Enjoying your City Summer is a superb time of the year to enjoy the City of Bayswater with a plethora of parks and gardens beckoning you to get out and enjoy our Garden City. As Chairperson of the Events Committee I'm looking forward to the fabulous events coming up in the summer season across the city. We had a great response to our Jazz in the Park concert at Houghton Park last weekend with more than 1,000 people turning up to enjoy the Carrie Leotta Ensemble and dance the

The City's Strategic Community Plan (SCP) is the cornerstone of what is known as the Integrated Planning Framework, which also includes our Corporate Business and Long-Term Financial Plans. The SCP sets out our community's vision and aspirations for the kind of City they want to live in and the types of services they want Council to deliver in years to come. The first SCP was adopted in 2013 and over the coming months the City will undertake a major review to ensure it remain

Work on the WA State Government's $2 billion Forrestfield Airport Link will begin this year and will open Perth's eastern suburbs to the rail network for the first time. To limit the impact above ground part of the new train line will make use of underground tunnels from near Bayswater train station (west of Guildford Road). This tunnel will go under the Swan River, to the airport and out to Forrestfield. This rail line is scheduled to open in 2020 and will benefit local res

You may have seen the large sign recently erected by the City at Ingles Reserve in Bayswater where a number of trees have been poisoned. As a result of this poisoning, which is an irresponsible act of wanton vandalism, several of the trees on this riverside reserve have died. Trees have an important role to play in the riverine ecosystem and they are a valuable asset to the whole of our community, so their loss impacts us all. Unfortunately, such attacks are all too frequent

Mozzies are disease carrying insects that continue to present a real threat to human health both locally and internationally. In Western Australia mosquitoes have the potential to carry the debilitating Ross River Virus (RRV) and Barmah Forrest Virus (BFV), as well as some other serious blood-borne diseases. This is why we are continuing to run wide-ranging programs designed to reduce the incidence and impact of disease, and the nuisance factor associated with mosquito breedi

Regardless of race, religion, age, education or disability the City of Bayswater wants to ensure that all of the City's residents have the same opportunities and access to the City's services. Councillor Catherine Ehrhardt said that to enable this, the City is revising its Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) 2011 - 2015 so every individual feels respected and included. "The City have engaged an Independent Disability Consultant to pinpoint what the City is doing well,