Noranda - City of Bayswater

Although within the City of Swan’s current boundary, the City of Bayswater began work to developthe Lightning Park Recreation Centre in the 1990s to serve the recreational needs of a number ofNoranda sporting clubs and associations. The City of Bayswater constructed the centre at a costof $4.6 million and opened the new facility in 2008. This multipurpose recreation centre providesfacilities for the Noranda Junior Football Club, East Perth Development Squad, the Noranda EDUSenior Football Club and the Morley Tee Ball Association.Transportation and CommunicationReid Highway/Tonkin Highway, Collier Road/Wellington Road, Central Avenue, Morley Drive andBenara Road are all important cross-links connecting Noranda with the Morley City Centre andthe wider City of Bayswater.Future growth of Morley as a key “activity centre” within the north Metropolitan area will seegreater focus on the centre developing in all forms including a major transport hub for both publicand private modes of transport.Local Government ViabilityThe proposed change to the boundary is relatively minor in nature and is not expected to have anegative impact on either local government. It should be noted that both the Cities of Bayswaterand Swan have been assessed as Category 1 by the Department for Local Government. Thismeans they have been assessed as having “… an existing organisational and financial capacityto meet current and future community needs”.The Lightning Park Recreation Centre and the Class ‘A’ Lightning Swamp Reserve are alreadyvested in and managed by the City of Bayswater. The additional rates, estimated at approximately$500,000, is considered sufficient to cover the cost of the services that will be provided by the Cityof Bayswater and some minor economies of scale may be achieved as a result of the boundarychange.DRAFTEffective Delivery of Local Government ServicesThe proposed realignment would affect approximately 535 properties and generate some $0.5million in rate revenue for the City of Bayswater, thus it would be reasonable to support the Citiesof Bayswater and Swans proposal.The Cities of Bayswater and Swan have a history of sharing services and resources and in thisrespect both Councils contribute to the cost of operating the Altone Park Recreation Centre in theCity of Swan.Noranda residents already utilise many of the City of Bayswater’s recreational services such asthe Lightning Park Recreation Centre, Bayswater Aquatic Centre, Morley Sports and RecreationCentre, Crimea Skate Park and the Gerry Leeuwangh (Morley) Library.The area impacted by the boundary change includes the Class A Lightning Swamp Reserve that isalready vested in the City of Bayswater and is one of 145 passive reserves managed by the City.The area affected by the proposed boundary change currently forms part of the City of Swan’sBallajura Ward and landowners and residents are represented by three Ward Councillors. Upontransfer to the City of Bayswater landowners and residents would be represented by the threeNorth Ward Councillors.Page 5Proposed Local Government Boundary Change Noranda