City of Melville

👐💞 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has donated so far in support of Zonta House Refuge Association Inc!

There are still a few more days to contribute, and your generosity makes a significant difference to those affected by family and domestic violence.

Research shows violence against women begins with disrespect, and it's up to all of us to take a stand.

Act today:
🌐 📱 Visit https://www.doingnothingdoesharm.org.au/ for tips on how to speak up when you see disrespect towards women.
🧴 🥫 Donate full-sized toiletries and non-perishable food before Sunday, 22 September.

For more details and donation locations, visit https://www.melvillecity.com.au/zonta.

📞 If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au to access online support. In an emergency, call triple zero (000)

Today is Responsible Dog Ownership Day! 🐶

Being a responsible dog owner means keeping your furry friend safe and happy - here are some easy ways to do so:

✔️ Dog's aged +3 months should be registered and microchipped - this helps services identify 'home' if needed
🗺️ Find the best dog-friendly spots for walks and exercise: https://bit.ly/3zraByG
🚮 Always pick up after your pooch, and dispose of waste responsibly

🐾 Pups in the Park is coming up fast - on Saturday, 19 October. Come down for lots of dog-friendly activities, plus the RSPCA will be there offering free microchipping.

📧 Keep an eye out for our dog and cat registration renewal notice - remember to check your email spam folder. Deadline for due registrations is Thursday, 31 October.

Visit our website for more information: https://www.melvillecity.com.au/pets

We’re excited to receive a $60,000 Creativity for Schools grant from the State Government for the next chapter of our Write Club project. 📕

Write Club supports local students to develop key skills in literacy, critical thinking and self-confidence as they work with mentor creatives to develop and publish an anthology of their writing and artwork.

The $60,000 grant will go towards the next round of Write Club, running in Term 3 and 4 with author Deb Fitzpatrick and artist Zali Morgan at Caralee Community School.

The program will then be extended into Melville Senior High School with Aboriginal Cultural Education Students in 2025.

For more information about Write Club, visit https://www.melvillecity.com.au/writeclub

David Templeman MLA Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries

We’re thrilled to announce the 11 local sporting legends been awarded our 2024 Youth Sports Scholarships! ⭐

Among the recipients are lacrosse, volleyball and footy players, a sailor and a BMX racer! 🥍 🏐 🚴

We are excited to be able to support each of these young stars in their sporting journeys with a yearlong membership to our LeisureFit Centres and wish them every success!

For more information, visit https://www.melvillecity.com.au/yss

This October, discover the meanings of ancient Noongar place names in the Melville area, and be immersed in Noongar culture with Doontanboro Kura | Melville Waters Dreaming.

The exhibition is the culmination of Place Names Melville, a two year project led by Noongar community and managed by Community Arts Network in partnership with Moodjar Consultancy, the City of Melville and funded by Lotterywest.

Explore a large-scale handmade map of the Melville area with 17 Noongar place names and iconography, alongside handcrafted works, animations and soundscapes.

🔴 Doontanboro Kura Exhibition Launch | Friday, 4 October, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Wireless Hill Museum

Join our special evening events running alongside Doontanboro Kura, to experience a dramatic large-scale animated projection of a Noongar creation story, as well as artist talks and storytelling by Noongar Elders and Traditional Owners.

🔴 Fireside Friday: Yarning with Elders | Friday, 11 October, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
🔴 Mapping Boodja: Learn more about the ancient Noongar Names in Melville | Thursday, 24 October, 6.45pm to 8.00pm
🔴 Doontanboro Kura Closing Celebration and Artist Talk | Saturday, 26 October, 6.00pm to 8.00pm

These special events are free but make sure you register to attend. >> https://www.can.org.au/news/doontanboro-kura

Nominate someone like Joshua Eggington for the 2025 Auspire Community Citizenship Awards!

Awarded our Young Community Citizen of the Year in January, Joshua aka Flewnt, is a Noongar and Wongi man, hip-hop artist, and activist who uses his music to empower Indigenous youth and educate the broader Australian community about culture and truth-telling. 🎙️

Get your nominations in before Thursday, 31 October 2024.

For more information and to nominate visit www.citizenshipawards.com.au/

News from last night’s September Ordinary Meeting of Council 🗞️

📝 Four petitions were received from the community as part of the Local Planning Scheme 6 Review and these will be considered at the February 2025 Ordinary Meeting of Council.

📊 To help us meet our financial sustainability goals and set priorities in line with our Council Plan, Council adopted the City of Melville Long-Term Financial Plan 2024-2025 to 2033-2034.

🏉 We’ll finalise a variation to the lease for the Tompkins Park Sporting and Recreation Association (TPRCA) for the use of the Tompkins Park Clubrooms, following a request from the Association to simplify rent terms and include Canning Room into the lease area so that TPRCA manage all bookings of this room.

🍃 Council noted that the final Community Climate Action Plan will be presented at the October 2024 Ordinary Meeting of Council to allow for more time to consolidate a report on the community feedback and brief Elected Members

🌳 Council has requested a report to be prepared in relation to reclassifying land located at 4-6 Almondbury Road, Booragoon from Public Open Space to A Class Reserve which will look at providing greater protection to this part of Wireless Hill Park and this will be considered by Council in December 2024.

🎥 All public meetings of our Council will be audio-visual recorded and the livestream will be accessible from our website for a period of five years, after Council approved an amended version of CP-088 Live Streaming and Audio-Visual Recordings of Public Meetings of the Council, with the updated policy to come into effect following the November 2024 Ordinary Meeting of Council.

Minutes from the meeting will go live on Friday. For more information, visit https://www.melvillecity.com.au/agendas

Share your feedback on the draft concept design for Kearns Crescent Streetscape Upgrade.

To help realise the potential of the Riseley Centre as a vibrant hub, we are working to improve the streetscape along Kearns Crescent with footpaths, greenery and places to sit and spend time.

Following engagement with local businesses and community, we have developed a draft concept design that balances the need to improve safety and access on both sides of Kearns Crescent with the need for parking at the centre.

We are seeking feedback on the draft concept plan, which you can see at https://www.melvillecity.com.au/kearnscres

Share your feedback by 4.00pm Wednesday, 2 October 2024.

Are you or someone you know affected by dementia? 💭

Come together to connect, share experiences, and make new friends at our monthly Memory Café event. Enjoy complimentary coffee and engaging conversations.

This September, in honor of Dementia Awareness Month and to celebrate 8 years of the Memory Café, there will be cake and some other goodies! 🎂🎉

Join us monthly on the last Tuesday from 10.00 am to 11.00 am at BIRUE Cafe , opposite Coles.

Admission is free.

To find out more, visit: https://bit.ly/3WK3Tgn

💞 Please keep the donations coming! Zonta House Refuge Association Inc are so grateful for your generous donations!

🧴 🥫 Toiletries and non-perishable foods can make all the difference!

📍 Donation Locations: City of Melville LeisureFit Booragoon, Willagee Community Centre, Westfield Booragoon , Bracks Library + Creative Space , Civic Square Library , and Bull Creek Library /Community Centre

🔊 Stand up against disrespect: Let’s commit to challenging harmful attitudes and behaviours in our communities.

🌐 For more information visit https://www.melvillecity.com.au/zonta

📞 If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au to talk to someone through online chat. In an emergency, call triple zero (000).

City of Melville Libraries and Museums

Put our Pups in the Park event in your calendar for you and your best furry friend! 🐶 📅

Taking place at Winnacott Reserve from 12noon to 3.00pm on Saturday, 19 October 2024, expect a fun afternoon with lots of activities.

We’ve teamed up with RSPCA WA for this year’s event and there will be a Pooch Parade for the best dressed pooch, a photo booth for dogs and their owners, face painting, an agility course and stalls by local pet businesses.

The RSPCA WA will be holding their Community Action Day at the event and will offer free doggy health checks, free flea and worming treatments, a chain exchange, pet food samples and advice, along with free microchipping.

Keep your eyes out for 200 doggy bags at our Community Safety stall with free samples from Petzyo and a gift for your dog.

You can also get the information you need about registering or re-registering your dog from our helpful staff.

For the humans, there will be a coffee van, ice cream van, crepes and a sausage sizzle.

For more information, visit www.melvillecity.com.au/pups

Welcoming Week is taking place this week around Australia.

As part of the national Welcoming Cities network across Australia, we share in the vision for a place where people of all backgrounds have equal opportunity to belong, contribute and thrive.

Within our diverse community, we have lots of people making a difference such as JingShu Li, who volunteers at the Chinese Baby Rhyme Time at Bull Creek Library.

JingShu sees Rhyme Time as an opportunity for parents to learn to involve their child through play, and an important time for the parent to focus on their child.

It is also a place that parents can connect with other parents who may not have family support in Australia, and children can be exposed to their parents’ native language.

Welcoming Week runs until Sunday, 22 September.

For more information about Welcoming Cities visit https://welcomingcities.org.au/

Songs for Freedom is back for its fourth and final year! 🎶🎉

Join us on Saturday, 12 October for a free, family-friendly concert at the beautiful Dyoondalup Point Walter. Experience the soul, blues and country music of Ieramugadu (Roebourne) in an extraordinary performance celebrating more than a decade of songwriting.

Guided by Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi Elders, with musical direction by Grammy winner Lucky Oceans and narration by Ngarluma man Patrick Churnside, the concert features an impressive line-up of artists including Kutcha Edwards, Kankawa Nagarra, Naomi Pigram, Tehya Makani, John Bennett, David Hyams and more.

This year, they will be joined by some of Ieramugadu’s next generation of musical talent for a performance filled with hope, peace and freedom.

Arrive at 5.00pm to set up your picnic, enjoy local food trucks and explore a range of cultural activities before the music begins at 7.00pm.

Find out more and register for updates at melvillecity.com.au/songsforfreedom

Big hART

Don’t miss out on your FREE Start Small Reusable Produce Bag! 🌱🛍️ You can still pick one up at AH Bracks Library, LeisureFit Booragoon, or the Civic Centre.

We’ve teamed up with Live_Lighter to support their Start Small Campaign, which encourages you to make simple, healthy changes that lead to big results.

Fill your bag with a range of helpful resources, including:
• Low or No-Cost Exercise Ideas 🏃‍♀️
• Budget-Friendly Recipe Books 📚
• and activate your FREE Leisurefit Passes 💪

These tools are here to help you take the first steps toward a healthier, happier you. Grab yours today and Start Small!

R U OK? Any Day aims to remind us that every day is the day to ask, ‘are you OK?’ and start a meaningful conversation that could save a life. If you feel that someone you know may be feeling down or just hasn’t been themself, trust that gut instinct and act on it.💛

By starting a conversation and commenting on the changes you’ve noticed, you could help that family member, friend or workmate open up and feel comfortable seeking help.

Follow the below tips to offer support to someone you care about:
❔ Ask R U OK? Any Day
👂 Listen with an open mind as they talk about how they’re feeling
👍 Encourage action and suggest some steps they can take to manage their situation
🤝 Check in soon to see how they’re going and show you care

For more information and advice, visit: www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

If you or someone you know are thinking about su***de or experiencing a personal crisis, help is available. Call Lifeline WA on 13 11 14 – 24 hours a day. Visit www.lifelinewa.org.au to find out more. If life is in danger, call 000.

We’re very proud of our Coordinator Resource Recovery and Waste Vanja Marjanovic who was a finalist in the Waste Champion Individual Award at the WasteSorted Awards on Thursday, 5 September. ♻️ ⭐

Known as a Waste Management Champion at the City, Vanja has significantly advanced sustainability through several initiatives such as the pre-booked verge collection service launched in January 2024.

This award presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding commitment and contribution resulting in positive improvements in waste management.

For more information about the WasteSorted Awards, visit https://www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/about/view/wastesorted-awards

We’re supporting women impacted by family and domestic violence by donating essential items to our Zonta House Refuge Association Inc appeal.

🧴 🥫 From Monday, 9 September to Sunday, 22 September, you can help by donating new, essential items like full-sized toiletries and non-perishable food to one of the City’s donation locations:

📍 LeisureFit Booragoon
📍 Willagee Community Centre
📍 AH Bracks Library + Creative Space
📍 Civic Square Library
📍 Bull Creek Library/Community Centre
📍 Westfield Booragoon

Providing these everyday essentials not only meets practical needs but also communicates a message of care and support to survivors of family and domestic violence. 💌

Violence against women often starts with disrespect - Show it’s not okay, support women & speak up. ✋

📞 If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au to talk to someone through online chat. In an emergency, call triple zero (000).

🌐 For more information visit: www.melvillecity.com.au/zonta

⚠️ We’re not out of the woods yet! ⚠️

The tiny polyphagous shot-hole borer beetle (PSHB) is still a threat to trees in the Perth metro area - including within the City of Melville area. 🌳😢

We are asking City residents, workers and visitors to please assist by checking your nearby trees for signs of PSHB infestation, that includes:

🔺Dying branches, or tree death
🔺Tiny, multiple entrance holes on tree trunks or branches
🔺 Crystalline foam (sugar volcanoes) around entrance holes
🔺Thick resin or sap on tree trunks or branches
🔺Dark brown to black staining of the wood

📱 If you suspect borer damage to a tree, please contact DPIRD’s Pest and Disease Information Service on 9368 3080, via the MyPestGuide™️ Reporter app or email [email protected].

For more information, visit www.agric.wa.gov.au/borer

Our call for entries for the annual Melville Art Awards closes very soon!

We welcome entries from all Western Australian artists working across all mediums, at any stage of their practice, producing two-dimensional (2D), sculptural (3D) and digital artworks.

Entries close at midnight, Wednesday, 11 September 2024.

For more information and to apply, visit https://www.melvillecity.com.au/artawards

🌸 Spring is here, and wildflowers are popping up everywhere! 🌼✨ From kangaroo paws to orchids and acacias, there’s so much beauty to discover.

Check out our 'What's On' page for upcoming community wildflower walks, or explore our local reserves like:
🌳 Wireless Hill Park
🌲 Piney Lakes Reserve
🌊 Blackwall Reach Reserve (between Kent Street and Point Walter)
🌿 Gabbiljee Reserve (cnr of Springfellow Dr and Brockman Ave)

Let’s enjoy the blooms while protecting them by sticking to sealed paths. 🌿🌷

Explore upcoming local community wildflower walks: https://bit.ly/4e2yZWk

Join us on Sunday, 3 November for City of Melville's second Eco Action Expo.

With a wide variety of stallholders, activities, food vans, a Kids Zone, and separate Youth Zone (suitable for teenagers and older), there will be something for everyone! Get your FREE tickets before they run out: https://bit.ly/3MxURwR

📅 Sunday, 3 November 2024, 10.00am to 3.00pm
📍 Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre, Winthrop
🎟 Free, but spots are limited – register and secure yours today!

To keep up-to-date with announcements about the 2024 Eco Action Expo, click ‘Going’ on our Facebook event: https://bit.ly/4gez8aY

That’s a swish! 🏀 🏐

Our Mayor Katy Mair and CEO Gail Bowman recently met with Sam Lim MP and members of the Tingara Netball Club to celebrate the positive outcomes from the netball and basketball courts being resurfaced at Karoonda Reserve in Booragoon.

The project has helped the netball club with two more netball courts in close proximity to their current courts at the local primary school and helped develop a stronger club culture introducing the usage of the Brentwood Karoonda Sporting Association clubrooms.

The courts have opened up the opportunity for the Tingara Netball Club and the broader community to further connect with local sporting groups and strengthen relationships at our redeveloped sporting asset.

We’re thankful of a $145,000 contribution from the Federal Government to deliver this $320,000 project for the community.

For more information about the courts, visit https://www.melvillecity.com.au/hardcourts

We’re pleased to announce the newly refurbished Willagee Library is open to the public – under a new dual name!

Through the Place Names Melville Project, the library has now been renamed Willagee Library Wilgi Kaartdijin Mia meaning Willagee Knowledge Home, which makes it our first dual-named library.

The $1.7 million refurbishment of the library has included new facilities, air conditioning, and more spaces for study, activities and youth programs.

We celebrated the reopening of the library with a community celebration on Thursday, 29 August which included speeches from our Mayor Katy Mair and Place Names Melville Project Coordinator Noelene Mantellato, who discussed the process and outcomes of our Place Names Melville project, and how the Willagee Library is linked to this important initiative.

Head down to check out the new and improved library today!

For more information. visit, www.melvillecity.com.au/willageelibrarynews

Photo credit: Cole Baxter

Entries for this year’s Melville Art Awards are now open!

The 48th annual awards will be held at Wireless Hill Museum located in the beautiful Yagan Mia Wireless Hill Park, showcasing artworks by established and emerging West Australian artists.

We welcome entries from all Western Australian artists working across all mediums, creating two-dimensional (2D), sculptural (3D) and digital artworks.

Our call for entries closes midnight Wednesday, 11 September 2024.

For more information and to apply, visit https://www.melvillecity.com.au/artawards

⭐ Nominate someone like Michael McGoldrick for the 2025 Auspire Community Citizenship Awards!⭐

Michael, also known as Macca, has an infectious energy and unwavering commitment to community engagement have made him the heartbeat of every club and organisation he supports.

🥇 Michael was the deserving recipient of our Community Citizen of the Year in January 2024!

🌟 Nominate someone outstanding that you know in one of four categories: overall, youth, seniors and groups/events.

Get your nominations in before 31 October 2024.

Awards will be presented in January 2025.

For more information and to nominate visit www.citizenshipawards.com.au/

Looking to make a difference? Volunteer Melville! 🌟

Here are our current opportunities to get involved as a volunteer:
🎨 Assist with fun activities, arts, and crafts at Down Memory Lane
🏏 Join Murdoch University Melville Cricket Club to assist with behind-the-scenes activities
💰 Join in fundraising activities with Kulungah Myah Community Centre
🥗 Assist with lunch preparations for students at Mt Pleasant Primary School
💆‍♂️ Provide reflexology or massage to patients and families at Footprints Day Centre
🌱 Restore the ecosystem at Blue Gum and Booragoon Lakes with Wirambi Landcare
👵 Provide care for seniors and their carers at Chung Wah Community Care

Explore more at: www.melvillecity.com.au/our-community/volunteering

If you are a business or organisation looking for volunteers, we can also help! 🙋‍♂️ Advertise your positions through our volunteering portal in the link above

Today, we join with communities across Australia to recognise and celebrate Wear It Purple Day, standing with LGBTQIA+ youth and their allies.

A day dedicated to promoting inclusivity, schools, community organisations, universities, and workplaces across the nation are coming together to demonstrate a commitment to building a society where everyone is valued and respected.

This year’s theme "Your Passion, Your Pride" reflects the importance of embracing our individuality and supporting one another in achieving our dreams - whether in sports, arts, science, or any other field.

The City of Melville is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all. 🏳️‍🌈💜

For more information, visit https://www.wearitpurple.org/

Wear it Purple

Body Narratives arrives at Wireless Hill Museum this weekend as part of the International Festival! 👗

This exhibition delves into how body adornment communicates messages through clothing, jewellery, body markings, and sculptural pieces.

Featuring garments and objects derived from personal, family histories, tattoos, and cultural heritage and employ a wide variety of techniques including beading, felting, weaving, hand embroidery and more!

The exhibition includes works by Boróka Égerházi-Kis, Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts (with Aly de Groot), KPMD Designs and Ideas, Molly Ryan, Michele Sharpe, and Sharon Wendo. Curated by Maggie Baxter, it also features pieces from Sarla and Mala Sujan’s collection.

📅 Join us for the Opening Night this Friday, 30 August at 6.00pm to 8.00pm at Wireless Hill Museum. Entry is Free.

This exhibition runs from Saturday, 31 August to Sunday, 29 September.

For Museum hours and more information, visit: melvillecity.com.au/bodynarratives