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16 June 2016
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Q&A DEBATE TUESDAY 28 JUNE AT TWO ROCKS
In the lead up to the July 2 Federal Government election, the Sun City News with wonderful co-operation from the major candidates for the seat of Pearce has organised a ‘Q&A style Town Hall Meeting’ in Two Rocks. The meeting will be held at the Phil Renkin Centre, Lisford Avenue, Two Rocks starting at 6.30pm sharp. Christian Porter (Liberal Party, Lee-Anne Miles (Greens) and Thomas French (Labor) will be attending to answer questions from a media panel and the community. This ‘Q&A style meeting’ is a first for the region allowing local residents to meet the candidates, ask them questions and press the flesh At the conclusion of the meeting there will be coffee and tea with the candidates and you will have an opportunity to cast your ‘button vote’ on who you think won the debate. NOTE: The meeting will start at 6.30pm sharp, we appreciate your promptness.
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Your letters and emails . . . SOLD
I placed my ad in the Sun City News on 2 June 2016, we received an enquiry on that day. We sold the spa the next day. Thank you so much Sun City News, who needs Gumtree! Doug Paling, via email.
Free range eggs
Australian consumers looking to buy eggs will find supermarket shelves bare for at least the next couple of months, as
retailers struggle to implement even the woefully inadequate protections of the new ‘free range’ regulations.
Consumer affairs ministers around the country have agreed that factory farms can still call their products free range up to a density of 10,000 hens per hectare – allowing each bird just one square metre of space. Even this minimal new standard has apparently proven difficult for producers to meet, proving that ‘free range’ was always just
a marketing slogan. The Model Code of Practice, published by the CSIRO, which set the limit at 1,500 hens per hectare, is apparently just a joke to the egg industry.
confined to a short, miserable life, a male chick has been killed by gassing, suffocation or being minced alive, as male babies are considered the ‘waste products’ of this industry.
Rail to Yanchep
Australians are already struggling with a barrage of misleading and vague labels on eggs, including ‘barn laid’, ‘free to roam’ and ‘cage-free’, all of which tell the consumer little about how the chickens were actually farmed. And let’s not forget that for each hen
Don’t be fooled by cynical marketing slogans. The best way to save chickens and other animals from suffering for eggs, meat and dairy products is to go vegan today.
Stray trolleys
Desmond Bellamy, PETA. Byron Bay, NSW.
I have faith in the private sector for the railway project but none in government. Mat Annear, via Facebook.
As many have said before, the coin system is the best way to go. You cannot rely on people to just do the right thing. They apparently don’t have time to walk five metres to the trolley bay. Society is lazy, so make them pay for it!
UXOs and UXBs concerns
Last week, I was listening to 6PR and I was absolutely blown away by what I was hearing. Department of Defence sent letters to Bullsbrooks residents advising bores were being tested for toxic chemicals used during training exercises at Pearce RAAF base. The chemicals, PFOS and PFOA can cause cancer in people and animals, as proved in laboratory testing. National Toxic Networks, Dr M. Lloyd-Smith told Gary Adshead, residents near contaminated sites have been warned not to eat fresh eggs or home grown vegetables amidst fears the contaminants have leached into bore water. You can read the full version on 6pr.com, it makes for scary reading and listening. You can also read the full explanation of what PFOS and PFOA is on the EPA website. I am very worried about the development in the sand dunes around Two Rocks. We do not know what chemicals were in the UXOs and UXBs, so we don’t know what we are breathing in the fine sand particles that the moving of the sand is creating. The other thing is that there isn’t any official monitoring or supervision or any logical plan as to what plan is in place should any UXO or UXB is encountered. This region is so littered with UXOs and UXB’s that the fire fighters are not allowed to enter the area. I am aware that the supervision of the Defence Force Special Branch SES is required. Who will take responsibility when things go belly up? The City of Wanneroo has no idea what is going on. Martina Thomas, Two Rocks.
Opinionated
Yes, the Sun City News has never been afraid to express an opinion and get the community talking - That’s our objective. Since day one, as a local and independent newspaper we have always provided the community with the opportunity to express their comments or viewpoint. We don’t profess to be award-winning qualified journalists bound by corporate domination, we are community reporters that try to provide the best local news coverage possible, both in the newspaper and online. Annual polling over the past five years has shown that the Sun City News is the region’s most popular local newspaper, so I guess we are doing something right. Terry Loftus, Editor, Sun City News.
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Moorpark homes saved At a special meeting held behind closed doors at the City of Wanneroo lasted less than two minutes as the council unanimously agreed to purchase at least four blocks they rezoned from ‘road reserve’ to residential without realising the consequences to existing landowners affected by their previous decision. The council authorised the Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Simms, to negotiate with Primewest and Yanchep Beach Joint Venture to ‘effect the actions recommended in the report’ and present a report once the negotiations have been concluded. The council, for reasons unknown, have kept all details related to this issue out of the public eye - The Sun City News is aware that the City of Wanneroo denied the Member for Butler, John Quigley’s Freedom of Information application about this issue without any explanation. Several City of Wanneroo residents are questioning Mayor Tracey Roberts’ quotes of an ‘open and fully accountable council’. At 4.30pm, Thursday afternoon, there is a meeting with the affected residents and City of Wanneroo officers to explain their actions - Each property has different issues due to previous fully approved council plans that do not work with the newer approved Stage 2 plan for this estate.
Serious allegation of threat See page 6
Vacancies at record high The number of rental properties available in Yanchep and Two Rocks is at an all time record high - At the start of this week, there were 438 rentals available in Yanchep and another 244 in Two Rocks. Rents have dropped by over $100 per week, for a four bedroom, two bath rental, and it’s taking between up to six months, and more to fill empty properties. In early May, REIWA reported the number of properties available to rent in Perth was nearly three times above what is considered to be the long-term average. REIWA president Hayden Groves said: “We are seeing rents fall, they will perhaps fall for the remainder of 2016 by a very small margin and that’s mainly because our population growth has changed so dramatically. Tenants certainly have the rental market in their favour.” Activity remained slow across the Perth property market, with sales volumes down 40 per cent from the December quarter to the March quarter. The $520,000 median house price for the first three months of 2016 is down 3.7 per cent from the final quarter of 2015. Mr Groves said part of the fall in the median house price was due to a spike of activity in the lower end of the market.
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Local art competition and exhibition The Sun City Artists’ Association are holding their fifth annual Art Competition and Exhibition. The art competition has four different categories, painting, craft, photography and sculpture, and is open to everyone over 16 years old. This year cash prizes are being awarded to the winners.
Entry forms are avail from the Downstairs Gallery at Two Rocks Shopping Centre and must be submitted by Friday 19 August.
This art competition and exhibition has grown and grown over the past five years and a record number of entries are expected this year.
The art exhibition will start Saturday 3 September, and finish on Saturday 17 September.
All enquiries should be directed to Helen on 9577 1495 or Dot on 9561 1187. Follow the Sun City News for full coverage of the upcoming activities.
Getting the job done
The Chittering/Gingin Volunteer Ambulance Centre know only too well that without local community support in so many ways, this community service would not survive. With that said, the annual Gingin British Car Day drew a diverse, happy and relaxed crowd who were eager to purchase delicious fresh local vegetables and fruit from Ambulance Centre’s fundraising stall which was a complete sell out. The Level 2 officers provided free blood pressure and blood sugar level checks for young and old; this was popular stall. The Chittering/Gingin Volunteer Ambulance Centre would like to thank all the generous donations they received to sell at their stall. The local Ambulance Service needs support to help you to help them, to provide the ambulance service that St John pride themselves on - Can an ambulance get close to your house? Are trees blocking access to your home/property? These are vital considerations for all regional home owners as time spent accessing your house can be critical to the health of yourself or your loved ones. The Ambulance Service is asking home owners to trim overhanging tree branches and if elderly members of the community are unable to do so, contact your local Lions Club - they may be happy to assist. Every rural property within the Chittering and Gingin Shire is allocated a Landgate Rural Road Number for the purpose of aiding emergency services within our community - Please use these numbers and not your Lot Number when you call for an ambulance. Many ambulances are dispatched and spend unnecessary time delays in finding properties due to inaccurate location information. If you don’t know/have a number, contact the Shire and they will be happy to assist you. After all that, maybe you could see yourself as a Volunteer Ambulance Officer or joining St John in another volunteer capacity. They are holding a recruitment drive and would love to hear from people who have a desire to volunteer within their community; would like to meet and work with like-minded people and receive training and join in monthly get-togethers with the two local sub-centres. Watch out in your letterbox over the coming weeks for further information regarding this rewarding volunteering role.
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Proposed caravan park to be conservation reserve The Minister for Planning, Donna Faragher, has amended the Shire of Gingin’s request for a Tourist Zone and Parks and Recreation Reserve to Special Use Zone (Caravan Park) at Hopkins Road, Lancelin, and declared the area will be a conservation reserve.
Over the past 12 months this issue has caused plenty of angst in the small seaside town of Lancelin - There have been a number of Facebook pages running a ‘battle of words and threats’ including debate about a $10 million contribution towards the proposed caravan park.
The Lancelin Tourist Park Support group on Facebook expressed disappointment at the decision.
If you would like to attend the Yanchep seminar On Wednesday 29 July, contact Bethanie on 131 151 to book your place.
Shire of Gingin said they would continue to work with government agencies to identify a suitable site for a tourist accommodation park/caravan park.
Ratepayers will be given the option to register for the system and then receive their rates bills via MyPost Digital Mailbox. Bills and payments will be conveniently available in the same place and
residents can also set up payment reminders through the system. The Digital Mailbox also allows users to archive all bills and access them again at any time in one location. It is a free, secure service and will allow the City to use less paper and postage making it a much more environmentally friendly option. Sign up now at digitalmailbox.auspost.com.au
The seminar will be presented by Michelle Harris with the theme being ‘Staying Connected – Living with Memory Loss’. Michelle has worked closely with people living with a cognitive disability and dementia, including those at home, in residential care and in hospitals. One of the favourite aspects of her job is being able to change perceptions of ageing to maximise quality of life. She regularly participates in talks and events to raise awareness of dementia and staying well.
Another group of ratepayers, ‘Save Our Back Beach’, campaigned against developing the area into a caravan park because they felt it was not suitable for further development. The Lancelin Coastal Plains CoastCare group welcomed the news on its Facebook page.
Ratepayers given electronic option This year, the City of Wanneroo is introducing an electronic delivery option for residents to receive their annual rates bills.
Dementia seminar
Bethanie Beachside Lifestyle Village is hosting a free seminar on dementia and memory loss for seniors and their families.
Meeting date changed
Due to the City of Wanneroo Mayor, Tracey Roberts, and Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Simms, attending the Australian Local Government Association 2016 National General Assembly in Canberra, the Tuesday 21 June council meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday 28 June.
Vandalism at shops
The toilets at the Two Rocks Shopping Centre have been vandalised a number of times over the past couple of weeks. If anyone has any information about this criminal matter, call the Yanchep police on 9562 9333. The Sun City News understand CCTV cameras are being considered to help apprehend and charge the offender(s).
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Serious allegations of threats A Yanchep landowner and ex-police officer, has made serious allegations about a City of Wanneroo manager for ‘threatening and telling numerous untruths’ in relation to a planning application submitted to the council for consideration. The Sun City News understands this conversation was witnessed by at least one other City of Wanneroo senior staffer. The allegation relates to being told ‘you will never get your application approved by the City of Wanneroo whilst I’m the person who approves these applications’. Another allegation relates to a report that was supposedly sent to the WA State Department of Health for assessment, when it was alleged the report never existed. Finally, another mystery relates to the same City of Wanneroo officer ignoring a directive from the WA Department of Health regarding the planning application.
The Sun City News understands the City of Wanneroo investigation into the allegations/ complaint is being questioned about its thoroughness and independence. The City of Wanneroo officer at the centre of these allegations, prior to starting work at Wanneroo council was allegedly involved in a number of ‘issues’ at his previous employment at an adjoining Local Government Authority. It would appear the only way to ‘get to the truth’ about these serious allegations is to have the Department of Local Government, Corruption and Crime Commission or the WA Ombudsmen’s Office conduct an open and independent investigation where all parties from both sides of this dispute must provide their evidence under oath. Anything less could be seen as the City of Wanneroo going back to the ‘Wanneroo Inc’ dark days of questionable actions, decisions and unfairness.
Perth councils vote on equal appeal rights for controversial planning decisions Perth councils will vote on whether to unite for the right to appeal planning decisions made by unelected panels, installed by the state to facilitate suburban infill.
“Together we can prevail and get a good planning system in place, instead of one that takes control from the community and its elected members,” she said.
Development Assessment Panels (DAP) of ‘industry experts’, set up by the government in 2011, now decide the fate of the bulk of Perth developments worth more than $2 million.
Mayor Hipkins said WA was the last state to adopt the DAP system and Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland had all now changed their systems to a ministerial call-in for projects of state significance.
At the moment, councils and communities have no recourse to oppose a DAP decision aside from the extremely expensive Supreme Court, only developers can lodge State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) appeals. The WA Local Government Association (WALGA) will use its upcoming annual general meeting to vote on whether to lobby for a law change to enable councils to appeal through the SAT as well.
WALGA research, presented by former Local Government Planning Association president, Ian MacRae, at a public forum, said average decision times had blown out from 76 days in 2011, to 95 in 2015. The research showed up to two-thirds of development applications, that would formerly have been dealt with by council staffers, were now going through full DAP.
Subiaco Councillor Julie Matheson, introducing the motion, is hoping WALGA will adopt the same position the City of Nedlands did recently of its own accord.
There has been a 20 per cent rise in development application fees to pay for the experts’ time. Planning Minister Donna Faragher said there was no plan to abolish DAPs.
Mayor Max Hipkins, himself a town planner and architect, raised the issue in Nedlands.
Ten days ago, the Sun City News attempted to contact City of Wanneroo Mayor, Tracey Roberts, about this initiative - At the time of going to press no response had been received.
Ms Matheson said she will write to WA councillors to seek support before the August 3 WALGA meeting.
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Students in Wonderland
of time, patience and dedication. Each and every student involved should feel extremely proud of what they have achieved. “So many staff, students and parents volunteered from the Irene McCormack community investing a huge amount of time and effort, and worked together to create something very worthwhile and of an extremely high standard, making it a wonderful community event.”
The long awaited Irene McCormack Catholic College production of Wonderland hit the stage last month. Actors, dancers, musicians and singers came together to showcase the 11 months of hard work they had put into the show. Wonderland’s entry into the Catholic Performing Arts Festival has been justifiably awarded a Certificate of Merit.
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Students from Brighton Catholic Primary School and Alkimos Primary School watched the matinee, and experienced a meet and greet after the show. The smiles on their faces indicated they loved watching the show as much as the students loved performing it.
The Sun City News welcomes your school news and photos - Email your article and photos to news@ suncitynews.com.au or call 9561 2500 during office hours.
Head of Performing Arts at the College, Kylie Malam, said: “A show like Wonderland takes an extreme amount
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Queens of Yanchep A group of women living in the Yanchep region have come together to create a multi-generational, multicultural group support network free of judgement, have fun and meet new people.
The group is planning regular meetings doing various activities and outings. They are currently planning to meet twice a month, during the day to do various activities and once monthly at night to let their hair down and have some fun, all locally, supporting businesses in the area. If you would like more details or considering joining these wonderful ladies, call Sarah on 0425 154 094 or email queensofyanchep@gmail.com
In only a few weeks, over 500 people have joined their facebook page: www.
facebook.com/Queensofyanchep/, check it out for yourself.
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Local successful business Yanchep Cabinets is a family owned and operated business established in 2001 in Yanchep. With the retirement of Norm in 2013, son, Jason and wife, Melanie, took over the family business. Jason has been involved in the cabinet making industry for over 22 years. Yanchep Cabinets has trained three local apprentices with their third Jack, still being employed. Work carried out by Yanchep Cabinets ranges from small projects to large residential and commercial fitouts, kitchens, laundries, bathrooms, offices, entertainment units and specialised furniture. The main line of work is ‘kitchen renos’, Jason can provide everything from design and plans to organising trades such as electricians and plumbers.
Being a small local business, Jason oversees all of these aspects and provides personalised ‘one-on-one’ service.
Jason said: “This is why we only need to advertise locally, word of mouth is our main advertising.”
No design or feature is too complex for Yanchep Cabinets to achieve and all work is at a high standard.
Yanchep Cabinets also stock a large range of solid timber for those special unique projects.
Beach access closed until safe The City of Wanneroo’s Director of Assets, Harminder Singh, said: “The worst beach erosion appears to be located adjacent to the Sovereign Drive beach access staircase resulting in the exposure of the structure’s foundations, damage to the adjacent fencing and unsafe access to the beach due to the a significant drop from the end of the stairs. “The staircase and platform are structurally sound as they are founded into bedrock, however due to the unsafe access to the beach the area will remain closed to the public until natural processes during the calm weather build the beach area back up to safe levels.
The City of Wanneroo have closed off beach access at the Sovereign Drive Sceptre Court stairs. After two significant storms and large swells, twice over the past four weeks, the beach has been completely washed away. Prior to the storm in May, the City of Wanneroo was monitoring this beach
on a quarterly basis to track long term shoreline movement. The area was inspected again by the City of Wanneroo’s Project Manager on 30 May 2016, and a post storm survey will be undertaken shortly in order to better quantify the extent of erosion associated with the storm event and compare this with photographic monitoring data.
Appointments call Donna on
9561 6336 or 0403 768 933 4 Foreshore Vista,Yanchep
“In the longer term, this staircase will need to be removed and relocated as part of the coastal management options described in the coastal engineering consultancy report presented to Council at its meeting on 21 July 2015.” With Durrs Track closed, many surfers are now using this beach access to get to the surf beach, north of Two Rocks.
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Boat facilities improvements
Boat launching and retrieval waiting times during peak periods at Two Rocks Marina will be reduced with the recent completion of a new 18 metre landing pontoon. Department of Transport (DoT) Director Project Delivery, Cameron Smith, said the new 18 metre pontoon, located 75 metres north of the recently expanded boat ramp, would be primarily used for passenger drop off and pick up but also as a temporary vessel holding area for the local volunteer marine rescue group. Earlier this year DoT completed a $1.2 million staged upgrade of the launch facilities at Two Rocks nearly tripling the number of marked bays at the facility increasing from 38 to 99 and doubling its launching capacity by widening the ramp to accommodate two distinct lanes.
Dose of dorin
Guilderton facilities
The Shire of Gingin is to receive more than $200,000 to upgrade recreational boating facilities at the Guilderton foreshore. The two part project will see the installation of a central finger jetty and the upgrade of the car parking facilities at the Guilderton Foreshore boat launching facility. The Guilderton finger jetty will assist in the launching and retrieval of boats at the boat ramp and is one of 20 projects to share in almost $1.5 million in State Government funding to improve boating facilities under the Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme.
BBQ missing Approximately two weeks ago a barbecue was stolen from the Genesis Cancer Lodge in Two Rocks. The barbecue was donated to the Lodge when the facility was established to accommodation country patients who need to be in Perth for their cancer treatments.
Photo: Two Rocks’ new pontoon under If by any chance someone has turned up at your house with a brand new barbecue construction, last week.
but no proof of purchase you might want to ask about where it came from and return it before the CCTV footage from the house reveals the identity of the thieves. The people who did this must have had access to a ute to take the barbecue away, several people were involved. Can you help?
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Public Notice For Sale by Public Tender – Abandoned Vehicles The Shire of Gingin hereby notifies its intent to dispose of the following vehicles, which have been abandoned in the Shire, by public tender:
1993 White Nissan Pathfinder Wagon - unregistered 1999 Silver Mitsubishi Lancer GLI - unregistered 1997 Green Ford Festiva - unregistered 1996 White Jeep Grand Cherokee Wagon - unregistered 1994 White Mitsubishi Van - unregistered
Vehicles are offered on an ‘as is, where is’ basis. Viewing can be arranged by contacting Ranger Services on (08) 9575 5140 during office hours (8.00am-4.00pm). All tenders must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Tender Abandoned Vehicle” and must identify the vehicle being tendered for. Tenders must be either delivered in person to the Shire of Gingin or posted to the Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Gingin, 7 Brockman Street, Gingin WA 6503. Any tender not placed in the tender box at the Shire of Gingin by 4.00pm on Wednesday 29 June 2016 will not be accepted.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Planning and Development Act 2005
Shire of Gingin Public Notice of Planning Proposal The Shire of Gingin has received an application to use and/or develop land for the following purpose and public comments are invited: Lot No: 3686 Airfield Road, Bambun Proposal: Animal Husbandry Intensive (Poultry Meat Production) Proposed Poultry Shed Plans and documents setting out and explaining the proposal can be viewed on the Shire’s website www.gingin.wa.gov.au, or alternatively at the Shire of Gingin’s Administration Office, 7 Brockman Street, Gingin or Lancelin Office, Vins Way, Lancelin.
No tenders will necessarily be accepted and canvassing of Councillors or Shire employees will automatically disqualify the tenderer.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer in writing by 4.00pm on Friday 22 June 2016. All enquiries regarding this proposal should be made to the Shire’s Manager Statutory Planning.
Jeremy Edwards CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Jeremy Edwards CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Meetings and Events Your guide of local things to do, places to go and community activities
Friday 17 June Purple Bra Day
Thursday 30 June Speed Queens
Many morning teas and fundraisers are held across the country, raising funds to provide support to breast cancer sufferers. If you are organising any activity or event, please email to news@suncitynews.com.au
Queens of Yanchep are holding a ‘Speed Queens’ night at Yanchep Sports & Social Club, starting at 7.00pm.
Monday 11 July RSL Meeting
Sunday 19 June SUNDAY SESSION
Yanchep Two Rocks RSL monthly meeting at Yanchep Sports & Social Club, starting at 11.00am.
Sunday Session featuring ‘What Katy Did’ 4.30pm to 7.30pm at the Yanchep Sports & Social Club. Great meals from the bistro and drinks at bar prices. Everyone welcome.
Thursday 14 July CWA meeting
Tuesday 21 June General Health and Wellness Forum Queens of Yanchep are holding a ‘General Health & Wellness Forum’ at Yanchep Community Centre starting at 1pm.
Wednesday 22 June ‘Bag it’ Film & Discussion Watch ‘Bag It’, a touching film focusing on the effects of plastic on our oceans, environment and bodies, 6.30pm at Yanchep Community Centre.
Sunday 26 June Yanchep Markets The Yanchep Monthly Markets will be held at the Yanchep Sports & Social Club, 81 Yanchep Beach Road, start at 8.00am to 2.00pm.
‘Yanchep and Districts Country Women’s Association’s monthly meeting will be held at the Phil Renkin Centre, Two Rocks, starting at 9.30am. All welcome. Call Clare on 9561 2905 for more information.
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Tuesday 28 June 6.30pm @ Phil Renkin Centre
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16 June 2016
On the council agenda . . . The City of Wanneroo council meeting scheduled for 21 June, has been changed to Tuesday 28 June, to accommodate the Mayor and CEO attending the annual Australia Local Government Association conference in Canberra.
The council will consider a Picnic Cove concept design to replace the former picnic area at the northern end of Yanchep Lagoon that has been incorporated into the new Surf Club facility currently under construction. The council received 56 submissions and suggestions on what the community want at this facility.
There are a couple of important reports related to local issues in the 600 plus page agenda.
In a report about transportable buildings being located at Yanchep Sports Club - The report details a tender process and discussions with the club about this venture.
The Yanchep City Centre Activity Structure Plan, which is one of the biggest new commercial centre in Western Australia, covering 106 hectares of commercial development including a university, hospital, Joondalup City size shopping precinct, cultural centre, sports centre, and rail connection to Perth CBD is the vital development for creating local employment opportunities will be considered by the council for endorsing.
The council budgeted nearly $300,000 to create these additional facilities at the sports club land, and called tenders to construct and install the facilities - This project arose from the closure of Capricorn House, last year. The council received seven tenders ranging in quotes from $173,450 to $336,435.
Through the consultation process, both Mains Road WA and Department of Transport did not support the Structure Plan - Each government department listed 14 concerns with the plan. City of Wanneroo ‘noted’ their comments and made ‘No modification’ to the plan - The Sun City News expects the Structure Plan to be supported unanimously by the council.
In an undated letter from the Yanchep Sports and Social Club board, signed by two board committee members it stated ‘the Board of the Yanchep Sports and Social Club voted against having demountable buildings in the club grounds. The decision has not been made lightly and it is mainly due to the Members themselves having not been informed and canvassed for
SPORTS RESULTS Robson 36, B Hicks 35. NTP: J GOLF McNeill, B Johnson. Longest putt: Guilderton GC M Schmiedte. Best 2nd shot: M Wed 11 May - Scroungers: M Wetherly, B Johnson. Schmiedte 20, B Hardeman 16, M Wed 1 June - Scroungers: P Cope, R Prince 15. Longest putt: M Flavell 21, B Hicks, A Gault 15, B Cope. NTP: M Schmiedte, T Button. Hardeman, B Brandis 13. NTP: M Best 2nd shot: D Roxburgh. Schmiedte, A Gault. Longest putt: Sat 14 May - Par: A Wetherly +3, A Gault, B Hicks. Best 2nd shot: P P Rouse +1, P Flavell 0, B Hicks Flavell. -1. NTPin: A Wetherly, M Wetherly. Sat 4 June - Par: B Gault +5, M Longest putt: P Flavell. Best 2nd Schmiedte +1, A Gault, P Flavell 0. shot: P Flavell. Best 3rd shot: P NTP: R Gault, T Gault, A Wetherly. Flavell. Longest putt: B Hicks, B Gault, M Wed 18 May - Scroungers: M Cope Schmiedte. 17, B Watson 16, M Schmiedte 15.
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NTP: R Prince. Longest putt: R Prince, D Roxburgh. Best 2nd shot: A Wetherly. Wed 25 May - Scroungers: R Prince 21, R Prince 19, P Flavell 15. NTP: R Prince. Best 2nd shot: D Roxburgh. Sat 28 May - Stableford: M Wetherly 38, R Prince 37, G
their opinion appropriately. We would also find it near impossible to police them 24/7 and are very worried about problems with people damaging our AAA rated bowling lawns’. The report notes the council has spent over $6,500 on this project to date. The council is expected to unanimously support administration recommendations including transferring the unexpended funds of $292,465 from this project to Strategic Projects/ Initiatives Reserve. The council will consider one report behind closed doors - The report is titled: ‘Authority to sign confidential event contractual agreement’. No further details or information has been supplied.
Shire of Gingin meeting
The Shire of Gingin’s June monthly council meeting will be held on Tuesday 21 June, starting at 3.00pm, in the Council Chambers, 7 Brockman Street, Gingin. Agendas are available online Friday afternoon.
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12noon, Saturday 25 June
Collecting Stories & Telling Tales City of Wanneroo is ‘Collecting Stories & Telling Tales’ to commemorate Wanneroo and surrounding region’s rich history. North Coast Ward councillor, Natalie Sangali alerted the Sun City News to this important project. ‘Collecting Stories & Telling Tales is asking people who have lived in the region, including Yanchep Two Rocks, Quinns Rocks and especially our regional suburbs of Carabooda, Nowergup and Neerabup to submit their story ‘Memories of Wanneroo’. There are ‘Memories of Wanneroo’ cards at Two Rocks library and the Sun City News has a few cards - Can all older, long time City of Wanneroo residents please collect a card and jot down their story of work, play and traditions from past years. Originally, the City of Wanneroo wanted these cards back by 10 June, but the deadline has been extended to 24 June. If you want to contribute to the rich diversity that has been part of the development of the City of Wanneroo, please get involved. Without your involvement, the history of this region will be forgotten. Between 24 June and 23 July, the ‘Collecting Stories & Telling Tales’ Memory Cards will be on exhibition at Wanneroo Gallery at the Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre at 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo.
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16 June 2016
Redhawks finals race hots up next three games all against teams fighting for fifth spot, are extremely vital and should produce some fierce competitive football.
Denis Heaney After a week off for the Foundation day long weekend, the Redhawks in a game dominated by defences of both sides the Redhawks finally went down to Roleystone by 25 points at Oldham Park on Saturday, however they have managed to hold their place in the top five and keep their final five hopes well and truly alive.
The game next Saturday against Coolbellup, at home, gives the Redhawks an opportunity to consolidate their position in the race for fifth spot and the club looks forward to as many spectators as possible getting to Oldham Park to support the local team.
In fine football conditions the home side trailed by one goal at quarter time and had reduced this margin to a solitary point at the long break. The stage was set for an exciting second half as goals had been at a premium with only 10 goals being scored in total in the first half. Little changed in the third quarter with Roleystone kicking only two goals while holding the Redhawks scoreless. This left the Redhawks trailing by 15 points as they went into the final quarter. While this did not seem an
impossible task due to the low scoring nature of the game the task was not going to be easy and so it turned out with Roleystone kicking three goals to the Redhawks single goal to run out 25 point victors. Although the loss was disappointing the home side showed that they are not far
behind the second placed Roleystone in ability and only a slight improvement will see them competitive against teams higher on the ladder. As the season has reached the half way mark with all teams having played each other the race for the final fifth place on the ladder has intensified.
The Redhawks are currently in fifth place half a game and 11 per cent in front of sixth place, Safety Bay, with ninth placed Coolbellup a further game and half back. This all means that there are five teams separated by two games all with similar percentages, so the Redhawks’
While looking at the WAAFL website during the week, I discovered that Yanchep’s Tom Butler is third on the competition goal kickers list and Aaron Wiggins is third on list of disposals gained. These figures indicate that both have performed creditably in the season to date. To use an old football saying, ‘the team has its future in its own hands’ and the next three weeks may well decide the teams chance of playing final round football this season.