Life in the Park Autumn 2015

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AUTUMN 2015

MARCH

Image: © Guides Dogs WA. Puppies!

APRIL

MAY

NBN IN YOUR TOWN

ANZAC DAY

PERTH GARDEN FESTIVAL

AND MUCH MORE . . .

Message from the Mayor Hello everyone.

His Worship the Mayor Trevor Vaughan P: 9311 8155 M: 0447 374 528

Time really has flown by, it feels like yesterday that I was celebrating Christmas and ringing in the New Year!

As you may have heard, the amalgamation of the Town of Victoria Park and the City of South Perth will not be going ahead after the majority of electors in the City’s poll voted ‘no’ to the proposed amalgamation. However, the work that has been done on local government reform will not have been in vain. Whilst we will be remaining independent, the Town and the City will continue to actively work together for the benefit of both communities. This may include investigating further resource sharing, joint activities and opportunities to create efficiencies across both local governments.

Due to the rescission of Governor’s Orders, the City of Canning will remain intact and the suburbs north‑west of Leach Highway will not be joining the Town.

I’d like to thank everyone for attending the community workshop we held regarding the Town Centre Redevelopment in February. There was a lot of passionate community feedback which will help guide us as we go back to the drawing board on the project. Your input is invaluable and Council won’t be making any critical decisions on the Town Centre without community support.

I hope you enjoy this Autumn edition of Life in the Park. Easter is just around the corner and I’d like to wish you and your family a very happy and safe holiday, along with a bountiful easter egg hunt, and that you continue to enjoy our vibrant community!

Mayor Trevor Vaughan

Jarrah Ward

Banksia Ward

Your Councillors

Cr Claire Anderson Deputy Mayor P: 9472 9947 M: 0416 199 745 Term expires: Oct.2015

Cr John Bissett P: 9361 9222 M: 0418 901 977 Term expires: Oct.2015

Cr Keith Hayes P: 9361 0385 E: hayesk@iinet.net.au Term expires: Oct.2017

Cr Mark Windram P: 9470 4144 E: markwindram@gmail.com Term expires: Oct.2017

Cr Vince Maxwell M: 0427 962 855 E: vince@blogg.com.au Term expires: Oct.2017

Cr Vin Nairn W: 9361 2662 H: 9472 7991 Term expires: Oct.2015

Cr Brian Oliver M: 0435 229 317 E: brianforvicpark@gmail.com Term expires: Oct.2017

Cr Vicki Potter P: 9361 5464 M: 0433 704 140 Term expires: Oct. 2015

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© Guides Dogs WA. Guides Dogs in training.

Guide Dogs WA ...is Western Australia’s primary provider of Guide Dog mobility services to people who are blind or vision impaired, and is owned and operated by VisAbility.

The not-for-profit organisation assists people of all ages in their homes, at school, at work and in the community, ensuring that people who are blind or vision impaired share a quality of life equal to other Western Australians.

The Guide Dog training takes place from Guide Dogs WA’s headquarters in Victoria Park, working in a variety of locations to learn the skills they need to travel safely in different types of environments.

© Guides Dogs WA. Michael Pullinger and his wife Dawn with Guide Dog Ida at graduation. Michael is a Victoria Park resident and suffers from a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa. He graduated with his Guide Dog in July last year in a ceremony held at Guide Dogs WA headquarters in Victoria Park.

Victoria Park Resident, Michael Pullinger, graduated with Guide Dog Ida in July 2014 and the two have since formed an unbreakable bond.

“Ida has been the best thing to happen to me since my marriage.

The training was intense yet terribly rewarding. With my eyes closed I let Ida guide me. I can now walk with my head high in the air and not having to look at my feet when walking.”

By law, Guide Dogs are permitted access to all public places, including hotels, supermarkets, cafes, and local businesses, and are allowed to travel on all public transport, including buses, taxis and even on aeroplanes.

A Guide Dog must not be distracted. Members of the community are reminded not to

talk to, touch, make eye contact or offer food to the Guide Dog whilst it is working and wearing a white harness.

To ensure fair access for all, Guide Dogs are provided free of charge to people who are blind or severely vision impaired.

It costs more than $30,000 and takes two years to train each Guide Dog and Guide Dogs WA is totally reliant on the generosity of the community to fund the program.

For further information visit guidedogswa.com.au Guide Dogs WA The Perron Centre 61 Kitchener Avenue Victoria Park WA 6100 (directly opposite Victoria Park Station)

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The National Broadband Network has arrived in Victoria Park!

The National Broadband Network is an upgrade to Australia’s existing telecommunications network and is replacing some of the existing landline networks for phone and internet services in your area. So to keep using affected services, you need to move them to the NBN before they’re switched off.* Some existing landline networks for phone and internet services are scheduled to be switched off and replaced by the NBN in parts of Victoria Park from 20 March 2015.* What do you need to do?

If your address in Victoria Park is shaded in the map shown, the NBN is now available to your premise and some existing landline networks for phone and internet services in your area are scheduled to be switched off from 20 March 2015. *Contact your preferred phone company or internet service provider to move your services to the NBN before this date and they will take care of the rest.

My NBN Neighbour

Don’t let any of your neighbours get left behind without a landline phone or internet service. If you live in an area in Victoria Park shaded on the map, make sure your neighbours also know about the scheduled 20 March 2015 deadline. NBN Co doesn’t want anyone in Victoria Park left without a home phone or internet service.

For further information visit www.nbnco.com.au/switch or call the NBN Co Contact Centre on 1800 687 626.

If you need an Interpreter, please call Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 131 450 and ask for the NBN Co Contact Centre. *Services provided over the NBN will be replacing phone and internet services provided over many of the existing landline networks, including copper and the majority of Hybrid Fibre Coaxial networks within the fixed line footprint. Services provided over existing fibre networks (including in‑building, health and education networks) and some special and business services may not be affected. To find out if your services will be affected, please contact your current phone or internet provider. For further information, visit www.nbnco.com.au/ switchoff or call 1800 687 626.

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Bulk / Green Waste Collection Dates Bulk Waste set‑out dates* Area 1

21 & 22 March

Area 2

28 & 29 March

Area 3

7 & 8 March

Area 4

14 & 15 March

Green Waste set‑out dates* Area 1

2 & 3 May

Area 2

9 & 10 May

Area 3

16 & 17 May

Area 4

23 & 24 May

Household Hazardous Waste Drop‑off Saturday, 11 April, 9am – 1pm Town Depot, 218 Planet St, Welshpool

*Refer to your Domestic Waste & Recycling Guide 2015 or the front page of the Town’s website for your Area. If you don’t have a guide, call 9311 8111 to request one to be posted to you.

Designated Accessible Parking Bays Designated accessible parking enables community members and visitors to Victoria Park to access shops, facilities and the community at large.

The Town’s Accessible Parking Facilities publication is a guide to assist valid ACROD permit holders to locate designated accessible parking bays which are owned and managed by the Town of Victoria Park. The guide contains information on how to acquire an ACROD permit in WA, how to report a problem with a bay, along with locations of designated accessible parking bays.

Perth Garden Festival The Perth Garden Festival has found a new home in our very own backyard at the picturesque McCallum Park. The festival will run over four days from 30 April to 3 May 2015.

This year the event will feature WA’s largest plant market, offering over 1,400m2 of beautiful plants for sale! If you can name it (and even if you can’t) you’re almost guaranteed to find it there along with everything else your garden could possibly want or need. With everything from composters and sculptures, to fireplaces and outdoor ovens, to an interactive children’s activity playground and even entire outdoor landscapes – there will be endless things to see, do, try and buy. With free seminars and expert advice on hand all festival long, it’s the perfect place to find the answers to life’s all important gardening questions!

There’ll even be 1,000m2 of beautifully landscaped gardens to explore with the SunSmart Landscape Show Gardens shaping up to be the biggest and best in event history.

You can download a copy from the Town’s website.

Mayor Trevor Vaughan says the Town is extremely proud to be the venue sponsor for Perth Garden Festival and is hopeful the festival will bring in business for local retailers as well. “I urge everyone to head down to the 2015 Perth Garden Festival and whilst you’re here visit our vibrant café strip on Albany Highway and see what the Town of Victoria Park has to offer!”

For further information contact the Town’s Seniors, Access & Inclusion Officer on 9311 8111.

The Perth Garden Festival has something for everyone so whether you’re a green thumb or a greenhorn come down to McCallum Park and pick up a little bit of greenery and lots of gardening inspiration.

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Anzac Day Service Saturday, April 25 2015, 6am Memorial Gardens Corner of Harvey St and Albany Hwy, Victoria Park

Movie Classics & Family Favourites Sunday, 8 March 2015 @ 7pm on the Burswood Park Foreshore, Burswood The Western Australian Youth Orchestra, with special guests from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, play an evening of family favourites and movie themes, with highlights from Harry Potter, James Bond, Jurassic Park and Frozen - to name just a few!

FREE CONCERT

Commemorate the Anzac Centenary with the Town for a special Dawn Service to honour the men and women who have served for our country and made the ultimate sacrifice.

A light breakfast will be served following the ceremony for all attendees.

For further information call 9311 8111 or visit the victoriapark.wa.gov.au

Alec Bell Park

In honour of young war hero Alec Bell, who grew up and attended local schools in Victoria Park, the Town has supported an application for the Commemorative Recognition of Alec Bell by renaming Hampshire Reserve.

Alec was conscripted to the Australian Army and while assisting wounded colleagues, was himself mortally wounded and lost his life in Vietnam on 29 January 1968, aged 21 years.

A ceremony for the commemorative naming of Alec Bell Park will be held Friday, 27 March 2015, 10am at Fraser Park, Fraser Park Road, East Victoria Park. Members of the public are welcome. © Australian War Memorial. A young Vietnamese Montagnard boy is checked for a fever by Private Alec Bell.

Photograph taken by Kevin Denham Thurgar, South Vietnam, January 1968.

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Refugee Welcome Zone In October last year the Town celebrated the signing of a Refugee Welcome Zone Declaration at the Walk Together Family Fun Day followed by the release of two white doves and a combined walk together of solidarity around John MacMillan Park. Over 2,000 people attended the event.

By signing the declaration, the Town is committing in spirit to welcoming refugees into the community, upholding their human rights, demonstrating compassion and enhancing cultural and religious diversity.

“The Town has a rich cultural heritage and we are committed to promoting and celebrating harmony and diversity in our local community,” Mayor Trevor Vaughan said.

“The event was a wonderful way for people to come together to raise awareness for the circumstances of refugees and asylum seekers and to send a positive message about Australians being a friendly and welcoming people.”

Local History Awards Competition Enter the 2015 Local History Awards and help us to promote and preserve the rich history of the Town of Victoria Park. Entries received will be added to the Town’s Local History Collection based at the Victoria Park Library.

Prize categories • Personal Memoirs • Original Research • Photographic Memories

Winner $500 Runner‑up $250 Winner $500 Runner‑up $250 Winner $500 Runner‑up $250

Topics may include (but are not restricted to): the changing face of Albany Highway; research on a local soldier (WWI or other conflict); how Carlisle, Lathlain, Burswood and Victoria Park have changed; how business has developed in the Town; historic images relating to the development of the Town.

Closing date for submissions: Monday, 27 April 2015.

For further information visit the Library’s website.

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Bingo – New Time and Price!

Bingo is held every Saturday Night at the Leisurelife Centre. As of 7 March 2015 doors will now open at the earlier time of 5.30pm with eyes down at 7.30pm.

The price has also been reduced to $3.50! (excludes High Roller Night).

Bus services are available from some suburbs – contact Leisurelife for further information.

Adult Team Sport Nominations – Winter 2015 New winter season commences Monday, 23 March 2015 for basketball, netball and soccer competitions at Leisurelife.

Existing Team Nominations open

23 February

New Team Nominations open

2 March

Nominations close

13 March

Just 4 Kids Easter School Holiday Program Keep your kids active and entertained during the Easter School Holidays!

Activities are suitable for children aged six to 14 years.

Program changes each term but will often include diverse activities such as arts and crafts, sports, cooking and excursions.

Leisurelife’s Easter Just 4 Kids Program runs from Tuesday, 7 April to Friday, 17 April – enrolments are now open.

Centrelink Childcare Assistance and JET subsidy rebates are available (Licenced Vacation Care – Carer Reference Number 407 078 077K)

For further information on activities visit victoriaparkleisure.wa.gov.au or call: Leisurelife 9373 5450 Aqualife 9373 5400 Like us on Facebook.com/AqualifeLeisurelife or Twitter... @VicParkLeisure 7

active life Is the gym or pool not your scene but you know physical activity and wellbeing is important? Maybe one of our Active Life programs will appeal to you. The Town is now providing opportunities for the non‑traditional workout enthusiast.

Postnatal Active Family Day Weekly out Skateboarding!

Fitness Program Try Walking Groups Sunday, 22 March 2015 This interactive program is designed specifically for optimal postnatal fitness.

Sessions include low‑impact pram cardio, pelvic floor exercises and practical resistance training. The program can be altered to suit all levels and individual’s needs. You will love the way it makes you feel, and best of all you can exercise with your baby!

Term 2 sessions commence at Leisurelife on Monday, 20 April 2015 as follows: Mondays for babies...

10 wks – 6 mths 7 – 14 mths

10am – 10.40am 10.50am – 11.30am

Fridays for babies...

10 wks – 6 mths 7 – 14 mths

10am – 10.40am 10.50am – 11.30am

Book in early as spots are limited.

Book online at victoriapark. wa.gov.au/community/activelife or by calling 9373 5458.

9am – 12 noon John MacMillan Park Cost: Gold coin donation to Clans WA

Get your whole family involved with our Active Family Day!

New members needed!

Looking for an activity with fresh air and beautiful landscapes while enjoying the companionship of other like-minded people? Then one of our walking groups may be perfect for you.

Evening Nutrition Session

In partnership with the Heart Foundation, the Town is offering the following weekly walking groups to local residents:

Fussy Eating – Food Exposure Wednesday, 25 March 2015 6pm – 7.30pm Leisurelife Centre Cost: $5 (dinner is included)

• Tuesdays, 8.30am Kensington Bushland (meet by Harold Rossiter Park clubroom) • Wednesdays, 9.30am Mothers’ Walking Group (start @ Antz inya Pantz café, Victoria Park) • Wednesdays, 4.30pm McCallum Park (start @ end of Taylor Street)

This session aims to provide parents and carers with a familycentred approach to positively introducing new food, managing fussy eating behaviours and reducing family-mealtime stress.

Bookings are essential. Book online at victoriapark.wa.gov. au/community/active-life or by calling 9373 5458.

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Autumn events @ your Library

Buzz Week!

It’s Buzz Week at your Library from 25 – 30 May 2015 Library Buzz Week is all about exploring your Library with a great range of events and activities for everyone!

For further information closer to the date visit the Library’s website victoriaparklibrary.wa.gov.au or call 9373 5500.

Children’s Activities Harmony Week Storytimes 17 & 19 March 2015 @ 9.30am Storytime takes on a special Harmony Week theme on Tuesday, 17 & Thursday, 19 March.

Celebrate our vibrant multicultural state by sharing stories from around the world!

April School Holidays – Easter Pyjama Storytime Tuesday, 7 April @ 6pm For kids 2 – 6 years. Free Event!

Come dressed in your pyjamas and bring your favourite snuggly toy!

Make your own Hula Hoop Friday, 10 April, 10am – 11am $2 / child, non‑refundable For kids 6 – 12 years Create your own hula hoop then get into the spin with a circus lesson

by Disco Cantito!

Make your own Juggling Balls Friday, 17 April, 10am – 11am $2 / child, non‑refundable For kids 6 – 12 years Make your own juggling balls then learn special circus tricks

by Disco Cantito!

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Baby Chicks 7 – 17 April 2015 Come into the Library between 7 – 17 April to see a miracle in the making!

The Library will be playing host to some special visitors when baby National Youth Week chicks come to the Victoria Park Library. Watch as they develop from Adam Przytula presents eggs in an incubator to baby chickens ‘Resilience’ – a special National able to run around, peck and eat.

Youth Week Event Thursday, 16 April 2015 4pm – 5pm @ your Library For youth 9 – 17 years Parents also welcome Free event – bookings essential!

One thing is guaranteed in life – we will face problems. Director of Teddy Bears’ Picnic Armed for Life, Adam Przytula, says Wednesday, 27 May, resilience is the ability to bounce 10am – 11.30am back regardless of the problems Leisurelife, East Victoria Park we face. There are important skills $5 / child, non-refundable essential for dealing with problems For kids 2 – 5 years.

Bring your favourite teddy bear along and it’s only once these skills are for a special Teddy Bears’ Picnic and learnt that we are able to become resilient. enjoy pony rides, face painting, a This workshop focuses on helping craft activity and musical games. youth understand why resilience is Special guests include the Town’s so important and teaches relevant acting CEO, Anthony Vuleta, and skills to becoming resilient. singer‑storyteller extraordinaire, Josephine Bacon. Josephine will also Book online via the Town’s event be sharing the National Simultaneous calendar at victoriapark.wa.gov.au Storytime book The Brothers Quibble, or call 9373 5500.

by Aaron Blabey. Bring your own Armed For Life picnic and rug!

Armed For Life workshops are Please note: this special event designed to educate and equip replaces Storytime on Tuesday, young people to deal with the many 26 and Thursday, 28 May. problems they will face in life.

Please note: bookings are not These workshops offer confirmed until payment has been encouragement and inspiration received at library. Tickets will not to make positive choices for the be sold at the door. future. Each topic covers a mix

Town of Victoria Park – Contact Information Town of Victoria Park

9311 8111

99 Shepperton Road, Victoria Park

of stories, humour, activities and information ensuring that the message is engaging and communicated effectively to maturing high school students.

Since 2012, Armed For Life has worked with 75 schools across Perth, presented to over 45,000 students and won a 2014 Telstra Australian Business Award in the Micro‑Business Category.

Victoria Park Timeline

Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 5pm

• Get planning applications / approvals information • Register your dog or cat • Access Council Meeting dates, agendas minutes • Book a Town facility • Get Access and Inclusion information

Victoria Park Library

admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au

• Find out about waste collection and disposal • Pay an infringement • Pay your rates notice • Get Town event information • Report a lost animal • Find a local community group

9373 5500

vicparklibrary@vicpark.wa.gov.au

27 Sussex Street, East Victoria Park Opening hours: Mon, Fri: 9am – 6pm • Tue, Wed, Thu: 9am – 8pm • Sat: 9am – 5pm • Sun/Pub. Hols: Closed • Join the Library • Attend a Library event • Access computers and printers • Access Town and community information • Borrow books, DVDs, CDs, e-readers, magazines

The Town’s Timeline provides a brief history of the local area from pre‑European settlement to 2007.

The development of this Timeline is an on-going project and any help in adding history to the Timeline is greatly appreciated.

You can view the Timeline on the Town’s website (Community> Library>Local History) or in hard copy from the Library.

Any additions can be directed to: Local History Coordinator Town of Victoria Park Library 27 Sussex Street East Victoria Park, WA 6101, or vicparklibrary@vicpark.wa.gov.au or 9373 5505.

Aqualife

Bookings for all events open four weeks prior to the event and are not confirmed until payment has been received at the Library. Due to popular demand, bookings will only be taken at the Library.

Victoria Park Digital Hub

• Download e-books, e-audio books, e-magazines • Parents with children can attend Storytime / Baby Rhymetime sessions • Seek or submit Local History information

9373 5400

admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au

42 Somerset Street, East Victoria Park Opening hours: Pool, Gym, Reception Mon – Thu: 5.30am – 9pm • Fri: 5.30am – 8.30pm • Sat / Sun / Pub.Hols (ex. Easter & Christmas): 8am – 6pm • Creche Mon – Fri: 8.30am – 12noon • Swim in the outdoor 50m pool • Swim / walk in the indoor 25m pool • Children can play in the indoor leisure pool • Join the gym

Leisurelife

• Join the Swim School • Visit the café • Utilise the crèche • Enjoy a group fitness class • Book a personal training session

9373 5450

leisurelife@vicpark.wa.gov.au

Cnr Kent and Gloucester Streets, East Victoria Park Opening hours: Classes Mon – Fri: 6am – 11pm • Sat: 8am – 11pm • Sun: 9am – 4pm • Pub. Hols (ex. Easter & Christmas): 8am – 6pm • Gym Mon – Fri: 5.30am – 12noon / 4.30pm – 8pm • Sat: 9am – 12noon • Sun: Closed • Creche Mon – Fri: 9am – 11am • Register with an indoor sports team • Utilise the creché • Join the gym • Play Bingo!

• Hire a sports / squash court • Book a children’s birthday party • Register your child for a school holiday program

9329 4238

1 Harper Street, Victoria Park Opening hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 9.30am – 4pm • Wed: 12.30am – 7pm • Sat: open by appt. only • Sun: Closed • Register for an individual/group training session • Find out about business development & training • Get FREE computer training

Victoria Park Pound (lost animal enquiries)

9311 8171

199 Thelma Street, South Perth Opening hours: Mon – Fri: 11.30am – 12.30pm (ex. some public holidays) Report It (after hours message service) • Report a pothole or traffic nuisance • Report an abandoned car • Report graffiti

9311 8111 • Report littering • Report dumped rubbish

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now until 2 April

Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors | The Man Art exhibition – FREE entry John Curtin Gallery Building 200, Curtin University Kent St, Bentley johncurtingallery.curtin.edu.au

3 March

Elected Members Briefing Session, 6.30pm Council Chambers Town Administration Centre Public Welcome

5 March

Chinese New Year Lion Dance Performance, 5.30pm Albany Hwy between Harper & Duncan Streets Victoria Park

8 March

Music by Moonlight, from 7pm Movie Classics & Family Favourites – FREE Concert Burswood Park Foreshore Burswood

10 March

Ordinary Council Meeting, 6.30pm Council Chambers Town Administration Centre Public Welcome

17 March

Persian Festival of Fire 7pm – 10pm: FREE Event G.O. Edwards Park Burswood Road, Burswood Charshanbeh Suri Celebration is a memorable once-a-year family event with music entertainment and fun. Please bring your picnic chairs and basket. Further information at persianculture. org.au/persiannewyear/

21 March

26 April

5 April

30 April – 3 May

Aqua X Games (inc. the Perth Night Jump, 4pm – 9pm Burswood Water Sports Complex The Aqua X Games is a new concept that is a combination of aquatic sporting disciplines such as Big Water Ski Jumping, Wakeboarding, Barefoot Skiing and Show Ski demonstrations.

For further information contact Jarrad Green on j.green@ toxfree.com.au or 0447 179 555 Sizdeh Bedar Family Picnic 12noon – 4pm, FREE Event G.O. Edwards Park Burswood Road, Burswood Sizdeh Bedar picnic with the best DJ in town performing Persian Music. The event is FREE and everyone is welcome. Please bring your picnic chairs and basket.

Further information at persianculture.org.au/ persiannewyear/

7 April

Elected Members Briefing Session, 6.30pm Council Chambers Town Administration Centre Public Welcome

14 April

Ordinary Council Meeting, 6.30pm Council Chambers Town Administration Centre Public Welcome

25 April

Anzac Day Dawn Service, 6am Memorial Gardens cnr Harvey St & Albany Hwy Victoria Park

This information is available in alternative formats on request

John Hughes Slopestyle 10am – 4pm Edward Millen Home 999 Albany Highway, Victoria Park The John Hughes Slopestyle is a mountain / BMX bike event featuring technical challenges, including sea‑container / car‑jumps and roller‑coaster walls, with riders being judged on tricks (degree of difficulty), style, air and fluidity.

Perth Garden Festival 9.30am – 4pm McCallum Park Taylor St, Victoria Park $20 Adults • $14 Concession • $5 for kids 6 – 16yrs • FREE for children under 5yrs WA’s most prestigious garden, landscape and outdoor living event, the Perth Garden Festival, is set to blossom on the banks of the Swan River at McCallum Park, its new home in the Town. Visit perthgardenfestival.com.au

5 May

Elected Members Briefing Session, 6.30pm Council Chambers Town Administration Centre Public Welcome

12 May

Ordinary Council Meeting, 6.30pm Council Chambers Town Administration Centre Public Welcome

25 – 30 May

Buzz Week @ Your Library Victoria Park Library 27 Sussex Street East Victoria Park

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