Published on Thursday, 3 October 2024 at 2:43:58 PM

October is Buy Nothing New Month. It’s about finding ways to reduce, reuse and repair to cut down on waste and save money.

This Saturday our Waste team will be hosting a Live Better with Less workshop with sustainable lifestyle educator Laura Monisse, who will share tips to help you rethink your relationship with stuff and learn practical strategies you can implement to live better with less. 

There are many wonderful local organisations and businesses that are leading the way in terms of building sustainable communities.

If you’ve got something broken but too good to throw away, you can take it to Repair Cafe Perth at the North Perth Town Hall.

Borrowing from Mt Hawthorn’s Tools n Things Library and Leederville Toy Library is another favourite way for Vincent residents to reduce consumption.

I encourage you to check these out if you haven’t already. Find out more about Buy Nothing New Month here.

Also this weekend is the Reclink Community Cup at Sullivan Logistics Stadium.

The aim is to raise funds for Reclink Australia programs which focus on sport and recreation activities to improve life outcomes for those experiencing mental illness, homelessness, social isolation and addiction. 

It is a fantastic cause. I hope to see many footy fans there.

Our Parks team and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development are currently reviewing treatment plans for trees in Hyde Park infested by the polyphagous shot-hole borer.

Our goal is to eradicate the pest without removing trees unless it is absolutely necessary.

While any removal is heartbreaking, the new direction for the treatment at Hyde Park is promising and we will be sharing more about the plans in the coming weeks.

Keep an eye on this page for more information as it becomes available.

All local streets in Vincent are now safer for pedestrians, cyclists and people with prams, wheelchairs and strollers thanks to the roll-out of 40km/h speed zones.

It is exciting to see our fellow Perth Inner City Group councils start to look at dropping speed limits on local streets down to 40km/h as well.

This WA-leading initiative is one of many different strategies we are implementing to drop speeds, eliminate rat-running and divert heavy traffic off local streets and onto major roads.

If you’d like to help slow down speeds on your local road, collect one of our new bin stickers from the City of Vincent Administration Building, Library or Beatty Park.

We’re always looking at ways to make our residential streets more accessible.

So, we’re encouraging residents to look at painting house numbers on the kerbs outside their property.

This will make it easier for emergency services be able to find homes efficiently, rather than trying to find the small number on top of letterboxes.

You can find simple guidelines for residents and a list of professional providers here.

Lastly, Remembrance Day is coming up and as a commemoration, we have launched the inaugural Poppy Project.

The project is an initiative where we are encouraging the community to offer a helping hand in making poppies from recycled paper, wool and wood.

I would like to encourage you to take time to create your own poppy, whether at home or in our upcoming workshop on Tuesday 8 October.

Hundreds of these poppies will be installed in one of the native gardens at Keith Frame Reserve from 8 November to 11 November.

I hope to see your poppy on display.

Best wishes,

Mayor Alison Xamon

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