What made the news in Cockburn - 22 October-26 October

22 October Redevelopment is planned for the Wetlands Precinct on Bibra Lake Reserve This includes the renovation and extension of the Wetlands Education Building, the demolition and rebuild of the Native Arc Building, reconstruction of the existing Scout Shed and a new state of the art Native Plant Nursery and Artificial Wetland, along with new car parks and landscaping.

Aubin Grove Primary held a colour run to raise awareness around mental health The event was part of the school’s wider wellbeing day, where students were able to learn about mental health, resilience and feelings, how to ask someone if they are okay and listen to motivational speakers talk about their own experiences.

23 October EPA gives conditional approval for combustion process at proposed waste-to-energy facility The proposal is to change from a gasification process to a combustion process.

North Coogee features in Community News suburb snapshots Check out photos snapped by readers of the Cockburn Gazette profiling their suburbs.

24 October  City of Cockburn Waste Team finalists in two categories of WA Waste Awards 

City of Cockburn wins two categories in 2018 Your Move Awards

City of Cockburn employee named Safety and health representative of the year at the Work Safety Awards WA 2018

25 October Paw Patrol attends Cockburn’s teddy bear picnic Held at Manning Park, this year’s event included a live performance and meet and greet with the characters of popular show PAW Patrol, as well as the return of fan favourites including the Hello Baby corner, cuddly farm animals, art and craft and parenting information stalls.

Planning has begun for the next expansion of Cockburn Gateway Cinema, shops and dining are included in a proposed Cockburn Gateway Shopping City redevelopment.

A new drive-on-dock will improve response times for the Port Coogee Marina boat The dock allows the marina boat to be deployed in a matter of minutes in the event of an emergency or time critical situation.

26 October A new fuel facility for the marina is set to be completed by early November 2018. The $490k facility will allow local and visiting vessels to fuel up at Port Coogee, rather than travelling to Fremantle’s Fishing Boat Harbour.