Cotham Ward AUGUST 2020 - Boroondara
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Cotham Ward
AUGUST 2020
CommConnect story page 2:
Supermarket owner Anthony D’Anna,
Cr Felicity Sinfield & Sgt Paul Ritchie
at Boccaccio SUPA IGA, Balwyn
Cr Felicity Sinfield
9835 7841 or 0418 793 573 felicity4cotham
felicity.sinfield@boroondara.vic.gov.au felicity4cotham
A message from Councillor Sinfield
My first four-year term as your elected should have opportunities to actively
representative is coming to a close, participate in sport and recreation
and it has been an honour. I would like activities. Kew Football Club was selected
to thank you all for the trust that you as a finalist for Collaborative Club of the
have placed in me to represent you, Year and Nicola Xenos from Kew Comets
and advocate on your behalf. Junior Football Club was a finalist for
Young Club Person of the Year.
Thanks also to my husband Ashley Victoria Police
and children Harry, Charlotte and Oliver, Coronavirus continues to challenge
and my mum Sue, who have supported our community and our organisation,
CommConnect initiative
my ambitious desire to work towards a and I encourage you to support each As chair of the Boroondara Community
better Boroondara and be a voice for other through this difficult time. Reach Safety Advisory Committee, I commend
the Cotham Ward. out to your neighbours by phone, Victoria Police’s new community connection
particularly those more vulnerable, or initiative, called CommConnect, which will
Being a Councillor has been a bigger
living alone. Please follow the advice of promote responsive and visible policing to
challenge than I anticipated, but it has
the Victorian Chief Health Officer and stay meet community needs.
also been incredibly rewarding, and
home when possible. Council is providing
I have thoroughly enjoyed engaging Inspector Craig Pearson, Boroondara’s
support to residents and businesses,
with many of you over this time. I am new Local Area Commander, said
please call 9278 4444 if you need
excited to see projects such as the new CommConnect is designed to provide a
assistance. Stay safe.
Kew Recreation Centre proceeding – consistent approach across the diverse
with decommissioning and demolition communities of Boroondara.
commencing soon – and Victoria Park
regional playground and Kew Traffic “We can only be effective in partnership
School being upgraded. Councillor Felicity Sinfield with our community. This initiative seeks to
improve community safety and perceptions
I would like to congratulate all winners of safety. It complements existing policing
and finalists in the inaugural Boroondara For up-to-date information on
activities,” Inspector Pearson said.
Sports Awards – particularly local Ben local issues, connect with me on
Smith of Kew Cricket Club, who has Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The goal of CommConnect is to reduce
won Club Person of the Year. crime, as well as promote trust and
felicity4cotham respect between the community and local
These new awards support Council’s felicity4cotham police through collaboration and a shared
vision that everyone in Boroondara, approach to safety. Council officers and the
regardless of their circumstances,
felicity_sinfield
Boroondara Community Safety Advisory
Committee will assist the police in learning
about local issues and develop relationships
within the community.
Victoria Police is currently providing an
opportunity for residents to share any
safety concerns, improvement ideas, and
feedback about their local police. To fill out
the survey, visit www.engage.vic.gov.au/
victoria-police-community-connection-
project/victoria-police-boroondara.
The survey is open until 31 August 2020.
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Cotham Village gets
a makeover
Cotham Village is getting a facelift.
This is part of Council’s Shopping Centre
Improvement Plan, which is an ongoing
program to progressively enhance 42 of
Boroondara’s shopping centres.
Work is scheduled to start this financial
New Kew Recreation Centre project update year, and will deliver a design which
addresses community feedback.
With the 2020-21 Budget now approved, While we didn’t get to farewell and
Council is progressing with the celebrate the old facility in the way it The project proposes to include widening
redevelopment of Kew Recreation Centre. deserves, we thank all members for the footpath outside Centonove restaurant
Demolition and construction are on track their patience and support. on Ridgeway Avenue, new seating areas,
to start shortly. street furniture, decorative paving, garden
We have worked closely with the beds and topiary ficus feature plants.
The centre has been designed to cater YMCA to develop alternative options The new streetscape will be softer in
to the needs of our community, and and additional programming to support appearance and more visually appealing.
will include accessibility features such our community’s health and wellbeing
as a sensory room and fully accessible needs during the closure. Kew Recreation The works will include a raised, accessible
spa and ramp entry to all pools. It also Centre members can use facilities at crosswalk over Ridgeway Avenue, which
includes a number of green features Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre, will improve pedestrian safety.
including increased solar panel provision, Boroondara Sports Complex, and
Once complete, the street promises to be a
efficient lighting systems and use of Ashburton Pool and Recreation Centre
safe, functional space for everyone to enjoy.
treated rainwater, which will contribute to when they reopen.
a minimum 5 Star Green Star rating.
For more information visit
For a virtual tour of the new centre, visit www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/kewrec. www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/improving-
streetscapes or call 9278 4060.
New electoral boundaries for Cotham ward
On Thursday 9 July 2020, the Victorian General Cemetery are now no longer
Minister for Local Government announced a within the boundary and have become
change to Boroondara’s electoral structure, part of Studley Ward. The southern
ward boundaries and ward names. boundary has been realigned to
Rathmines Road, which has resulted
While our Council will retain single-
in the inclusion of Rathmines Reserve,
member wards, there has been an
Cara Armstrong Kindergarten and
increase in ward and councillor numbers
Auburn Primary School in Cotham Ward.
from ten to eleven. The new ward, now
known as Riversdale Ward, has resulted The change will apply in the forthcoming
in a number of boundary changes across local government elections in October 2020.
the municipality.
For Cotham Ward, this means that the
west boundary has been moved east For more information, visit
to Adeney Avenue. As a result, Cotham www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/new-
Village, Victoria Park, and Boroondara electoral-boundaries or call 9278 4444.
Victoria Park news
Victoria Park is a popular open space of While it may seem like a small gesture,
nearly eight hectares in Kew. Thanks to the reinstatement of the sign ensures the
information provided by Mr Tony Michael preservation of the park’s history, which is
of Kew History Group, Council has recently one of the key aims of the masterplan.
reinstated the sign at the oval to honour
Council has been progressively implementing
the many contributions of Jack Higgins to
the Victoria Park Concept Master Plan,
the reserve.
including a consultation for the Victoria Park
Mr Higgins, a Kew City Council employee regional playground in June 2020. Based
of 50 years, spent 32 years beautifying on community feedback, Council has
Kew’s recreational areas as Council’s developed a draft concept design. The draft Kew Traffic School
Superintendent of Parks and Gardens. includes the community’s most popular
He lived in Kew most of his life and actually themes including water play, balancing logs, reopening soon
stayed in a residence at Victoria Park for parkour and learn to scoot area. To view the
The iconic Kew Traffic School has been
much of that time. draft in detail and the fly-through animation,
a community delight since 1957. It is on
visit www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/victoria-
In 1982, Cr Ivan Wade said: track to reopen in the coming months
park-playground.
“The many fine parks, gardens and (subject to COVID-19 restrictions) in
reserves around the city of Kew bear time for the warmer weather – perfect
testimony to his dedication and skill in For more information about Boroondara’s for riding bikes!
his chosen profession.” park and gardens, visit www.boroondara.
vic.gov.au/parks-and-gardens. Visited by children over 24,000 times
each year, this much-loved Council
facility deserved an upgrade. Visitors will
love the modernised facilities –
and we will be able to deliver a much-
improved road safety education
program to the community.
The new, larger party room has access
to a covered outdoor area and the
new bike storage shed will feature a
maintenance workshop.
We look forward to resuming ride and
play sessions and private parties soon.
To learn more about the redevelopment
or to book, please contact the Kew
Traffic School team on 9278 4014 or
email kewtrafficschool@boroondara.
vic.gov.au.
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