City e-News June 2019

Community Scorecard Results

Thank you to our residents who recently completed our biannual Community Scorecard Survey. Your feedback has confirmed that the City is delivering great things for our community, and shows where you’d like us to focus in future.

91% of residents think that the City is a great place to live. Your feedback told us that what you value most about your home continues to be parks and playgrounds, access to local services and facilities, natural environment, bushland, and access to local shopping. This is great news as we put significant efforts into these areas.

We’re pleased that 87% of residents are satisfied with the City as a governing organisation, and believe that the City works hard to deliver for all residents. One area you said needed improvement was in developing and communicating a vision for the future of the City, so we’re promoting here the vision that was developed from community feedback in 2016.

Look out for more results from the survey and what we’re doing to deliver on your vision for your community next month.

Vision for Armadale:

A liveable city that is responsive to community values, appreciative of our natural environment, and provides a choice of lifestyle and work.

Developed from community feedback, this vision guides everything the City and Council does, all work and decision making seeks to achieve that future for the City.

Municipal Heritage Inventory Review

As part of the City’s Municipal Heritage Inventory (MHI) review, the City sought nominations for inclusion in the document from the City’s Heritage Advisory Group and the broader community last year. A total of 19 nominations were received for consideration.

The City’s Heritage Consultant has reviewed the new nominations and has made recommendations to the City which will be considered by Council at its meeting in July or August.  Following consideration by Council and subject to their endorsement, the revised MHI will be formally advertised as a Local Heritage Survey (LHS) for public comment before again being considered by Council for final approval. 

The Heritage Act 2018 and Guidelines for the preparation of MHI/LHS published by the Heritage Council of WA requires all Local Governments in Western Australia to compile, and periodically update and review a MHI.

Community Planting Days

Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group (AGLG), in partnership with the City of Armadale and City of Gosnells, will hold a series of community planting days across the region.

AGLG have secured grant funding to revegetate bushlands and river foreshores of significance within the Cities of Armadale and Gosnells. With over 100,000 seedlings to be planted this year, AGLG need all the help they can get from volunteers.

Volunteers can contribute toward improving their local environment, through planting native seedlings, hand weeding, and cleaning up of waterways. You can stay for the whole morning, or just as long as you like.

All you have to do is turn up wearing suitable clothing, shoes, hats and your water bottle - all equipment and tools are supplied. All ages are welcome and no prior tree planting experience is required.

For more information on planting days visit the AGLG website or phone the AGLG Coordinator on 0412 713 582.

Armadale Young Writers Awards

Entries are now open for the Armadale Young Writers’ Awards. The creative writing (prose only) competition is open to students who reside or attend school in the City of Armadale in years 3 to 12.

Prizes are awarded for the writers in Years 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10 and 11 & 12.

Entries close Sunday 30 June. Please visit the City' of Armadale's Library website to enter.

Grow your Knowledge

Did you want to enhance your leadership skills? Would you like to learn how to identify funding sources?

The City of Armadale is offering community groups and not-for-profit organisations the opportunity to participate in two free workshops focusing on unpacking committee representation and sourcing fundraising opportunities.

• Finding Funding: Mon 17 June - 5.30 to 8pm
  Need to increase your organisations income stream? WACOSS will teach you about fee-for-service income, donations, memberships, events, sponsorships and fundraising. Learn how to develop a practical fundraising plan and identify various funding sources for your club or community group.

Venue:
Armadale District Hall
Corner Jull Street and Church Avenue, Armadale

Limited places are available so book your space via the Eventbrite website (search ‘Grow your Knowledge’).

RSVP: by Thursday 13 June for catering purposes.

Applications for Ignition are now open

Don’t miss this opportunity to take your business idea to the next level with the Ignition scholarship from City of Armadale. Ignition is an intensive, one week entrepreneurial training program for anyone with a business idea, research project, or early stage business venture that could become a high growth business.

The City has partnered with Curtin University for the first time and is offering a fully funded place on this program for:

• a person who owns or operates an existing local business,
• a new start up or innovative business idea for Armadale,
• or a City of Armadale resident.

This program will run from Sunday 25 August to Friday 30 August 2019.

For more information, please visit Curtin University website.

Applications close Friday 5 July.

Welcome to Bungendore Park Signage

New signs have recently been installed at Bungendore Park. The interpretive signs offer a host of information including the park’s history, walking trails, stopping dieback, and colour coded waymarker signs.

There are five walking trails in the park ranging from 1.7k to 7.37km are suitable for most ages and fitness levels. A number of the signs also display QR codes where you download walk trail maps and listen to the sounds of the park and the things that threaten it.

For more information visit the City of Armadale's Important Bushland website page.

Community Calendar

For further information on these and other local events please visit the City's website or Facebook page.