The City of Cockburn has received national recognition for its plan to deliver community facilities and reserves valued at $209m to its residents over the next 15 years.The National Growth Areas Alliance awarded the City its Research and Practice Award on the eve of its 2019 National Congress (10-12 November) being held in Perth’s Swan Valley.The Community, Sport and Recreation Facilities Plan (2018-2033) includes new community facilities like an Aboriginal Cultural and Visitors Centre, plus sport and recreation facilities like the Cockburn Coast Oval, plus upgrades to existing facilities like libraries, Yangebup Community Centre, and Beeliar Reserve.The plan includes 11 new sport and recreation facilities and 12 upgraded facilities, plus 12 new community facilities and eight upgraded facilities.City of Cockburn Manager of Recreation & Community Safety, Travis Moore, said the projects would be funded in a variety of ways, including municipal and developer contributions, and from community organisations and external grants.“Implementation of the planned community, sport and recreation facilities will also continue to be subject to Council’s annual budget deliberation process and dependent on the City’s ability to leverage Council funding with external funding sources, especially state and federal government funds,” Mr Moore said.“We are thrilled to be recognised at a national level for this plan, as it is the City’s blueprint for the provision of community, sport and recreation facilities going forward and has been developed on the basis of a significant needs analysis across the community.The plan’s development began in 2015 and included one of the largest community engagement processes the City has ever completed.The engagement program included more than 100 meetings with community and club representatives, 16 stakeholder workshops with 200 people, more than 900 people providing input via online surveys and more than 3,000 individual comments and feedback.“Cockburn is home to over 115,000 residents and by 2033 that number is expected to grow to over 160,000.

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The City of Cockburn’s Council recently supported community calls for the creation of a new suburb called Lake Coogee, with the name taking effect from March 30, 2020.It also supported the extensions …

Bike racks near Cockburn Central Station have been yarnbombed to ‘spark joy’ at Signal Terrace park and promote WA’s first Bike Month in November.While the displays of knitting add colour and heighten…

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When she isn’t removing snakes from people’s yards or teaching people how to survive in the desert, Ann Gerlach is at the Yangebup Family Centre volunteering.Mrs Gerlach has helped shape an award-winn…