Construction of the $9.3 million Frankland Park Sports and Community Facility will begin in early 2021.Cockburn Council awarded an $8.5 million construction tender for the Hammond Park facility to Shelford Constructions at its final meeting for 2020, on Thursday 10 December.The multipurpose facility will be built on Frankland Avenue and will include amenities to cater for the Hammond Park Junior Football Club and Melville Braves Baseball Club, which will use it as their HQ.City of Cockburn Recreation and Community Safety Manager Travis Moore said the project would also include upgrades to Frankland Avenue, which would be finished before May 2021 to allow for the completion of the sporting facilities by November 2021.The sporting and community facility will comprise club and function spaces, food and beverage areas, toilets, change rooms, and ablutions (toilets/showers). External sporting facilities will include two fenced, bore-reticulated grass ovals with lighting for AFL use, a baseball batting cage, exercise equipment and a spectator viewing area.A carpark for 151 cars will have shade trees and lighting.

Popular Cockburn ARC team member Mel Holst has been named the AUSTSWIM National Teacher of Infant and Preschool Aquatics for 2020.Since Cockburn ARC opened in May 2017, it is estimated that Mel has gi…

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Transforming Henderson Waste Recovery Park (HWRP) into a Resource Recovery Precinct for the sustainable long-term management of waste is the focus of the City of Cockburn’s Waste Strategy 2020-2030.Th…

A collaboration between the City of Cockburn and Western Power will deliver a unique retrofit LED streetlight trial held in parts of Spearwood and Atwell.The trial may help the City of Cockburn pave t…

City of Cockburn Mayor, Logan K Howlett JP, on behalf of Council, has announced the appointment of Mr Tony Brun as the City’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

While the COVID-19 pandemic has been a trying time for most sections of our community, it provided ideal conditions for the winners of the City of Cockburn’s 2020 Inspirational Volunteer of the Year A…

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Get into the festive spirit with a very Cockburn Christmas event set down for 4.30-8pm, Saturday, 5 December in Cockburn Central.People of all ages and abilities are welcome to attend Christmas on the…