$4 million funding boost for upgrade of two valued community facilities

The City has received a $4 million funding boost from Lotterywest to go towards a major upgrade of the Champion Centre and Seville Grove Library.

Premier Mark McGowan presented the Lotterywest grant to the City during a visit to the Champion Centre on Friday 18 August.

The concept for the redevelopment of the Champion Centre includes: expanded activity spaces, counselling rooms, a new commercial kitchen, additional office space, a modernised main hall and landscaped outdoor spaces. This will enable the centre to provide meeting spaces that are open to the whole community, and provide a range of programs and services that will meet their diverse needs.

The neighbouring Seville Grove Library will receive an upgrade to the community elements of the facility including expanded community rooms, a new storage area, IT training room, modernised library layout and landscaped outdoor spaces. Details for both facilities will be confirmed once the design is completed.

These facilities will sit next to the City’s new $26 million Aquatic Centre development, providing a new community hub to the district.

The hills will come alive with Studio Artists

The Armadale Hills will come alive when 50 local studio artists open their doors to the public this month as part of the Spring into Armadale Festival.

Art lovers will be able to gain an intimate view of local artists, inspiring spaces and inventive processes when they open their private studios for the Armadale Hills Open Studio Arts Trail.

New highlights include an Aboriginal Art Open Studio at the Champion Centre in Seville Grove.

This event is open from 10am to 4pm, Fridays to Sundays on September 8-10, 15-17, and 22-24. For more information go to https://www.perthhillsarmadale.com.au/spring-armadale.

Outside the Frame Art Awards winners announced

Judges and spectators were once again impressed by the high calibre of artworks on display at this year’s Outside the Frame Art Awards.

Canning Vale College was awarded $1000 for the School with the Best Collective Art works while the following students won the excellence awards for their category:

PAINTING – Anna Makse, Helena College,
Roses

DRAWING – Caini Wang, Canning Vale College,
Self Portrait

PRINTMAKING – Holly Jane Noormets, Byford Secondary College,
The Lion Fish (Pterois)

SCULPTURE – James Falzon, Kalamunda Senior High School,
Big Old Heart of Gold in the White House

TEXTILES – Lauren Brunalli, Penrhos College,
To the Convict Ship Committee

DIGITAL MEDIA/PHOTOGRAPHY – Zachariah Kassem, Canning Vale College,
Homemaker

MIXED MEDIA – Jazmin Welch, Kalamunda Senior High School,
Apokalypsis

LOCAL ARTIST AWARD – Georgia Rickard, John Wollaston Anglican Community School,
Absurdity of Exclusion

HERON PARK SMARTER CHOICE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE – Jubilee Chan, Perth Modern School,
Hollywood: Reimaging in Colour

The Heron Park Smarter Choice Award for Excellence is made possible with the sponsorship from Satterley and the Heron Park Estate.

Changes to City wards

Council ward boundaries will change after the October elections following a review by the City earlier this year. Local governments with ward representation have to review the ward boundaries, and offices of Councillor for each ward, regularly.

The River Ward will adopt additional parts of Mount Nasura.

The Minnawarra Ward will expand to the south to include parts of Mt Richon and Armadale, and lose parts of Seville Grove and Mt Nasura.

The Palomino and Heron Wards will expand to include more of Armadale.

The Neerigen Ward will be renamed to Ranford and the Jarrah Ward will be renamed to Hills Ward which will include the eastern portion of the former Neerigen Ward and the majority of the former Jarrah Ward.

The Lake Ward will split to form a new Lake Ward and include the majority of Piara Waters, the southern parts of Harrisdale and Hilbert.

The Randford Ward will include a bulk of the former Neerigen Ward and parts of the former Lake Ward, plus Haynes, Hilbert, Harrisdale, Brookdale and Wungong.

For further details visit www.armadale.wa.gov.au/wards.

Don’t forget to vote!

Don’t forget to have your say in the City of Armadale Elections on 21 October.

The Council makes many important decisions that affect the community you live in. These include planning and development issues, protecting the bushland and reserves in our region, building the economy and employment opportunities, community events and tourism, and future planning for community facilities and infrastructure requirements.

The person you choose to represent your ward as a Councillor can play an important role in what happens in your area and the overall region.

For more information about the Council elections visit www.armadale.wa.gov.au/council-elections.

Community Calendar

Highland Gathering and the Perth Kilt Run
Sunday, 10 September 2017 - 8.30am to 4.30pm

Minnawarra Park Armadale
www.perthkiltrun.com.au

Defence against the Digital Dark Arts
Tuesday, 12 September 2017 - 5.30pm to 6.30pm

Armadale Library
Shop 64 / 10 Orchard Avenue, Armadale, WA 6112

Solar Power & Battery Storage
Wednesday, 13 September 2017 - 6pm to 7pm

Armadale Library
Shop 64 / 10 Orchard Avenue, Armadale, WA 6112

eBiz Basics – Breakfast Seminar
Wednesday, 20 September 2017 - 7.30am to 9.30am

Dome Cafe Conference Room
206 Jull Street, Armadale, WA 6112

Dogs Day Out
Sunday, 1 October 2017 - 10am to 2pm

Rushton Park
Kelmscott, WA 6111

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