cell G/16 Wungong SP • Anstey Road SP x 3 • City Centre • Narbethong Road • Park Home Road • Lot 9006 Reilly Road

Strategic Referrals • Cell G/16 Wungong SP • Anstey Road SP x 3 • City Centre • Narbethong Road • Park Home Park Road

Water Management • Cell H/17 Wungong • Anstey Road North • Wungong Cell G/16 • Lot 23 Eleventh • Lake Road Precinct A • Lake Road Precinct C • Narbethong Road • Cell D North • Lot 9006 Reilly Road

Water Management • Anstey Road North • Wungong Cell G/16 • Lake Road Precinct A • Lake Road Precinct C • Narbethong Road • Cell D North

Water Management • Anstey Road North • Wungong Cell G/16 • Lake Road Precinct A • Lake Road Precinct C • Narbethong Road • Cell D North

Civil Works Assessment • Lot 9550 Alex Wood • Lot 20 Eleventh Road • Lake Road Precinct A • Lot 16 Forrest • Sienna Wood Cell D 16A • Sienna Wood Cell F 15 • Riva Stage 4B • Lot 23 Eleventh Road

Civil Works Assessment • Lot 9550 Alex Wood • Lake Road Precinct A • Lot 16 Forrest • Sienna Wood Cell D 16A • Sienna Wood Cell F 15 • Riva Stage 4B • Lot 23 Eleventh Road

Civil Works Assessment • Lot 9550 Alex Wood • Lake Road Precinct A • Lot 16 Forrest • Sienna Wood Cell D 16A • Sienna Wood Cell F 15 • Riva Stage 4B

Civil Construction • Harrisdale Green small lots • Holland Park 3 C • Herron Park 28 • Springtime Stage 6 • Sienna Wood Neerigen Brook Works • Sienna Wood Phase 2 Earthworks



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COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT ON OUTSTANDING MATTERS

ITEM DEPT. ACTION/STATUS Roleystone Theatre Temporary Home (Matters for referral – Council Meeting 29 January 2019) That the matter of the Roleystone Theatre Temporary Home in relation to part 6 of Recommendation C37/12/18 be referred to the Community Services Committee.

Community Planning

Awaiting further information.

Homelessness in the Community (Matters for referral – Council Meeting 27 November 2017) That the matter of the growing number of homeless people and beggars within the City’s town centres be referred to the Community Services Committee. (Cr R Butterfield)

Community Development

Awaiting Councillor comment.

LIBRARY UPCOMING EVENTS - JUNE - JULY 2019

Name of Event Venue Date The Musical Mum: Baby Music Armadale Library 10 June, 10 – 10.45am

The Musical Mum: Baby Music Armadale Library 10 June, 11 – 11.45am

The Magic of Honey with Sharon Grieve Armadale Library 11 June, 2 – 3pm

The Musical Mum: Toddler Music Armadale Library 14 June, 10 – 10.45am

The Musical Mum: Early Childhood Music Armadale Library 14 June, 11 – 11.45am

Travel Blogging with Amanda Kendle Armadale Library 18 June, 6 – 7 pm

Massage for Dogs Armadale Library 28 June, 10.30 - 11.30am

Armadale Young Writers’ Award All CoA Libraries 1 – 30 June

Auras and Oracles with Judith K Armadale Library 5 July, 10.30 – 11.30am

Cartooning with Toonworld (5 – 8 year olds) Kelmscott Library 9 July, 1 – 2pm

Cartooning with Toonworld (9 – 12 year olds) Kelmscott Library 9 July, 2 – 3pm

Crafternoon Armadale Library 12 July, 2 – 3pm

Movie Morning at the Library – Paper Planes Kelmscott Library 13 July, 9.30 – 11.15am


LIBRARY UPCOMING EVENTS - JUNE - JULY 2019

Name of Event Venue Date Aboriginal Art Workshop Armadale Library 15 July, 1.30 – 3pm

Museum Explorers History House Museum 16 – 21 July – during business hours

Lego at the Library Armadale Library 17 July, 2 – 3pm

Rainbow Delights Kelmscott Library 19 July, 10.30 – 11.30am

Writing Dialogue with Marlish Glorie Armadale Library 27 July, 12.30 – 3.30pm

Exhibition The Show Must Go On: The Story of the Roleystone Theatre

History House Museum Until 30 September 2019

COMMUNITY DONATIONS APRIL 2019 Name Amount Donation Purpose Emily Holland $250.00 National Swimming Championships Jennifer Roughton $250.00 Mountain Bike National Championships Jarvis Sharp $250.00 BMX WA Nationals Olivia Dodds $250.00 Australian Little Athletics Championships MAY 2019 Name Amount Donation Purpose Daniel Johnston $250.00 Central Firebirds Baseball Nationals Tournament Kiena and Kyler Royce Dionisio $500.00 Australian Judo National Championships 2019 Courtney Dietrechsen $350.00 New Colombo Plan Brendon O'Byrne $350.00 Softball World Championships Anastasia Raimundo $350.00 Little Athletics WA Competition

Jamie Gill $250.00 BMX Australia Bad Boy 2019 National Championships

JUNE 2019 Name Amount Donation Purpose Kavya Ranaweera $350.00 International Athletics Competition


COMMUNITY PLANNING

COMMUNITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW Planning for community facilities and services in the City’s established and growth areas, involving; Social planning – Research and analysis of social infrastructure needs Community facilities planning Financial Modelling and managing external grants Aligning/coordinating internal and external stakeholders

COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLANNING PROJECT UPDATES PROJECT STATUS

Cross Park Cricket/Netball Pavilion

Australian Sports Commission Grant successful. $500,000 awarded.

Lease report considered in June and recommitted Construction scheduled for 2nd half of 2019

Forrestdale Hub Feasibility Study Underway, to be reported to Council in 2019 John Dunn Memorial Park – Challenge Park

Project in draft LTFP for 2022

Creyk Park Pavilion Upgrade Feasibility

Needs assessment underway

Roleystone Men’s Shed DA currently being considered by WAPC Lance Morgan Pavilion On hold pending review of leasing policy Roleystone Theatre Timing and funding currently being considered as part

of the budget review

Armadale Men’s Shed MRA have advised 30 June vacate date. Occupying old PCYC sheds for storage. Investigating options for temporary operation from

these sheds. Wungong Urban – community facilities

Wungong Urban Development Contribution Scheme currently under review.

Updated projects information will be provided to Council as part of LTFP review

Armadale Regional Recreation Reserve

Site investigation underway. Engagement with State Sporting Associations

progressing and final formal support to be provided by end of June.

Draft scope for basketball/netball feasibility study developed.

Draft scope for a regional level badminton facility being developed

Advocacy for State and Federal funding ongoing Wungong Cell F – Feasibility of the provision of a community center and library

Project due for completion by end of June. Anticipate a report to Council in mid-2019.


COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLANNING PROJECT UPDATES PROJECT STATUS

Harrisdale Library City has engaged leasing agent to negotiate arrangement with developer.

City liaising with developer to ensure 2021 delivery of library service.

Anticipate a status report to Council in mid-2019. Novelli Reserve Community Building, Floodlighting and Community Space

Scheduled for delivery in 2019/20

Standards of Provision and Community Infrastructure Plan

Review completed, to be presented to Council through a briefing in August 2019 prior to a report later in the year

Trails Network Plan Underway, to be reported to Council in 2019 Bedfordale Volunteer Bushfire Brigade

Feasibility into potential upgrades to current site or consideration of a new site underway

Stand Alone Facilities Master Planning

Project scoping underway.

Review of Master Plans Subject of a workshop with Councillors in August

SOCIAL PLANNING Social Planning Provides research and analysis for social infrastructure required by the City’s growing and rapidly changing communities.

Current projects: Research and analysis for Wungong community infrastructure requirements, timing for schools,

and social infrastructure. Engagements, research and analysis of the key social issues in Armadale being complied to

support investigation into Social Priorities Support for stakeholder engagements (Community Planning, Community Development,

Technical Services)


COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE EXTERNAL GRANTS SCHEDULE CURRENT EXTERNAL GRANTS SCHEDULE (as at 21/5/19)

Project Funding Source Grant Amount Sought($)

Grant Amount

Received($) Status

Indoor Aquatic Centre NSRF (National Stronger Regions

Fund) 10,000,000 10,000,000 Acquittal in progress

Seville Grove Library/Champion Centre Lotterywest 4,060,000 4,060,000 Grant being actively

managed

Cross Park Cricket and Netball Pavilion

National Local Sports Infrastructure

Grant 500,000 500,000 Grant approved in

December 2018.

Cross Park Cricket and Netball Pavilion DSR (CSRFF) 461,422 0 Unsuccessful

TOTALS 15,021,422 14,560,000


COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW The Community Development Department aims to build a safe, healthy and connected community through the facilitation of community programs and services. This includes four areas of focus: Places Activation Partnerships Community Engagement Capacity Building The Community Development Department comprises the following teams: Community Development Aboriginal Development Arts and Major Events Volunteer Services

YOUTH Artbeat Youth Fest The annual Art Beat Youth Festival took place on Saturday 18 May. There were representatives from the City, Headspace, the Public Transport Network, South Metro TAFE, Armadale Senior High School and Hope Community Services along with activities such as body glitter, an inflatable photo booth and arcade games. Entertainment was provided by the Artist Retail Collective who presented a vintage fashion show, African drumming, and Tobias who played the role of MC, DJ and performer. The service providers completed a survey at the commencement of the Festival and the average percentage of satisfaction with the event was 83%. 50% of service providers found partnering in the Artbeat Youth Fest to be valuable for their organisation, with the other 50% found partnering to be moderately valuable.


YOUTH (Continued) Kinetic Youth Engagement Program The Kinetic Youth Engagement Program was designed as a 12 month project commencing in November 2017 and concluding in February 2019. This was funded by a $10,000 Youth Engagement Grant from the Department of Communities and involved a core youth group of eleven young people aged 12 to 18 years old. The program was nominated for the 7 News Young Achiever Awards for which they were announced as a finalist.

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Armadale Early Years Network The City leads the Armadale Early Years Network which has welcomed a total of 12 new members this month including Bridging the Gap, the NDIS, the Department of Communities and The Salvation Army. The AEYN attended the Telethon Kids Institute (TKI) and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) on 29 May, in lieu of their formal bi-monthly meeting to learn more about services offered there to help families in the City. The group did tours of the new Discovery Centre at TKI and the oncology research area. The TKI leg of the tour was concluded by a presentation on Autism research from Professor Andrew Whitehouse, the Chief Research Officer for the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC).


CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (Continued) Several AEYN members also came together on 8 May to support the Armadale Community Family Centre (ACFC) in Seville Grove. The Centre is currently working with the ‘Art vs Depression’ team to create a wall mural. The event was also attended by Matt Keogh MP, Cr Smith and City officers, all of whom ‘took to the brushes’ and contributed their own artistic flair to the mural. Works are ongoing and the mural is expected to be fully completed prior to the end of July.

POSITIVE AGEING, ACCESS AND INCLUSION Positive Ageing sessions The City’s Positive Ageing Sessions for the month were held on 1 May on the topics of ‘Find Cancer Early’ and ‘Multicultural Understandings – Aged Care in a CALD community’. These sessions had 34 attendees and the evaluation question of whether the presentations increased their knowledge of the topics showed 56% strongly agreed, 34% agreed, 8% unsure and 2% disagreed. In an effort to increase understanding of different cultures and improve multicultural relationships, the second presentation changed from the normal formal presentation to be more of a discussion with people from multicultural backgrounds. Members of United In Diversity discussed with the audience how growing older in Thailand, Lebanon and India differs from Western Countries and pointed out the challenges they face in Australia as the needs of CALD communities in Aged Care may differ. Comments that were recorded on the evaluation forms included “CALD presentation was unusual but easy to comprehend” and “Very interesting and an eye opener”. The June Positive Ageing Session is on the topic ‘Scams, cyber safety and consumer rights’ the bookings of which is at capacity, indicating that this is priority topic for the older person.


POSITIVE AGEING, ACCESS AND INCLUSION Disability, Access and Inclusion The second Disability Access and Inclusion Reference Group meeting for 2019 was held at the Armadale District Hall to give members an opportunity to tour the facility with particular focus on the new accessible features. With the format of the group changing so service providers and community members are given the opportunity to attend a meeting before committing to ongoing membership the meeting saw a number of new faces including Representatives from Rise Network and People Who Care. The organisation (APM) who has been newly awarded the contract of Local Area Coordinators on 1 May for the Armadale area were invited to be guest speakers to explain their role as Local Area Coordinators (LACs) as well as Community Capacity Builders, a newly introduced role as part of the move from State to Federal Government. The group will next meet in August with Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre being the nominated location in the hope of encouraging more community members to join the group

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS The Community Engagement Project 2019 The City’s Growing our Community Engagement Project commenced on Friday 1 March 2019. This project is an element of the new approach to work according to evidence-based social priorities and is designed to gather information from residents across the City about their local neighbourhoods on an ongoing basis. The engagement seeks to find out what residents love about where they live and what the biggest social issues are that are taking place in each community. This information will then be combined with other data and feedback from service providers to inform a report to Council for the selection of the most important community priorities for the allocation of resources and influence effective and relevant change across the City. The online survey closed Saturday 18 May and the results of this project will be presented to Council in July 2019. City staff conducted ten face-to-face engagements and talked to over 464 people. A total of 929 surveys were collected both online and face-to-face. The team also conducted a Stakeholder Workshop in May to brainstorm social issues with service providers. Bedfordale Bush Markets, Bedfordale – Saturday 27 April 2019 Five members of the Community Development Team staffed a stall at the Bedfordale Bush Markets on 27 April at Bedfordale Hall. The team was able to engage with community members and stallholders of the monthly market in an extremely activated neighbourhood. 58 paper surveys were received and the team was able to have some in-depth conversations with residents. Respondents came from a diverse range of suburbs, including Bedfordale, Armadale South, Kelmscott East and Mount Nasura. The average age of respondents was 45-54.


COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS (continued) Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre, Seville Grove – Friday 3 May 2019 City Officers spent a morning at Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre on Friday 3 May to gain resident opinions from Seville Grove and surrounds. 23 responses were received, with the majority of people from Seville Grove, Mount Nasura, Roleystone and Brookdale. Harmony Festival, Harrisdale – Sunday 5 May 2019 City Officers staffed a stall at the Harmony Festival at Bakers House, Harrisdale on Sunday 5 May. Of the 102 responses received, 54 identified as culturally and linguistically diverse. The majority of respondents were from Harrisdale with some residents from Piara Waters, Armadale, Wungong, Seville Grove, Kelmscott, Hilbert, Mount Richon and Forrestdale. Stockland Shopping Centre, Harrisdale – Thursday 9 May 2019 City Officers attended Stockland Harrisdale Shopping Centre on Thursday 9 May. While engaging with the public in addition to undertaking daily tasks is difficult, the team did manage to gain 29 paper survey responses. Residents were extremely positive and responsive and enjoyed answering questions with the team. The majority of the participants were from Harrisdale and Piara Waters. Artbeat Youth Festival, Armadale – Saturday 18 May 2019 City Officers attended City of Armadale’s Artbeat Youth Festival on Saturday 18 May. The event drew young people to Jull Street Mall to engage with service providers and showcase youth talent in the district. 68 paper surveys and discussions were received. Those that stopped for a chat and completed a survey were offered a free coffee, pizza slice or soft drink from Artist Retail Collective. The aim of this engagement was to speak to young people and gain their view on the strengths and struggles of their suburb. Stakeholder Workshop, Brookdale – Wednesday 29 May 2019 The City hosted a Stakeholder Workshop in May to discuss social issues within specific suburbs. Service Providers brainstormed what is occurring within the community at suburb level, what is influencing these social issues (cause and risk factors), who is impacted by these social issues and what could change the story. Data collected will supplement the resident data collected to provide a picture of specific issues and needs by suburb.

VOLUNTEERING National Volunteers Week The City recognised National Volunteers Week with a production of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ performed by the Roleystone Theatre on Sunday 26 May in the Armadale District Hall. Volunteers were offered free tickets and there were also a limited number of ‘plus one’ tickets available for purchase.


VOLUNTEERING (Continued) Refreshments and pre-show snacks were provided and the event went off very smoothly, with the 55 people who attended thanking us and passing on their delight with the performance.

Volunteering workshops In June, the Armadale Volunteer Service is holding two capacity building workshops. On Monday 10 June, ‘Committees Unpacked’ will be held in the Armadale District Hall at 5.30pm, followed by ‘Finding Funding’ on Monday 17 June at 5.30pm, in the Armadale District Hall.

COMMUNITY SAFETY Community and youth presentations The City received a grant from the WA Police to support the SideEffect team to provide its synthetic drug education presentations. Currently, the team has delivered presentations to students in years seven through to 12 at Armadale Senior High School, Cecil Andrews College and Roleystone Community College. Surveys conducted prior to and at the conclusion of the presentations demonstrate that each student gained increased knowledge in the area, and a large proportion of students are willing to start a conversation with their parents about the dangers of drugs.

The SideEffect team will present to the Armadale Youth Network (5 June), Armadale Early Years Network (12 June), and a community presentation at Roleystone Hall (17 June). Additionally, two presentations to local football clubs are being organised for June, as well as two school presentations (Kelmscott Senior High School, and Harrisdale Senior High School), as are the remaining four community sessions.


ARTS AND MAJOR EVENTS (includes Community Art and Cultural Development) Minnawarra Art Awards The City combined the openings of the Armadale District Hall and the Minnawarra Art Awards recently resulting in a dual showcase of shared celebration whilst maximising the efficiency of Council resources.

The Art Awards comprised 115 artworks of 87 selected artists with almost 20% of exhibiting artists residing locally. For the second year, an exclusive curator floor talk was provided as a preview for the Armadale Society of Artists, providing a deeper understanding of the exhibition and artworks for the Society members that volunteer as invigilators across the duration of the exhibition. This contributes to a dialogue of the City working closely with local community groups whilst delivering high quality programs. It also allowed the guests to promote the exhibition and the experience through their social media.

“Diverse and exciting. Loved it.” Paul & Paula Baker, Mount Richon “A great addition to our home town!” Aart Plug “Terrific, so much talent to see.” P Bensley “Great hang and strong show, beautiful space” Jeremy Blank

Armadale Arts Festival A feature of the City’s Armadale Arts Festival program was the inaugural Armadale Arts Bush Trail which provides an excellent example of a community arts project run in conjunction with other City departments (Environment, Parks and Health Services) and producing results for the local community. Elaine Clocherty, a highly renowned land artist, was recruited to mentor two local artists, Renae Whyte and Elise Marshall. The three artists worked with local land care groups and schools to produce ten artworks for the trail that were presented in Armadale Settlers Common. The trail was very well received by the community, and qualitative research showed that around 75% of attendees came specifically for the arts bush trail and although they lived in the area, they had never been to Armadale Settlers Common. Many people were also pleased to see that there was a sealed route and that it was suitable for people with disabilities. The trail predominantly attracted older demographic as well as young families, with children being particularly excited to create their own stick bundles and contribute to the major artwork created by Elaine. Mother’s Day was busy with more than 100 people attending between 10am to 2pm. This is a day that programs are usually quiet in attendance; however two families specifically came down with picnics to have amongst the trail. A lady from one family said she’d been the day before and felt everyone needed to see it, so brought her family for the picnic. The other family was from Karrinyup, had seen it online and thought they’d make a day of it to explore and were pleased that they did.


ARTS AND MAJOR EVENTS (includes Community Art and Cultural Development)

One local resident attended the trail at least six times, each time with a different person as she posted about it and her friends keep asking her to take them. Additionally, impromptu artworks ‘appeared’ along the pathway, where children had been so inspired they had given it a go themselves. On numerous occasions parents were heard telling their children they will need to look in their own backyard together and have a go at creating something at home. Two home-schooled students took this to another level by organising their own land art event in their backyard and inviting other home-schooled students to join them. This will become an annual feature of the Armadale Arts Festival, with the intention of gaining funding to enable the project to expand and work towards a community driven model over the coming years. The community-run initiatives presented a number of repeat programs including release of anthology books by two local writing groups, the Heron Park Harmony Festival and Music in the Valley as well as promoting the regular arts workshops and activities that are run across the district. Additionally there were a few new programs presented including The Healing Arts series of events held at the Waterwheel Gallery that highlighted various art forms and their ability to heal. This was particularly successful with the committed group of volunteers eager to run it again next year.


ARTS AND MAJOR EVENTS (includes Community Art and Cultural Development) A record number of events sold out this year and around 7,150 people attended the various activities included the Armadale Arts Festival, this is what they said about it:

City Facebook Page: • “Thank you for the entertainment this month. I attended music bingo, which was good fun. High

tea, was delicious. Pub Choir was fantastic, we went to two of them. I do hope that it can continue. I had a great time and so much to choose from. Thank you.” Elaine Dunn

• “I enjoyed being part of Artbeat helping for my TAFE certificate. Thank you for the opportunity.” Kimmie Clark

Culture Counts Survey: • “A good variety of events and the bush trail photos look amazing!” Anonymous, Culture Counts • “Having events in my local area!” • “Even though I didn’t get to see enough there was a big variety of things to see and do” • “I was able to attend the free workshops, I am on a tight budget so would not have been able to

go if there was a cost.” • “Meeting so many people and working alongside the council to put on a great show.”

ABORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT


ABORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT (continued) Girls Academy This school term the Champion Centre has been running cultural programs with the students from the Girls Academy at Challis Primary School. The girls have been learning traditional dance with the Mungart Yongah Nyoongar dance group, have been making their own clap sticks, learning about Nyoongar culture and will be making their own tradition dresses and outfits for dance. The girls will be performing the dances they learn later in the year for NAIDOC For 15 years, the Girls Academy program has helped Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls realise their potential and make the most of their opportunities at school. We know that closing the gap in education outcomes will help close the gap in many other areas like health, employment, and life expectancy. Moorditj Djena The Moorditj Djena program is an Aboriginal community initiative initially funded by the National Partnership Agreement for ‘Closing the Gap’ in Indigenous Health Outcomes. Moorditj Djena has mobile clinics operating throughout the metropolitan area, the program partners with community, government and non- government agencies to reduce the prevalence of chronic disease, focusing on prevention and self-management of diabetes, and the risk of foot complications.”

The mobile clinic has been running from the Champion Centre for approximately 4 years now and has seen hundreds of clients from the Centre. The program runs once a month from the centre and also runs educational workshops for the community.

Mum’s & Bub’s Playgroup The weekly Mum’s and Bub’s Playgroup is one of the Indigenous Advancement Strategy programs, with the parents in the Playgroup participating in a “Skills for Life” workshop to help with understanding what documents are important to be kept in order and in a safe place particularly in the case of an emergency. They also found out how important it is to put power words in their resumes and how to help their older children with resumes.

Next week the Mindaroo Foundation for In-School employment service will visit and explain to the group how they can help with getting them back into the work force.


RECREATION SERVICES

RECREATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW The Recreation Services Team aims to build a safe, healthy and connected community through: Facility Management Capacity Building Health and Wellbeing Programs Service Delivery

RECREATION SERVICES OPERATIONAL UPDATE

ARMADALE FITNESS AND AQUATIC CENTRE (AFAC) Highlights AFAC was privileged to host the Leisure Institute

of Western Australia Aquatics (LIWA) earlier this month for their quarterly committee meeting. As the peak body for the aquatics industry in WA, the AFAC Team were proud to host and showcase the Centre to industry peers.

AFAC’s Lifeguard Team Leader is responsible for

overseeing and training a team of over 40 Lifeguards. Earlier this month the Lifeguard Team Leader held an in-house training session with a focus on spinal injury prevention. Spinal injury is the most common injury occurring in pools as swimmers dive into shallow water.

Membership Information Total memberships for May were 5,531. Approximately 73% of memberships were Full Access,

20% Aquatic only with the remaining being Fitness only. Enrolments Swim School enrolments are steadily increasing with total enrolments currently sitting at 1,121.


ARMADALE FITNESS AND AQUATIC CENTRE (AFAC) continued Bookings There were a total of 148 Centre bookings throughout May. 87% of these bookings were aquatic

bookings. Attendance Health Club attendance was 12,277 which included 458 member appraisals and programs being

conducted. Group Fitness attendance was 7,696 with a class average of 16 participants. Crèche attendance was 903 representing an average of 20 children per session. Total Centre attendance was 53,554 for the month of May with 47,776 visiting the aquatic area.

ARMADALE RECREATION CENTRE Membership Information Total memberships for the Armadale Recreation Centre for May 2019 decreased to 12 compared

to 134 for May 2018. This decrease can be attributed to Armadale Recreation Centre members transitioning to AFAC memberships.

Enrolments Court sports team enrolments for May 2019 increased to 16 compared to 12 for May 2018. Bookings Armadale Recreation Centre bookings for May 2019 decreased to 131 compared to 145 for May

2018.

Attendance Health Club attendance for May 2019 was 698 compared to 740 for May 2018. This was due to

Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre opening. Group Fitness attendance for May 2019 decreased to 389 compared to 773 for May 2018. This

was due to Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre opening and a reduction in number of Group Fitness Classes.

Court sports general attendance for May 2019 decreased to 430 compared to 936 for May 2018. Centre booking attendance for May 2019 increased to 4,451 compare to 3,817 for May 2018.

This can be attributed to a number of additional gymnastic bookings. Crèche attendance for May 2019 decreased to 123 compared to 133 for May 2018. Total centre attendance for May 2019 was 6,091 compared to 6,359 for May 2018.


CLUB DEVELOPMENT SpacetoCo Workshop – Agreement Holders The City facilitated a workshop on Wednesday 15 May, 2019 between the City’s ‘Exclusive Use Agreement’ holders and SpacetoCo. 22 attendees representing those organisations whom hold an agreement were educated by SpacetoCo on how they can best utilise their agreement space at times where the facility would normally be vacant. This creates opportunities for other community groups to utilise the space and the organisation to create passive revenue from hiring the otherwise unused space.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND RESERVES USAGE Total regular hire bookings for May 2019 were 271 compared to 206 for April 2019. This

increase can be attributed to the return of normal hire activities following the break many regular hirers take over the school holiday period.

Total seasonal hire bookings for May 2019 were 35 compared to 63 for April 2019. Total casual hire bookings for May 2019 were 99 compared to 101 for April 2019. Total active reserve bookings for May 2019 were 526 compared to 540 for April 2019. Total community facility usage rate for May 2019 was 931 bookings compared to 910 for April

2019.

RECREATION SERVICES MONTHLY STATISTICS – MAY 2019

Post workshop satisfaction results


RECREATION SERVICES MONTHLY STATISTICS – MAY 2019

SOCIAL MEDIA INSIGHTS – MAY 2019

Armadale Fitness & Aquatic Centre/Armadale Arena Facebook total page likes was 6,661 for

May 2019 compared to 2,135 for May 2018. Armadale Fitness & Aquatic Centre/Armadale Arena Facebook new page likes for May 2019

was 93 compared to 14 for May 2018. Armadale Fitness & Aquatic Centre/Armadale Arena Facebook reach for May 2019 was 122,146

compared to 18,453 for May 2018. The top performing post for the month reached 7,829 people.


LIBRARY AND HERITAGE SERVICES

LIBRARY AND HERITAGE SERVICES OVERVIEW The Library Services Department provides libraries for leisure, pleasure, inspiration and lifelong learning. Libraries Service Offering: Literacy Learning Creative, cultural Technology awareness, digital literacy

Heritage Services provides a connection to the City’s past and preserves the Districts memories. Heritage Service Offering: Museums Local History Family History Education and Research

LIBRARY STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS MAY 2019 The Library Department’s statistical performance indicators report for the month of May 2019. Seville Grove Library is closed for refurbishment until mid-2019. This closure will impact library statistics during that period.

Statistics May 2019 Armadale Kelmscott Seville Grove

Online

Hours of operation 297 219 CLOSED - Visitors (door counter) 21,874 9,388 CLOSED - New members 303 40 CLOSED - Current members 17,315 5,254 4420 - Issues (i.e. Loans) 12,904 6,914 CLOSED 2,501 Reference enquiries 2,071 1,109 CLOSED - Volunteers/hours -/- -/- CLOSED - PC sessions 2,356 643 CLOSED - Wi-Fi usage 2,498 373 CLOSED - Self-check loans 6,740 (45%) 2,000 (26%) CLOSED - Website/Catalogue visits - - CLOSED 3,570/3,417 Stock added/deleted 1,804/1,805 844/609 188/234 - Community engagement sessions/attendance

48/935 14/241 CLOSED -

Information Bulletin – Issue No. 10/2019 Page C-21 Information Items from the Community Services Directorate LIBRARY STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS MAY 2019 (continued)

LIBRARY ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSIONS 62 sessions, both regular and special were held during the month. A total of 1,176 people participated in these activities. In any month, regular sessions could include: story time, Baby Rhyme Time, school holiday programs, English conversation classes, reading & writing groups, computer training sessions, 3D printing workshops, games mornings and the Men’s Social Group. Special sessions could include: author talks, workshops, presentations, demonstrations, specialist programs, and community information sessions. A further 1,573 children, teachers, parents, or community members were reached through 18 external visits to schools, childcare centres, and community facilities or events.


EVENTS FOR ADULTS AND SENIORS Name: An evening with the Perth Male Voice Choir Presenter: Perth Male Voice Choir Date: 3 May 2019 Venue: Armadale Library No. Attending: 63 This event was undoubtedly one of the most successful held at Armadale Library in recent times with full capacity and tremendous interest from the public. The 25 strong choir plus pianist gave an outstanding performance which was well appreciated by the audience. Wine and cheese were served both before the performance and in the interval so guests were able to mingle with the performers. The event fostered a real spirit of community and many people expressed their gratitude to the City for making events such as this both frequent and free. Several elderly people said they always felt ‘safe and welcome’ at Library events which is an excellent outcome. The Choir has been invited back to perform at Seville Grove Library once it reopens. Name: Beeswax wraps with Karla Hooper Presenter: Karla Hooper Date: 7 May 2019 Venue: Armadale Library No. Attending: 35 ‘Earth Girl’ Karla Hooper gave an excellent demonstration on how to make environmentally friendly beeswax wraps as well as explaining how the finished product could be used in a variety of ways. Using an electric fry pan and iron, Karla spoke of 7 different ways to make the wraps and invited guests to examine various samples. Many took the opportunity to buy starter equipment so they could experiment for themselves. Karla will provide electronic notes with step by step instructions for those who attended. Another event which demonstrates the demand from the community for practical, simple ways that to follow sustainable practices. Name: Creating characters that readers love (Armadale Arts Festival event) Presenter: Natasha Lester Date: 11 May 2019 Venue: Armadale Library No. Attending: 35 Bestselling author Natasha Lester gave an excellent workshop for writers on how to create a character ‘that readers will love’. In simple to follow point form, Natasha explained that it is essential in most cases that readers like and empathise with the main character. That character should show goals and aspirations and be made to ‘struggle and suffer’ before reaching them. The audience asked many questions and took copious notes, with many expressing how the workshop would be very instructive to their writing.


EVENTS FOR ADULTS AND SENIORS (continued) After a tea break, Natasha changed to traditional “author talk” mode, speaking about her latest book ‘The French Photographer’. Many attendees purchased her books to be signed and stayed behind to chat with the author. A very successful event which appealed to writers and readers alike. Name: Lost Perth with Richard Offen (Armadale Arts Festival event) Presenter: Richard Offen Date: 13 May 2019 Venue: Armadale Library No. Attending: 51 Well known historian and author Richard Offen gave a truly fascinating talk on some of the buildings and events that have now been lost to us. Richard’s presentation showed some of the images of his latest book ‘Lost Perth’, some of which the more elderly in the audience could recognise. Lost buildings included the St John’s church (the first in Perth), Josie’s cottage, and the Viking Building. Richard is a natural storyteller and amused the audience with readings from newspaper clippings of the time – many showing outrage at ‘moral transgressions’ such as skinny dipping in the Dalkieth Hot Pool. Many people chose to buy a signed copy of Richard’s book and reminisce about times gone by. An entertaining and amusing session. Name: The Importance of Diversity in Literature (Armadale Arts Festival event) Presenter: Moderator Cate Sutherland (Fremantle Press) with Yuot Alaak, Rafeif Ismail & Scott-Patrick Mitchell Date: 17 May 2019 Venue: Armadale Library No. Attending 21 An enlightening, thought proving and enjoyable talk about the importance of diversity in literature. Cate Sutherland, an editor at Fremantle Press lead the discussion with guests, Yuot Alaak, Rafeif Ismail and Scott-Patrick Mitchell, who shared their story and the difficulties they have had to face to get to where they are as writers, and why it is so important to have varied voices heard. Education leads to knowledge leads to understanding. The book Meet Me at the Intersection is an anthology of short fiction, memoir and poetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ or living with disability. Rafeif Ismail is a contributor to the book. Meet Me at the Intersection was available for purchase and signing.


EVENTS FOR ADULTS AND SENIORS (continued) Name: Freedom of Information Presenter: Renae Carcione Date: 21 May 2019 Venue: Armadale Library No. Attending: 15 This talk was held during Library and Information week 2019 and provided an overview of Freedom of Information in a Local Government context. Tips were provided on how to access your personal information, applying for non-personal information, when access is not appropriate, and what types of documents may be exempt from disclosure. A small but engaged group gathered for this informative session and left with a better understanding of FOI. There were many questions, with a couple of people staying behind to ask questions relevant to specific situations. Name: Real, pretend and in between: writing historical fantasy (Armadale Arts Festival event) Presenter: Juliet Marillier Date: 25 May 2019 Venue: Armadale Library No. Attending: 27 During this two hour workshop Juliet Marillier discussed the rules for writing historical fantasy fiction and, how to find the perfect balance of history, mythology, and pure imagination. This was a valuable session to our community of aspiring writers and readers of fantasy fiction, particularly so as Juliet Marillier rarely gives public talks. Participants were loaded with information, invited to write a story, and then share their written work with the audience. A selection of Juliet’s books was available for purchase and signing.


EVENTS FOR ADULTS AND SENIORS (continued) Name: What am I throwing Away Presenter: Robyn Brown – Waste is my Resource Date: 28 May 2019 Venue: Armadale Library No. Attending: 37 This was a practical look at our rubbish. A typical week’s worth of household rubbish was on show for discussion about how to reduce waste and avoid single use plastic. Robyn Brown from Waste is My Resource has a wealth of knowledge in both practical solutions and resourceful information. A copy of her notes was made available to participants. This session is the first of two sessions supported by Switch Your Thinking.

EVENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND TEENS Topic: Bilingual Storytime Presenters: Renate Haubner, Sarala Sambandan, Jenny Du, Martina Mullerova Dates: 10, 17, 24, 31 May 2019 Venue: Armadale & Kelmscott Libraries No. Attending: 29 Comments: A series of bilingual storytimes delivered at Armadale and Kelmscott Libraries aimed to share other languages and celebrate different cultures with families of young children. The sessions were suitable for everyone – families who speak more than one language, a little English, or those who would like to learn about other languages and cultures. Each presenter shared some information about their home country and showed items such as traditional costumes, maps and pictures. Songs and stories were shared in both English and the showcased language, finishing off with a craft activity. Languages included German, Tamil, Mandarin and Czech. These sessions promoted harmony, diversity and inclusion to young children. There is potential to repeat the sessions at regular storytime, as part of Harmony Week celebrations, school holiday programs or at an external venue such as a school or shopping centre. Bilingual storytimes in other languages will also be explored.


EVENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND TEENS (continued) Topic: Armadale Young Writers’ Awards – Writing Workshops Presenter: Mark Greenwood Dates: Saturday 4 May Venue: Armadale Library No. Attending: 46 students Comments: The Armadale Young Writers’ Awards will be launched on 1 June 2019, to encourage local students in Years 3-12 that reside or attend school in the City of Armadale to enter a creative writing competition. This is the ninth year of the Awards. Local author Mark Greenwood conducted three writing workshops at Armadale Library to encourage students to enter the competition sharing his writing knowledge and expertise. He has over twenty published books both fiction and non-fiction and is an award winning author. His book The Happiness Box with illustrator Andrew McLean is shortlisted for the Eve Pownall Award for non-fiction in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards 2019. Mark is well known internationally as a ‘history hunter’ for his books about Australia’s history and the depth of research he undertakes. The workshops were very well attended by home school students as well as students from a wide range of schools using this opportunity to inspire their writing and meet a published author! Entry forms for the competition and flyers advertising the workshops were mailed to eligible library members and promoted in the libraries. Schools have also received promotional materials for the competition and workshops. Feedback from students was positive and they found the workshops most helpful with their writing experience. Hopefully there will be some great entries from our local students in this year’s Awards.

Year 3 & 4 Workshop High School Workshop


EVENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND TEENS (continued) Name: National Simultaneous Storytime – Alpacas with Maracas Date: Wednesday 22 May 2018 Venue: Armadale Library Presenters: Jenny Ramshaw & Rita Lennon No. Attending: 25 children and 17 adults National Simultaneous Storytime held during Library and Information Week is an annual campaign that aims to encourage more young Australians to read and enjoy books. Now in its 19th successful year it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event promoting the value of reading and literacy. The featured book was Alpacas with Maracas written and illustrated by Matt Cosgrove. Everyone had their maracas ready to shake along with Macca and Al as they found their groove. ‘Old MacDonald had a band’ was sung, with the children very much in tune with their musical instruments. Everyone had a Chicka chicka cha cha cha and a Ticka ticka ta ta ta of a time! This lively tale invited much conversation and laughter. The book was read at thousands of locations around Australia and New Zealand including libraries, bookshops, schools, playgroups and childcare centres. Songs were sung, the book was read and the children enjoyed creating an alpaca paper bag puppet. Riverdale Childcare brought along a group of children for the session.


EVENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND TEENS (continued) Name: Designing Characters (Armadale Arts Festival event) Presenter: Gabriel Evans Date: 18 May 2019 Venue: Armadale Library No. Attending 36 Gabriel is a local children’s illustrator and author based in Western Australia. He has illustrated over 20 books and delivered an inspiring illustration workshop as part of the Armadale Arts Festival. An enthusiastic group of children joined Gabriel for an energetic and creative afternoon designing picture book characters and developing stories for them. He talked about his career as an illustrator and demonstrated various techniques for character design, creating illustrations and fun ways to develop ideas. Participants had many opportunities to try their hand at drawing and to ask questions.

OTHER LIBRARY MATTERS OF INTEREST Implementation of the Western Australian Public Libraries Strategy has commenced with the development of a new tiered model for public library service delivery across WA the initial priority. A framework for this model was endorsed at WALGA State Council in May. The intention is to move to the new Tiered Framework from 1 July 2019. The framework contains three tiers primarily based on population and capacity of a local government. Local governments may move between tiers on an annual basis if local circumstances change. Standards will align with the Guidelines, Standards and Outcome Measures for Australian Public Libraries Further work is required on the repurposing of existing capital State Government funding and its accounting treatment to enable a transition of stock ownership and the introduction of grants. For the City of Armadale and its libraries there are very few changes foreseen as a result of implementing the tiered model.


HERITAGE STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS – MAY 2019

Heritage Department Year to date statistics July – May 2019 2018 Visitor Numbers: The number of visitors to History House Museum, Bert Tyler Vintage Machinery Museum and the Birtwistle Local Studies Library

3,569 3,981

Education Programs: The number of students and teachers interacted with through the Museum’s Australian Curriculum based education programs, both incursions and excursions, as well as the Museum in a Box (MiaB) program .

2,456 2,415

Public Programs: The number of people attending talks, workshops, exhibition openings, school holiday programs, presentations and other events.

556 613

Reference and Research: The number of reference enquiries responded to, or major research undertaken in response to all public enquiries received (volunteer hours may assist with the research).

609 510

Volunteer Hours: The number of volunteer hours spent on customer service, data entry, conservation tasks, family history assistance, oral history recording and transcribing and other duties.

2,865 3,256

The visitor numbers, (to the Museum in particular), correlate to the current temporary exhibition and any official opening or public programs associated with the exhibitions. The number of students and teachers interacted with in the Education program is dependent upon the school year, with some months being more popular, depending on curriculum and timetabling.

BIRTWISTLE LOCAL STUDIES LIBRARY- PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Oral history project – Roleystone Theatre Interviews were recorded with 10 past and present members of the Roleystone Theatre group.

Visit - Jarrahdale Heritage Society committee members Two visitors from the Society investigated how family history memoirs are made available in the BLSL. They were especially interested in the Birtwistle Wiki and how it has been expanded to include the St Mary in the Valley Kelmscott Cemetery records.

St Mary in the Valley Kelmscott Cemetery Conservation Group A second draft of the St Mary in the Valley policies and guideline document was sent by the National Trust. The Group has found the report unsatisfactory with respect to several incorrect records that originate from an inadequately researched history of the cemetery.

Committee volunteer, Colleen Fancote, has been adding grave details to the BLSL Wiki’s cemetery database.


BIRTWISTLE LOCAL STUDIES LIBRARY- PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES (Continued) Research requests Research requests in the Local Studies Library during May included:

Information on the old Kelmscott Kindergarten’s dome building, demolished in the 1990s. Kingsley Primary school seeking any images or documents about the history of the school, for

an upcoming 50th anniversary fete. Information sought on the Eighth Rd extension and Daleline Drive-In. Information sought on Mrs Tom Norrish and ‘The Homestead’ in Armadale. Richon / Marian Vineyard information Armadale Football Club images 1920s - 1960s for history project. Family history enquiry for information about John Stewart, worked for Thomas Buckingham Jnr Tom Norrish and the Homestead in Armadale Aboriginal family history The Buckingham school Enquiry re Roleystone WW2 enlistees History of the people associated with Lake Jandakot Contour Channel images for research report William Williams of the 21st Regiment Roleystone District High School year books Clarification of the name of the Pries House in Kelmscott. State Library Awards for innovation The BLSL’s Our contribution wiki was nominated for the Award but was sadly not successful. Donations Several donations have been received into the BLSL collection:

• George Francis Hicks photos for Wiki • Updated version of biography of George Vidgen & Eveline Cross from Phil Cross • Berry family photos and certificates

Birtwistle Family History Group 16 people attended this meeting on 30 May for the group’s annual ‘Show and Tell’ program where each member tells the meeting all about an item they treasure. Oral History Two new interviews took place in May, with sculptor Andrew Kay and former military nurse Jean Harrison. Scanner BLSL took possession of a new A3 flatbed scanner, which provides better compatibility with modern computers, and faster and clearer scans.


HISTORY HOUSE MUSEUM – COLLECTION AND DONATIONS Collection Management Two new volunteers are currently being trained by the curator in how to digitise the collection. Their main tasks are to take digital promotion shots of the collection, redo any catalogue photographs that are not up to standard and to prepare the promotional shots for upload to an appropriate website that will promote the collection. Volunteers are also assisting the curator in transferring the museum’s document collection to more appropriate storage conditions. As this collection has grown the existing storage system was no longer appropriate. The new system will ensure the document collection is safely and securely stored and also improves its physical accessibility. Donations History House has accepted a donation of material from the Kelmscott branch of the Country Women’s Association that recently folded. The curator and Birtwistle Local Studies Library volunteer Kim Fletcher visited Jean Harrison who grew up in Armadale before embarking on a very successful career as a nurse with the Royal Australian Air Force. Kim Fletcher interviewed Jean about her career and her experiences as a nurse during the Vietnam War. Jean donated a digital copy of a recruitment flyer that she featured in from the 1980s. This material will feature in the new permanent display at the museum that explores the districts relationship with world conflicts.

HISTORY HOUSE MUSEUM – EXHIBITIONS Roleystone Theatre The exhibition The Show Must Go On: The Story of the Roleystone Theatre opened on May 7 at 4pm and was attended by 40 people. The president of the Roleystone Theatre Bree Hartley said a few words about the Roleystone Theatre and thanked the City of Armadale for putting the exhibition on. Elders’ Voices Barking Wolf is in the process of editing the videos of the elders as they talk about life in Armadale and their personal and family successes and stories. A cabinet for the touch screen is being costed at the moment and there is a plan to work with the Champion Centre to get the cabinet decorated.

HISTORY HOUSE MUSEUM – EDUCATION PROGRAMS Museum in Box Seven boxes were borrowed during May and were accessed by 270 children and staff. The next stage for MiaB is to review the boxes and look at other themes which are curriculum relevant. Excursions Two schools visited the museum for the Our Pioneers program. Willandra Primary school came on 8 May with 72 children and 12 adults and Byford John Calvin School came on 24 May with 20 children and five adults.


HISTORY HOUSE MUSEUM – EDUCATION PROGRAMS Incursions The Armadale Education Support Unit was visited on 2 May to deliver the At Times of War talk. The presentation was given to 50 children from years 7-12 and 15 adults. The talk was well received and the kids were fantastic and got into the spirit of the interactive play. Westfield Park Primary School was visited on 30 May to give a presentation based on Our Pioneers and Old Time Games. The Education Officer will be looking at making up marketing material advising schools that a mixture of presentations for incursions and excursions is possible – e.g. combining Our Pioneers and Anzacs in one session.

OTHER HISTORY HOUSE MUSEUM MATTERS OF INTEREST Armadale Arts Festival History House ran two successful events during the festival, in addition to the opening of The Show Must Go On. The events were the Musical Bingo on Tuesday May 7 at 10am and The Vintage Record Night on Friday May 10 at 6pm. Musical Bingo – 10 people attended the musical bingo session. The feedback was positive and a repeat session will be held during Seniors’ Week later in the year. Vintage Record Night – 24 people attended this paid event and had a very enjoyable evening. The curator played eight songs and provided a story about each one. Wine and cheese was provided for the guests. Armadale Historians History House hosted a meeting of the Armadale Historians on May 27 and the curator gave a short presentation on the museum’s activities and some of the current trends occurring in the museum industry.


RANGER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

RANGER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES OVERVIEW The Ranger and Emergency Services Team aims to build a safe and connected community through: Animal care, control and licensing Fire prevention and Emergency Management Education and enforcement of State and Local law Awareness, education and support

ANIMAL CONTROL Dogs Ranger Services received two hundred and fifty six (256) requests for assistance during the report period. The primary focus of Ranger Services is managing the response to the community for requests for service. Cats Since the implementation of the Cat Act 2011 (WA), all domestic cats within the City have to be micro chipped, registered and sterilised. As the Cat Act was implemented to deal with feral cats, the Rangers have a trapping program with our community. If a member of the public has an issue with an unidentified cat, we will arrange for trapping to occur. If a cat is found to be owned, we will do everything to attempt to get the cat home before we impound it. Ranger Services received one hundred and five (105) requests for assistance during this report period.

VEHICLES Parking Parking restrictions, education and enforcement are ongoing for our City Centre and schools. Since school returned for this year we have identified that parking issues are starting to increase in Harrisdale and Piara Waters areas. We have been working with our engineering team to provide the community with suitable solutions to the parking enquiries we are receiving. These issues are due to the community members not being aware of the parking laws to deal with parking on a footpath, parking close to an intersection, parking to cause obstruction (especially in alleyways, small streets at the rear of properties in cottage block area's) and other general offences. Ranger Service attended to 200 matters relating to the unlawful parking of vehicles during this report period.

LITTER Ranger Services have received a number of complaints, from concerned members of the community, regarding household rubbish being deposited onto reserves and road verges throughout the district. Keeping roadsides, reserves and other areas litter free is a major focus of the City of Armadale and Rangers are continuously identifying and infringing litter offenders.


FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES Prevention There were 271 enquires relating to fire during the report period; these matters were principally related to reports of fire hazards on private property.

RANGER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES STATISTICS – MAY 2019


RANGER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES STATISTICS – MAY 2019

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