The City has received and is currently assessing a planning application for the above.
A copy of the development plans can be viewed below.
As this proposal is considered to have a minimal impact on the broader area surrounding the subject property, notification letters relating to the proposal have only been sent to a selection of landowners and occupiers in the property’s immediate vicinity.
Feedback is being sought on the following elements of the application as they require consideration against the design principles of State Planning Policy 7.3: Residential Design Codes and/or objectives of the City’s Development in Housing Opportunity Areas Local Planning Policy (HOALPP):
Design aspect
Design principle/objective
Street setbacks to Parker Avenue
Clause 5.1.2 of the R-Codes
Lot boundary setbacks from the upper floor to the north-eastern (left) side boundary
Clause 5.1.3 of the R-Codes
Columns located up to the north-eastern (left) side boundary
You may wish to provide a submission on the proposal, as a written comment, by Wednesday 22 May 2024.
Submissions can be made via the online Planning Consultation Submission Form below, email or via post to PO Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919.
Submissions will be considered as part of the overall decision-making process.
For further information on the planning assessment process and making a submission, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.
Are you a City of Joondalup resident or business looking at installing new CCTV cameras?
The City of Joondalup’s CCTV Rebate Scheme is open now open to eligible residents and businesses within the City of Joondalup. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) can be a useful tool in the detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes and can discourage anti-social behaviour. The Scheme is aimed at increasing the number of public-facing CCTV cameras and encourages residents/businesses to install and maintain a high-quality CCTV system at their residence or business.
The Rebate
The City is offering a 50% rebate, to a maximum of $500.00, toward the cost of a new CCTV system to eligible applicants (terms and conditions apply).
The Scheme will operate as a two-step process:
STEP 1: Applicants must first seek and receive approval from the City for the proposed CCTV system before purchasing and installing a system (“Pre-approval’).
STEP 2: Once the City has provided a Pre-approval, Applicants install and pay for the CCTV system, register the system with Cam-Map and then apply for the Rebate (“Rebate Payment application”) within 60 days of the Pre-approval. Note: The City will not process a Rebate Payment application until the applicant has received Pre-approval. The Scheme will run until the allocated funds are exhausted.
Who is eligible to apply?
An owner, tenant or authorised agent of properties located within the City of Joondalup who meets the eligibility criteria, as outlined in the Terms and Conditions. If you are not the owner of a property or business and would like to apply for the Rebate, you must seek written consent from the owner and submit the written consent with your application.
Seek quotes from registered Class two licensed security installers for the supply and installation of CCTV systems which meet the minimum technical requirements.
Complete the online Pre-approval form (step one) ensuring that all required information is submitted with your application.
If your application for Pre-approval is successful, you will receive an email confirming Pre-approval along with instructions on the next steps.
Within 60 days of receiving Pre-approval from the City:
Have the CCTV system installed by your chosen registered Class two licensed security installer to meet the technical and installation requirements and fully pay for the system;
Register the CCTV system with Cam-Map WA; and
Complete the CCTV Rebate application form (step two) enclosing all required information* and ensure you have met all other terms and conditions.
For more details, please see how to apply document.
Application Form
To apply for the City of Joondalup CCTV Rebate Scheme click below:
Neighbourhood Watch Australasia is offering a $550 Target Hardening Support Offer initiative to support victims of crime households and help prevent repeat victimisation.
If you have been a victim of burglary in Perth (all suburbs) WA, visit www.nhwa.com.au/TargetHardening webpage to find out if you are eligible for a $550 rebate to install additional home security.
Applications close Friday 31 May 2024, and there are only 300 rebate application spaces available.
This year, the Knit 1, Yarn 2 craft group celebrates its ten-year anniversary. Established in 2014 by coordinator Susan Russell, the group came together following a call for volunteers to do a yarn bombing ‘50s set for Joondalup Festival.
At the conclusion of the festival, Susan proposed that a knitting and crocheting group be formed, and Knit 1, Yarn 2 yarn craft club was born.
Now at a stable size of 20 members, founders Susan Russell, Margaret Brooker, Teresa Williams and Jackie Johnson are the only original members. The group is inclusive, welcoming members of all ages, genders, cultures, identities and abilities, and meets monthly at the Joondalup Library.
As well as knitting and crocheting, the group provides social opportunities for members. Susan Russell said the members enjoy a friendly chat, sharing their knowledge and ideas. “Primarily, the group is a social one, where we can share our love of our art form,” she said.
“We have a lovely group of kind and generous crafters who knit and chat and take an active interest in the welfare of the members and our families. I think one of the benefits is to affirm, appreciate and encourage the skill and time involved in creating beautiful items with yarn.”
Many of the beautiful items are donated to countless charity groups. Through a partnership with the Lions Club of Wanneroo, the group make and donate children’s clothes and toys for Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren WA, blankets and dog coats for RSPCA in Malaga, Trauma Teddies for Red Cross WA, and sensory toys for Autism WA, to name just a few.
The partnership also saw the group knit babies clothes and blankets for King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth Children’s Hospital, and Pregnancy Assist.
The Women and Newborn Health Services team at King Edward Memorial Hospital were extremely grateful for the beautiful clothes, so lovingly knitted for their patients. Senior social worker, Gillian, thanked the group for their kindness and generosity. “These clothes will be given to our patients who have a premature baby in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I know our families will be very grateful to receive them.”
The group has achieved a great deal over the past ten years, supporting each other and those in the community who need additional support. A little yarn certainly goes a long way and can help a lot of people.
Some of the beautiful items donated to King Edward Memorial Hospital.
Knit 1, Yard 2 Group.
Yarn Bomb for the 2014 Joondalup Festival.
Part of the yarn bomb for the 2014 Joondalup Festival.
The City has received and is currently assessing a planning application for the above.
A copy of the development plans can be viewed below.
As this proposal is considered to have minimal impact on the broader area surrounding the subject property, notification letters relating to the proposal have only been sent to a selection of landowners and occupiers in the property’s immediate vicinity.
The development includes:
Extension and refurbishment of the existing alfresco beer garden;
Modifications to the existing building’s northern façade (inclusive of fencing); and
Modifications to existing car parking bays, with additional bays provided to the southern side of the building.
The key planning document used to assess the application are the City’s Commercial, Mixed Use and Service Commercial Zone Local Planning Policy.
You may wish to provide a submission on the proposal, as a written comment, by Tuesday 21 May 2024.
Submissions can be made via the online Planning Consultation Submission Form below, email or via post to PO Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919.
Submissions will be considered as part of the overall decision-making process.
For further information on the planning assessment process and making a submission, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.
The City has received a planning application for the above and you are invited to comment on the proposal.
The proposal is required to be assessed against the relevant provisions/objectives of the City’s Short-Term Accommodation Local Planning Policy. The proposal consists of the following:
Land use class: Holiday House, which is a discretionary (‘D’) use class under the City’s Local Planning Scheme No. 3 (LPS3).
Number of guests: maximum six (6) persons at any one time.
Guest parking to be accommodated within the existing garage and driveway.
If approved, the holiday house will be required to operate in accordance with a code of conduct and management plan to the satisfaction of the City.
You may wish to provide a submission on the proposal, as a written comment, by Monday 20 May 2024.
Submissions can be made via the online Planning Consultation Submission Form below, email or via post to PO Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919.
Submissions will be considered as part of the overall decision-making process.
For further information on the planning assessment process and making a submission, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.
Strata Lot 2 (No. 1) Lyell Grove, Woodvale – Reconsideration after appeal
Development details: Reconsideration of determination – Child Care Premises (Hours of operation)
Meeting date: Thursday 2 May 2024. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Lot 600 (36) Clarke Crescent, Joondalup – Bulky Goods Showroom (expansion and multi-deck car park addition – Harvey Norman)
Development details: Expansion of the Harvey Norman showroom including a multi-deck car park addition.
Meeting date: TBA. The Agenda will be made available seven days prior to the meeting date on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Lot 9 (937) Whitfords Avenue, Woodvale – Form 2 Amendment
Development details: Modifications to previously approved Mixed Use Development
Meeting date: TBA. The Agenda will be made available seven days prior to the meeting date on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Lot 23 (77) Gibson Avenue, Padbury
Development details: New Residential Aged Care Facility
Meeting date: TBA. The Agenda will be made available seven days prior to the meeting date on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Recently determined applications.
Strata Lot 2 (No. 1) Lyell Grove, Woodvale – Form 2 Amendment
Development details: Amendment to the Approved Operating Hours – Child Care Premises
Meeting date: Wednesday 1 November 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Decision: Approved. The approval relates to the extension of evening hours of operation only.
Lot 45 (8) Elcar Lane, Joondalup – Reconsideration after appeal
Development details: Reconsideration of determination (Three Storey Mixed Use Development)
Meeting date: Thursday 7 September 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Decision: Approved.
Greenwood Train Station Car Park
Development details: Proposed multi-storey car park.
Meeting date: Wednesday 4 October 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Decision: Approved.
Lot 649 (98) O’Mara Boulevard – Form 2 – Reconsideration after appeal
Development details: Amendment of previous approval (extension of Friday and Saturday opening hours)
Meeting date: Wednesday 16 August 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Decision: Approved.
Lot 500 (60) Shenton Avenue, Joondalup
Development details: Expansion of existing public hospital.
Meeting date: Friday 11 August 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Decision: Approved.
Lot 500 (60) Shenton Avenue, Joondalup
Development details: Expansion of existing private hospital.
Meeting date: Monday 29 May 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Decision: Approved.
Lot 649 (98) O’Mara Boulevard – Form 2 – Reconsideration after appeal
Development details: Amendment of previous development approval.
Meeting date: Monday 22 May 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website. Decision: Approved.
Lot 82, 83 and 84 (449 – 453) Beach Road, Duncraig
Development details: Amendment for additional passenger lift and building entry adjustments.
Meeting date: Tuesday 18 April 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website. Decision: Approved.
Lot 12 (82) Marina Boulevard, Ocean Reef
Development details: Shopping Centre Development.
Meeting date: Tuesday 18 April 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website. Decision: Approved.
Lot 193 (16) Blackwattle Parade, Padbury
Development details: Demolish/remove existing development and replace with proposed childcare premises, including parking, access, landscaping, signage.
Meeting date: Tuesday28 March 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Decision: Approved.
Lot 45 (8) Elcar Lane, Joondalup
Development details: Two Storey Mixed Use Development
Meeting date: Monday 20 February 2023. The Agenda and Minutes for the meeting are available on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
Decision: Refused.
The City takes a scientific turf management approach by undertaking regular soil and leaf tissue analysis to guide its fertilising program to ensure the required and correct nutrients are being applied in the endeavour to provided quality public open spaces.
Fertiliser products will be applied (broadacre scale) by the City’s appointed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage will be utilised while works are in progress.
Fertiliser application will be undertaken in the following areas, weather and operational resources permitting, between Monday 6 May – Friday 10 May 2024.
Where no location is indicated against the suburb, fertilising is not scheduled for that area.
For further information contact the city on 9400 4000.
At its meeting held on Tuesday 28 November 2023, Council set the meeting dates for 2024. An amendment to the meeting date for the June Briefing Session was determined by Council on Tuesday 23 April 2024, to be Tuesday 11 June 2024.
The June 2024 round of public meeting dates are shown below and will be held at the Joondalup Civic Centre, Boas Avenue, Joondalup.
Under the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995, and under all other powers enabling it, the Council of the City of Joondalup resolved on Tuesday 26 March 2024 to adopt the City of Joondalup Pest Plant Amendment Local Law 2023.
The purpose of this local law is to amend the City of Joondalup Pest Plant Local Law 2012.
The effect of this local law is to better clarify the provisions and requirements within the City of Joondalup Pest Plant Local Law 2012.
The City of Joondalup Pest Plant Amendment Local Law 2023, was published in the Government Gazette on Friday 19 April 2024 and will come into effect on Friday 3 May 2024.
Copies of the adopted City of Joondalup Pest Plant Amendment Local Law 2023 can be found on the City’s website and at all City of Joondalup Public Libraries and Customer Services Centres.
The City of Joondalup is seeking feedback on a proposal to close two portions of the Whitfords Avenue road reserve, adjacent to the Pinnaroo Point Beach Park (Reserve 39497).
What is proposed?
Lot 500 (239) Whitfords Avenue, Hillarys (Reserve 39497) forms part of the Hillarys Foreshore.
Reserve and is zoned ‘Parks and Recreation’ under the City’s Local Planning Scheme No. 3. Reserve 39497 contains the Pinnaroo Point Beach Park and Hillarys Beach Club (which is on a separate lot).
John Wilkie Tarn provides vehicle access from Whitfords Avenue through Reserve 39497. To the north of John Wilkie Tarn, two portions of the Whitfords Avenue road reserve protrude into Reserve 39497. The northernmost portion is approximately 894m² in area and the southernmost portion is approximately 855m² in area.
While these portions legally form part of the road reserve, they visually appear to form part of Reserve 39497 as both are vegetated and located behind the reserve fencing.
As no further vehicle access points from Whitfords Avenue to Reserve 39497 are required, these two portions do not need to remain as road reserve and can instead be amalgamated into Reserve 39497. No physical changes are proposed to the road reserve or Reserve 39497 as part of the proposed road reserve closure.
Who has proposed the road closures?
The proposed road closures have been initiated by the City of Joondalup.
How do I make a submission?
Submissions can be made using the online Planning Consultation Submission Form below (preferred), via email or via post to P.O. Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919. All submissions must be in writing and include your full name and address.
What happens after I make a submission?
After the close of the advertising period, the proposal and the submissions received will be considered at a future Council meeting. If you choose to make a submission and elect to be kept informed on the progress of the application, you will be notified of the Council meeting date when confirmed. Council will consider the proposal and the submissions made.
If Council resolves to progress the proposal, all relevant documentation will be forwarded to the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage with a request to formally close the subject portions of road reserve. The final decision on the proposed road reserve closures is made by the Minister for Lands.
Where can I get more information?
A report on the proposal was presented to Council on Tuesday 26 March 2024 and is available on the City’s webite.
When does the consultation period close?
Submissions will be accepted: Thursday 2 May – Thursday 6 June 2024.
The City has received and is currently assessing a planning application for the above.
A copy of the development plans can be viewed below.
As this proposal is considered to have a minimal impact on the broader area surrounding the subject property, notification letters relating to the proposal have only been sent to a selection of landowners and occupiers in the property’s immediate vicinity.
Feedback is being sought on the following elements of the application as they require consideration against the design principles of State Planning Policy 7.3: Residential Design Codes and/or objectives of the City’s Development in Housing Opportunity Areas Local Planning Policy (HOALPP):
Design Aspect
Design Principle/Objective
Outdoor active habitable space with a floor level more than 0.5m above natural ground level (Proposed swimming pool area) cone of vision encroachment over residential property (north, south and west adjoining properties).
Clause 5.4.1 Visual Privacy of the R-Codes
Retaining and fill greater than 1.5m above the natural ground level within one metre of the common boundary (north and south)
Clause 5.3.7 Siteworks of the R-Codes
You may wish to provide a submission on the proposal, as a written comment, by Wednesday 15 May 2024.
Submissions can be made via the online Planning Consultation Submission Form below, email or via post to PO Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919.
Submissions will be considered as part of the overall decision-making process.
For further information on the planning assessment process and making a submission, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.
Dr Mark Brundrett is an ecologist, researcher and volunteer for the Friends of Warwick Bushland.
Meet Mark Brundrett, a local resident who is an ecologist at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Western Australia Herbarium, and long-term volunteer for the Friends of Warwick Bushland. Mark has done fantastic work in natural area research and management and is a talented photographer and videographer. Keep reading to learn more about his journey and passion for our environment.
Working to protect our natural environment
Mark’s interests have always been focused on conservation and environmental protection. Some of his recent research as a retired Associate Professor at UWA and Honorary Research Associate at the Western Australian Herbarium is on pollination ecology and evolution, orchid conservation, the impacts of fire in urban bushland and partnerships between plants and fungi.
Mark has contributed to conservation efforts for over 25 years with the Friends of Warwick Bushland, alongside his wife Karen Clarke. Karen is also an ecologist and established the Friends Group in 1999. Together they have been documenting the flora, fauna and fungi of the area, monitoring vegetation condition and assisting with the management of the reserve ever since.
Friends of Warwick Bushland
Friends of Warwick Bushland (FoWB) work alongside the City of Joondalup to undertake bushland restoration by weed control and native plantings. The current focus for Mark as part of FoWB is making fire history maps, protecting orchids and prioritising weed control strategies.
The FoWB are fantastic at promoting the area and making Warwick Bushland an attractive destination for people of all ages. They have created exciting and educational public walking trails, such as their most recent Jarrah Trail, and in collaboration with the City installed lots of signage which makes walking through the bushland all the more enjoyable!
Friends of Warwick Bushland have recently established their Jarrah trail, showcasing history and information via QR codes on limestone blocks along an informative and educational walking trail.
A day in the life of Mark Brundrett
Despite being retired, Mark’s passion for the environment keeps him incredibly busy. He continues to undertake a number of scientific research projects.
He can often be found at his research site across the road from Warwick Bushland, where he works on his long-term study of orchid pollination, his orchid conservation project (more below) or helping write papers on orchid pollination and diversity trends in Perth. Mark also works with a graduate student at UWA to study Hare Orchids in Warwick Bushland.
On weekends, Mark volunteers at weeding and planting days in Warwick Bushland and often runs incredibly popular FoWB orchid and wildflower walks!
Mark undertaking field work for his research projects in Warwick Bushland (Photo by Karen Clarke).
There is no doubt that Mark is an incredibly busy man, making the most out of his passion for our natural areas. It’s inspiring to see that he makes time to volunteer. People like Mark help important volunteer groups like the FoWB continue their great work.
Mark recommends anyone interested in volunteering to help out where they can, as every little bit can make a huge difference.
Friends Groups need as many members as possible to continue their work. Friends Group activities include planting, weeding, watering and rubbish removal. Learn more about how to join your local Friends Group here.
A picturesque paradise
With Mark’s research site so close by, Warwick Bushland is the perfect place for him to pursue his passion for photography. Mark often photographs orchids, wildflowers and the abundance of interesting wildlife that can be found there.
“I observe the amazing details of wildflowers and rare interactions in nature, such as buzz pollination of certain flowers by native bees,” says Mark.
Mark uses a photographic technique called focus stacking to reveal stunning and intricate details of wildflowers, such as Fringe Lily and orchids below.
Fringe Lily image taken by Mark Brundrett using a ‘focus stacking’ technique.
Mark also creates videos of the fascinating and beautiful act of orchid pollination, which can be found on his YouTube channel (details below).
Fascinating fungi
Mark, Karen and other fungi enthusiasts have documented very interesting fungi at Warwick Bushland too! Karen has uploaded fungus photos using the free citizen science app iNaturalist, and and these records contribute to the FungiMap project. iNaturalist is a great way to learn about nature, and to record weird or wonderful natural sightings in data repositories around the world. Karen’s sightings can also be seen on the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fungi at Warwick Bushland include the striking (but stinky) Colus pusillus (pictured below). This fungus, also known as Red Tentacles or Basket Stinkhorn is recognised by its vibrant red colour and foul smell. The rotting meat-like scent attracts insects to its slime, which then spread the fungus’ spores around, helping it to reproduce.
Another interesting fungus is the Anthracobia melaloma. This type of fungi is part of a large group known as ‘Cup Fungi’, characterised by their disk or cup-shaped structure. These tiny fungi have small hairs around each cup’s edge and often cover ash beds after a bushfire.
Anthracobiamelaloma (Cup Fungus) after a fire.
Karen and Mark used to run ‘Fungi Forays’ with Fungimap and later the Perth Urban Bushland Fungus Project at Warwick Bushland and as part of FoWB, often leading a Fungi Guided Walk each autumn. Unfortunately, with the lack of autumn rain this year it is unlikely a fungi walk will be offered in 2024. Look out in future years for FoWB’s guided fungi walks led by Mark to discoverfungi and their fascinating facts!
Orchid observations
Mark’s favourite orchid is the beautiful Chestnut Sun Orchid (below). It has become very difficult to find anywhere else in Perth, but it can be found right on our doorstep at Warwick Bushland.
The stunning and locally rare Chestnut Sun Orchid(Thelymitrafuscolutea) at Warwick bushland.
One of Mark’s long-term conservation projects focuses on the genetics of many different groups of orchid varieties to see how they grow, flower and persist over time with changes to the natural environment. He has also been examining the impacts of lower rainfall over the last few years. Mark will often share his knowledge and research findings during FoWB’s Orchid and Wildflower Walks which take place in spring each year.
The Caladenia discoidea, or Dancing Spider Orchid, (below) has a very unique strategy for pollination. It produces a pheromone which mimics a female Thynnid wasp. The scent attracts the orchid’s pollinator, a male Thynnid wasp, to pollinate the orchid. This type of pollination, called sexual deception, is risky as it requires a single insect species to be present at the time.
Caladenia discoidea (Dancing Spider Orchid) being pollinated by a male Thynnid wasp.
Mark’sfavorite fauna species is the Western Bearded Dragon. It can be very elusive and they like to hide in Balga skirts, watching and observingpassersby from a distance. Mark also likes to share what you can learn about other fauna species you might be lucky enough to find on the FoWB website.
A Western Bearded Dragon hiding amongst a Balga (Grass Tree) skirt at Warwick Bushland.
Involving our youth
The FoWB, led by Stephanie Murphy, are encouraging younger people to get involved in taking care of natural areas and our environment.
The group often collaborate with the Warwick Scout Group and Cub Scouts for planting days and bushland clean-up days, such as their recent ‘Clean up Warwick Bushland’ event last month, and their upcoming Planting Day with Warwick Scouts and Cubs on Sunday 9 June 2024. Providing opportunities for young people to engage with their local bushland is the best way to develop a lasting passion and respect for the natural environment.
FoWB also encourage families to spend their weekends in the bushland. Whether that be helping at a planting, weeding or rubbish removal event with a local Friends Group or by enjoying a walk and learning about bushland, it all helps establish a lifelong connection and love for nature. All FoWB events are family friendly and are great weekend activities that everyone will enjoy.
All of the Point of Interest Walk Trails within Warwick Bushland are also family (and dog on lead) friendly and are a great way for people of all ages to learn more about the plants, animals and fungi of Warwick Bushland.
Warwick Scout Group showing some of the rubbish collected at the recent ‘Clean up Warwick Bushland’ event.
Local patches of urban bushland
Mark recommends getting involved with your local Friends Group by attending a guided walk or bushcare event. These events are perfect for starting to learn about interesting facts about your local bushland area, and the plants and wildlife that enjoy it. Attending one of these events also helps discover the huge impact that volunteering can make, and how our efforts can help protect and conserve wildlife and natural areas.
Get involved with FoWB through their website or Facebook page or subscribe to their newsletter to be notified about bushland events.
Mark Brundrett and Stephanie Murphy, Coordinator of Friends of Warwick Bushland, walking through Warwick Bushland.
Mark and the FoWB are doing great things to help protect our environment. If you are interested in his amazing work, you can:
Read Marks most recent paper, a comprehensive review of everything known about the pollination of flowers in Southwestern Australia!
The City has received and is currently assessing a planning application for the above.
A copy of the development plans can be viewed below.
As this proposal is considered to have a minimal impact on the broader area surrounding the subject property, notification letters relating to the proposal have only been sent to a selection of landowners and occupiers in the property’s immediate vicinity.
Feedback is being sought on the following elements of the application as they require consideration against the design principles of State Planning Policy 7.3: Residential Design Codes.
Design Aspect
Design Principle/Objective
Reduced average street setback (Lot A)
Clause 5.1.2 of the R-Codes
Reduced lot boundary setback to eastern boundary (Lot A)
Clause 5.1.3 of the R-Codes
Reduced open space (Lot A and Lot B)
Clause 5.1.4 of the R-Codes
Reduced outdoor living area without a permanent roof (Lot B)
Clause 5.3.1 of the R-Codes
Reduced storage area (Lot B)
Clause 5.4.4 of the R-Codes
You may wish to provide a submission on the proposal, as a written comment, by Friday 10 May 2024.
Submissions can be made via the online Planning Consultation Submission Form below, email or via post to PO Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919.
Submissions will be considered as part of the overall decision-making process.
For further information on the planning assessment process and making a submission, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.
The City advises that the Burns Beach café/restaurant project continues to progress in line with the broader masterplan.
Other key features of the plan include new public toilets and change rooms, new playground, pathways and car bays, open lawn areas, shelters, picnic settings and barbecues, general landscaping improvements and associated minor works.
The development requires approval under the Environmental Protection Act 1986, which the City has been progressing. In late-2023 the Commonwealth Government announced the listing of Honeymyrtle Shrubland on Limestone Ridges of the Swan Coastal Plain Bioregion as a threatened ecological community under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
As the threatened ecological community may be present on site, the City is required to undertake further assessment of the site, including an additional flora survey in Spring 2024.
The City looks forward to further progressing this exciting and eagerly-anticipated project.
The City has received and is currently assessing a planning application for the above.
A copy of the development plans can be viewed below.
As this proposal is considered to have a minimal impact on the broader area surrounding the subject property, notification letters relating to the proposal have only been sent to a selection of landowners and occupiers in the property’s immediate vicinity.
Feedback is being sought on the following elements of the application as they require consideration against the design principles of State Planning Policy 7.3: Residential Design Codes and/or objectives of the City’s Development in Housing Opportunity Areas Local Planning Policy (HOALPP):
Design Aspect
Design Principle/Objective
Reduced visual privacy setback to western boundary (Bed 2, Bed 1 and Balcony)
Clause 5.4.1 of the R-Codes
You may wish to provide a submission on the proposal, as a written comment, by Thursday9 May 2024.
Submissions can be made via the online Planning Consultation Submission Form below, email or via post to PO Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919.
Submissions will be considered as part of the overall decision-making process.
For further information on the planning assessment process and making a submission, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.
The City has received and is currently assessing a planning application for the above.
A copy of the development plans can be viewed below.
As this proposal is considered to have a minimal impact on the broader area surrounding the subject property, notification letters relating to the proposal have only been sent to a selection of landowners and occupiers in the property’s immediate vicinity.
Feedback is being sought on the following elements of the application as they require consideration against the design principles of State Planning Policy 7.3: Residential Design Codes and/or objectives of the City’s Development in Housing Opportunity Areas Local Planning Policy (HOALPP):
Design Aspect
Design Principle / Objective
Primary street setback to Parkway (Unit 1)
Clause 5.1.2 and 5.2.1 of the R-Codes
Clause 5 and 7 of the HOALPP
Upper floor setback to the northern side lot boundary (Unit 1)
Clause 5.1.3 of the R-Codes
Clause 6 of the HOALPP
Upper floor setback to the eastern side lot boundary (Unit 4)
Toilet without an openable window (Unit 1 and Unit 3)
Clause 18 of the HOALPP
Open space (Unit 2)
Clause 5.1.4 of the R-Codes
Internal floor area (Unit 1: Bed 2)
Internal ceiling heights (all units)
Clause 16 of the HOALPP
Width of the common driveway
Clause 5.2.3 and 5.3.5 of the R-Codes
Clause 1 and 10 of the HOALPP
Outdoor living area – amount of roof cover (Unit 4)
Clause 5.3.1 of the R-Codes
Landscape area (Unit 2, Unit 3 and Unit 4)
Clause 5.3.2 of the R-Codes
Clause 11 of the HOALPP
Site works (fill) within a metre of the northern side lot boundary
Clause 5.3.7 of the R-Codes
Visual privacy – kitchen window setback to the northern boundary (Unit 1)
Clause 5.4.1 of the R-Codes
Solar access – provision of window shading devices (all units)
Clause 17 of the HOALPP
You may wish to provide a submission on the proposal, as a written comment, by Thursday9 May 2024.
Submissions can be made via the online Planning Consultation Submission Form below, email or via post to PO Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919.
Submissions will be considered as part of the overall decision-making process.
For further information on the planning assessment process and making a submission, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.
The City takes a scientific turf management approach by undertaking regular soil and leaf tissue analysis to guide its fertilising program to ensure the required and correct nutrients are being applied in the endeavour to provide quality public open spaces.
Fertiliser products will be applied (broadacre scale) by the City’s appointed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage will be utilised while works are in progress.
Fertiliser application will be undertaken in the following areas, weather and operational resources permitting, between Monday 29 April – Friday 3 May 2024.
Where no location is indicated against the suburb, fertilising is not scheduled for that area.
For further information contact the city on 9400 4000.
The City takes a scientific turf management approach by undertaking regular soil and leaf tissue analysis to guide its fertilising program to ensure the required and correct nutrients are being applied in the endeavour to provide quality public open spaces.
Fertiliser products will be applied (broadacre scale) by the City’s appointed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage will be utilised while works are in progress.
Fertiliser application will be undertaken in the following areas, weather and operational resources permitting, between Monday 22 April – Friday 26 April 2024.
Where no location is indicated against the suburb, fertilising is not scheduled for that area.
For further information contact the City on 9400 4000.
The City is seeking community feedback on a proposal to amend Local Planning Scheme No. 3 (LPS3) to reclassify 31 natural areas from ‘Public Open Space’ reserve to ‘Environmental Conservation’ reserve.
The City has a number of natural areas with vegetation of conservation significance that are either currently not recognised by LPS3 as having biodiversity and conservation values, reserved as ‘Parks and Recreation’ under the Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) or designated as Bush Forever sites.
A review undertaken by the City used the City’s Public Open Space Framework to identify those areas suitable for an amendment from the ‘Public Open Space’ reserve to the ‘Environmental Conservation’ reserve. The amendment would afford these 31 sites greater protection from future development.
Mapping on the proposed areas to be reclassified can be accessed below.
How do I make a submission?
Submissions can be made using the online Planning Consultation Submission Form below (preferred), via email or via post to P.O. Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919. All submissions must be in writing and include your full name and address.
Will my submission or personal details be released to the public?
The City will not publish your name and address in the Council report on the outcomes of the comment period. However, your full (anonymous) comments may be published.
A schedule of submissions, including the details of submitters, is required to be provided to the Western Australian Planning Commission but this will not be publicly available.
What happens after I make a submission?
After the close of the advertising period, the proposal and the submissions received will be considered at a future Council meeting. If you choose to make a submission and elect to be kept informed on the progress of the application, you will be notified of the Council meeting date when confirmed.
Council will consider the submissions made on the proposal. As Council is not the final decision maker, Council’s recommendation on the proposal is then forwarded to the Western Australian Planning Commission, which makes a recommendation to the Minister for Planning. The Minister can either grant final approval to the scheme amendment, with or without modifications, or refuse to approve it. The exact timing of any final decision on the scheme amendment by the Minister is unknown.
When does the consultation period close?
Submissions will be accepted: Thursday 18 April 2024 – Thursday 30 May 2024.
For further information, please contact the City’s Planning Services team on 9400 4000.
The highly anticipated youth facility at Percy Doyle Reserve is set to become more than just a recreational space. It will serve as a much-needed community infrastructure that prioritises mental health and wellbeing.
With an $8.1million construction budget, this transformative project is designed to offer young people and the wider community a vibrant hub to keep active and connect with others. Thanks to the input of Curtin University’s Act Belong Commit Team, the facility will provide social spaces and organised activities that align with the latest research to enhance wellbeing. The project will be supported by a $3million grant from major contributors, Lotterywest, and with an additional $1million funding to be applied for through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Funding program. This project supports the City of Joondalup’s ongoing commitment to address the critical gap in youth facilities.
Nestled within the picturesque Percy Doyle Reserve, the facility will occupy the former tennis courts site on Ron Chamberlain Drive, opposite the Duncraig Library. The project will introduce exciting features, including a signature skate park, pump and jump track, a multipurpose court, play space, barbecues, and shaded hangout spaces.
The upgrade also includes essential amenities such as restrooms, CCTV, and lighting to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all users.
The project represents a significant milestone for the City’s Youth Recreation Strategy 2021, addressing a critical gap in youth facilities in the southern part of the City.
Community support and engagement has been integral to shaping the project’s vision. Throughout 2021, project-specific consultation was undertaken with residents and young people via drop-in sessions, community group meetings, stakeholder engagement, online interactions and surveys. This added depth to extensive feedback received from the City’s Youth Recreation Strategy.
In line with the City’s commitment to a leafy City, over 1500 native plants and 50 trees will be planted for the project. This will complement the existing greenery at Percy Doyle Reserve, providing natural shade for all visitors.
For further information on this project, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions below.
The City of Joondalup remains committed to providing dynamic social spaces that foster community cohesion and enrich the lives of our young people.
Stay up to date with this project by subscribing to Duncraig Adventure Hub eNewsletter.
Joondalup Libraries, in partnership with Dymocks Joondalup, will host three visiting crime authors over the next three months – Dave Warner, Candice Fox and Michael Robotham. All authors are well established crime writers, and these events are not to be missed! Book your seat today and enjoy an evening of literature and crime.
Meet the Author – Dave Warner
Thursday 2 May 2024, 6.00pm
Joondalup Library Dave Warner is an author, musician and screenwriter. He has twelve published novels and six non-fiction books. Dave will talk about his latest novel, Summer of Blood, and will be accompanied by his long-time guitarist and collaborator, Tony Durant.
Tickets cost $5.00 each and can be purchased via Ticketbooth
Meet the Author – Candice Fox Tuesday 21 May 2024, 6.00pm
Joondalup Library Candice Fox is the author of ten internationally bestselling crime novels and the winner of three prestigious Ned Kelly Awards. Candice’s will talk about her latest nail-biting crime novel, Devil’s Kitchen.
Tickets cost $5.00 each and can be purchased via Ticketbooth
Meet the Author – Michael Robotham Wednesday 17 July 2024, 6.00pm
St Stephen’s School Theatre, Duncraig Joondalup Libraries are delighted to host the bestselling and award-winning master of crime, Michael Robotham. Michael will be talking about his latest book Storm Child, which has been described as a riveting and absorbing masterpiece – a cancel-your-social-plans and ignore-your-family kind of book.
Tickets cost $12.00 each and can be purchased via Ticketbooth
The City has received and is currently assessing a planning application for the above.
A copy of the development plans can be viewed below.
As this proposal is considered to have a minimal impact on the broader area surrounding the subject property, notification letters relating to the proposal have only been sent to a selection of landowners and occupiers in the property’s immediate vicinity.
Feedback is being sought on the following elements of the application as they require consideration against the design principles of State Planning Policy 7.3: Residential Design Codes and/or objectives of the City’s Development in Housing Opportunity Areas Local Planning Policy (HOALPP):
Design Aspect
Design Principle / Objective
Reduced primary garden area.
Clause 1.1.1 of the R-Codes
Reduced landscape area.
Clause 11.1 of the HOALPP
Reduced internal dimension (Bed 2) and minimum floor area (Bed 4)
Clause 16.1b of the HOALPP
Reduced ceiling height
Clause 16.2 of the HOALPP
No operable windows to the ensuite, bath or WC
Clause 18.1 of the HOALPP
Reduced openable window size to Bed 1
Clause 18.2 of the HOALPP
Increased number of boundary walls
Clause 6.4 of the HOALPP
Reduced weather protection dimension to the porch
Clause 3.6.3 of the R-Codes
You may wish to provide a submission on the proposal, as a written comment, by Wednesday 1 May 2024.
Submissions can be made via the online Planning Consultation Submission Form below, email or via post to PO Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919.
Submissions will be considered as part of the overall decision-making process.
For further information on the planning assessment process and making a submission, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.
The City takes a scientific turf management approach by undertaking regular soil and leaf tissue analysis to guide its fertilising program to ensure the required and correct nutrients are being applied in the endeavour to provide quality public open spaces.
Fertiliser products will be applied (broadacre scale) by the City’s appointed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage will be utilised while works are in progress.
Fertiliser application will be undertaken in the following areas, weather and operational resources permitting, between Monday 15 April – Friday 19 April 2024.
Where no location is indicated against the suburb, fertilising is not scheduled for that area.
For further information contact the City on 9400 4000.
Adults aged 50 and older are invited to join us for an Aboriginal Experience outing to Yanchep National Park as part of the Outbound Discovery program, ahead of National Reconciliation Week. The event will be held on Tuesday 21 May 2024, with the bus departing from Whitford Library at 9.30am, returning at 2pm.
Discover the culture of the Noongar people of WA’s southwest at Yanchep National Park, including their seasonal movements, language and how knowledge is passed from generation to generation. See tools such as spears and boomerangs, a didgeridoo demonstration and discover the significance of plants and animals to Noongar people.
The City takes a scientific turf management approach by undertaking regular soil and leaf tissue analysis to guide its fertilising program to ensure the required and correct nutrients are being applied in the endeavour to provide quality public open spaces.
Fertiliser products will be applied (broadacre scale) by the City’s appointed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage will be utilised while works are in progress.
Fertiliser application will be undertaken in the following areas, weather and operational resources permitting, between Monday 8 April – Friday 12 April 2024.
Where no location is indicated against the suburb, fertilising is not scheduled for that area.
For further information contact the City on 9400 4000.
Threaded Perspectives
Monday 15 April – Saturday 20 July
Joondalup Library
Threaded Perspectives is a temporary art exhibition being held at Joondalup Library. The event is part of a series of never-before-seen exhibitions that feature works from the City of Joondalup Art Collection, commemorating Joondalup’s 25-year anniversary as a local government. This special milestone program celebrates the diversity of the City’s Art Collection, showcasing its unique identity and make-up of Western Australian artists, and providing an insight into the immeasurable cultural value it holds.
Image credit: William Leggett, Module Exo 3 (A Knowledge of Gravity), 2022. City of Joondalup Art Collection.
About the exhibition
Within the span of 25 years, three major themes – or threads – have emerged within the City of Joondalup Art Collection. These are ‘suburbia and the Northern Corridor’, ‘materiality and form’, and ‘interpretations of landscape’. For the first time, Threaded Perspectives brings together a selection of highlights from the collection, offering a unique insight and exploration of these themes.
Reflecting on the history and geography of the Joondalup region, it is evident to see how these themes have developed prominently within the collection. Rapid and expansive suburban growth since 1998 has had significant impact on artists that engage with Joondalup and similar high growth areas within the Perth metropolitan region. These artists are keen observers of everyday experiences of suburbia, often drawing upon local suburban aesthetics or playful moments they stumble upon.
Similarly, artists have often been intrigued with the City’s breadth of natural environments, with the region boasting landscapes as diverse as wetlands, coastline, and bushland. Some artists dive deep into a specific place and their relation to it, while other artists channel their ongoing engagement with landscape and its presence into works that speak more broadly about their feeling and connection to place.
Artworks that engage with ideas of materiality and form have risen steadily over the Collection’s lifespan, with most acquired through the City’s annual Invitation Art Prize and possibly symptomatic of a broader trend among Western Australian contemporary artists. Central to these works is a sharp awareness of the artists’ chosen media’s materiality and how it can be manipulated, stretched, pulled, or corrupted to create an artwork. These works are often characterised by a sense of material play, unexpected moments, and questions of “how did they do that?”.
A central role of the artist is to observe and consume the world around them, filter it through their own experiences and generate an artistic outcome that offers a compelling interpretation of their interests. Threaded Perspectives highlights the different approaches artists take from similar departure points, offering reflections on varied experiences and providing viewers a chance to look at the world through different lenses, enrichening their own perception of suburbia, landscape, and materiality.
Image credit: Ron Nyisztor, Large Composition with Brick Fragment, 2010. City of Joondalup Art Collection.
About the City of Joondalup Art Collection
The City’s Art Collection was formed with the inception of the City in 1998, with Joondalup inheriting the contemporary artworks from the City of Wanneroo’s Art Collection. With a primary focus on the work of Western Australian contemporary artists, the Collection includes sculpture, drawings, paintings, print works, textiles, ceramics, glass work, video, photography, and installation. Along with standard collecting avenues, acquisitions are actively informed through the City’s annual exhibitions, including the $25,000 Invitation Art Prize, as well as a biennial $20,000 Visual Arts Commission. The Art Collection today is comprised of over 290 artworks and worth over $1.2million.
Local sustainability superstars, Mandy and Mike Bamford, guide us through their stunning ReWild garden full of gorgeous greenery and wonderful wildflowers.
Mandy and Mike Bamford turned their backyard from a sandy paddock into a beautiful biodiverse, ReWild wonderland over the last 34 years. Their astonishing efforts and persistence in weeding, planting and growing plants from seed has paid off, and now their garden is always buzzing with activity from native wildlife and their outdoor space provides them with endless enjoyment.
Starting from scratch
Mandy and Mike moved into their 2,116m2 block of land in Kingsley 34 years ago. When they purchased the block, it was a large, barren paddock with nothing but weeds thriving in yellow builder’s sand.
Despite the extent of work ahead of them, they saw the potential of the space and knew that with a bit of work, their garden would grow into a biodiverse, green oasis for their family that would soon provide habitat for native fauna for years to come.
Mandy and Mike saw great potential to create their biodiverse garden when they purchased the land 34 years ago.
Mandy and Mike had always been fascinated by native animals and plants. The opportunity to create their garden from scratch was an exciting dream that they got started on right away. Their goal was to create a garden for wildlife so that they could enjoy seeing spectacular native animals every day in their own backyard, with the additional benefits of a cooler home and fresh air for their family.
ReWild Gardening
‘ReWilding’ is a global movement aiming to restore the natural environment through planting native species, with the aim of providing habitat for native fauna, greener cities and mitigation of climate change.
ReWild Perth is about creating environments that support native wildlife we have displaced through land clearing, in our own backyards and gardens. There are limited untouched green spaces remaining in the Perth Metropolitan area, but with a community effort we can all start to restore the environment and cohabit with native species.
Mandy and Mike signed up to the ReWild program to continue to create their beautiful garden and outdoor space. Registering their ReWild garden gave them access to a garden action plan, which helped them set goals for their garden and track their progress. They could also view the collective impact they were making on the suburb progress map.
ReWild resources and plant lists are perfect for heading to the nursery to find out which plants are native, and how each of your plants can support wildlife in your garden. You can select plants that attract a certain species and find out how to create the perfect habitat garden.
A Grey Fantail taking a bath and a quick drink before exploring the garden.
Natives for nature
After a few years of planting seedlings, growing plants from seed and swapping plants with friends and family, Mandy and Mike could start to sit back, watch their garden grow and enjoy the fruits of their labour.
They have watched their Marri trees grow from seedlings into large trees that are now providing a bounty of food for Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos! The Marri trees are often full of honeyeaters, Striated Pardalotes and insects that feed, nest and shelter in them.
There are seven Marri trees on Mandy and Mike’s property, which provide a wonderfully shaded canopy on their home and keep them cool throughout the summer months. Tree canopy is incredibly important for mitigating the urban heat island effect, which we have been experiencing quite intensely this past summer.
“When the maximum for Perth was 43° degrees a few weeks ago (February 2024), our thermometer was showing only 39° degrees. It was very pleasant sitting under our Marri trees with a cup of tea, watching the wildlife coming to our garden for shade. Imagine how much cooler it would be if every spare space in our suburbs had trees!”
The Marri trees aren’t the only flora species buzzing with activity in their garden. Some species pop up by themselves, such as the three orchid species that flower happily every year. They support a myriad of insects, such as the Peacock Spider and the beautiful Blue-banded Bee!
Mike and Mandy standing beneath their magnificent Marri tree, which provides important habitat and food for local wildlife, is beautiful and helps cool their home with its incredible canopy cover.
Native orchids, such as this beautiful Pink Fairy (Caladenia latifolia) pop up in their garden by themselves!
Creating homes and habitat
Not only do Mandy and Mike provide habitat for wildlife by planting the native plants that animals love, but they also provide built habitat options, such as ‘lizard lounges’, insect hotels, baths, ponds and water bowls for birds and ground marsupials. They also install nest boxes that replicate hollows and crevices for birds and bats.
If you walk around the garden, you will see piles of leaf litter that have been left out for invertebrates, fungi and microorganisms to keep their soil healthy. The leaf litter also acts as a natural mulch on the ground. Small areas of sand between paving bricks provide nests for Blue-banded Bees, and the many groundcovers and shrubs provide protection for many different animals as well as acting as a living mulch helping to retain soil moisture.
The diversity in both natural and artificial habitat options, alongside ponds and wet areas provides the perfect home for many native species. Mandy and Mike have successfully brought the bushland to their backyard!
A small Bobtail lizard sunning and relaxing on a lizard lounge.
The endangered Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoos enjoy the mature Marris and the abundance of native plants and water that Mandy and Mike provide in their garden.
No-fuss Natives
Mandy and Mike don’t water their garden much at all. They only need to water their veggies, herbs and fruit trees, and a small patch of lawn they have where their dog plays outside.
“Newly planted seedlings need watering throughout the first summer but mostly the garden doesn’t need much water,” Mandy said, “Only light hand-watering needs to be done during the summer.”
While Mandy and Mike enjoy gardening and choose to spend their time in the garden, it’s not necessary for a ReWild garden. Once their garden became established, their native plants don’t require much upkeep. The most that needs to be done is a light prune of some of the larger shrubs, and some Marri leaves need to be swept off the paths and put into the compost.
One of Mandy’s favourite species, the Coojong or the Golden Wattle (Acacia saligna). It is a ‘powerhouse’ for native animals and helps improve your soil health!
A win for water efficiency and conservation
This garden is waterwise as well as being wildlife friendly, it allows the rain to water it and is irrigation free! In addition, beautiful biodiverse gardens beaming with plants help water infiltration preventing stormwater run-off, allowing deep soaking of the soil. The plant cover provides a cooling effect and keeps the soil protected in the hot summer months, and it can even help reduce temperatures inside Mike and Mandy’s home. Together these water and energy savings mean less money is going on bills!
This garden is also well positioned to survive in Perth’s forecast drying climate with additional hot days.
Easy to maintain and a beautiful garden!
Who said you couldn’t have it all? Waterwise and biodiverse gardens can be just as beautiful as any other garden full of exotic water hungry plants, and they better support our local wildlife. Natives can be used to design all sorts of gardens now – from Mediterranean, cottage gardens to coastal designs, natives are versatile and resilient as well as adapted to our climate!
Mike and Mandy say maintenance of the garden is less than what it would have been if they had lawn, and it’s something they enjoy doing. Whether it’s a few hours of weeding a month, light pruning or planting new plants in winter, they love spending time in their biodiverse oasis.
Join the ReWilding Revolution!
If you want to start a ReWild garden, Mandy and Mike’s advice is to enjoy it and experiment!
Always ask for advice from other rewilding gardeners, check out social media rewild or gardening groups, and get your resources from ReWild Perth, NatureLink Perth, Birdlife Australia, Gardening Australia, Wildflower Society and Water Corporation.
“It’s great knowing that we are helping to create a stepping stone for wildlife through our suburb. It has been exciting to notice other people in our street gradually adding a few native plants to their verges and gardens.
There is a rewilding revolution taking place!”
Together we can all make small changes to take charge of our space and ‘bring nature home’ to where it used to be.
An adventure hub at Percy Doyle Reserve in Duncraig is a step closer after Joondalup Council awarded two construction tenders on Tuesday 26 March 2024 at the Ordinary Meeting of Council.
Phase 3 Construction has been appointed to undertake the design, supply and construction of the skate facilities at an estimated cost of $1.1million, while Common Grounds Trail Pty Ltd was awarded the tender for the $800,000 bike track component.
The Duncraig Adventure Hub, expected to open in Autumn 2025 is an $8.1million construction that will transform the former site of the tennis courts on Ron Chamberlain Drive into a vibrant hub for young people and the wider community.
The skate park and bike facilities are major features of the hub, which will incorporate a multipurpose court, play space, barbecues, shaded hangout spaces, restrooms, CCTV and lighting. Over 1,500 native plants and 50 trees will be planted as part of the project.
Community support and engagement has been integral to shaping the vision for the project.
Throughout 2021, extensive consultation was undertaken with local residents and young people via drop-in sessions, community group meetings, stakeholder engagement, online interactions and surveys. All feedback was analysed and incorporated into the final design of the precinct. The City also consulted extensively with Curtin University’s Act Belong Commit team.
The City has secured a $3m funding contribution from Lotterywest and identified $1m to be applied for through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Funding program.
Joondalup Deputy Mayor Adrian Hill said the tender appointments were an important milestone in a project that has been years in the making.
“The Duncraig Adventure Hub is much anticipated by young people in our community, particularly those living in the southern suburbs of our City,” he said.
“Our Youth Recreation Strategy identified there was a need for youth facilities like this in the south, as our very popular facilities at Mirror Park Skate Park in Ocean Reef and Kinross Skate Park are a long way for young people to travel to.
“This much-needed space will offer young people and the wider community an exciting place to build community and enhance wellbeing, with a particular focus on mental health.
“Our City is committed to providing dynamic social spaces that foster community cohesion and enrich the lives of our youth and we are confident the Duncraig Adventure Hub will transform this space into a vibrant zone for young people.”
Embark on a wild school holiday adventure trail without heading into the jungle, as 15 life-sized geometric animals take over the Joondalup City Centre.
Animals Uptown is a collaboration between local school students, acclaimed artist Sean Adamas and Joondalup businesses, where trekkers can visit various locations across our city centre to check out the spectacular Asian elephant, leopard, meerkats, giraffe and many other creatures.
The trail runs from Monday 1 April – Sunday 30 June, taking in Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City (two animals on the northeast upper level) – Good Games – Chopin Patisserie & Cafe – Joondalup Convenience Store – Harcourts Alliance – Paper Avenue – Ernie Hawes Optometrist – Quest Joondalup – Le Papillon Patisserie and Joondalup Library.
Along the trail, participants can learn about the animals’ backgrounds and collect stamps from participating businesses.
Joondalup Deputy Mayor Adrian Hill said Animals Uptown was sure to be a popular family-friendly activity, particularly during the school holidays.
“What is so great about this project is that everyone involved has a strong connection to Joondalup,” he said.
Sean, our students and participating businesses have come together to deliver a unique attraction for visitors from across the City and beyond.
“Bringing more people into the Joondalup City Centre is a high priority for our Council and through initiatives like this, which are fun and boost local business, we will help to make our City Centre an even livelier place.”
Mr Adamas said the Animals Uptown project featured a combination of geometric shapes, bold colours and contemporary patterns that would brighten up the Joondalup City Centre.
“The theme of wild animals is the uniting element in this activation, offering various opportunities to create a coherence for an art trail,” he said.
“The project highlights the abundance of creativity within the City of Joondalup and is designed to display school students’ artistic skills.
“I enjoy working on projects that involve local schools and community groups as the participants feel ownership of the final product.”
Participating schools included Beaumaris Primary School, Beldon Education Support Centre, Burns Beach Primary School, Hillarys Primary School, Kinross College, Kinross Primary School, Mullaloo Beach Primary School, Ocean Reef Primary School, Ocean Reef Senior High School, and Poynter Primary School.
To discover more of Joondalup’s hidden treasures, follow @Uptown.Joondalup on Instagram and Facebook.
Caption: Artist Sean Adamas, Burns Beach PS students Dominic and Zachary with Joondalup Deputy Mayor Adrian Hill and the painted dog artwork at Paper Avenue.
In accordance with regulation 12(4) of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 and clause 2.2 of the City of Joondalup Meeting Procedures Local Law 2013, a special meeting of Council will be held on Tuesday 2 April 2024, commencing at 6.30pm, in the Council Chamber at the Joondalup Civic Centre, Boas Avenue, Joondalup.
The purpose of the meeting is for Council to consider the:
The City takes a scientific turf management approach by undertaking regular soil and leaf tissue analysis to guide its fertilising program to ensure the required and correct nutrients are being applied in the endeavour to provide quality public open spaces.
Fertiliser products will be applied (broadacre scale) by the City’s appointed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage will be utilised while works are in progress.
Fertiliser application will be undertaken in the following areas, weather and operational resources permitting, between Tuesday 2 April – Friday 5 April 2024.
Where no location is indicated against the suburb, fertilising is not scheduled for that area.
For further information contact the City on 9400 4000.
The City of Joondalup, together with Joondalup City RSL Sub-branch, will host a service of remembrance to honour the men and women of Australia and New Zealand who served and died in wars and conflicts around the world. All welcome to attend.
Central Park War Memorial, Grand Boulevard, Joondalup Thursday 25 April
Arrive at 5.45am for 6.00am start.
No ticket required. Tea, coffee and Anzac biscuits will be served at the end of proceedings, courtesy of the City.
The quality of the water along the City’s 17km of coastline is important to our residents and the many visitors we welcome every day, and we will continue to work with all parties in responding to concerns.
On 19 March 2024, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) updated its ‘Community Update’ webpage regarding water quality issues at Mullaloo and Ocean Reef beaches.
On 22 March 2024, the Department of Health (DoH) released a media statement regarding the same matter.
The City of Joondalup is trialling an environmentally sustainable product as part of its Road Resurfacing Program.
CarbonBind, by Puma Bitumen, is a bio-based asphalt and sprayed seal binder which reduces the carbon footprint of flexible pavements.
It recently won the Australian Flexible Pavement Association National Innovation award, as well as regional awards in Victoria and New South Wales.
It is understood that the City of Joondalup is the first Local Government Authority in Western Australia to use the product for a road resurfacing project.
The trial is part of the City’s commitment to implementing strategies to ensure it is prepared and able to adapt to current and future impacts of climate change.
The City, in consultation with its asphalt supplier Asphaltech, is using CarbonBind in the resurfacing of the westbound lane of Whitfords Avenue at the intersection of Dampier Avenue.
Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob said the City was proud to be at the forefront of projects which help to mitigate the impact of climate change.
“Climate change is an important issue for local government as it affects a number of areas that we are responsible for, such as infrastructure services and assets,” Mayor Jacob said.
“We are thrilled to trial this product which has been specifically designed to reduce the overall carbon footprint of bitumen, as well as the asphalt products it contains.
“Should the trial be successful, we look forward to a further rollout of this material across our Road Resurfacing Program.”
The City takes a scientific turf management approach by undertaking regular soil and leaf tissue analysis to guide its fertilising program to ensure the required and correct nutrients are being applied in the endeavour to provide quality public open spaces.
Fertiliser products will be applied (broadacre scale) by the City’s appointed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage will be utilised while works are in progress.
Fertiliser application will be undertaken in the following areas, weather and operational resources permitting, between Monday 25 March – Friday 29 March 2024.
Where no location is indicated against the suburb, fertilising is not scheduled for that area.
For further information contact the City on 9400 4000.
The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) have released amendments to State Planning Policy 7.3 Residential Design Codes Volume 1 and Volume 2 (R-Codes) that come into effect from Wednesday 10 April 2024. The main amendment is the introduction of Part C of R-Codes Volume one (1). Further information on the amended R-Codes is available on the DPLH website.
Local planning framework and the amended R-Codes
The City’s local planning policies that modify the R-Codes will continue to apply after Wednesday 10 April 2024, being the:
All other local planning policies, structure plans and/or local development plans will also continue to apply.
Where the local planning framework does not modify the R-Codes, the requirements of the amended R-Codes will apply from Wednesday10 April 2024.
To assist in understanding what requirements may apply, a fact sheetthat provides a summary of the applicable local planning policy and Part of the R-Codes based on the density code and dwelling type is available.
These documents have been prepared specifically for developments in the City of Joondalup.
Applications
The amended R-Codes apply from Wednesday 10 April 2024.
DPLH has only provided a one-month lead in time to the commencement of the amended R-Codes. Any planning application not finalised prior to Wednesday 10 April 2024 is required to be assessed and determined under the amended R-Codes and applicable local planning framework.
The amended R-Codes will likely have minimal impact on grouped dwellings that have a density code of R25 or below and single houses that have a density code of R40 or below as these dwelling types will continue to be assessed under the existing Part B of the R-Codes. However, there will be potential impact on the applications to be assessed under the new Part C of the R-Codes.
It is highly likely that any planning application for new dwellings submitted from 8 March will be assessed and determined under the amended R-Codes, particularly if community consultation is required. The City also cannot guarantee that an application already submitted will be determined prior to Wednesday 10 April 2024.
For planning applications submitted from Friday 8 March 2024 and for where the new Part C of the R-Codes will apply, it is encouraged that the design is in accordance with the local planning framework and the applicable Part C provisions. For any aspect of the design that does not meet the requirements of the City’s policy or deemed-to-comply standard, the justification should be against the relevant objective of the City’s policy and design principle of the R-Codes.
Following the successful launch of the City of Joondalup’s first memory cafe in March, we are now holding monthly Memory Cafes on the fourth Friday of each month at Duncraig Library. The next Cafe will be held on Friday 26 April 2024 at 10.00am.
The Cafe is delivered in partnership with Forget Me Not, a not-for-profit organisation that supports those living with memory loss, their carers and loved one. The program aims to provide a supportive social network for families and carers of those with dementia in a friendly, relaxed environment.
In addition to the cafe, a set of Memory Bags have been developed and are available for loan with a library membership.
The Memory Bags include themed books, activities, props and conversation prompts that can be used by families, friends or carers of people living with dementia as a way of triggering happy memories and nostalgia.
Forget-Me-Not Dementia Support is a registered association that holds community get-togethers at local cafes around Western Australia.
For further information or to register interest in attending the cafe, please visit the Ticketbooth webpage or call 9400 4790.
The City takes a scientific turf management approach by undertaking regular soil and leaf tissue analysis to guide its fertilising program to ensure the required and correct nutrients are being applied in the endeavour to provide quality public open spaces.
Fertiliser products will be applied (broadacre scale) by the City’s appointed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage will be utilised while works are in progress.
Fertiliser application will be undertaken in the following areas, weather and operational resources permitting, between Monday 18 March – Friday 22 March 2024.
Where no location is indicated against the suburb, fertilising is not scheduled for that area.
For further information contact the City on 9400 4000.
The City of Joondalup continues to work with a specialist contractor to remove fragments of Asbestos Carrying Materials (ACM) from Hillarys Dog Beach.
The likely source of these fragments are the beach shacks that were located along this section of coastline between the 1950s and 1970s.
The beach shacks were made mostly of asbestos sheeting and corrugated iron, and when they were demolished in the 1970s, some of the material was buried on-site.
The City started receiving reports of potential ACM at the Hillarys Animal Beach in November 2021, which was being exposed as a result of erosion of the dunes from wind and wave action.
Since November 2021, the City has been engaging a specialist contractor to carry out regular inspections and hand picking of potential ACM.
In 2022, the City engaged a consultant to develop an Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) Preliminary Assessment, with results indicating that ACM fragments were generally bonded, weathered but in good condition.
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) has advised that the risk to human health is low.
The City has carried out regular inspections and hand picking of ACM, as well as completing extensive rehabilitation works in 2023 to stabilise the foreshore dune.
Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob said the City is working with a consultant to develop an Ongoing Site Management Plan (OSMP) for the site based on recommendations from DWER.
“In addition to the OSMP, the City will undertake remedial works at the beach, including warning signage near the affected areas,” Mayor Jacob said.
“We advise users of Hillarys Dog Beach to remain on existing pathways and keep out of the dunes, and if you see potential ACM, please report it to the City.
“It is important to note that the level of contamination per area of land is defined as very low risk by the relevant Department of Health guidelines.”
For further information about asbestos containing material (ACM), please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.
The City of Joondalup is excited to collaborate for a second year with the City of Stirling, the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) and other local governments for the WA Tree Festival from Saturday 6 April 2024 – Sunday 5 May 2024.
The WA Tree Festival brings local councils and the community together to help share the value of trees collectively, so that we can all work to protect and improve our urban tree canopy in the Perth metropolitan area.
Trees are essential in a warming climate – they cool us down, provide habitat for wildlife, and make our neighbourhoods look and feel better. By highlighting the benefits of trees and understanding the issues we face around tree canopy loss, we can improve our urban tree canopy.
Trees for nature
Urban tree canopy provides critical support for biodiversity, which in turn supports us. Greater biodiversity supports disease resistance, carbon sequestration, and food security, but it also supports plants, animals, and microorganisms in our ecosystems.
Many threatened species, such as our beloved Carnaby Black Cockatoos, are at risk of becoming extinct due to habitat loss and loss of trees. Trees provide a habitat for our fauna.
Trees for cooler suburbs
The urban heat island effect is caused by concrete and hardstand surfaces heating up the surface temperature and making the air hotter. Trees can substantially lower daytime temperatures in our suburbs by providing shade and transpiration. This means trees can help mitigate the effects of a warming climate due to climate change.
Trees for health and wellbeing
Trees strengthen our mental and physical health. A connection to nature has been shown to support happiness, health, and wellbeing. Trees also help us relax, reducing stress and blood pressure and improving mood. Time spent in nature also improves cognitive function and enhances our learning abilities.
What’s on?
Branch out and explore the trees in your local area and our urban areas through events and programs that the City is running throughout the month to celebrate the importance and the values of trees.
WA Tree Festival Walking Trail and Competition
Neil Hawkins Park
Saturday 6 April – Sunday 5 May 2024
FREE | No bookings required
The City’s Terrific Trees, Pretty Plants and Attractive Animals Walking Trail competition is back for its second year! Enjoy this beautiful 1.1km walk through Neil Hawkins Park, read the signs and answer all 20 questions to go in the running to win one of five Conservation Prize Packs.
For further details about Neil Hawkins Walking Trail Competition, visit Ticketbooth webpage.
Free street trees
All locations
FREE | No bookings required
The City will supply and plant trees on residential verges for free. Green your neighbourhood with up to three new trees from the City’s Preferred Street Tree Species List, or you can also apply for approval to plant your own verge tree.
Available at all Joondalup Libraries
Saturday 6 April – Sunday 5 May 2024
FREE | No bookings required
Get outside and explore nature! Our kid’s Nature Play Passport is available free of charge from our Libraries or online. Try and visit all the parks and beaches and complete the activities before the festival ends.
Noongar Cultural Coastal Walks
Hillarys Marina Lake
Saturday 4 May 2024. Various times.
Tickets $5 | Bookings required
Explore the culture, history and natural beauty of our coastline with knowledgeable Noongar guide, Olman Walley. You will be guided through the stunning sights of Whitfords Nodes and our pristine coastline to share information about Noongar culture, music, stories and local flora and fauna.
Learn about the beautiful art of making paper from recycled materials. Create beautiful gifts from your paper, such as bookmarks, envelopes and cards for loved ones that include seeds for planting that will grow into beautiful Swan River Daisies.
Learn about the beautiful art of making paper from recycled materials. Create beautiful gifts from your paper, such as bookmarks, envelopes and cards for loved ones that include seeds for planting that will grow into beautiful Swan River Daisies.
Professional photographer Mike Pelusey will show you how to celebrate trees with his three step photographic process. Suitable for photography on cameras, smartphones or both.
Join our local Native Animal Rescue team and their work in rehabilitating native animals back into their natural habitat. Learn about backyard wildlife and how we can protect them.
Aimed at residents aged 50. Take a walk through the Botanic Gardens and learn about the wonderful trees and plants that are promoting urban biodiversity.
All Natural Wall Hangings – School Holiday Program
Woodvale Library
Wednesday 10 April 2024, 10.00am – 11.00am
Tickets $4 | 7-12 years
Discover how to source natural materials from your backyard and create your own unique wall hanging or wind chime. Experiment with sticks, plants and all things natural to make a beautiful decoration.
Whitford Library
Thursday 11 April 2024, 10.00am – 11.00am
Tickets $4 | 5-12 years
An educational, informative and hands-on workshop all about worms. Includes worms role in waste management, recycling, mini beasts, gardening and worm biology. Each child makes their own mini worm farm to take home.
Duncraig Library
Friday 12 April 2024, 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Tickets $4 | 7-12 years
Have you ever wondered how to make prints using your own plants? Be inspired by nature and experiment with a selection of flowers and leaves to create textures and designs in clay.
April and May form the Noongar season of Djeran, which is represented by the colour green and is the time of the year when the cooler weather begins.
If you are visiting any of the City’s natural areas during the WA Tree Festival in Djeran, keep an eye out for Marri and Banksia flowering, as well as the Casuarina’s red ‘rust’ and seed cones forming. It’s also a time where feasts of Bayou (seeds) from the City’s emblem, the Djiridji or Zamia Palm, were traditionally eaten after being collected and stored for treatment in the previous season of Bunuru.
While travelling along the streets in our local neighbourhoods, you will also see the bright and vibrant blooms of the Red Flowering Gums.
Eats and Drinks
Immerse yourself in the vibrant spirit of the WA Tree Festival in Djeran and explore the diverse culinary options after enjoying its natural areas. From casual cafes serving breakfasts and lunches to a range of pubs, bars and restaurants offering a diverse range of flavours and drinks. Refer to the map below to discover the options available.
Monday 1 April – Sunday 30 June 2024 Joondalup City Centre
Discover a trail of life-sized, geometric shaped creatures, from a giraffe to a meerkat, an Asian elephant to a fennec fox. Along the trail, participants can learn about the animals’ backgrounds and collect stamps from participating businesses.
Maps are available along the trail. Trekkers can start at any point.
Animals Uptown is a collaboration between ten local schools, ten local businesses, and artist Sean Adamas.
To discover more of Joondalup’s hidden treasures, follow @Uptown.Joondalup on Instagram and Facebook.
Join us on an Animals Uptown guided tour with collaborative Artist Sean Adamas, learn about the inspiration, creative techniques, and the collaborative process.
Please arrive at 10:50am for an 11.00am start. Tours are approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes long, so you can pick up a coffee or drink along the way from a participating cafe.
This is a free event, but registration is essential.
Please email business@joondalup.wa.gov.au if you are interested in being on a waiting list for additional tours or would like to book a group tour for your club or organisation.
Community contribution colouring in
Collect a pattern to colour in and submit it. It may be included in the Joondalup Library giraffe sculpture.
You can pick up a pattern from Joondalup Library at 102 Boas Avenue and colour it on site or take it home. Alternatively, you can download the pattern from the “Documents and Downloads” below and print it. Submissions will be received at the Joondalup Library until Monday 29 April.
The exterior of the Joondalup Library has undergone a transformation in recent weeks, starting with the installation of the stunning new Inside-Out billboard on Boas Ave. The artwork entitled Still Life on my Studio Table was created by Katie Gordon, winner of the Inside-Out Billboard Commission in 2023, which was awarded through the 2023 Community Art Exhibition.
About the Artwork
Katie’s subject is a quotidian moment of serenity – a shell, a vase and a banksia branch. It is one that could easily be overlooked and yet is soothing in its simplicity and familiarity. Each item of ordinary beauty is rendered in warm tones that reflect the surrounding Joondalup buildings and bushland. Bathed in balmy sunshine filtering through the window blinds, and casting long and striking shadows, the scene offers a meditative moment for a public busily engaged in their daily lives.
The presented work at the Inside-Out Billboard site is a digital print of Gordon’s original acrylic painting on carved wood. In considering the billboard site, she says, “I have chosen to create an image that is dynamic and easily recognizable, and able to be understood and appreciated quickly in passing. My intention is for the billboard to be visually soothing by conveying a fleeting moment of stillness and serenity amidst the busyness of the everyday.”
Image credit: Still Life on my Studio Table, Katie Gordon, 2023. Installation view, City of Joondalup Inside-Out Billboard program. Photo: Aaron Claringbold.
The City takes a scientific turf management approach by undertaking regular soil and leaf tissue analysis to guide its fertilising program to ensure the required and correct nutrients are being applied in the endeavour to provide quality public open spaces.
Fertiliser products will be applied (broadacre scale) by the City’s appointed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage will be utilised while works are in progress.
Fertiliser application will be undertaken in the following areas, weather and operational resources permitting, between Monday 11 March – Friday 15 March 2024.
Where no location is indicated against the suburb, fertilising is not scheduled for that area.
For further information contact the City on 9400 4000.
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