Shark eco barrier to stay 🌊 Choose your own adventure 💯 Perth Glory free clinic ⚽ Who is Quintessentially Cockburn 👩& more
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Eco shark barrier given five more years
Our swimming enclosure at Coogee Beach is staying put for another five years, thanks to Council accepting the tender to continue Ultimate Limestone's lease. The enclosure was the first one in Australia and installed in 2013, and Perth currently only has two enclosures. Stretching 300 metres long and 75 metres wide, it's perfect for lap swimmers and those that want to wet their knees.
We’re Perth’s best playground, home to Adventure World theme park, Cockburn Ice Arena, Coogee Maritime Trail, and Omeo shipwreck, and the award-winning Cockburn ARC (Aquatic and Recreation Centre).
Not only do we have these exceptional recreational destinations on our doorstep — what really sets us apart is our variety and expanse of public spaces that are the envy of those who live elsewhere. From the Bibra Lake Wetlands and Regional Playground to Coogee Beach and Woodman Point, however you like to play, there is something in Cockburn for everyone. Adventure is waiting... what will you decide?
Perth Glory host free girls' soccer clinic in Spearwood
Put Friday 27 January in your calendar immediately, because Perth Glory's talented Liberty A-League Women's Team will present a FREE girls' soccer clinic at Beale Park in Spearwood!
Perth Glory is giving more than 100 aspiring young local players the opportunity to learn from the best. On the day, the team’s elite coach, Alex Epakis, will also provide an invaluable clinic for coaches of the numerous soccer clubs based in Cockburn.
The City has provided a $5,824 sponsorship to Perth Glory to run the free clinics to benefit aspiring local junior players and some of Cockburn’s hard-working soccer coaches.
It’s not long now until talented Aussie artists Kasey Chambers and Scarlet's Way grace the Cockburn stage and perform live for us!
The concert is AUSLAN interpreted so everyone can enjoy what will be an incredible open-air concert under the night sky. Get there early for a good spot on the oval (Dockers training grounds) in Cockburn Central.
Catch a train, carpool, or park for free at Cockburn ARC. The concert starts at 7pm and food is available on-site to purchase. It’s a good idea to bring cash as there are no ATMs and only some food vendors will have EFTPOS. Oh, and don’t forget the mozzie repellent!
Raised in Spearwood, Belinda Cipriano is a proud local with strong links to our Portuguese community and a compulsion for telling stories. Maybe she's written one about you or someone you know? Read more about Belinda's own fascinating story in our latest Quintessentially Cockburn feature.
Kick off your Australia Day at our free festival on Coogee Beach Reserve on Thursday 26 January, from 8am until midday. Treat yourself and the family to a free Oz-Day snag (while stocks last) and enter our sandcastle competition — you could win a family ferry ride to Rottnest.
Catch our Australia Day Ambassador Darryl Davenport, Perth musician Bloom, the Downunder Band, and the Binjareb Middars Aboriginal Dance Group.
Two possum bridges are now operating in the City, with a new possum bridge installed across Hammond Road in Success. The bridges help Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) move safely between bushland parks in Cockburn.
