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Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #23: safer streets, more trees, sustainable building, and the budget
June 29, 2025
Items coming up in July, including tree retention, sustainable building policy, safer streets, and the budget
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #22: the Albany Highway Precinct Plan, motions from the community, and FOGO
June 1, 2025
This covers items coming up in June, including Black Swan Theatre’s ‘The Pool’; the Albany Highway Precinct Plan; and a report on parking.
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #21: community motions, community grants, the urban forest, and more!
May 5, 2025
Kaya! I’ve been enjoying the cooler weather, and starting to get into the garden a little more. If you have a patch of green to tend, whether a garden or a...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #20: waste, safer streets, and some big projects
April 9, 2025
Kaya! I hope that you’re all well and enjoying the shift to some cooler days that Djeran brings. Reading about this season I learned that in Djeran red...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #19: what's happening around Town and traffic in Carlisle
March 17, 2025
Kaya! I hope that you’re well, and enjoying the shift to cooler weather as we move from Bunuru to Djeran. This newsletter is shorter than usual, covering: A...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #18: WA election, electors' meeting, and safer streets
March 2, 2025
This covers how to get involved; what's happening behind the scenes at council; WA elections scorecards; what’s coming up in March, including the potential for safer local streets; and decisions made in April, including opposition to the Burswood Park motorplex at Joorolup.
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #17: Extreme Heat, Community Grants, and the Motorplex
February 17, 2025
This Tuesday we'll discuss development and short-term rental accommodation approvals, community grants, green energy, and opposition to the proposed motorplex.
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #16: Millen Precinct, Repairs, and Rutland Ave again
January 23, 2025
This newsletter tell you how to get involved this month; summarises some of the decisions made in December, including arts season grants, work at Millen precinct, repairs to Lathlain Park Grandstand, and traffic calming on Rutland Ave; and talks about staying connected without billionaires.
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #15: Repairs, Rutland, and Recycling
December 7, 2024
What’s coming up at the December 10th Ordinary Council Meeting: the strategic waste management plan, repairs to the Lathlain Park Grandstand, advertising a plan to close one end of Claude St in Burswood, report on options for traffic calming on Rutland Ave, and the tender for the Edward Millen Park.
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #14: the Urban Forest, climate action, cats, and the skate bowl
November 4, 2024
More on cats; the Urban Forest; Archer/Mint; climate action policies; and Rutland Ave.
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #13: Climate action on the agenda and September decisions
October 10, 2024
This newsletter will cover how to get involved around the Town (and beyond!); how (some) change happens; climate action, the Albany Highway Precinct Plan (and much more!) on the agenda at council for the 15th October Ordinary Council Meeting; and decisions made by council in September.
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #12: August decisions and September's meeting
September 15, 2024
This covers some key decisions from the August Ordinary Council Meeting, and upcoming items of particular interest for the September 17th Council Meeting.
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #11: July and August Meetings, why won't my councillor say how they're voting, and bringing nature into the city
August 19, 2024
This newsletter includes more about how council works, ways to get involved, a not-so-brief summary of the July Ordinary Council Meeting, a not-at-all-brief overview of items for the 20th August Ordinary Council Meeting, including the proposed development at Miller’s Crossing, and inspiration from elsewhere.
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter Special Edition: the evidence on cycle lanes
July 14, 2024
Kaya! I’ve recently joined the Carlisle Community Facebook page and have been struck by the responses to the Archer St protected cycle lane. I started...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #10: the budget, cost of living, and community resilience
July 10, 2024
Kaya! I’m writing from rural Alberta, on land that is the traditional territory of five Indigenous groups, the Tsuut’ina, Michif Piyii (Métis), Ĩyãħé Nakón...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #9: the electors' meeting, get involved, and inspiration from elsewhere
June 22, 2024
Kaya! I hope that you’re all well, and staying warm. Unfortunately, we’ve had some bad news and we’ll need to travel to Canada to spend time with my...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #8: climate action on the agenda and having your say
June 6, 2024
Kaya! I hope that you’re all well, and are finding these newsletters helpful! If there’s anything you’d like to see included, please do let me know. And, if...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #7: the Rutland Avenue PSP, the meeting of electors, and housing
May 25, 2024
Kaya! I hope that you’re all well as the season shifts through to cooler weather. This has been a big month on council, with our public meetings attracting...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #6: behind the scenes at council, April council decisions, and more about Rutland Ave
May 1, 2024
Kaya! I hope that you’re all well and enjoying the shift into cooler weather that comes with Djeran. Things continue to be busy on council as we go through...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #5: community campaigns and a city for children
April 12, 2024
Kaya! I hope that you're all well and enjoying Djeran, as we see a shift away from the intense heat. At the moment elected members are attending about three...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #4: Reconciliation, Millen House, and more bikes
March 23, 2024
Kaya! I hope you're all well and enjoying the shift to cooler weather. This edition of the newsletter is a bit of a mixed bag, with updates on what's...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter Special Edition: Try this one weird trick for better cities
March 13, 2024
Why I’m suddenly obsessed with parking policy I don’t drive and have never thought that much about parking until this year. Now I’m obsessed with parking...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #3: on parking, trees, and Duncan Reserve
February 23, 2024
Kaya!This monthly edition of my newsletter will come out after each Ordinary Committee Meeting (the main public decision-making meetings we have), with an...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #2
February 11, 2024
Kaya! I hope that you're all well and managing through the heatwaves that we've been experiencing. It's certainly made it a bit tiring cycling everywhere,...
Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #1
January 8, 2024
Hi everyone, Welcome to 2024! I'm trying out a newsletter to stay in touch, share resources, and help you to get involved in shaping the Town of Vic Park....
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