City e-News August 2018

City Centre Structure Plan

Following extensive stakeholder and public consultation on the City's Draft Armadale Strategic Metropolitan City Centre Structure Plan and Design Guidelines, the final Plan and the Business Case demonstrating how valuable redevelopment of the railway will be to the future economy of the City, will be presented to Council in August.

During the public consultation period (from May to June), the City spoke to over 500 people across two public consultation days at the two City Centre shopping centres. The City also made several presentations to government stakeholders including the Metronet team and the Department for Transport, Planning, Lands and Heritage and presented to Armadale youth, to gauge the opinions of the City's younger generation. In total the City received over 80 submissions on the Plan.

Undergrounding (or elevating) the railway line at Armadale would be a once in a lifetime opportunity to free-up space at ground level to enable the creation of a Town Centre above the train station.

If the State Government can underground the railway line at Armadale train station, a piazza can be built on top that will connect to Jull Street Mall and new development that will facilitate the expansion of retail, entertainment and office space in the City Centre to accommodate the needs of our growing community.

This is important for the future of Armadale and the South-East growth corridor (one of the fastest growing in the country) which is expected to add a further 200,000 people in the coming 20 to 25 years.

The Armadale City Centre will be one of the main centres for employment in the region and its expansion is critical.

Visit the City's website for more information.

Rossiter Pavilion now open!

The second of nine significant shared community recreation precincts to open over the next 14 years was officially declared open during a ribbon cutting ceremony last month.

The new $7.3 million Rossiter Pavilion and Playing Field, located adjacent to the Aspiri Primary School boasts a main hall including a large kitchen, a club room with a kitchen and dual serveries, a multi-purpose room with indoor and outdoor play and kitchenette, a meeting room, four change rooms, storage areas, two referee change rooms, two universal toilets including a shower, a large viewing area, spectator tiered seating and parking.

The facility is home to the Piara Waters Junior Football Club, and is now available for community bookings.

Contact 9394 5000 for more information or email info@armadale.wa.gov.au.

Armadale Aspire

After some incredible outcomes from the 2017 pilot, the 2018 Armadale Aspire Youth Career Development Program is now in full swing with 32 local year 10 students participating.

This year the City has partnered with eight local high schools and five local businesses to deliver the Program, modelled on the Kwinana Industry Council's award-winning iProjects.

Students have the chance to participate in a series of career-development workshops and industry excursions, and the opportunity to meet potential employers.

This year the seven week program also features an entrepreneur's day with a special session conducted by Perth entrepreneur and founder of Greenbatch, Darren Lomman.

Budding young artists' work on show

Aspiring young artists will showcase their creative works at the City’s annual Outside the Frame Art Awards.

The exhibition is a platform for students in years 11 and 12 from across the Perth metropolitan region to showcase their work. It will feature works in various mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, digital media/photography and mixed media.

Don’t miss viewing this exhibition which fosters the emerging young talent we have in our region.

Outside the Frame Art Awards will be open to the public from Saturday 11 to Sunday 19 August, between 11am and 4pm each day at Rossiter Pavilion, Tuberose Road, Piara Waters.

Kilt up for the fun run in Armadale

Sunday 9 September | 8.30am - 4.30pm
Minnawarra Park, Armadale

It's on again! The Armadale Highland Gathering and the Perth Kilt Run will be held on Sunday 9 September in the heart of Armadale at Minnawarra Park. The run will commence at 8.30am, followed by the Gathering celebrating all things Scottish.

The event is the only one of its kind in Western Australia, with runners donning a kilt to compete for novelty prizes on the day - the Perth Kilt Run features a choice of 2.5km and 5km fun run routes.

Attracting 20,000 people last year, the event features a Clan village, Medieval Fair, meet and greet with Scottish dogs, live entertainment, traditional Scottish food vendors, a tavern boasting a variety of Scottish treats, and pipe band, highland dancing and strongman competitions throughout the day.

Expressions of interest for the Perth Kilt Run are now being taken via the website at www.perthkiltrun.com.au - there’s a small registration fee of $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for youth and kids less than 12 years are free, with part proceeds donated to local charities.

To keep up to date on the event, subscribe to the eNewsletter through the website, or follow the event via the City of Armadale Facebook page.

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