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Guildford Association Inc

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

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25.01.2022 Ancient indigenous heritage right on our doorstep at risk

24.01.2022 Despite a very welcome undertaking from the St Jude’s architect to move the proposed parking bays from beneath the sugar gum trees on the verge of Fauntleroy Park, as reported in the Echo newspaper https://echonewspaper.com.au/st-judes-agrees-sugar-gums-sh/ nothing to date has changed, as can be seen from the following questions and answers from the minutes of the Annual Meeting of Electors on March 9. We hope this issue will be resolved very soon. Q1 Is Council aware that ...St Jude's have a preference for carpark bays to be situated on verge bordering St Jude's block NOT on Sugar Gum tree-lined verge, as conveyed at a community meeting? A1 St Jude's have indicated that they do not have a preference and are willing to provide the parking at an agreed location. Q2 Is Council aware that St Jude's have conveyed, at a community meeting, that carpark bays earmarked for Sugar Gum tree-lined verge can only be moved under instruction from the City of Swan? A2 No. Q3 What is the process required to have carpark bays moved from Sugar Gum tree-lined verge? A3 The parking under the Sugar Gums was approved by Council in 2019 as part of the original St Jude's application. The City/Council cannot change this without receiving an application by the land owner. It would therefore require the owner to apply for consent to the modification to the approved development application. Q4 Given that St Jude's conveyed, at a community meeting, that they will move carpark bays away from Sugar Gum tree-lined verge, and given that it has now been reported in the Echo newspaper, can the City of Swan convey the process to St Jude's and ensure it is undertaken? A4 City officers will continue discussions with the owners of St Judes to consider submitting an application to relocate the parking to the northern side of Swan Street East. See more

22.01.2022 Australia Day concert coming up at Woodbridge House

20.01.2022 Messy Church Nativity coming up on Saturday

19.01.2022 UWA Professor David Blair, winner of the 2020 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, will be giving a talk in Guildford on the climate crisis and what action can be taken in the City of Swan. The talk will be live-streamed for remote viewing.

19.01.2022 For anyone interested in viewing a better copy of Prof. David Blairs talk from the other night (17th Nov) in St. Matthew's Hall, here is an edited version which includes Prof. Blair's embedded presentation slides (they were not legible on the livestream).

19.01.2022 Guildford in all its glory! As featured on Destination WA

16.01.2022 Happy New Year everybody and what a better way to start than calling into Guildford Village Potters. From the 5th of January to the 17th of January we will be conducting a sale of all our Clearance items and Seconds pottery. We are open 7 days a week, 10am to 4pm.

16.01.2022 At the December 16 Council meeting the Guildford Association (GA) submitted a petition with 221 names calling for the City of Swan not to allow the construction of car parking bays on the southern verges of Swan Street East, as this will damage the roots of the century-old sugar gums and lead to the demise of these historic trees. The GA has also received an email from the Heritage Council of WA saying the advice they have given is that parking under the sugar gums should be deleted. We have yet to get confirmation that this will occur, however, with the wonderful community support, last week's sugar gum picnic, expert advice from the Australian Garden History Society's WA branch and the petition signed by concerned people, we are hoping for a positive resolution and protection for these trees.

14.01.2022 PROTECT OUR SUGAR GUMS St Judes hostel/Guildford Village aged care facility has applied to amend aspects of its Development Approval for its expansion plans. Latest plans show 12 parking bays in the southern verge of Swan Street East. Currently they have approval to construct 10. The construction of these bays has the potential to seriously damage the historic Sugar Gum trees pictured, which form an important part of Guildford’s landscape history. If you are concerned, please email [email protected], marking for the attention of all Councillors, and ask for the trees to be protected. Deadline is Wednesday November 25.

14.01.2022 Thanks to all those who attended Prof David Blair's talk on the climate crisis last week, including City of Swan Councillors and staff

08.01.2022 Celebrate our beautiful sugar gums at this fun event

08.01.2022 Guildford on TV - DESTINATION WA will be screening a segment on Guildford this Sunday, 29th November at 5.30pm on Nine - to show off Guildford as a tourism destination. Presenter, Nikki Parkinson will explore some of Guildford’s retail and historic sites and interviews GA President, Barbara Dundas about Guildford’s history and attractions. Funding for this promotion came about thanks to Michelle Roberts MLA - Member for Midland (& Guildford). Thanks also to the City of Swan... and Tourism Western Australia for assisting the GA make this happen. Be sure to switch to Channel 9 this Sunday, and share with your family - to let them discover more about our beautiful historic town of Guildford.

07.01.2022 Transition Town Guildford are hosting a climate talk in the Guildford Town Hall tomorrow (Thursday Nov 19)

06.01.2022 SAT BACKS COUNCILLORS’ REJECTION OF SECURITY POLES The State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) yesterday handed down its decision to refuse a retrospective application for 6 security poles at 136 Swan St, Guildford. The GA today thanked Ward Councillors Cr Claire Scanlan - Midland Guildford Ward , Cr Rashelle Predovnik - Midland Guildford Ward and Cr Ian Johnson Midland Guildford Ward for supporting the GA and refusing the application at Council. Despite the City of Swan Officer...’s report, recommending retrospective approval, the application was unanimously rejected when it first came to Council on the 6 May, 2020. The applicant appealed the decision at the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) and with some minor modifications was presented to Council again on the 23 September, 2020. Again, Council ultimately upheld the original unanimous refusal by rejecting all alternative motions and the Officer’s Recomendation, a week later, at a reconvened meeting, 8 votes to 5. The item was strongly debated on the 23rd, with some impassioned speeches, gavel banging from the Mayor and Councillor Kiely being ‘sanctioned’ by the Mayor and closing the meeting early due to Cr Kiely referring to fellow Councillors as you lot and continuing to speak over the Mayor. The final vote was taken the following week, at a reconvened meeting to deal with the matter. The Tribunal, in considering the substantial merits of this particular case, considered the proposed development to be incompatible with both its residential and riverine setting, did not demonstrate compliance with cl 5.4.4 P4.1 of the R-Codes or cl 5.3.1(d) of Appendix 1 of LPP 106 and said it will have an unacceptable visual impact on the amenity of the area. President of the GA, Barbara Dundas said that today’s decision sets a good precedent for development in heritage areas and thanked all of Council for adhering to the City of Swan Conservation Policy for Guildford. The debate can be watched at the 1 hour 35 min mark at: http://webcast.swan.wa.gov.au/archive/video20-0923.php The final vote occurred a week later at the reconvened meeting, on the 30th of September.

05.01.2022 Last year the community celebrated the 20th anniversary of the saving of Guildford’s sugar gums from removal by the City of Swan. The beautifully designed document attached was produced to mark this special occasion and tells the story behind these historic trees. Ironically, in December 2019 the City of Swan Council approved the construction of 10 car bays in the verge at the entrance to Fauntleroy Park, which will damage the root system of three magnificent trees and risk their demise. Once again, Guildford must rally to save our sugar gums. Please email [email protected], mark for the attention of all Councillors, and ask them to reconsider this decision and save our century-old trees.

05.01.2022 Transition Town Guildford is holding this event in the Guildford Town Hall 6pm tonight (Thursday March 25) It will assist all those wishing to comment on the City of Swan's draft Environmental Sustainability Plan

04.01.2022 SANTA’S HELPERS Cr Andrew Kiely and St Matt’s Jonathan Holgate were at Stirling Square Thursday morning getting the lights and star in place on the Guildford Christmas tree. The official lighting of the tree will take place Sunday 29 November from 6pm. Pack a picnic and rug and enjoy Carols and the Christmas story in the lead-up to the countdown of the lighting of the tree. Now in its sixth year, this regular event was kickstarted by Andrew Kiely. Thanks to City of Swan for the cherry picker and the help of Wayne and Alex

03.01.2022 There have been several staff changes at the City of Swan. The Guildford Association thanks Vera Waldby, Midland/Guildford place manager (pictured left at the GA garden party) and Douglas Bruce, project officer, for their support of Guildford and wish them every success in the future.

03.01.2022 A very special Guildford event occurred tonight - the lighting of the tree at St Matthew’s Church. A little rain didn’t stop many attending. The church hall was full, carols were sung and picnic baskets emptied. While the children played, the adults chatted and made new friends. A special thanks to Pat and Fran Irwin who played and lead the carols. Thanks to St Matthew’s Church, Rev Katrina Holgate and husband Jonathan for hosting this wonderful community event. A great night once again.

02.01.2022 This is the Q&A session which followed Prof. Blairs talk on climate change and what City of Swan can do.

01.01.2022 Great to see that Story Time is back at Guildford Library - Tuesday 10.30am... and it will continue throughout the school holidays