Like to see a men's shed in the Town of Cambridge?

We are looking at developing a men's shed project. Join in! Visit Men's Shed Cambridge.

Next General Meeting

Wed 17 February 2010 7-9pm
Wembley Community Centre
Alexander Street, Wembley

Topics for discussion include:

• men's shed proposal
• sporting facilities for juniors in TOC

Got a local issue to raise?

Dairy Dates for April: 15, 18 and 24

How green is my Cambridge? How can we keep our suburbs green?

Town of Cambridge speakers at the April General Meeting Ross FarlekasManager Infrastructure, Parks and Stevan Rodic Manager Planning & Development will talk about how the Town is trying to maintain its green and leafy character. All residents and ratepayers welcome.

Wednesday 15 April at 7pm at Wembley Community Centre, Alexander St Wembley.

West Leederville Planning Study proposals

Information sessions have been scheduled for Saturday 4 April and Saturday 18 April from 8.30am-12pm at the Leederville Town Hall, 84 Cambridge Street, West Leederville. The Town’s planning consultants & staff will be there to answer questions on the proposed scenarios. You should already have received a brochure &feedback form in your letterbox (all West Leederville not just the study area). There have also been ads in the newspaper, a display at the library, a brochure stand at Coles and website info at www.cambridge.wa.gov.au/planning/stratproj/wlpuds. Closing date for feedback on the proposals is 24 April.

 

New Cambridge News Page in the community newspapers and website

We made this suggestion to the Mayor Simon Withers last year and are thrilled to see that it has been taken up. Link from the home page at www.cambridge.wa.gov.au

Community Choir for Christmas at Lake Monger

A specially formed community choir will lead carol singing at the Christmas at the Lake Monger community event on Wed 3 Dec 5-8pm.

The next practice will be

Thursday 13 November at 7.30pm

St Cecilia’s Church

cnr Grantham St and Kenmore Cres Floreat

One further rehearsal will be held with the band on Monday 1 December. Meet at 6.30 at St Cecilia's and travel together to Willagee.

Contact Damien Doyle for more information at selbydoyles(a)optusnet.com.au (replace (a) with @).

Speakers and Topics for 2009

At many General Meetings we invite a speaker to talk about subjects of interest and relevance to local residents.

Who would you like to hear from in 2009? What local topic is hot on your mind? Like to know more about?

Traffic engineering?

Local birds & wildlife?

Pest plants in our community?

Building and living more sustainably?

Youth activities and services in our Town?

What's happening for seniors in our Town?

Send us an email to wwl.residents(a)gmail.com (replace (a) with @)

Committee 2008-08 Elected

At the AGM held on 13 August these people were elected to the committee of the Wembley West Leederville Residents Association

Chairperson: Robert Dickinson
Vice Chairperson: Pamela van der Meulen
Treasurer: Judy Dickinson
Secretary: Pamela van der Meulen

5 committee members:

David Biggins
Ailsa Gleeson

Chris Hurd (co-opted)
Jenni Ibrahim

Margaret Putt

To contact the committee

E wwl.residents(at)gmail.com [Replace (a) with @]
T (Bob Dickinson) 0407 387 112

Next General Meeting will be Wednesday 15 October 7pm at the Wembley Community Centre.

Annual General Meeting 2008

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on

Wednesday 13 August 2008 at 7pm

Wembley Community Centre, 40 Alexander Street Wembley

Guest Speaker Mayor Simon Withers, Town of Cambridge

Agenda

1. Welcome
2. Apologies
3. Confirmation of minutes of AGM held 22 August 2007
4. Business arising from minutes
5. Chairperson's Report
6. Treasurer's Report
7. Election of Office Bearers: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary and 5 committee members
8. General Business
9. Close of meeting

Tea and coffee served afterwards

Like to join the committee or nominate someone? Get a nomination form!

Can't come but like to vote? Get a proxy form!

Nomination and proxy forms available from Pamela on 9444 9823 and Sam on wwl.residents@gmail.com

All residents and ratepayers are very welcome to attend - but you need to be a paid-up member of the Association by 6 August 2008 to vote.

Is your membership up to date? Payable 1 July each year $5 a year brings you full membership of the Wembley West Leederville Residents Association! Contact Robert Dickinson 0407 387 112.

Cleanup at Lake Monger Cancelled!

Because of the recent rains the water level at Lake Monger is considerably higher than usual for this time of the year. Consequently the clean-up planned for Saturday 19 April has been cancelled.

Sausage Sizzle Still On

The Wembley West Leederville Residents Association still plans to hold a sausage sizzle on the same day between 10.30am and 1.00pm near the wishing well next to the south-west car park and community members are invited to come and join in.

In 2009 we propose to hold the clean-up a bit earlier in the year!

General meeting 9 April 2008 7pm Wembley Community Centre

On the agenda:

• What’s happening about the Lake Monger Reserve Management Plan - what are the proposals for change? How can you have a say about them?
  


• The Association’s second Lake Monger Clean-up on Saturday 19 April 2008. After the fantastic work of community members in May 2007, the Association has been talking to the Town of Cambridge and the Malubillai Wildlife Carers Network about what more needs to be done this year.


• 
  Town of Cambridge is developing a Master Plan for the Pat Goodridge Precinct (on the eastern side of Selby Street between Salvado Road and Hay Street) - which includes the Matthews Netball Centre and carpark, and the old City of Perth (plant) nursery land. The old nursery land has lain bare for many years and residents hold a variety of views about what should or should not be done with it. The Association has previously raised this issue the Town. The nursery land is evidently held jointly by the City of Perth and the Town of Cambridge following the creation of the Town of Cambridge out of the old City of Perth in 1995.

Christmas at Lake Monger 5 December 2007

In 2006 the Wembley West Leederville Residents Association approached the Town of Cambridge to offer a community sausage sizzle at the traditional turning on of the Christmas tree lights event at the Lake. The Town of Cambridge subsequently involved the WWLRA and other community groups in planning for the 2007 event. A new activity for this year brought together local singers for a community choir to lead carols.

WWLRA teamed up with the West Leederville Residents Association and arrived at the Lake on Wednesday 5 December to set up 3 BBQs, 600 rolls and sausages. Alas, the weather gods were not with us. The sky darkened and the wind whipped up from the west. But showing true community spirit we persisted, turning sausages and tofu burgers in our rain gear!

Unfortunately the event had to be abandoned about 7pm as another cold front was imminent.
But don'y worry. We'll be there again next year!

Thanks to members who turned up to help, the West Leederville Residents Association and the Town of Cambridge - and the many residents who braved the weather and helped eat some of our sausages. Anyone need 400 sausages for a BBQ?

Best wishes to all residents for a safe and joyful Christmas and a community-minded New Year.

General Meetings for 2008:

Wednesday 20 February, 7 - 8.30pm
Wednesday 16 April, 7 - 8.30pm
Wednesday 18 June 7 - 8.30pm
Wednesday 20 August 7 - 8.30 pm AGM
Wednesday 22 October 7- 8.30pm General Meeting

Meet the Candidates 26 September 2007

Meet candidates standing at the forthcoming Town of Cambridge elections and find out their views on issues important to you.

Wed 26 September 7pm
Wembley Community Centre, 40 Alexander Street, Wembley

Who are they?
Standing for Wembley Ward (comprising Wembley & West Leederville, and parts of Floreat and Jolimont)

Gavin Foley (confirmed attending)
Alan Langer (not yet confirmed)
Paul North (confirmed attending)
Julie Watson (confirmed attending)

All candidates have been invited.

Standing for Mayor:

Rod Bradley (confirmed attending)
John Connell (confirmed attending)
Pauline O’Connor (confirmed attending)
Simon Withers (confirmed attending)

All candidates have been invited.

Note: As the Wembley Community Centre is Council property candidates may not give a political speech at this event. However, they can answer your questions about their opinions and positions. So it's up to us all to ask good questions!

Lake Monger Cleanup 12 May 2007 9am -12 noon

About 50 committed Lake Monger lovers cleared mountains of rocks, bricks and rubble from most of the lake's shoreline along Lake Monger Drive. This will prevent further infected injury to the black swans feet.

Young and old, locals as well as those from further afar. One family came from Forrestfield. Some dropped in for an hour or so; others stayed the duration. It is amazing what we can achieve together!

Afterwards we celebrated our achievement with a BBQ.

See before and after pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/wwl.residents/WEMBLEYWESTLEEDERVILLERESIDENTSASSOCIATION?authkey=hVqXscdGLHY

Thanks to:

• Malubillai Wildlife Carers Network who alerted us to the swans problems



• Emma Donnelly at Keep Australia Beautiful Council who helped us overcome bureaucratic obstacles and manage risks effectively



• Bunnings Innaloo which donated a huge bag of protective gloves and wheelbarrows (thanks, Natalie Amos)



• Town of Cambridge for providing 3 skips -thanks, Ross Bowman

How else can our community help Lake Monger and its wildlife? What do you think?

Community Picnic on Sunday 1 April 2007

A good crowd of all ages showed up at Lake Monger, wearing their April Fools Day hats. There were BBQ bangers, balloons, butterfly kite-making, footies and soccer. Thanks to all those who helped organise this event and those who just came along!

Share your views about your community. Post a comment on this blog or email wwl.residents(at)gmail.com (replacing (at) with @)

1. Which community events and celebrations do you usually attend in the Town of Cambridge? (the suburbs of Wembley, West Leederville and parts of Floreat and Jolimont)

2. What other sorts of community events and celebrations would you like to see happening in the Wembley Ward of the Town of Cambridge?(Please provide details)

3. What do you like most about living in your neighbourhood - and don’t want to lose?

4. What would you like to see changed?

5. What can we do to strengthen community spirit and cooperation?

J B O’Reilly’s Tavern - Extended Trading Permits

The Council of the Town of Cambridge is seeking community views on JB O’Reilly’s Tavern carpark being used as a drinking area- when sporting and other events are held at Subiaco Oval - through the issue of extended trading permits. JB O'Reilly's Tavern is at 99 Cambridge Street, West Leederville.

The Council intends to develop a long term approach to applications and wants to know what residents think. A short questionnaire has been distributed to approximately 600 residents in the surrounding area. Further information is available on the Town’s website at

http://www.cambridge.wa.gov.au/copy_of_news/notices/jbo or call the Town on 9347 6051.

Comments can be posted, faxed or emailed to the Council:

Post: PO Box 15, Floreat WA 6014,
Fax: 9347 6060
Email: mail@cambridge.wa.gov.au.

Weed Alert! Caltrop

At a recent meeting resident Margaret Park informed residents and ratepayers to be on the lookout for a very invasive weed called Tribulus terrestris (also commonly known as caltrop, cat-head, puncture vine).

It looks a bit like "double double gee". Margaret showed us a relatively small one she had collected on a vacant block in Wembley. It was huge! If you spot it contact John Bell at the Town of Cambridge on 9285 3129.

"This (pest) plant is a prostrate annual with (rows of opposing) leaves, yellow flowers less than 1cm across and very spiny fruits. This plant is a cosmopolitan weed, and forms of it may be native to Western Australia or introduced prior to European settlement. It is widespread in the Kimberley and arid zone, and is spreading along roadsides in the south-west. " (Western Weeds)

Picture coutesy of the Weed Society of Western Australia. More information at: http://members.iinet.net.au/~weeds/western_weeds/urt_val_ver_vio_zygo.htm

Disposal

The Department of Agriculture advises that residents should dispose of Caltrop plants and seeds by bagging it and including it in their normal rubbish collection (in this way it will be deep buried and unable to survive).

Green waste is mulched and spread which also spreads weed seeds, so this is definitely a no-no. More information and a diagram on the Department's website at: http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/IKMP/PW/WEED/WC/FN042_2003.PDF