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Free festive events

South Lake Christmas Fair
Shop for locally made handicrafts and enjoy free activities including live entertainment, glitter tattoos, bubbles, bouncy castle, bungee run and a visit from Santa!

Saturday 12 December, 3pm to 7pm
Lakelands Reserve, South Lake
Hosted by Connecting South Lake

Christmas Outdoor Movie Night in Atwell
Free family activities including face painting, lawn games, animal farm, puppet show, story time and coffee van fromn 5pm. Free sausage sizzle and ice cream at 6pm. Movie 'Arthur Christmas' at 7.30pm

Saturday 12 December, 5pm
Atwell Community Centre
Hosted by Southern Christian Church

Cooby Christmas Carols
Say hi to Santa, enjoy a free sausage sizzle and kids craft and activities. Then settle in for a sing along as the Cooby Christmas Carols begin. BYO Picnic rug and chairs.

Saturday 12 December, 5.30pm to 7pm
Hargreaves Park, Coolbellup
Hosted by Mt Pleasant/Coolbellup Baptist Church

Christmas Outdoor Movie Night in Yangebup
Come on down to Nicholson Reserve with your blankets and your beanbags to get in the festive spirit with free family Christmas movie, The Grinch.

Saturday 19 December, 7pm to 9pm
Nicholson Reserve, Yangebup
Hosted by Yangebup Progress Association

Free courses for unemployed people

Aveling is offering free access to skill-boosting courses from now until 10 January, for people seeking employment.

The courses are designed to provide essential skills to prepare workers to re-enter the workplace and hit the ground running.

Find out more and register

Help uncancel Christmas for families in need

Devastatingly for many families, Christmas will be all but cancelled this year.

The sad reality is that families that were struggling before the pandemic have been the hardest hit. They have also been joined by those who have lost their businesses and jobs and never saw it coming. You can help by donating to Foodbank.

Find out more

Have your say for a chance to win a GoPro Hero 7!

We want to stay connected to what is important to you.

Local residents, community groups and volunteers play an important part in making Cockburn a strong, vibrant and connected community. We are developing new strategies that guide how we support individuals and groups in making a difference in their community and we need your help.

Take our online survey to share your ideas on volunteering and how we can build strong, vibrant, safe and connected communities.

Complete the survey

Inspirational Volunteer Award Winners

This year, the Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to joint winners – Renae Barker, President of Cockburn Toy Library and Phil Charles, of Feed it Forward Maori Stylz WA. Second and third place was awarded to Lani Slaughter, President of Treeby Community Association, and Alex Wychelley of South Beach Community Association.
The Volunteer Organisation of the Year award went to Cooby Cares, with second and third place awarded to Yangebup Family Centre and the Cockburn Chinese Community Association.
C lick here to find out more about the winners.

Christmas card making workshop

Join this free workshop to make your own Christmas cards with materials provided.

Accompanied children welcome. Hosted by Southern Christian Church.

Monday 14 December
9.30 - 11.30am
Atwell Community Centre - 9 Lombe Gardens

More info and to register

How safe do you feel in Cockburn?

We are looking for feedback on your experience and concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour in Cockburn. Tell us by completing our survey:

Have safety issues occurred in your area?
What concerns do you have?
How safe do you feel in your area?
What impacts your safety?
What can the City do to help?

Your feedback will assist us in developing the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Strategy 2021-2026. Survey closes 24 December 2020.

Complete the survey

Get involved and have your say about projects happening in Cockburn.
The following projects are open for comment:

What should we consider in the Beale Park, Spearwood upgrades? (closes 14 December)
How safe do you feel in Cockburn? (closes 24 December)
How can we support volunteers, community groups and residents? (closes 4 January)
Sustainable Living Events - what activities & workshops would you and your family enjoy? (closes 18 January)
LED Street Lighting Trial (closes 31 March)

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The Community Development Team at the City of Cockburn wishes you a Merry Christmas and happy new year!

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