Who is Quintessentially Cockburn? ✨ Save on water bills 💦 New berths for boaties ⚓ & more
Soundings eNews MAY 2022 | View this in your browser
New online 'one stop shop' for City of Cockburn news
We've launched a dedicated spot on our website called 'Latest News' where you can access media releases, official media statements, our Weekly News Wraps, find out more about major City projects and events, and more! It's also home to a fresh new segment called Quintessentially Cockburn — featuring stories on some of Cockburn's unique, iconic personalities.
Instantly recognisable by her trademark smile and larger than life personality, Marissa Verma is the founder and owner of successful Aboriginal business Bindi Bindi Dreaming, based right here in Cockburn. Read Marissa's story in our new online feature, Quintessentially Cockburn.
An Extraordinary Election to fill the Councillor vacancy in the City of Cockburn’s East ward will be determined by postal vote on Friday 8 July. The single vacancy is the result of the resignation of former East ward Councillor Chamonix Terblanche.
People on the electoral roll in the City’s East ward suburbs of Atwell, Aubin Grove, Banjup, Hammond Park, Jandakot, Leeming, Success and Treeby are eligible to vote in the non-compulsory election. Enrol to vote by 19 May.
The City officially opened the new Frankland Park Sports and Community Facility late last month. Located in Hammond Park, the space includes two full size AFL ovals, a baseball batting cage, clubrooms, changerooms, community activity spaces, toilets and a 150 bay carpark. It will serve as a homeground for Hammond Park JFC and Braves Baseball Club.
The City, with the Water Corporation, offers $250 - $500 subsidies for residents to fund improving their verges by laying mulch and planting native flora. Not only does it look spectacular, it creates a habitat for native birds and can save you money on your water bill. The program is open from 15 May - 30 September.
A 35m geotextile sand container (GSC) seawall has been buried in the dunes in front of Rollinson Road at C.Y. O’Connor Beach. The GSC will allow for more stable dunes to establish, reducing sand blowing into the nearby park and covering cycle paths. The City will revegetate and rehabilitate the dunes once the seawall is installed.
The GSC will complement the modular engineered fringing reef installed offshore and act as a backstop to severe storm erosion. This project is part-funded by CoastWest and the City of Cockburn.
The City welcomed recent news of the $4.3b investment to deliver a dry-dock facility at the Australian Marine Complex (AMC) in Henderson. The dry-dock will enable the construction, maintenance and preservation of large naval vessels in Australia and support an even stronger commercial shipbuilding and sustainment market in WA. Work will start in 2023 and initial operations will commence in 2028.
Stage 3 of the Port Coogee Marina expansion is progressing well, with some new berths opening in July 2022. All concrete floating jetties and supporting piles are installed for the 69 new marina berths. Modules for the 90m timber boardwalks and jarrah decking are under construction. The gatehouses are delayed due to shipping, so we aim to open two of the three jetties from July and will be able to accept some new boaties from our waitlists. In the meantime, the contractors will finish the last jetty, loading platform and second gatehouse.
The City aspires to become carbon neutral and transition to a zero-emissions vehicle fleet. A new report outlines how we could produce green hydrogen power for our heavy waste trucks.
In a joint $580k project with Transport WA, City of Cockburn Mayor Logan Howlett and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti MLA have officially opened a shared path helping reduce car trips and congestion near Hope Road, Bibra Lake. The kilometre-long path extends from the shared path on Bibra Drive along Hope Road to connect with the Kwinana Freeway principal shared path.
