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Issue No. 165 • March 2013

Keeping the community informed

Local government reform update

Council decided on the city’s response to the Robson report’s thirty recommendations at its February meeting, with submissions

closing on Friday 5 April. While there are a number of recommendations it supports, council made it clear that it does not support the reduction of local governments to any specific number. Instead it supports voluntary amalgamations subject to the poll provisions of the Dadour Amendment, leaving the question to amalgamate to our community to resolve.

The city has also joined a group of metropolitan local governments, known as the G20, that are interested in providing a joint response to the state government on the shape of any new local government structures. The intent is to shape future decisions on amalgamations, rather than having no input and a decision forced upon us.

Up-to-date information is available on the city’s website www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

The city is currently inviting comments on its draft Parking Strategy 2012 –16,

which provides a holistic approach to parking across the city. The strategy aims to create an improved and sustainable approach to parking, addressing topics such as parking supply, demand and management.

The city wil l progressively develop associated implementation plans to compliment the strategy, some of which will require further public consultation as they are rolled out. These plans will outline how to turn the strategy into actions, and how parking will be managed in the future.

To view the draft Parking Strategy 2012–16, and a sample implementation plan, visit www.subiaco.wa.gov.au. Submissions for the draft Parking Strategy 2012–16 close at 5pm on Monday 15 April 2013.

2013 Shaun Tan and Tim Winton awards

Tackling parking in Subiaco

spiring young artists and writers are invited to getcreative and enter the 2013 Shaun Tan Award

for Young Artists and Tim Winton Award for Young Writers. These prestigious youth awards are open to all Western Australian school students aged five to eighteen years.

Entry forms, including conditions of entry, are available from Subiaco Library or online at www.subiaco.wa.gov.au. Entries for the Shaun Tan Award are due by Sunday 19 May and by Friday 31 May for the Tim Winton Award.

Thank you to the awards’ valued sponsors, Janet Holmes à Court AC, Kool Kreative, Barking Gecko Theatre Company, Dymocks, The Lane Bookshop, Child Education Services, Faber-Castell, Planet Books and Gallery 360.

For more information, contact the city on 9237 9300 or email library@subiaco.wa.gov.au

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For more information, contact the City of Subiaco on 9237 9300 or library@subiaco.wa.gov.au

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all Western Australian school students aged five to eighteen years.

are available from Subiaco Library or online at www.subiaco.wa.gov.auAward are due by Sunday 19 May and by Friday 31 May for the Tim Winton Award.

Thank you to the awards’ valued sponsors, Janet Holmes à Court AC, Kool Kreative, Barking Gecko Theatre Company, Dymocks, The Lane Bookshop, Child Education Services, Faber-Castell, Planet Books and Gallery 360.

For more information, contact the city on 9237 9300 or email library@subiaco.wa.gov.au

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Entries close at 5pm on Sunday 19 May 2013Entry forms are available from your school, local library or www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

For more information, contact the City of Subiaco on 9237 9300 or library@subiaco.wa.gov.au

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What’s on for seniors in the city

Your brain matters

Dementia is the single biggest cause of disability in older Australians, with

1700 new cases diagnosed across Australia each week.

Learn about lifestyle changes you can make to reduce the risk of dementia at this free living and lifestyle forum presented by Alzheimer’s Australia.

When: Tuesday 2 April from 10am to 11.45am

Where: Shenton Park Community Centre, 240 Onslow Road, Shenton Park

RSVP is essential by Thursday 28 March.

Vintage fashion morning tea

Take part in a morning tea with a fashion twist. Guests will enjoy

tea, coffee and some delicious treats while being entertained with a vintage fashion parade.

When: Wednesday 24 April at 9.30amWhere: Subiaco Community Centre,

203 Bagot Road, SubiacoCost: $10

RSVP i s e s sen t i a l by Thursday 11 April, and payment is required seven days prior to the event to secure your spot.

To RSVP for either of the above events, please contact the city on 9237 9320 or email adminscc@subiaco.wa.gov.au

Due to an increasing demand for parking the city will be more closely monitoring the three hour time restrictions that apply in the car park

next to Lords.

Please remember that repeat parking is an offence. This means when a vehicle vacates a time restricted parking bay, that vehicle must wait a minimum of one hour before returning to the same street or car park.

To further assist with increasing parking demands, the city will be expanding the car park into 53 Price Street, with expected completion by the end of 2014.

For more information, please contact the city on 9237 9222 or visit the ‘parking’ page on the city’s website www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

Three hour parking reminder in public car park next to Lords

The city has been undertaking planning for the redevelopment of the Carter Lane precinct in Subiaco. This exciting redevelopment will see one

of the last pockets of industrial land turned into a mixed-use development, including residential and commercial elements and green space.

The design includes: • aseriesofelevenresidentiallots• amixed-uselot• amediumdensityresidentiallot• asmallpubliccarpark• publicopenspace,includinggrassedarea,pedestrianpaths,water

features, public art, seating, lighting and barbecue facilities. A number of community engagement activities were undertaken in 2012

to develop a concept plan and a final subdivision plan for the site. The subdivision plan was endorsed by council in February and the city will now lodge a subdivision application to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. The project is anticipated to be completed by mid 2014.

To view the sub-division plan, visit the ‘Carter Lane precinct’ page on the city’s website www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

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Pedestrian Link to Park (9.5m Width)

Vehicle Access to Lots 1 to 12 via Carter Lane

Indicative Location of Bollards to Prevent Vehicle Access

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Extend Darbon Crescent to link to Price Street

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New public art hits the city’s streetsCatering to Froth, Candy ‘n’ Bubbles

Disguising a Western Power power box, Catering to Froth, Candy ‘n’ Bubbles by artist Minaxi May is located next to Dome on

Seddon Street in Subiaco. The work was commissioned as part of the city’s Works for Walls program, in partnership with Western Power and Dome.

The playful design is based on coffee milk froth and confectionery, and fits perfectly with the cafe strip. Themes of popular culture and consumerism, with an emphasis on beauty, design and the everyday, are inherent in Minaxi’s work.

The Weight of Their Voices in the Black Sand

The newest installation of temporary public art to come to the city is located in the laneway near Smales Jewellers until Saturday 18 May.

The piece titled The Weight of their Voices Echo in the Black Sand by artist Olga Cironis, uses feathers, acrylic and paint.

The artwork was inspired by a story about a piano that arrived on a ship from England in the early 1800s. Some believe it was the same piano that Dom Salvado played in Subiaco to raise money for New Norcia. The use of feathers represents the connection to earth and sky and the fragility of life and rituals that connect us to the past.

Film workshops for kids

Local children aged nine to thirteen years have an exciting opportunity to participate in a four-day film course with Filmbites

Youth Film School.

Participants will create a script and get hands on with the camera, lighting, sound and acting to turn the city’s Strategic Community Plan and Corporate Business Plan into a child-friendly short film. The film will be screened at a launch event later in the year, and attendees will receive their very own copy to keep.

When: Tuesday 30 April to Friday 3 May from 10am to 4pm Where: Palms Community Centre, corner Nicholson and Rokeby

roads, Subiaco

To apply, send your child’s details and a short paragraph on why they would like to participate to liandag@subiaco.wa.gov.au

Preference will be given to city residents and children who attend local primary schools, Perth Modern School or Shenton College. Children must be able to attend all four days.

As part of the Western Suburbs Arts Festival for National Youth Week, the local

governments of Subiaco, Claremont, Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Nedlands and Peppermint Grove are offering a series of free activities for those aged twelve to twenty-five years. Bookings are essential.

Jewellery workshop When: Sunday 7 April from 10am to 1pm

or 1.30pm to 4.30pmWhere: Subiaco Arts Centre,

180 Hamersley Road, SubiacoRSVP: Phone 9237 9316 or email

natashaa@subiaco.wa.gov.au by Wednesday 3 April

Photography bus tourWhen: Saturday 6 April from 10am to 5pmWhere: Start and finish at Town of Mosman

Park Administration Centre, corner Bay View Terrace and Memorial Drive, Mosman Park

RSVP: Phone 9384 1633 or email amunee@mosmanpark.wa.gov.au by Tuesday 2 April

Cooking workshopWhen: Saturday 6 April from 10am to 2pmWhere: Presbyterian Ladies’ College,

14 McNeil Street, Peppermint GroveRSVP: Phone 9285 4328 or email

blay@claremont.wa.gov.au by Tuesday 2 April

Free movie screening and 1980s dress up night – Napoleon DynamiteWhen: Sunday 14 April at 6pmWhere: Windsor Cinema, 98 Stirling Highway,

NedlandsRSVP: Phone 9273 3579 or email

mchittock@nedlands.wa.gov.au by Monday 8 April

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Join local writer Annabel Smith and hear about her path to becoming a published author at the city’s writer’s

night. Annabel will also share the inspiration behind her latest novel Whisky Charlie Foxtrot, which has been described as a moving tale of brotherly love and rivalry and the perfect way to learn the two-way alphabet by heart.

When: Monday 15 April at 6pmWhere: Subiaco Library, 237 Rokeby Road, Subiaco

Bookings are essential and refreshments will be provided. To book, contact the city on 9237 9300 or email library@subiaco.wa.gov.au

Presented by Beyond Gardens and supported by the Water Corporation, this free workshop will highlight the

untapped bush food treasures that can be grown at home with little or no water.

Participants will get to taste some home-grown foods and discover the local bush food projects that are being run in the area.

When: Tuesday 23 April from 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Where: Palms Community Centre, corner Nicholson and Rokeby roads, Subiaco

Bookings are essential and a light supper will be provided. To book, visit www.beyondgardens.com.au or contact the city on 9387 0942.

Dom Serra Grove receives a facelift School holiday activities at Subiaco Library

Come and decorate a hot air balloon

or personalise a super scrapbook for your mum at the Subiaco Library these school holidays.

• ANZAC Day activity on Tuesday 23 April

• Up, up and away on Tuesday 30 April

• Super scrapbooks on Thursday 2 May

All activities start at 10.30am and parents/carers must remain in the library for the duration of the activity.

Bookings are essential as places are limited. To book, contact the city from Monday 8 April on 9237 9300 or email library@subiaco.wa.gov.au

The city recently finished a landscape upgrade at Dom Serra Grove in Jolimont, turning the area into a Mediterranean

oasis. The park was designed around the existing olive grove, which were planted by the New Norcia Benedictine monks in commemoration of their settlement of the area in 1851.

Fig, pomegranate, lemon and almond trees have been planted, and garden beds of rosemary and lavender will stimulate the senses. An arbour with a climbing wisteria now provides a shady picnic spot for the community to enjoy. A hybrid solar/wind generator powers the bollard lights and furniture has been constructed from recycled plastic.

The landscape upgrade aims to increase community use of the park, and forms part of an innovative approach the city is taking to conserve resources and adapt to Perth’s drying climate.

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Writer’s night with Annabel Smith

April 2013

Note: dates displayed are correct as at the time of publication and should be used as a guide only. Please contact the relevant outlet for final confirmation of event dates and times.

Seniors chair yogaMondays fortnightly (next session 1 April), 10.30am to 11.30amTom Dadour Community Centre, 363 Bagot Road, SubiacoCost: $59237 9336 or justinem@subiaco.wa.gov.au

Your brain matters – living and lifestyle forumTuesday 2 April, 10am to 11.45amShenton Park Community Centre, 240 Onslow Road, Shenton ParkRSVP 9237 9320 or adminscc@subiaco.wa.gov.au by Friday 28 March

Carers’ afternoon teaTuesday 2 April, 2.30pm to 4pmDome, 26 Rokeby Road, SubiacoCost: FreeRSVP 9237 9320 or adminscc@subiaco.wa.gov.au by Thursday 28 March

Pyjama storytimeWednesday 3 April, 6.30pmSubiaco Library, 237 Rokeby Road, Subiaco9237 9300 or www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

Philosophy clubThursday 4 April, 6pmSubiaco Library, 237 Rokeby Road, SubiacoRSVP 9237 9300 or library@subiaco.wa.gov.au

Community lunchThursday 11 April, 11.45amSubiaco Community Centre, 203 Bagot Road, SubiacoCost: $13 (includes three-course lunch)RSVP 9237 9320 or adminscc@subiaco.wa.gov.au by Thursday 4 April

Guys and DollsFriday 12 to Sunday 14 April, various timesRegal Theatre, 474 Hay Street, Subiacowww.ticketek.com.au

Teach your kids how to stay safe workshopSaturday 13 April, 9.30am to 12pmPalms Community Centre, corner Nicholson and Rokeby roads, SubiacoRSVP 9237 9317 or liandag@subiaco.wa.gov.au

Zucchero Wednesday 17 April, 8pmRegal Theatre, 474 Hay Street, Subiacowww.ticketek.com.au

Film club – The World’s Fastest IndianThursday 18 April, 11.45amSubiaco Community Centre, 203 Bagot Road, SubiacoCost: $13 (includes three-course lunch)RSVP 9237 9320 or adminscc@subiaco.wa.gov.au by Thursday 11 April

Lunchtime talk with Western Australia PoliceFriday 19 April, 12.30pmSubiaco Library, 237 Rokeby Road, SubiacoRSVP 9237 9300 or library@subiaco.wa.gov.au

Family yoga in the parkTuesday 23 April, 9am to 10am (for families with children up to eight years of age) and Friday 26 April, 9am to 10am (for families with children aged eight years and over)Mueller Park, corner Coghlan and Roberts roads, Subiaco RSVP 9237 9317 or liandag@subiaco.wa.gov.au

Vintage fashion morning teaWednesday 24 April, 9.30amSubiaco Community Centre, 203 Bagot Road, SubiacoCost: $10 RSVP 9237 9320 or adminscc@subiaco.wa.gov.au by Thursday 11 April

Creativity workshop for teensWednesday 1 May, 10am to 12pmSubiaco Library, 237 Rokeby Road, SubiacoRSVP 9237 9300 or library@subiaco.wa.gov.au

Upcoming events at Subiaco Oval

Sunday 7 April 2.40pm AFL West Coast Eagles v Hawthorn Friday 12 April 6.40pm AFL Fremantle v Essendon Saturday 20 April 5.40pm AFL West Coast Eagles v Carlton

Public transport to Subiaco Oval. A frequent train service will operate on all lines before and after games at Subiaco Oval. Post-match buses are available. Last buses leave twenty minutes after the completion of the match. For more information visit the Transperth website at www.transperth.wa.gov.au or call the Transperth Infoline on 13 62 13. Free public transport is included in your ticket.

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Please complete the coupon below and send to talk about subi, City of Subiaco, PO Box 270, Subiaco WA 6904 or drop it into the entry box at the Administration Centre. One entry per household. Entries close 5pm Friday 12 April.*Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.subiaco.wa.gov.au or contact the city on 9237 9222 for details.

CompetitionBohemian Rhapsody: Queen Tribute Show

The city, together with the Regal Theatre, is giving you the chance to win two tickets to

see Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen Tribute Show with Thomas Crane and his band.

When: Saturday 20 April at 8pmWhere: Regal Theatre, 474 Hay Street,

Subiaco

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Council meetings 2013 Subiaco Council Chambers241 Rokeby Road, Subiaco WA 6008Upcoming meeting dates: Tuesday 23 April at 5.30pm

The agenda for each council meeting is available on the city’s website at 5pm on the Friday prior to the meeting. The minutes are available at 5pm on the Thursday after the meeting.

There is a formal process for members of the public wishing to ask a question or make a statement at a meeting. Please refer to the website or contact the city for further information.

City contactsAdministration Centre T 9237 9222Graffi ti Hotline T 1800 441 818

Stranger danger is a concern

for most parents; however, statistics show the real dangers to children often come from the people they know and trust.

Join the city and Protective Behaviours WA for a workshop that teaches simple and effective ways to help children protect themselves.

Parents will learn how to teach their children to keep safe and cope with situations that may threaten their wellbeing, especially in the areas of child abuse and bullying.

When: Saturday 13 April from 9.30am to 12pm

Where: Palms Community Centre, corner Nicholson and Rokeby roads, Subiaco

Places are limited. To book, please contact the city on 9237 9317 or email liandag@subiaco.wa.gov.au

Community heritage survey rolled outacross Subiaco

A community heritage survey will be rolled out street-by-street across the city following the

successful Kershaw Street pilot. The heritage survey was developed in response to the community’s feedback that it wants to see heritage buildings and streetscapes protected, which was expressed as part of the Think2030 community visioning process.

The survey is currently being rolled out to the remainder of James Chester’s original subdivision, which is bounded by Townshend, Heytesbury, Rokeby and Hamersley roads. Rawson Street will also be progressed as a priority after several nominations were received from its residents.

The heritage survey process is sensitive and there is a high level of community input required. The city will prioritise the areas and streets to be surveyed, and progressively complete each street in the city.

Updates on the project are available on the city’s website www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

Moove2Groove fi tness

The city’s Subi Club program now includes Moove2Groove group fi tness classes, which are designed for individuals with special needs who are

physically independent. Participants will increase their fi tness through a range of functional movements that are performed to music chosen by the group.

Emphasis is placed on fi tness, and individuals are encouraged to work at their own pace.When: Wednesdays fortnightly (next session

27 March) from 11am to 12pmWhere: Tom Dadour Community Centre,

363 Bagot Road, SubiacoCost: $5

For more information, or to join the class, contact the city on 9237 9336.

Teach your kids how to stay safe