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Neighbourhood Plans
   A collection of community thoughts and ideas about your neighbourhood and its future.

Working together, to achieve community wellbeing, for today and tomorrow
Neighbourhood Plans - Working together, to achieve community wellbeing, for today and tomorrow - City of Melville
Message from the Mayor
In the City's Strategic Community Plan: People,            On behalf of all Elected Members, I would like to
Places Participation 2007-2017 we made a                   thank the many people who have contributed to the
commitment to neighbourhood planning. So in                successful way in which the Neighbourhood Plans
2009 we set about inviting you, the community, to          have been implemented; it has been wonderful
participate in developing our first Neighbourhood          to see the City and the community working in
Plans through workshops, forums and surveys.               partnership to respond to the identified priorities.
The information gathered resulted in a collection          As the City's officers continue to plan and deliver
of community aspirations, information on local             activities and services that meet your aspirations,
history and demographics that formed our first             I look forward to a collaborative spirit of involvement
Neighbourhood Plans, and that identified our               to achieve our mutual goal – working together to
priorities for the first four years.                       achieve community wellbeing for today
                                                           and tomorrow.
During the process of developing the plans, it
became clear that each neighbourhood has
its own character and uniqueness – culturally,
physically and demographically – which helped              Russell Aubrey
us plan activities and events, as well as consider         City of Melville Mayor
specific priorities identified by local people for their   December 2013
own neighbourhood. We also found that common
themes emerged across all the neighbourhoods
such as ensuring there are services and facilities for
diverse groups.

This booklet describes what we – the City of
Melville and the people who live, work, learn, play
and invest here – have achieved together over the
past four years. It also includes Stories from the
Neighbourhood that capture the way we have been
working and how we intend to continue to work
together over the next three years.
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Contents
Working together, to achieve community 2                 North West Neighbourhood                         26   Community Aspiration - How can we             38
wellbeing, for today and tomorrow                                                                              provide an appropriate type of housing
                                                         North West Neighbourhood Community Profile
Our Neighbourhoods                            4                                                                mix and amenity for the future?
                                                         A Story from the Neighbourhood -                 25
A Common Theme                                6                                                                A Story from the Neighbourhood -              39
                                                         Palmyra Together
                                                                                                               Snap Your City Competition
Community Aspiration - Traffic and movement 6            Community Aspiration - How do we provide         29
                                                                                                               A Story from the Neighbourhood -              40
Community Aspiration - Retaining the beauty   8          more community facilities and events that
                                                                                                               Canning River Foreshore Art Trail
of our natural environment                               add value to our neighbourhood?
                                                                                                               Community Aspiration - How can we make        42
Community Aspiration - Ensure that there are 10          A Story from the Neighbourhood - Murdoch         30
                                                                                                               our shopping centres more attractive
services and facilities for diverse groups               University Volunteers to help Volunteer Groups
                                                                                                               and welcoming?
Community Aspiration - A safe and            14          Community Aspiration - How can we                31
                                                                                                               A Story from the Neighbourhood -              43
secure community                                         communicate more effectively
                                                                                                               Walk the Bridges
                                                         with each other (including communication
South West Neighbourhood                            16   between residents, community organisations            South East Neighbourhood                      44
South West Neighbourhood Community Profile               and the City of Melville)?
                                                                                                               South East Neighbourhood Community Profile
Community Aspiration - How can we further           18   Community Aspiration - How do we make            32
                                                         public open space more accessible and include         A Story from the Neighbourhood -               46
our parks into family-centred places for all
                                                         amenities that suit residents and visitors?           Clean Up Australia Day in John Creaney Reserve
age groups?
                                                         A Story from the Neighbourhood -                 33   Community Aspiration - How can we              47
A Story from the Neighbourhood -                    20
                                                         Bicton Park Saved!                                    enhance and increase the use of
Harmony in Willagee
                                                                                                               community facilities?
Community Aspiration - How can we further           21   Community Aspiration - How can we be             33
                                                         prepared and ready for future emegencies?             A Story from the Neighbourhood -               48
integrate community and commercial
                                                                                                               Celebrate Leeming
environments to better support our neighbourhood?
                                                         North East Neighbourhood                         34   Community Aspiration - How do we               49
A Story from the Neighbourhood -                    22
                                                         North East Neighbourhood Community Profile            build the economic resilience of the
Hip Hop
                                                                                                               neighbourhood and its shopping centres?
Community Aspiration - How can we beautify          23   Community Aspiration - How can we                36
the places in which we live and promote                  optimise the use and effectiveness of
community wellbeing?                                     community facilities?
A Story from the Neighbourhood -                    24   A Story from the Neighbourhood -                 37
Get On Board                                             Project Robin Hood
A Story from the Neighbourhood -                    25
Community Care Project
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2   Working together, to achieve community wellbeing, for today and tomorrow

                                     'Working together, to achieve community
                                     wellbeing, for today and tomorrow'
                                     How are we going to do this?                           • Use placemaking – a versatile approach to the
                                                                                              planning, design and management of public
                                     Continue to:                                             spaces. Making the most of a community’s
                                     • Use the Asset Based Community Development              assets, inspiration, and potential, to create
                                       (ABCD) approach – building on what our                 good public spaces that promote the health,
                                       communities have and focusing on the positives         happiness, and wellbeing of our community.
                                       and strengths of each community by:                    For example, Project Robin Hood – a pilot for
                                        o Regularly meeting with community groups,            the City of Melville and the first of its kind in
                                          agencies and schools and building strong            Western Australia. With $100,000 available
                                          relationships                                       to the whole community, the project explored
                                                                                              ‘participatory budgeting’, an approach that
                                        o Getting to know and understand our different
                                                                                              encourages community ownership of projects
                                          neighbourhoods
                                                                                              by returning decision making and responsibility
                                     • Develop our community hubs – the Willagee,             to the community and asking the community for
                                       Bull Creek and Blue Gum Community Centres              ideas to improve their community.
                                       connect the community through vibrant,
                                       inclusive community-based activities. They           • Ask you to Have Your Say Melville....We're
                                       provide opportunities for volunteer involvement,       Listening! – we are keen to hear from everyone
                                       for mutual support and sharing of skills and           who lives, works, plays, learns or invests in our
                                       resources, for celebrations and special events,        City. Providing over 200 products and services,
                                       and are meeting places for all local residents and     the City of Melville relies on input from the public
                                       groups to come together informally in a relaxed        to continually improve the way we do things.
                                       welcoming environment.                                 One of the tools we use to hear from you is our
                                                                                              online forums, and we appreciate your time in
                                                                                              providing comments and feedback on things
                                                                                              that matter to you. We also want to know
                                                                                              about how we might improve things in Melville
                                                                                              and welcome your suggestions.
                                                                                              Visit www.werelisteningmelville.com.au.
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• Provide Community Partnership Funding – the               • Link Neighbourhood Development actions to                 • Conduct the biannual Community Wellbeing
  City of Melville offers a number of grants that             Community Development Plans, including:                     Survey to help evaluate how well the community
  aim to encourage and develop local community                o Strategic Community Plan: People,                         feel the City is progressing towards community
  projects, and to support community groups that                Places, Participation                                     values and aspirations and whether or not the
  make a positive contribution to community and                                                                           council is the agency responsible for delivering
                                                              o Cultural Vitality Plan
  cultural life in the City of Melville.                                                                                  them. This survey forms part of a larger project
                                                              o Age-Friendly Melville: Directions from Seniors            to produce a Community Wellbeing Scorecard
   The levels of funding available are:
                                                              o Directions from Young People                              that will provide us with a snapshot of wellbeing
   o Level One – for requests from $5,001 to
                                                              o Safer Melville – Community Safety and Crime               in the City of Melville today.
     $10,000
                                                                Prevention Plan                                         • Provide excellent customer service to our
   o Level Two – for requests from $1,001 to
                                                              o Disability Access and Inclusion Plan                      residents. The City of Melville is very proud of
     $5,000
                                                              o Reconciliation Action Plan                                what it has achieved to date, and in our quest to
   o Level Three – for requests up to $1,000                                                                              “delight our customers” has made many positive
                                                              o Future Plan for Libraries, Museums and
   o Youth Development Funding – for youth                                                                                contributions to the community.
                                                                Local History
     requests up to $500

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4   Our Neighbourhoods

                         Our Neighbourhoods

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                            Attadale • Bicton • Melville • Palmyra
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                                                                      Myaree
                                                                                                           Brentwood

                                                                           North East Neighbourhood
                                                                         Alfred Cove • Applecross • Ardross • Booragoon
                                                                              Brentwood • Mount Pleasant • Myaree
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Willagee                   Winthrop

           Kardinya

                                   Murdoch

South West Neighbourhood                     Bateman       Bull Creek
  Kardinya • Murdoch • Willagee • Winthrop

                                                                 Leeming

                                             South East Neighbourhood
                                                 Batemen • Bull Creek • Leeming
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6   A Common Theme

                     "...common themes emerged across
                     the neighbourhoods" – Mayor Russell Aubrey
                      A Common Theme                                      • Promote and maintain the City’s Shared Path
                                                                            Upgrade Program to the community.
                      Community Aspiration:                               • Involve the community to review and update the
                      How can we improve traffic and                        City’s Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.
                      movement in our neighbourhoods?                     • Have a City representative on the Fiona Stanley
                                                                            Community and Consumer Advisory Committee.
                                                                          • Contribute to the development of a regional
                     All four neighbourhoods identified traffic and         integrated transport plan in conjunction with the
                     movement as a challenge that if addressed,             South West Regional Group.
                     would enhance the already great places in            • Have a City of Melville representative participate
                     which we live, work and play.                          in the Department of Transport Disability
                     • Advocate for continual improvement in accessible     Network Group.
                       transport, pedestrian access, bus shelters and     • Provide TravelSmart maps at the City's Libraries
                       services to the Department of Transport.             and the Civic Centre.
                     • Implement TravelSmart and RoadWise initiatives     • Contract a local agency to manage the City’s
                       to help promote travel alternatives that are         community buses and local transport services.
                       sustainable and healthy and to reduce car use.
                                                                          • Improve traffic management and Black Spot
                     • Hold Seniors TravelSmart excursions using            locations.
                       buses and trains.
                                                                          • Enhance accessibility and public transport
                     • Link the City of Melville’s website to the           through strategic urban planning.
                       Department of Transport, which includes
                       information on Kidsafe, walking and cycling        • Commit to the Safe Speed Promise.
                       access and public transport.                       • Provide feedback to the Main Roads Department
                     • Hold more local events that the community can        on impacts to vulnerable road users.
                       walk to, such as open air film nights in local     • Maintain the foreshore shared paths.
                       parks and the Little Hands Festival.               • Work with Main Roads to implement Smart
                     • Ensure events are accessible by local transport      Roads, Safe Journeys - Moving people and
                       or provide transport in special cases.               freight safely, reliably and efficiently on WA roads.
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8   A Common Theme

                      A Common Theme                                          • Rangers regularly monitor and respond to
                                                                                community concerns about animals and the
                      Community Aspiration:                                     environment.
                      How can we retain the beauty of our natural             • Ensure that Conservation Plans are in place for
                      environment in our neighbourhoods?                        heritage listed buildings in the City.
                                                                              • Implement the Street Tree Policy – committed to
                                                                                planting 500 street trees annually.
                     The two neighbourhoods that border the river             • Support Friends Of groups in your local area.
                     (North West and North East) identified retaining
                     the beauty of our natural environment as well            • Participate in Pally Patch community garden
                     as maximising the potential of the river and               activities at Palmyra Primary School.
                     foreshore as a challenge that if addressed,              • Prohibit dinghy storage along the foreshore.
                     would enhance the already great places in
                     which we live, work and play.                            • Take into account the retention of the natural
                                                                                environment as part of strategic urban planning.
                     • Actively manage the natural environment in order
                       to protect and enhance.                                • Provide community engagement opportunities
                                                                                regarding the replacement of the Deep Water
                     • Worked with a local community group to                   Point Jetty, the Deep Water Point Draft
                       redevelop the old Melville Primary School site to        Concept Plan and the Draft Canning Bridge
                       create Kadidjiny Park and Kadidjiny Hall.                Precinct Vision.
                     • Install underground power in Attadale.                 • Hold the annual Art Awards at the City of Melville
                     • Report graffiti on the Graffiti Hotline to ensure        Civic Centre and annual Sculpture Walk at Deep
                       rapid removal.                                           Water Point.

                     • Paint a bus shelter as part of the Adopt-a-Stop        • Installation of permanent artwork along the
                       bus shelter community art program.                       foreshore.

                     • Implement the Natural Areas Asset                      • Encouraging community events, such as the
                       Management Strategy.                                     Jacaranda Festival, River Kitefest, Zimfest and
                                                                                Film Nights.
                     • Engage with local Aboriginal Elders regarding the
                       Point Walter restoration and other signage projects.
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• Involve young people in the Deep Water
  Point Café Mural through the SLAM project,
  completed with funding from the Office of Crime
  Prevention.
• Encourage use of the outdoor exercise
  equipment at Mount Henry Bridge.
• Upgrade to the shared paths along Mount
  Pleasant foreshore.

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                       A Common Theme                                         • Provide Community Partnership Funding to
                                                                                community groups to celebrate their diversity,
                       Community Aspiration:                                    such as Harmony Week Grants.
                       How can we ensure that there are                       • Encourage and support volunteering and
                       services and facilities for diverse groups in            participation through the Melville Volunteer
                       our neighbourhoods?                                      Resource Centre.
                                                                              • Organise bus trips targeted at those who may
                                                                                be socially isolated.
                      Three neighbourhoods (South West, South East            • Promote the Living Longer Living Stronger
                      and North East) identified the importance of              program for seniors.
                      developing and catering for young people, seniors,
                      people with a disability and people from a Culturally   • Provide a Seniors Assistance Fund for seniors to
                      and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background.             access essential services that would otherwise
                                                                                cause financial hardship.
                      • Continue to build connections with agencies,
                        local churches, community groups and other            • Provide a Seniors Directory in both hard copy
                        service providers to promote services, facilities       and online.
                        and activities within the community.                  • Provide six seniors forums annually.
                      • Implement actions from Directions from Young          • Work with the Department for Housing and
                        People, Cultural Vitality Plan and Age-Friendly         other local agencies to promote the Disruptive
                        Melville: Directions from Seniors.                      Behaviour Policy.
                      • Support, program or partner to deliver annual         • Implement actions from the City’s first
                        events such as the Art Awards, Sculpture                Reconciliation Action Plan.
                        Walk, Seniors Week activities, Jacaranda
                                                                              • Employment of a full time Aboriginal
                        Festival, International Day of People with a
                                                                                Engagement Officer.
                        Disability, Harmony Week, Little Hands Festival,
                        Neighbourhood Stars Volunteer Recognition             • Conduct Australian Citizenship Ceremonies
                        Event, Mayor's Valued Citizen Awards for                every two months at the City of Melvlle
                        volunteers, NAIDOC, Reconciliation Week bus             Civic Centre.
                        tour and movie nights, Grandparents’ Day,
                                                                              • Provide Activelink and Kidsport funding to
                        Limestone Concerts, Australia Day Celebrations,
                                                                                assist people overcome barriers to participate in
                        and the Wildflower and Six Seasons Walks at
                                                                                community life.
                        Piney Lakes.
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• Support the REACH after school program for          • Held a youth expo at the City of Melville Civic
  primary school aged children.                         Centre to promote youth programs and services
                                                        to young people.
• Have the Youth Advisory Council facilitate all
  ages music events for young people.                 • Provide safety forums for parents and young
                                                        people on topics like cyber bullying and
• Provide PHAZE, an urban art youth program,
                                                        party safe.
  held at a local skate parks on the last Sunday of
  the month between September and May.                • Continue to map accessible facilities for
                                                        residents and visitors to the City through the
• Provide, in partnership with agencies, support
                                                        You’re Welcome Project.
  services for young people such as the Open
  Door pop-up youth information and referral          • Libraries offer book clubs, Storytime, Better
  service and the Freo Street Doctor.                   Beginnings, Social English classes, school
                                                        holiday activities, special subscriptions to online
• Create life skill/educational resources such as       novels, free WiFi, study space, young adult
  The Gathering, The Writing’s on the Wall, and         reading resources, e-magazines, e-audio, help
  6 which are available to young people through         with homework through Your Tutor, computers
  their local high school.                              with internet access and free tax help sessions.
• Support youth chaplains through annual funding,     • Living Libraries have been held in local libraries
  and communicate with youth chaplains and              and at Murdoch University.
  principals through principals forums and
                                                      • Promote a free translating and interpreting
  school visits.
                                                        services available for City of Melville residents
• Hold forums such as the Interschool Youth             through the Department of Immigration
  Forum to identify needs and celebrate young           and Citizenship.
  people.
• Provide urban art youth projects such as the
  Bull Creek Train Station and Booragoon Bus
  Station Adopt-a-Stop bus shelter community
  art program.
• Facilitated a young men’s program in partnership
  with Headspace at Corpus Christi, Melville and
  Applecross Senior High Schools.
12   A Common Theme

                       A Common Theme                                        South West Neighbourhood
                                                                             • Willagee residents can access the Where in
                       Community Aspiration:                                   Willagee publication to find out about their suburb.
                       How can we ensure that there are                      • Free financial counselling/emergency relief
                       services and facilities for diverse groups              service at Willagee Community Centre.
                       at a more local level?                                • Freo Street Doctor is available in the Willagee
                                                                               Library car park on Monday mornings.
                                                                             • The Southern Districts Seniors Citizens Centre
                                                                               in Willagee offers activities including bowling,
                      North East Neighbourhood                                 bingo, exercise classes and excursions.
                      • Program events such as the PHAZE urban art           • Free and low cost school holiday programs at
                        youth program, seniors forums and mall walking         Willagee Community Centre, City of Melville
                        at Garden City Shopping Centre.                        Libraries and Piney Lakes Environmental and
                      • Partner with local groups to host events such          Education Centre.
                        as the Applecross Rotary and Mount Pleasant          • Developed the Bidi Katitjiny Women’s Trail at
                        Neighbourhood Watch Canning Bridge                     Piney Lakes, offering walks and educational talks.
                        Community Day and Walk the Bridges event.
                                                                             • Created an accessible community garden at
                      • Support the Canning Bridge Seniors Centre to           Willagee Community Centre.
                        deliver program and activities.                      • Support the Japanese Playgroup at Willagee,
                      • Partnered with Applecross Senior High School           the Aboriginal Playgroup at Caralee Community
                        for an eight week mentorship program.                  School and the Walyalup Reconciliation
                                                                               Community Group’s events and activities.
                      • Participate in placemaking activities such as
                        the Celebrate Canning Bridge open day which          • Provide free financial counselling and emergency
                        included a barbecue and entertainment.                 relief for the whole community from the Willagee
                                                                               Community Centre.
                      • Partner with the Freo Street Doctor to be based
                        at the City of Melville Civic Centre Amphitheatre.   • Provide free or low cost activities for young
                                                                               people after school such as the urban dance hip
                      • Provide free or low cost computer classes for          hop classes at Willagee Community Centre.
                        the whole community through the Digital Hub at
                        Canning Bridge Library Lounge.
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South East Neighbourhood
• Supported local clubs to obtain Community
  Partnership Funding, such as All Saints College
  to hold their annual Literature Festival and the
  Southside BMX Club.

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                       A Common Theme                                       • Participate in a public art project that targets
                                                                              graffiti hotspots, such as the Willagee Shopping
                       Community Aspiration:                                  Centre wall, Adopt-a-Stop bus shelter
                                                                              community art program and youth art project
                       How can we create a safe and secure
                                                                              Willagee Legals.
                       community in our neighbourhoods?
                                                                            • Contact your local Neighbourhood Watch and
                                                                              invite them to your event or activities.

                      Two neighbourhoods (South West and South              • Attend your local City of Melville Library where
                      East) wanted to create comfortable, safe and            early intervention programs such as Constable
                      secure neighbourhoods.                                  Care and Safety and Sirens activities are held.

                      • Share stories on reducing crime in the Willagee     • Attend a Safety Week event brought to you by
                        Alive Newsletter.                                     the City of Melville in partnership with the Injury
                                                                              Control Council WA (ICCWA).
                      • Promote the Safety Scoop campaign – practical
                        advice and tips to help actively reduce the         • Complete a Community Safety Survey.
                        incidence of crime and make life safer and
                                                                            • Expansion of the Eye’s on the Street program.
                        more relaxed.
                      • Provide the Safer Melville webpage on the           • Enjoy a barbecue with your neighbours by
                        City’s website                                        hiring the free Friendly Neighbourhoods
                                                                              Community Trailer.
                      • Read local newspapers and City publications for
                        up-to-date information on community safety and      • Provide speed trailers in local streets.
                        crime prevention.                                   • Safe Speed Promise – pledge to the 50km/h
                      • Continue to hold regular meetings between the         local speed limit.
                        City’s Community Safety Service (CSS), the WA
                                                                            • Share cycle and walk paths – now called
                        Police and Neighbourhood Watch to identify
                                                                              ‘shared paths’.
                        hotspots.
                      • Attend a Designing Out Crime (DOC) community        • Provide Community Safety Service (CSS) patrols
                        education forum or refer to the DOC Checklist.        24 hours a day, seven days a week for advice
                                                                              and assistance.
                      • Attend a community safety forum – topics have
                        included women’s safety, party safe, home           • Report graffiti – this has reduced graffiti by 65%
                        security, senior’s safety, cyber bullying, school     and achieved a 70% reduction in the cost of
                        leavers and support your teenager.                    graffiti removal since 2008.
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       • Use the City’s Online Complaints, Compliments
         and Suggestions service.
       • Hold community events, incorporating a safety
         message – such as the popular Celebrate
         Leeming event.

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                                "...each neighbourhood has it's own character
                                and uniqueness – culturally, physically and
                                demographically" – Mayor Russell Aubrey

                                South West Neighbourhood
                                Kardinya • Murdoch • Willagee • Winthrop
                                South West Neighbourhood Community Profile:
                                This information is from the Australian Bureeau
                                of Statistics (ABS) 2006 and 2011 Census
                                *Playground Improvement Program data                                  Look how your Neighbourhood
                                                                                                    has changed over the past five years

                                                                                        Highest percentage
                                                                                            of residents                            Total houses

                                                                                     20 to 24 year old                           2006           2011
                                                                                    age group for males
                                                                                       and females                              8,523         9,066

                                                             Number of residents living in                     Dwelling type:
                                                             South West Neighbourhood                           High density

                                                                2006             2011                        2006           2011
                                                             22,657           23,056                         15            129

                                    Aboriginal and Torres Strait                                                           Arrived in Australia between
                                          Island population                             Australian born
                                                                                                                                   2006 and 2011
                                       2006              2011                        2006            2011
                                      268                301                      12,939          13,329                           2,040
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Arrived in Australia between              Need for assistance (severe                                                              Residents who volunteer for                        Employed full time
        2006 and 2011                         or profound disability)                                                                 an organisation or group
   2006             2011                       2006            2011                                                                     2006              2011                      2006             2011
     -            2040                         702             783                                                                     3,217             3,550                    6,354            6,691

                                                                                                                  Employed part time                        Looking for full time work

                                                                                                                  2006           2011                        2006              2011

  Willagee                              Winthrop                                                             4,133             4,610                         206               179

                                                                                                                                           Dwelling type:                                Dwelling type:
                                                                                      Looking for part time work                          Separate house                                 Medium density

                                                                                        2006               2011                         2006              2011                      2006             2011
                                                                                        229                424                         7,530             7,506                     937             1,421
                  Kardinya
                                                      Murdoch
                                                                                                                                                                    Mortgage

                                                                                                                                                             2006              2011
                                                                                                                                                            2,666            2,622

 Speaks a language other                                                                      Households with                                  Renting                             Households without a car
    than English at home                        Australian Citizens
                                                                                            internet connection
   2006             2011                       2006            2011                     2006               2011                         2006              2011                        2006            2011
 5,500            5,867                   18,030            18,650                    5,572              6,724                         1,569             1,951                        459             553

                      Renting social housing                      *Playgrounds as of 2012                          *Parks as of 2012

                       2006            2011
                       443            516                                 41                                             47
18   South West Neighbourhood

                                 Community Aspiration
                                 How can we further develop our parks into family-centred places for all age groups?

                                • Continue to hold Parties in the Park, Carols by     • Hold the Little Hands Festival in local parks.
                                  Candlelight, markets, Harmony Week events
                                                                                      • New residents in Willagee can pick up a copy
                                  and Easter fairs with support from Community
                                                                                        of Where in Willagee which details local parks
                                  Partnership Funding.
                                                                                        and facilities, a publication partnership between
                                • Continue to partner with the City of Fremantle to     Willagee Alive and the City of Melville’s Safer
                                  deliver Buster the Fun Bus, a mobile playgroup        Melville Advisory Committee.
                                  that visits local parks across the City.
                                                                                      • Celebrate Seniors Week by holding events in
                                • Hold free family outdoor film nights using the        local parks, such as the popular Go Wild In
                                  Movie Screening Guide for schools to hold             Willagee Seniors Week event.
                                  outdoor movie nights in their neighbourhood.
                                                                                      • Partner with Neighbourhood Watch for local
                                • Use the free outdoor fitness equipment at John        events, such as the Winthrop Residents Group
                                  Connell Reserve in Kardinya.                          who hosted a clean up day and installed extra
                                • Book a tour, walk or educational talk along the       seating in Robert Smith Park, Winthrop.
                                  Bidi Katitjiny Aboriginal Women’s Trail in Piney    • Enjoy a barbecue with your neighbours by
                                  Lakes, Winthrop.                                      hiring the free Friendly Neighbourhoods
                                • Enjoy the public art along the Sculpture Walk in      Community Trailer.
                                  Piney Lakes, Winthrop.                              • Participate in community activities to create
                                • Participate in redevelopment of Carawatha             a mentally healthy community – Act-Belong-
                                  public open space in Willagee.                        Commit.

                                • Continue to map accessible facilities for           • The City will continue to ensure our parks are
                                  residents and visitors to the City through the        well maintained through the Capital Works
                                  You’re Welcome Project.                               Upgrade Program which includes irrigation,
                                                                                        barbecues, playgrounds, benches, sporting
                                • Implement the Playground Improvement                  equipment and shade.
                                  Program.
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20   South West Neighbourhood

                                A Story from the Neighbourhood
                                Harmony in Willagee
                                To celebrate Harmony Week 2011, the City of
                                Melville, Caralee Community School, Willagee
                                Community Centre and Willagee Alive partnered to
                                put on a free family outdoor film night to promote
                                the message of Harmony Week: Everyone Belongs.
                                The event was on the Caralee Community School
                                Oval and local groups were able to access small
                                grants, from the City of Melville’s Community
                                Partnership Fund, to encourage them to participate                             teers
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                                on the night. There was a fantastic response             Willag
                                from local groups and local agencies, such as
                                the Department for Housing who sponsored
                                the Rhythm Fix Drumming Activity, the South
                                Metropolitan Public Health Unit provided healthy
                                fruit platters, the City sponsored the Capoeira
                                workshop, local businesses and the local church
                                provided raffle prizes, Murdoch University provided
                                the free sausage sizzle, Captain Clean Up
                                popped in and Willagee Alive promoted future
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                                opportunities to alert people to local happenings                             d family en
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                                in their newsletter.                                                                                           t.

                                Just before the movie started, Mayor Russell
                                Aubrey gave away over 20 raffle prizes and as the
                                sun set, around 400 mums, dads, grandparents,
                                kids and friends from Willagee and the surrounding
                                community settled in for a screening of Marmaduke.
                                This was a great event that brought the whole
                                community together and as a result, more of these
                                movie nights are being planned by the
                                local community.                                                                             s
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 Community Aspiration
 How can we further integrate community and commercial environments to better
 support our neighbourhood?

• An upgraded Willagee shopping precinct with
  new seating, trees, access and paving
  in consultation with the local community and
  shop owners.
• Facilitate the Look Up A Local publication for
  Willagee home based businesses.
• Invite local businesses to be involved in local
  events and activities such as Kardinya Outdoor
  Movie Night and Willagee Alive Newsletter.
• Participate in community meetings for the
  Murdoch Activity Centre.
• Support the Fringe Gallery and Willagee Shop
  Wall Mural Project.
• Foster relationships with the Melville Cockburn   Loc
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  Chamber of Commerce.                                      ops

• Participate in the development of the Willagee
  Structure Plan.
• Have a City representative attend the Fiona
  Stanley Community and Consumer Advisory
  Committee.
• Support the Rotary Sunday Markets at Kardinya
  Shopping Centre.
• Integrate diversity of uses (housing/business)
  through strategic urban planning.
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22   South West Neighbourhood

                                A Story from the Neighbourhood
                                Hip Hop
                                The Caralee Community School’s Chaplain,
                                the local community and the City’s Aboriginal
                                Engagement Officer identified that more activities
                                were needed in the Willagee area for nine to 12 year
                                olds to keep them engaged positively. Together,
                                they discussed what activity would be suitable and
                                after all the information was gathered, decided that   Boys
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                                a girls urban dance group that incorporated a health              danc
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                                session would be something of interest to girls in
                                this age range.
                                The girls dance group commenced in June 2012
                                and was made available to students at Caralee
                                Primary School through selection by the Chaplain
                                and Aboriginal Engagement Officer. Students were
                                selected to register for the program by school staff
                                based on their interest in urban dance and how
                                participating may benefit their health, confidence,
                                self esteem and improve their attendance at school.
                                Feedback from the school was extremely positive,                            roup
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                                with observed positive changes in behaviour from               urban da
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                                students who took part in the sessions. A boys
                                program commenced in August 2012 in response
                                to the community indicating they would like boys to
                                be given a similar opportunity.
                                Funding was received from the Office of Crime
                                Prevention to continue the program for another
                                year in 2013 for both boys and girls, and it has
                                expanded to include school holidays.
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 Community Aspiration                                                                                                  • Replace playground and barbecue equipment.
                                                                                                                       • Installed outdoor exercise equipment in
 How can we beautify the places in which we live and promote                                                             Kardinya.
 community wellbeing?                                                                                                  • Connect the community and build community
                                                                                                                         spirit by mapping all community groups, sporting
                                                                                                                         groups and facilities in the neighbourhood.
• Support Friends of Groups in Winthrop and           • Implment the You’re Welcome Project – maps
                                                                                                                       • Make available and promote Community
  Kardinya.                                             accessible facilities for residents and visitors to
                                                                                                                         Partnership Funding to community groups.
                                                        the City.
• Assisted Willagee Alive’s Community Care
                                                                                                                       • Develop and implement the Natural Areas Asset
  Project with Community Partnership Funding.         • Publish a Community Events Calendar in the
                                                                                                                         Management Plan.
                                                        City’s community newsletter Mosaic.
• Hold Keep Australia Beautiful activities in
                                                                                                                       • Provide verge collections and monitor illegal
  local parks.                                        • Install public artworks in public open spaces.
                                                                                                                         dumping of rubbish.
• Support Willagee Alive’s Tool Library at Willagee   • Implement the Playground Improvement
                                                                                                                       • Facilitate Piney Lakes Environmental Education
  Community Centre.                                     Program.
                                                                                                                         Centre activities and programs.
• Facilitate community mural projects including       • Participate in placemaking projects such as
  the Adopt-a-Stop bus shelter community                Project Robin Hood.
  art program.
                                                      • Facilitate and encourage streetscape
• Completed the community mosaic project at             enhancements through strategic urban planning.
  George Humes Park in Willagee.
                                                      • Promote Design Out Crime principals through
• Support the Kardinya, Winthrop/Murdoch and            community education, resources, information
  Willagee resident groups.                             and advice.
• Support the Rotary Club to hold weekly Rotary       • Replace and maintain bus shelters.
  Markets in Kardinya.
                                                      • Engage with the local community, including
                                                                                                                                                                                  al
• Take care of community gardens at Willagee            young people, on the design of the Carawatha                                                                         estiv
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  Environmental Education Centre.
                                                      • Hold the annual Sculpture Walk in local parks
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• Use local media and City publications to              and along the foreshore.                                 lic a
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                                                      • Hold the annual Little Hands Festival in                                   illag
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24   South West Neighbourhood

                                A Story from the Neighbourhood
                                Get On Board
                                Hands on educational public transport sessions
                                were held for seniors who were transitioning to
                                public transport through choice or necessity. A
                                practical guided journey was provided, including
                                how to get on board the bus from the bus port,
                                catching a train and connecting in between.
                                The seniors were asked to meet at Miss Maud’s
                                Café (in Garden City) where they were given
                                                                                                                                 bus
                                a voucher to purchase morning tea. A brief                                               nsperth
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                                presentation was given to them by the City of                            Catchin
                                Melville’s Community Safety Coordinator.
                                Participants were requested to bring their Seniors
                                Card as this acts as a Smart Rider for free senior
                                travel. The group was then taken to the Garden City
                                bus port where they proceeded to start their journey
                                to the City via the Bull Creek Train Station.
                                At the end of the journey, seniors were asked to
                                complete a survey on their experience. Feedback       Tagg
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                                included things like the bus port was hard to                             ation
                                find and improved signage was needed. The
                                seniors appreciated the small group and hands on
                                approach which enabled them to ask questions and
                                after participating in the session, were confident to
                                catch the bus and train in the future.

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A Story from the Neighbourhood                               The tool library, based at the Willagee Community
                                                             Centre, has been popular and continues to increase
Community Care Project                                       in usage, and the Department of Housing will
Willagee Alive, a local resident group, successfully         be promoting the availability of this service to
applied for Community Partnership Funding from               their tenants.
the City of Melville to help Willagee residents keep
their park or back/front gardens tidy, to create a
‘tool library’ and to support community clean ups
and action days, along with creating a sense of
community energy and action.
The Community Care Project saw over 25 residents
assisted with various jobs in their gardens –
including lawn mowing, old wood removal, rose
pruning, tree lopping, rubbish removal, skip bins,
garden bags, setting up the tool library, community
celebrations, new partnerships and connections
with local businesses with lots of community energy.     Volu
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One major project featured on the front page of the                       for   a Ga
                                                                                    rden
                                                                                         Blitz
local newspaper. Partnerships were formed with a
local church, the Disability Services Commission,
the Department of Housing (who were so impressed
with the project they offered to support the tool
library with equipment) and local small businesses.
In a new partnership, Bunnings in O’Connor were
very excited to help out with donations, gift cards
for volunteers, plants, expertise and ongoing
support for the Willagee community.
As demand for skip bins was far greater than
expected, ideas are being sought as to how the City
of Melville can offer a ‘sharing of skip bins’ service
                                                                      After the Blitz
in Willagee, with the Department of Housing also
interested in supporting this idea.
26   North West Neighbourhood

                                "...each neighbourhood has it's own character
                                and uniqueness – culturally, physically and
                                demographically" – Mayor Russell Aubrey

                                North West Neighbourhood
                                Attadale • Bicton • Melville • Palmyra
                                North West Neighbourhood Community Profile:
                                This information is from the Australian Bureeau
                                of Statistics (ABS) 2006 and 2011 Census
                                *Playground Improvement Program data                   Look how your Neighbourhood
                                                                                     has changed over the past five years

                                          Highest percentage             Highest percentage
                                               of residents                  of residents                                   Total houses

                                       20 to 24 year old                55 to 59 year old                            2006              2011
                                                                       age group for males
                                      age group for males
                                                                          and females                            10,681             11,067

                                                                                            Number of residents living in
                                                                                            North West Neighbourhood

                                                                                               2006             2011
                                                                                            22,876           24,281

                                      Aboriginal and Torres Strait                                               Arrived in Australia between
                                            Island population             Australian born
                                                                                                                         2006 and 2011
                                         2006              2011         2006           2011
                                        138                120         15,948       16,877                             1,246
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                                                                                          Need for assistance (severe               Residents who volunteer for                         Employed full time
                                                                                              or profound disability)                  an organisation or group

                                                                                              2006           2011                         2006              2011                      2006             2011
                                                                                              929            952                         3,164             3,378                    6,829            7,597

                                                                                                                    Employed part time                        Looking for full time work
                           Attadale
                                                                                                                    2006          2011                         2006              2011

Bicton                                                                                                         4,039            4,771                          136               154

                                                                                                                                             Dwelling type:                                Dwelling type:
                                                                                          Looking for part time work                        Separate house                                 Medium density

                                                                                              2006           2011                         2006              2011                      2006             2011
                          Melville                                                            147            171                         6,524             6,473                     757               908
Palmyra
                                                                         Dwelling type:                                                                               Mortgage
                                                                          High density
                                                                    2006              2011                                                                     2006              2011
                                                                     0                    0                                                                   3,152            3,268

Speaks a language other                                                                         Households with                                  Renting                             Households without a car
   than English at home                       Australian Citizens
                                                                                              internet connection
 2006            2011                        2006            2011                             2006           2011                         2006              2011                        2006            2011
1,763          2,310                   20,028             21,097                           5,204           5,981                         2,281             2,485                        254             263

                    Renting social housing                      *Playgrounds as of 2012                              *Parks as of 2012

                    2006             2011
                    249              255                                    27                                             51
28   North West Neighbourhood

                                A Story from the Neighbourhood                           The group supported the Palmyra Primary School
                                                                                         Fair by sponsoring an activity and using the day to
                                Palmyra Together                                         recruit new members. The City of Melville’s Outdoor
                                The Palmyra community was invited by the City            Film Festival held in Palmyra was a popular event
                                of Melville’s Neighbourhood Development team to          held in partnership with Palmyra Together.
                                attend a bus trip to visit local community assets,
                                                                                         Palmyra Together, in partnership with year five
                                the idea being to learn about the history of
                                                                                         students, started the production of a community
                                significant sites and places in Palmyra and bring
                                                                                         newsletter. Palmyra Together set up the
                                community champions together.
                                                                                         sponsorship, printing and delivery of the newsletter
                                During the bus trip we visited local churches,           with support from local business
                                the Senior Citizen Centre, the Melville Theatre
                                                                                         Palmyra Together facilitated the design and painting
                                Company, the Melville Historical Society (Miller
                                                                                         of a bus shelter on Marmion Street in Palmyra. A
                                Bakehouse), Palmyra Primary School, group
                                                                                         local artist worked with students from the primary
                                homes, sporting facilities, Melville Cares and
                                                                                         school to create a mural celebrating living in
                                local parks.
                                                                                         Palmyra. The project was funded by the City of
                                As a result of the bus trip, local resident group        Melville Community Partnership Funding Program.
                                Palmyra Together was formed with three major
                                priorities: communication, history and linking
                                local groups and businesses to each other and
                                the community. The group identified the Palmyra
                                Primary School Library as their home base and
                                through a City of Melville Community Partnership
                                Funding grant developed a logo, website,
                                information flyer and had t-shirts printed.
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                                Through improved communication, Palmyra                                 vitation

                                Together has increased local knowledge and
                                awareness of community groups and activities in
                                Palmyra, as well as supported local community
                                groups such as the Seniors Centre, local churches,
                                Melville History Society, Palmyra Primary School
                                P & C, the Pally Patch (community garden) and
                                Farmers’ Market.

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                                                                                                            Together
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 Community Aspiration
 How do we provide more community facilities and events that
 add value to our neighbourhood?

• Promote and support local groups with                • Build a community hub model of multi user,
  Community Partnership Funding to deliver               shared use facilities.
  events or activities such as Kadidjiny Park Music
                                                      • Map community groups, schools, churches,
  on McLean, Palmyra Together School Fair, Bus
                                                        venues and facilities to help connect groups.
  Shelter Project, Carols by Candlelight, Broome
  to Bicton Concert and outdoor movie nights.         • Engage with Aboriginal people in local projects
                                                        such as the Point Walter Restoration project.                      Har
• Partner with local agencies and other local                                                                                 mo
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  governments to deliver events and activities.       • Develop historical and environmental signage at                             ay C
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                                                        Kadidjiny Park.                                                                         ons
• Support Melville Wood Turners at LeisureFit                                                                                                       Me
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  Melville (formerly Melville Recreation Centre).     • Support the Melville Historical Society/Miller
                                                        Bakehouse Museum.
• Support the Bicton Men’s Shed.
                                                      • Improve the Events Bookings Guide for residents
• Hold the annual Point Walter Concert in Bicton.
                                                        planning events in the City.
• Support the village style farmers market at
                                                      • Hold the annual Sculpture Walk in local parks,
  Palmyra Primary School.
                                                        such as Kadidjiny Park.
• Support the Rotary Club of Melville to hold
                                                      • Partner with the City of Fremantle to deliver                                ton
  the weekly Rotary Markets at Melville Plaza                                                                                ert, Bic
                                                        Buster the Fun Bus, a mobile playgroup,                   Walter Conc
  Shopping Centre.                                                                                          Point
                                                        to local parks.
• Support the Melville Theatre Company season
                                                      • Acknowledge volunteers at the annual
  with promotion.
                                                        Neighbourhood Stars Volunteer Recognition
• Support community run toy libraries.                  event, which includes the Mayor’s Valued
                                                        Citizen Award.
• Support the Stock Road Senior Citizens Centre
  in Palmyra who provide activities and events for    • Provide libraries that offer information sessions
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  local seniors.                                        on a variety of topics and author talks.                                         n's
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30   North West Neighbourhood

                                A Story from the Neighbourhood
                                Murdoch University Volunteers to help
                                Volunteer Groups
                                Melville Volunteer Resource Centre (MVRC) seeks
                                to increase the capacity of local not-for-profit
                                organisations to attract and recruit volunteers and
                                provide accessible, relevant and recent information
                                about volunteering and how to get involved.
                                MVRC successfully facilitated a partnership
                                between Murdoch University students and several
                                local not-for-profit organisations, with wide-ranging
                                benefits for the whole community.                        Pine
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                                Third year Murdoch University students from the                      /M
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                                Interactive Digital Design course designed or                                 Ma
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                                developed a website for each group. Developing a
                                web presence is a cost effective means of reaching
                                a wider audience and providing timely information
                                about services to clients, potential clients, sponsors
                                and potential volunteers and residents.
                                Murdoch University students benefited from
                                working with real clients, learning how to build a
                                website, learning to set up meetings, managing                                                                         agaz
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                                client expectations and deadlines, and a genuine                                                               Mo
                                understanding of how a website is developed to
                                achieve specific outcomes.
                                Two local organisations were involved, Friends of
                                Wireless Hill and Friends of Attadale Foreshore.
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                                                                                                                • Include a monthly Safety Scoop advertisement
 Community Aspiration                                                                                             in the local paper that provides practical advice
                                                                                                                  and tips to help actively reduce the incidence
 How can we communicate more effectively with each other (including communication
                                                                                                                  of crime.
 between residents, community organisations and the City of Melville)?
                                                                                                                • Maintain the City of Melville’s events page on
                                                                                                                  the website.
• Build relationships with community groups,           • Support the City of Melville Youth Advisory            • Included a weekly About Melville advertisement
  schools, churches, venues and facilities to            Council.                                                 in the local newspaper.
  increase shared communication.
                                                       • Survey participants at major events, concerts,         • Continue to support Palmyra Together to share
• Improve the City of Melville website.                  seniors forums and community centres.                    and communicate local information through the
                                                                                                                  Palmyra Together website and newsletter.
• Meet with local community groups and agencies        • Provide an updated list of all facilities and venues
  regularly to build strong relationships.               on the City of Melville website.                       • Support the Murdoch Students Campaign
                                                                                                                  Management project. Past projects have
• Provide online engagement opportunities              • Introduced the You’re Welcome Project –
                                                                                                                  included Miller Bakehouse (Melville Historical
  through We’re Listening, such as the Bigger is         mapping disabled facilities for residents and
                                                                                                                  Society) and Palmyra Together.
  Better recycled bin trial, Cultural Vitality Plan,     visitors to the City.
  Strategic Community Plan: People, Places,                                                                     • Coordinate the Community Information Centre
                                                       • Communicate and showcase the community in
  Participation review, Community Wellbeing                                                                       run by volunteers at Garden City Shopping
                                                         the City’s community newsletter Mosaic.
  Survey, Canning Highway Banners and                                                                             Centre.
  Community Planning Schemes.                          • Provide up-to-date directories such as the
                                                                                                                • Subscribe to the Libraries and Museums
                                                         Disability Services Directory, Seniors Services
• Facilitate bimonthly meetings for Melville Aged                                                                 eNewsletter.
                                                         Directory and the Children and Families
  Services Network of Senior Services providers
                                                         Directory.                                             • Neighbourhood Watch communicate with local
  and community groups.
                                                                                                                  police and share information with the community
                                                       • Ensure seniors events are promoted through
• Facilitate bimonthly network meetings of Youth                                                                  through stalls, information sessions and
                                                         local newspapers, as this medium identified as a
  Officers from the Cities of Melville, Cockburn and                                                              community barbecues.
                                                         preferred method of communication for seniors.
  Fremantle.
                                                                                                                • Communicate with your neighbours by hosting
                                                       • Maintain and install new signage in the City’s
• Attend network meetings with service provides                                                                   a local barbecue using the free Friendly
                                                         parks and reserves.
  and the Cities of Cockburn and Fremantle for                                                                    Neighbourhoods Community Trailer.
  the early years, families and children.              • Provide a detailed walk and cycle map for each
                                                         neighbourhood, including access information.
• Build strong relationships and partnerships with
  local police and agencies, including the Safer
  Melville Advisory Committee.
32   North West Neighbourhood

                                Community Aspiration
                                How do we make public open space more accessible and include amenities that suit
                                residents and visitors?

                                • Installed accessible toilets at Bicton Quarantine             • Ensure community events and activities are
                                  Park in response to the City’s Disability Access                accessible using the Disability Access and
                                  and Inclusion Plan.                                             Inclusion Plan guidelines.
                                • Provide walk and cycle maps with access
                                  information available to the community.
                                • Upgrade, replace and maintain parks,
                                  playgrounds, barbecues, reticulation and
                                  sporting facilities.
                                • Install outdoor exercise equipment on Attadale
                                  Foreshore for use by the whole community.
                                • Develop Kadidjiny Park in Melville with
                                  accessible paths, playground and toilets.
                                • Implement actions from the City’s Disability
                                                                                                                             Swing
                                  Access and Inclusion Plan.                                                         Liberty

                                • Worked with a local community group to
                                  develop Kadidjiny Hall – a new, accessible     Kad
                                                                                    idjiny
                                                                                           Play
                                  community space in Kadidjiny Park.                           grou
                                                                                                   nd

                                • Participate in development of the You’re
                                  Welcome Project – promoting access on the
                                  foreshore.
                                • Complete the Point Walter Restoration Project.
                                • A Liberty Swing, located at Wireless Hill, is
                                  available for the whole community to access.
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A Story from the Neighbourhood
Bicton Park Saved!
In August 2012, the City of Melville Council voted to keep Bicton Park, between
Fifth Street and Murray Road, as a public open space by purchasing the land
outright from Western Power.
With significant interest to keep the site as a public park, the decision by the Council
was a positive outcome for the community and the future of Bicton Park, which will
remain as a recreational and leisure area for local residents and visitors to enjoy.
The purchase of the 3.3 hectare site supports the City’s ongoing commitment to
providing high quality public places, parks and reserves and recognises the benefits
of public open areas.
Western Power was cooperative in helping to achieve this outcome, and the
collaborative work has ensured the Park will continue to be enjoyed by the
community for many years to come.
                                                                                                  Park   saved
                                                                                           Bicton

 Community Aspiration
 How can we be prepared and ready for future emergencies?

• Have State Emergency Service (SES) located
  at the City of Melville Operations Centre in Murdoch.
• Meet regularly with the Local Emergency
  Management Committee.
• Carry out a planned program to prune under
  power lines.
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• Provide local knowledge and information to 				  ding
  Emergency Management Committee.
• Promote Storm Safe to the local community on the
  City website and community newsletter Mosaic.
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34   North East Neighbourhood

                                "...each neighbourhood has it's own character
                                and uniqueness – culturally, physically and
                                demographically" – Mayor Russell Aubrey

                                North East Neighbourhood
                                Alfred Cove • Applecross • Ardross • Booragoon
                                Brentwood • Mount Pleasant • Myaree
                                North East Neighbourhood Community Profile:
                                This information is from the Australian Bureeau                          Look how your Neighbourhood
                                of Statistics (ABS) 2006 and 2011 Census
                                *Playground Improvement Program data                                   has changed over the past five years

                                     Number of residents living in                                                                Highest percentage
                                     North East Neighbourhood                                 Total houses                            of residents

                                         2006              2011                         2006               2011                15 to 19 year old
                                     27,272             28,628                     12,193             12,578                  age group for males

                                                                  Highest percentage                         Highest percentage
                                                                      of residents                               of residents

                                                              20 to 24 year old                             40 to 60 year old
                                                            age group for females                          age group for males
                                                                                                              and females

                                      Aboriginal and Torres Strait                                                           Arrived in Australia between
                                            Island population                            Australian born
                                                                                                                                     2006 and 2011
                                         2006              2011                        2006             2011
                                         76                 94                    16,779             16,937                        2,268
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                                                                                        Need for assistance (severe                     Residents who volunteer for                      Employed full time
                                                                                            or profound disability)                        an organisation or group

                                                                                           2006               2011                         2006              2011                      2006             2011
                                                                                          891                 931                         4,518             4,876                    7,953            8,542

                                                                                                                     Employed part time                        Looking for full time work
                             Applecross
                                                                                                                     2006           2011                        2006              2011
                                                                                                                4,865             5,366                         206               204

                                                Mt                                                                                            Dwelling type:                                Dwelling type:
                                             Pleasant                                   Looking for part time work                           Separate house                                 Medium density
                          Ardross                                                          2006               2011                         2006              2011                      2006             2011
                                                                                          210                 230                         9,044             9,886                    2,790            2,330
Alfred Cove
                                                                                                                       Dwelling type:                                  Mortgage
                                                                                                                        High density
                      Booragoon
 Myaree                                                                                                              2006           2011                        2006              2011
                                                    Brentwood                                                        331           335                         3,183            3,242

     Speaks a language other                                                                     Households with
        than English at home                       Australian Citizens                                                                            Renting                             Households without a car
                                                                                               internet connection
      2006            2011                        2006            2011                     2006               2011                         2006              2011                        2006            2011
     3,859          4,876                   22,841             23,336                    7,504              9,036                         2,445             2,735                        717             613

                         Renting social housing                      *Playgrounds as of 2012                          *Parks as of 2012

                         2006             2011
                         151             173                                 35                                             54
36   North East Neighbourhood

                                 Community Aspiration
                                 How can we optimise the use and effectiveness of community facilities?

                                • Installed accessible toilets on Applecross Foreshore.    • Supported Canning Bridge Rotary to establish the
                                                                                             Canning Bridge Arts Market on Sundays in the local
                                • Upgrade of Wireless Hill Park and
                                                                                             shopping precinct.
                                  Telecommunication Museum as part of the Wireless
                                  Hill Vision 2020.                                        • Continue partnering with Council on the Ageing
                                                                                             (COTA) to provide services and activities for seniors
                                • Facilitate urban art projects in Booragoon as part
                                                                                             such as the mall walking program at Garden City
                                  of the Adopt-a-Stop bus shelter community art
                                                                                             Shopping Centre.
                                  program.
                                                                                           • Maintain Heathcote
                                • Renovated The SCENE at the City of Melville
                                                                                             Reserve and playground.
                                  Civic Centre.
                                                                                           • Deliver free computer and
                                • Refurbished Canning Bridge Library into a
                                                                                             internet classes from the
                                  Library Lounge.
                                                                                             Melville Digital Hub at the
                                • Implement the You’re Welcome Project – mapping             Canning Bridge Library
                                  accessible facilities for residents and visitors to        Lounge.
                                  the City.
                                • Continue to review all City community buildings with
                                  a view to optimise use.
                                • Provided a space and activities for young people at
                                  The Vault Youth Space (now The SCENE).
                                • Provide the Freo Street Doctor service at the City of
                                  Melville Civic Centre Amphitheatre.                                                     Digital
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                                • Support Canning Bridge Seniors’ Centre to                                                                           ibrary L
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                                  encourage residents to participate in their activities
                                  and events.
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                                • Provide a multi-arts and cultural museum and                                        lecross - Tiv
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                                  gallery in the Heathcote Museum and Gallery.                            Precin
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A Story from the Neighbourhood                         of table will last 50 years and entertain the future          (2) Inspiration for other ideas of place making; and
                                                       generations to come. The price is a bit higher as
Project Robin Hood                                                                                                   (3) A starting point for working with the City of Melville
                                                       the table needs to be imported. Our parents in the
                                                                                                                         to improve the amenity for after dark access. The
Project Robin Hood, led by the Youth Advisory          community have organised transport and instalment
                                                                                                                         range of skills required will be provided by residents
Council (YAC), is a pilot for the City of Melville     themselves.” Total cost of project: $6,000.
                                                                                                                         of the street and this will enhance our knowledge of
and the first of its kind in Western Australia. With
                                                       "We are a mixed group of residents in Hewison                     neighbours." Total cost of project: $350.
$100,000 available to the whole community, the
                                                       Street, Leeming who all know and look out for each
project explores 'participatory budgeting', an
                                                       other. For the last two years one family has invited
approach that encourages community ownership
                                                       neighbours to gather in their front yard at Christmas
of projects by returning decision making and
                                                       time with everyone bringing some food and drink.
responsibility to the community.
                                                       This has proven very popular. People are often seen
Over 50 project ideas for local community              in their front yards or coming or going to work or
improvements were received from residents,             school. A sense of community is engendered by
businesses and groups. 1,379 people voted using        neighbours greeting each other, stopping to chat
an online voting tool, Bang the Table, and their       and generally just being considerate. There are
votes determined which projects were to be funded      three walk ways in the immediate area that are
by Project Robin Hood.                                 used by people to get to places such as shopping
                                                       centres, medical practices, and other businesses or
Here are two examples of project applications                                                                   Proje
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                                                       public transport and for just checking out a different             bin H
that were successful in receiving funding from                                                                                 ood
                                                       area when walking for recreation. At present these
Project Robin Hood:
                                                       are grey concrete paths that don't create any sense
“We, the kids and teens from Roy Neal Reserve          of wellbeing or interest. Only one has some lighting
in "The Gee" love table tennis. Two people or ten,     so the others become unwelcoming when dusk
or more it doesn't matter! All the generations. Our    arrives. Imagine your mood being lifted by colourful
community will get great use and fun out of this       images as you rush down the path to the bus
sturdy concrete ping pong table. Fifteen teenagers     bounding along with a kangaroo. Instead of taking
and 32 kids aged between two and 12, who are           the car, walking to the shops may even put a smile
living in the neighbourhood have been using Roy        on your face. Who could resist hopscotch squares
Neal Reserve frequently. We bring friends along        when no one is looking? The walk way project
and our parents. What a fantastic attraction would     would provide:
a permanent table tennis be! Imagine when it
comes to birthday parties, picnics, barbecues, the     (1) A colourful Australiana theme with hopscotch
usual 'kids go to the park' afternoon or the annual        squares to revive good childhood memories
                                                                                                                                                                       ients
Christmas cricket match.. Imagine the little kids          and thoughts about what made other                                                                      ecip
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                                                           neighbourhoods a good place to live;                                                       ood
are on the playground and everybody who is tall                                                                                                Rob
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enough can have a ping pong match! This type                                                                                         Proje
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