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Guest at the Early Settlers’ event Early Settlers’ event The Early Settlers’ event occurred in October 2008 at the Lower Hillcrest Reserve, Bayswater. The event brought together people who have lived in the area for more than 40 years. This year, more than 900 people attended the function and enjoyed lunch and entertainment. Doolan-Leisha and Walter Eatts provided a traditional welcome and the Madjitil Moorna choir sang a range of indigenous and non indigenous songs. The band from John Forrest Senior High School entertained the guests and student volunteers from Chisholm Catholic College assisted as ushers and waiters. Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) City of Bayswater Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is an advisory body to inform Council of relevant youth issues and needs within the local area. The committee meets formally on a quarterly basis and there is regular informal engagement with the community development officer. In 2008-09 YAC distributed a survey to young people to gain insight into local concerns. Key issues identified were bullying, violence, drugs and alcohol. These results will assist local community organisations and schools in determining their strategic direction and priorities in supporting young people. Outcare Outcare, with the support of the City of Bayswater, provides local schools with a program called Keeping Kids Out of Crime. The program targets students from years 8 to 12. It involved school presentations from an ex-offender discussing his experiences, life choices and consequences. There are four key areas focused on bullying, racism, personal responsibility and respect. The City has provided $10,000 towards the provision of 69 sessions at schools in the area, targeting more than 2,000 students. Urban art project Funding from the Department of Planning and Infrastructure allowed the City to undertake an urban art project which involved the painting of the retaining wall that has been built east of the Bayswater train station. The retaining wall was completed by Council in December 2008. Urban artist Drew Straker was engaged to work with young people on the project. PCYC youth space - Zone Out The Police and Citizens’ Youth Club (PCYC) manages and operates the City’s Zone Out youth space in Morley, which provides sport and recreational activities for young people aged between 12 and 18 years. They work with up to 30 young people every night providing sport and recreation programs such as basketball and futsol (indoor soccer). In addition, the PCYC, with support from the City, has been establishing networks in the Maylands area to encourage more young people to become involved in the futsol program. Carols by Candlelight, Civic Centre 12 city of bayswater annual report 2008-09
YouthCARE Council has been contributing to YouthCARE since 2001, the funds assisting the school chaplaincy program. YouthCARE works in partnership with many agencies and local governments with the aim of providing a chaplaincy service to schools throughout WA. Three high schools in the City of Bayswater accommodate school chaplains, these being Hampton, John Forrest and Morley senior high schools. Chaplains also work from Anzac Terrace Primary School and Maylands Peninsula Primary School. The Council contribution of $25,000 is used to provide this service to schools in the City of Bayswater. Community Housing Program The City of Bayswater‘s Community Housing Program (CHP) was established in partnership with the Department of Housing and Works (DHW) in 1994. The City manages 10 units and provides quality, affordable housing for selected local community members who meet the eligibility criteria for community housing. Most units have long standing tenants with one unit being vacated this year providing a home to a new tenant. Major upgrades and improvements were completed during the year in order to maintain a high standard and to meet the City’s continuous improvement objectives. Sportslink program In 2008, the City’s Disability Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee approved the application for funds to the Department of Sport and Recreation and LotteryWest community grant to establish a Sportslink program. The program provides young children with disabilities with the opportunity to participate in a range of sporting activities to develop skills, engage in social interaction, gain confidence in group situations and increase confidence in their abilities. A collaborative approach between the City and a number of agencies such as the Disability Services Commission (Local Area Coordinators), Recreation & Sport Network, local primary schools, Edith Cowan University (ECU) - Sports Science unit, Therapy Focus and the YMCA helped to promote the program and to recruit young participants. Community bus hire service The City provided a community bus hire service to not-for-profit community groups in the area. The aim of the service was to provide affordable access to activities and enable residents to pursue leisure activities that would benefit health and wellbeing. The City has three buses, one of which was donated by the Bayswater Noranda Community Bank. Maylands Spring Fling festival city of bayswater annual report 2008-09 13
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Page 3 and 4: Contents Mayor’s Report 2 Members
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Page 7 and 8: Avon Descent competitor, Swan River
Page 9 and 10: Representation People from cultural
Page 11 and 12: Charity events The Salvation Army a
Page 13: Community services Home and Communi
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Page 19 and 20: King William Street, Bayswater Geog
Page 21 and 22: Parks and gardens The City of Baysw
Page 23 and 24: Peter Doggett, Environmental Health
Page 25 and 26: Co-mingled recycling In 2008-09 the
Page 27 and 28: The project was publicly advertised
Page 29 and 30: Building services Statutory approva
Page 31 and 32: The Local Government reporting enti
Page 33 and 34: Statutory Reporting Disability Acce
Page 35 and 36: Abridged Financial Statements The f
Page 37 and 38: Statement by Chief Executive Office
Page 39 and 40: Statement of Changes in Equity for
Page 41 and 42: Main Entity Consolidated Note 08/09
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