Cockburn eNews 2021  |  View this in your browser
Have your say on verge collections

We are reviewing our verge collection method and exploring some alternative options. We want to hear your views. This will ensure that we deliver a sustainable service that meets community needs and waste reduction targets.

Workshops (registrations essential)
Online-Zoom
Saturday 14 August, 10am - midday
In-Person
Tuesday 17 August, 6 - 8pm
Cockburn Administration Function Room, 9 Coleville Crescent, Spearwood

Register to attend the workshops online, call 08 9411 3444 or email customer@cockburn.wa.gov.au

Online Survey
Complete our survey online or call us to complete it over the phone on 08 9411 3444. Hard copies are available at Cockburn Libraries, Seniors Centre and the City’s Administration Building. Feedback closes 4pm, Thursday 19 August.
Have your say
What's happening in my suburb in 2021-22?

There’s so much happening in our suburbs this financial year. Using feedback and ideas from our local communities, we will be delivering a whole range of facilities, infrastructure and amenities designed to meet the needs of our residents:
  • New and improved playgrounds
  • More BBQ’s, shade sails & exercise equipment
  • More CCTV & security lighting
  • Street tree planting
  • And so much more…
And that’s not to mention the new Frankland Park Recreation Centre and ovals, the Treeby Community and Sports Centre or the next stage of the Port Coogee Marina expansion.
What's happening in my suburb?
Trailer passes - do the right thing

Cockburn ratepayers are fortunate to receive six trailer passes in their annual rate notice. Passes may be cancelled if they are sold or transferred. Please do the right thing and only use your own passes. 
More on trailer passes
Do you live in Aubin Grove & use Radiata Park? 

If you are a resident of Aubin Grove, we are seeking feedback on the draft design for Radiata Park. The draft design incorporates feedback from over 130 Aubin Grove residents, including young people who participated in a series of workshops to develop a vision for Radiata Park.

What does the draft design include?
  • 3 on 3 basketball court
  • Ninja warrior obstacle course
  • Junior pump track and small plaza style skate elements
  • Drink fountain, new planting and green space.
How can I have a say?
  1. Drop-in session - Saturday 31 July, 9-11am, Aubin Grove Sport and Community Facility, 71 Camden Boulevard, Aubin Grove
  2. Complete our online feedback form, or call us and complete it over the phone on 08 9411 3444. View the draft design.
Have your say
Ratepayers
WIN $5,000 worth of groceries, plus a $1,000 bonus!

If you are a ratepayer in the City of Cockburn, you have the chance to win $5,000 worth of groceries at Cockburn Gateway Shopping City. Plus, if you sign-up to eRates (receive your rate notice via email) you're eligible for a $1,000 bonus! There's also heaps of exclusive monthly offers found on your rates brochure that you can redeem at Cockburn Gateway Shopping City. 

How do I enter the competition?
Complete the entry form on the rates brochure (if you already receive eRates the brochure will be attached to your email) which was sent out with your rate notice, and place it in the barrel located at the Cockburn Gateway Information Desk by 27 August 2021 for your chance to win. 

Sign-up to eRates for a bonus $1,000!
If you sign-up or have already signed up to eRates you're eligible for a $1,000 bonus! eRates allows you to receive your rate notice via email. TCs apply.
Sign up to eRates for a bonus $1K!
Do you find it hard paying your rates?
 
If there never seems to be enough in the bank to pay your rates, sign up to SmartRates, an easier, more manageable way to pay your rates:
  • Smaller, regular, more manageable payments
  • Weekly, fortnightly and every 4 weeks - you choose
  • No need to remember due dates with continuous direct debit.
Make life easier. Sign up to SmartRates.
Sign up to SmartRates
Prepare your home for storms

With all the storms we have had recently, we thought this may be a timely reminder for our residents:
  1. Park vehicles under shelter
  1. Ensure pets are safe
  1. Repair damaged or missing tiles on your roof
  1. Clear gutters and downpipes of leaves and blockages
  1. Put away or tie down any loose items such as outdoor furniture, toys and trampolines.
More on how to prepare your home
What can I do on my verge?

Verges are Crown land and under the control of the City. As such, there are certain things you can and cannot do on your verge to ensure it remains safe, accessible and looking good. The following are allowed although prior approval must be sought.
  • Fruit and vegetable planters 
  • Street furniture
  • Play equipment
  • Hard surface treatments - fake turf and paving is restricted to 25% of the verge and subject to a street tree being located on the verge.
The City encourages all property owners, managers or residents to maintain the verge, including mowing, mulching, pruning, weeding and maintaining any approved structures.

What is not allowed on your verge?
The following is a list of the common mistakes in relation to verges. These practices increase the risk of injury to people and pets and liability against the property owner. They also damage City resources and may result in repair costs being passed on or fines issued to the property owner.
  • Removing footpaths and kerbing
  • Cubby houses
  • Placing non-compliant items on the verge – e.g. skip bins, sea containers, letterboxes, fences, barriers, loose materials like gravel, or inorganic materials
  • Plants or weeds over 600mm high (causes  line of sight restraints)
  • Cacti or spikey plants
  • Metal stakes or star pickets
  • Limestone blocks or bricks along the kerb.
From the date of notice, a property owner can be fined up to $500 a day until the offending structure is removed.

For more on verges including incentives to improve your verge, click the button below.
More on verges
Ross River detected in Cockburn

Ross River virus has been detected by the Department of Health in mosquito samples from Thomsons Lake Nature Reserve. The samples were collected by the City’s Environmental Health team.

The unseasonal virus activity was likely the result of high levels of rainfall, coupled with above-average temperatures which created conditions that favoured mosquito breeding.

How can I protect myself?
  • Avoid outdoor exposure, particularly at dawn and early evening 
  • Cover up with long, loose-fitting, light-coloured clothing when outdoors
  • Repel by applying an effective personal repellent containing diethyltoluamide (DEET) or picaridin evenly to all areas of exposed skin and always follow the instructions on the label
  • Remove water-holding containers from around the home and garden to ensure mosquitoes do not breed in your own backyard
  • Screen all household doors and windows.
More on mosquito prevention
Soundings newsletter out next week

If you want to know what's happening in Cockburn, keep an eye out for your Cockburn Soundings newsletter in your mailbox next week. Find out about:
  • Major projects taking place around the City
  • What we are focusing on in Cockburn over the next 10 years
  • Rates - why do we have them and more manageable ways to pay
  • The newly upgraded $6m Wetlands Precinct in Bibra Lake
  • The expansion of the Port Coogee Marina starting in August.
What events are on in August?

We have a whole lot of events and workshops in August, including but definitely not limited to:

General
Healthy Living
Environmental

Please note that some of our events and workshops require bookings, so head to the web page provided above in the links for more details. For more events and workshops visit our website or the 'events' tab on our Facebook page.
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