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25.01.2022 Give generously: Community food drive As part of the Eden Hill Christmas Celebration & Our Park, Our Place Community Event we're holding a community food drive.... Many people are doing it tough right now. To help out, we’re collecting non-perishable food and other items that will be donated to Altone YOUTH Beechboro to help locals in need. In particular, we’re looking for donations of the following: Soups Beans & spaghetti Pasta & pasta sauce Noodles Tuna Crackers Tinned fruit Cereals (including Weetbix) Tea bags, coffee & sugar Long life milk Washing liquid Washing powder Toilet paper Shampoo & conditioner Toothbrushes & toothpaste Deodorants Donations of new underwear, bras, socks and shoes for youth age 11 to 17 are also needed. Alternatively, you may wish to donate a voucher to a store such as Kmart or Big W to allow purchase of these items. If you’re able to contribute, please bring your donations to the event this Sunday 13 December 9:30am to 11:30am, Mary Crescent Reserve. Otherwise, get in touch and we can arrange an alternative drop off. Thank you in anticipation of your generosity.

25.01.2022 Please do come along even for just an hour or two. Saturday 5th September, 8am Sandy Beach, Bassendean. Sausage Sizzle for participants at 12 noon Sandy Beach. https://suptonic.com.au/keep-our-river-clean-4/

25.01.2022 A useful link providing information about what can go into each bin with the new three bin FOGO system to be rolled out in Town of Bassendean from late July onwards ... https://recycleright.wa.gov.au/a-z/

24.01.2022 Dept of Transport proposal to allow jet skis into the Upper Reaches of our Swan River? What do you think? Leave a quick comment on the attached link. Community consultation ending soon on 13 November. https://www.mysaytransport.wa.gov.au/swan-river-upper-reach While the survey questions are posed as an innocuous "let's share the water with Jet Skis", undoubtedly there would be significant impacts on our river foreshore, our wildlife and the passive recreational and non-motorised use of our river i.e. sailing, paddling, kayaking, rowing, fishing, walking etc. I urge you to complete the simple survey and make a few comments or email a submission to [email protected] Attached is a letter to the editor of the Eastern Reporter on this very topic ...

21.01.2022 So disappointing that a local school, would set such a poor environmental example with the unnecessary destruction of a significant number of carpark trees... Location: Good Shepherd Catholic School Lockeridge Residents were advised that these works were scheduled to occur during the school holidays, but in response to a growing number of people petitioning for retention of these trees, the school administration brought in contractors early this morning to facilitate speedy removal. No consideration given to relocating these trees elsewhere. Very poor approach indeed.

21.01.2022 Rat baits often causes secondary poisoning in rodent predators. Please consider using non-poison control methods. There are many alternative humane options for controlling rats that also saves wildlife from secondary poisoning.

20.01.2022 Such great work being done by many volunteer groups around the Town to improve our precious natural spaces. Saturday the folks from Bassendean Preservation Group planted out areas to help stabilise sections of riverbank. This morning Friends Of Bindaring Wetland Bassendean are out there hand weeding at Bindaring to improve native growth. So many good people lending a helping hand is truely wonderful.

20.01.2022 Seriously disturbed that you wanna turn a cutie like moi into a blood sucking vampire ...

19.01.2022 Photos say it all....

19.01.2022 Interesting letter to the editor West Australian Saturday May 23rd 2020

19.01.2022 Perhaps being incarcerated inside a library with 35,000 books and magazines is claustrophobically excessive even for a bibliophile ... For a laugh follow these madcap ladies Reporting from the inside.

18.01.2022 Free Essential Shopping Delivery Service The state government has partnered with "Cahoots Connects" to provide a free essential shopping delivery service to vu...lnerable community members during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Cahoots Connects" is accessible to people living with a disability, facing other exceptional challenges and older Western Australians (over the age of 65), with no other informal or formal supports to access essential supplies due to being isolated. The program launches next Monday, 20th of April, and people can submit an expression of interest or get more information by calling 1300 103 880 or online at www.cahoots.org.au/cahootsconnects/

18.01.2022 OPPORTUNITY// The New Museum for Western Australia is on track to open in the Perth Cultural Centre in November 2020, and there are up to 30 new permanent posi...tions advertised for frontline Visitor Services staff, plus a pool of casual staff. The positions are a mix of full-time and part-time Visitor Services Officer roles. The WA Museum is committed to creating a diverse workforce so we can properly share Western Australias stories. If you would like to be part of their team, they want to hear from you. If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person; from a multicultural background; or speak another language, they want to hear from you. If you love museums and want to share the amazing stories of Western Australia and its people, they want to hear from you.. Applications close at 5.00pm Tuesday 23 June 2020. https://loom.ly/ZJaJD6c

18.01.2022 UPDATE: PLEASE NOTE ALL PLANTS HAVE BEEN CLAIMED. WILL ADVISE IF MORE CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE. Apologies to those who missed out. The plants were ordered months ago based on the interest shown in previous years. However this is the first year that the program has been offered online and clearly there has been a much higher demand now that people can just register online. The increased level of demand will definitely be taken into consideration when ordering volumes next y...ear. Free Native Seedlings to Residents This winter Town of Bassendean are offering residents and ratepayers a free mixed tray of native Australian seedlings. Residents and rate-payers can now register online with plants available for collection on Saturday 18 July between 8am and 1pm at Trillion Trees nursery in Hazelmere. For more info and to register: https://www.yoursay.bassendean.wa.gov.au/plants-for-residen

17.01.2022 Many people in the community dont know who to call if they find injured or sick wildlife. Here are some good contacts: Wildcare Helpline 9474 9055 (WA); Wildlife Rescue Australia 1300 596 457 (24/7 Australia wide); Western Australian Seabird Rescue (08) 6102 8464 for all Waterbird and Seabird emergencies.... Its good to save these numbers into your phone contacts.

17.01.2022 Today is National Tree Day! Were thrilled to announce that well spend close to $5,000,000 on tree planting this year! This is an unprecedented amount (an... increase of millions of dollars!) and will see 1000s of mature trees planted in our streets and parks. The tree planting will focus on the difficult sites with the majority of planting locations to include cutting open new tree pits in concrete footpaths and roads.

16.01.2022 We Need People to Help Us Green Our Town The Town of Bassendean is looking for casual employees to help us plant 1,000 trees along the streets of our Town a...nd in our reserves; & we would love to give this opportunity to locals in need of work! The planting will take approximately 4 weeks, commencing in May. All work will be under the direction of our experienced Parks and Gardens team. The planting requires an ability to manually dig holes and lift/move pots ranging from 30lt to 250lt. Work hours are Monday to Friday from 7am to 4pm. The casual hourly rate is $35.96 plus 9.5% superannuation. If you are interested in applying to be part of this project, please send a maximum one-page statement outlining your interest and why you would be suitable for this work to [email protected]. ***** Update **** Thank you to everyone who has shown interest in the sustainability and liveability of our Town along with helping to provide an urban canopy for many years to come! The Town has received an overwhelming response from interested candidates and will be closing this opportunity at close of business Wednesday 29th April. Shortlisting will then commence over the next few days. We appreciate these are tough times and hope that by sharing this opportunity gives a little back to those in our community who may be struggling to find employment. I wish you all the very best and stay safe.

15.01.2022 Grab your pencil and our printouts, and come on a cartooning journey filled with drawing challenges where you will meet fun characters, and we will design our own wonderful heroes while defending the lands against the evil Rubbix and his rampaging stickmen army! Click this link below to print out our drawing sheets too https://toonworld.com.au//uploads/2020/04/TWT-Week-01b.pdf ... What you need 1.pencil (no erasers) 2.printouts above (havent got a printer? A blank piece of paper is ok) 3.webcam 4.happy face 5.Too Easy See you Online Tooners! Heres the invite to our Tooning Online Zoom Session starting at - 1pm - Tues 12th May https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81596265984 Just choose the day you are interested in, and click on the attached link. The links will be opened 30 minutes before each session. Please note: Each Tooning Online Session allows only 30 people per session. The first 30 people are our online tooners!

14.01.2022 Perfect weather for a leisurely stroll around the Twilight Markets at BIC Reserve, Wilson St, Bassendean. Bring a rug to settle in listening to the live entertainment, lots of food options, and Queen Elsa will be on hand to converse with her fans. .

14.01.2022 We want to support our community to reuse our organic waste at home and improve our local gardens so are providing a subsidy for households to purchase Bokashi ...buckets, compost bins or worm farms at 40% of their retail value. For more information please contact the Recycling & Waste Services team at [email protected] or by calling 9377 8000.

13.01.2022 Old Perth Road Markets are celebrating their 10th birthday today. Its going to be a beautiful day so come down and enjoy live music, activities for the kids and of course birthday cupcakes as well as all the market stalls! www.facebook.com/events/633759907548925

13.01.2022 The wonderful volunteers at Western Australian Seabird Rescue work tirelessly rescuing entangled and sick birds from our rivers, wetlands and coastline. If able please help by giving a little financial aid to enable continuation of this great work. See attached...

12.01.2022 Guildford Bridge Overnight Closures ...

11.01.2022 From Bob Brown ... As some will know, Ashfield Community Action Network Ashfieldcan , have embarked on a project to develop a small ‘Pocket’ park and lookout on vacant land adjacent to the intersection of Villiers Street and Hardy Road on the Bassendean/Ashfield border. This small block of land, historically a dumping ground for building rubble and other inert material, has commanding views over Ashfield Flats wetland, the river valley, the airport and beyond to the Darlin...g Escarpment. It really is a hidden gem. Partnered in the project is the Town of Bassendean, The WA Planning Commission and our Local Member Dave Kelly, who has provided funding for aspects of the project. Community consultation has taken place with positive outcomes and concerns of contamination have been largely overcome. The park will be a quiet place of contemplation and peace, linking people to the wetland as it transforms over decades to come. The concept will incorporate low maintenance, low-lying native flowering shrubs, a feature seating area and local artworks. Also, of importance will be a feature detailing our first people’s connection with Ashfield Flats wetland. What form this takes is yet to be determined but will be achieved in consultation with our Whadjuk people. Once a meandering, low impact pathway is established, a detail being progressed by the Town in consultation with the WAPC, expressions of interest will be sought from local artisans to construct the seating feature (concept drawings have been included) and suggest appropriate artistic inclusions, showcasing local artistic talent. Significant preparatory works in revegetating and stabilizing the steep embankments have already been successfully undertaken by volunteers from the Bassendean Preservation Group and the WAPC. It is envisaged that those visiting the park will include it as a stop-over during their visit to the Ashfield Flats, walking up a pathway along an existing drain that, hopefully, will become a living stream. Alternatively, people may include it as a destination whilst walking around our beautiful Town, accessing off Hardy Road. For those interested, updates on progress can be viewed on the AshfieldCAN Facebook page. And further, should people wish to volunteer in establishing the park, please consider becoming a member of AshfieldCAN or simply turn up with gloves and a hat when we schedule preparation and planting days. Tonight is our AGM, held at the Ashfield Sports Club on Colstoun Road, commencing at 7pm. All are welcome. See more

11.01.2022 The Town of Bassendean is partnering with Ashfieldcan to transform the vacant land at the junction of Hardy Rd, Villiers Street West and Kenny Street into a con...templative lookout over the magnificent Ashfield Flats. Funding support for the project has been provided by Dave Kelly MP. Its wonderful that this project is progressing and that over the coming year we can together make this site a space for everyone to enjoy the natural beauty of our area. See more

10.01.2022 Such terrific personalities when you shop local in the Town of Bassendean including latest video star ... Jo-Ann Devine ...

09.01.2022 Our beautiful river is home to darters. Their natural habit of diving for food from logs and branches makes darters susceptible to entanglement in discarded fishing line. Unless rescued by volunteers, fishing line entanglements of birds often leads to slow agonising demise from starvation. In your travels please do pick up any discarded fishing line and hooks that are such a danger to these and other birds. Thank you.

09.01.2022 A call out to all our great small business folk and their wonderful employees doing it tough at the moment. Here is a link to the latest Federal Stimulus announ...ced last night called Job-Keeper Payment. This provides assistance even for small sole traders so please have a read. Take care. Link here: https://www.business.gov.au//coronavirus/jobkeeper-payment See more

08.01.2022 Eight years ago the fabulous Youth Services Staff from Town of Bassendean started Keen on Halloween. Over the years they have worked hard to ensure a safe and fun filled event that residents can embrace. From these modest beginnings a profusion of activities have sprung up truely making out little patch the place to be on Halloween. Great day, fabulous costumes, brilliant community, and accolades to the Town’s staff for all their work both behind the scenes and on the road last night. https://keenonhalloween.com.au/

07.01.2022 Great info on what to do for our local bobtails ...

07.01.2022 Looking for Work? See attached notice...

07.01.2022 Last night Council adopted its 2020/21 Budget. Recognising that this year has been challenging for many due to the effects of COVID-19, Council decided there w...ould be no increase in total rates revenue and a freeze on fees and charges. Tough choices were required to prioritise the projects and services most likely to deliver the greatest benefit to our community and facilitate recovery from COVID-19. In addition to the usual services and facilities that our community needs and values, some key projects that we have budgeted for in 2020/21 include: Mary Crescent "Our Park Our Place" restoration project Sandy Beach Nature Playground construction Sandy Beach toilet upgrade Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) bins rolled out Additional 1,000 new street trees next winter Palmerston Reserve upgrade Padbury Reserve playground upgrade Success Hill spillway construction Town Centre master plan & revitalisation Underground Power for parts of Eden Hill/Bassendean, Strategic river assessment Restoration works northern section Bindaring Wetlands Green trail along principal shared path Jubilee Reserve master plan Renewal of signage, various park benches & BBQs Various road and footpath projects Funding for Bassendean Preservation Group nursery Old Perth Road Markets to recommene in August Second Avenue to Fourth Avenue living stream design Although Council will only generate the same in total rates revenue as last year, there will be some variation on individual rates notices as a result of the State Governments GRV revaluations. Consequently its estimated that about 2/3 of our residential property owners will have a small decrease in their rates while others will see a relative increase. More Budget information here: https://www.bassendean.wa.gov.au/news/budget-news/541 See more

06.01.2022 Fabulous volunteers ...

05.01.2022 Interesting. When you stop to think about it, this is probably the way mothers of bygone eras and differing cultures raised their babies... https://www.abc.net.au//elimination-communicatio/12583444

05.01.2022 Owls are starting to return to Eden Hill so please avoid using rat baits....

04.01.2022 How beautiful is the red-tailed black cockatoo? This beautiful bird was captured on camera at Kings Park by local photographer Muneer Al Shanti. Have you spotted any in your area?

04.01.2022 You think this is funny? Human, you have no concept of the terror that a feline Darth Vader can reign down upon you ...

03.01.2022 We are introducing a new better practice three bin system and are providing some choice in the bin configuration to accommodate your individual circumstances. H...ere is the information you need to make the decision for your household. With the introduction of the third bin much of what currently goes into your general waste bin will now go into the new FOGO* bin, cutting our general waste by more than half. The standard size for the general waste bin will be reduced but your overall bin capacity will be increased by 140L per fortnight; this configuration will be more than adequate for the majority of households. The cost of the standard bin configuration is covered by the regular waste charge but electing to have a larger bin incurs an additional fee to cover the associated costs. If you still decide that you want to "opt-out" of the standard bin configuration with a smaller general waste bin and instead retain your larger 240L general waste bin you need to let us know using the "opt-out" postcard sent to all property owners this week or by following the link below. If you have any concerns or questions please get in touch with the Towns waste staff on 9377 8000 and theyll be happy to assist and provide advice. https://www.yoursay.bassendean.wa.gov.au/opt-out-bin *Food Organics & Garden Organics

03.01.2022 Hi all, the waste booklet delivered with the Town of Bassendean new bins has a calendar inside that advises which bins go out each week for the coming year. Cheers. Online version here: https://www.bassendean.wa.gov.au//Waste_and_Recycle_Guide_

03.01.2022 It"s that time of year again for Green Waste Verge Collection with Area 1 collection commencing from 4th of May onwards. See attached link for more information: https://www.bassendean.wa.gov.au/serviceswastewaste-recycli

03.01.2022 Includes fabulous mural in Bassendean...

03.01.2022 Fabulous collaboration helping our local community https://m.youtube.com/watch

02.01.2022 Thank you for a great week and lots of laughs ... * Tomorrows weather forecast will be terrifying for many pets, some may predict the storm and be reactive today/this evening ... please ensure your fur-bubs are safe and secure.

01.01.2022 We are hiring at Gilberts Fresh Market Midland. We are looking for casual floor staff & checkout operators to join our team. Please come by the store & drop off your resume at Unit 1, 64 Morrison Road, Midland.