Published on Thursday, 27 March 2025 at 10:27:00 AM
The WAFL season is just around the corner, and we cannot wait to unveil our new turf and lights at Sullivan Logistics Stadium in April.
The grass is ready to go, with the broadcast lights expected to be completed in the next few weeks.
Keep reading to find out more about the stadium upgrades, a new tree watering innovation, upcoming community events and consultation for our Youth Action Plan.
Once the upgrades at the stadium are complete, the venue will become the local alternative to Optus Stadium and will host televised WAFL, WAFLW and AFLW night matches. It will make for a great evening out in Leederville.
Thank you to the State Government for providing funding towards this development project.
The hot summer has continued into the first month of Autumn, with another heatwave hitting Perth this week.
There are over 16,000 street trees in our parks, town centres and verges. We’re doing everything we can to protect, retain and water them.
Our Parks team has found a clever workaround to allow us to get much needed water to our struggling mature trees.
They are using 300L water barriers as a slow-release watering system for street trees.
These large watering cans are the regular orange, water filled crash barriers with simple hosing attachments.
They’re currently being trialed throughout our suburbs. If they succeed in helping street trees, we’ll roll out more across Vincent and as our climate continues to dry, we will also prioritise drought tolerant species with new plantings.
We’re lucky to have a rich tapestry of cultural diversity in Vincent, with many residents being born overseas and speaking languages other than English.
I had the privilege to present 40 people with their Australian Citizen certificates at our citizenship ceremony at North Perth Town Hall last week.
This lovely group of new citizens came from 20 different countries, which is a typical representation.
A few days later, I returned to the town hall and joined hundreds of people at the Festival of Culture.
It was fantastic to see families and friends enjoying performances from Castellorizian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian and Tamil dance groups and singers, and food from across the globe.
Thank you to our event partners Castellorizian Association of WA, Ethnic Community Council of WA, Perth Asian Community Centre and Welcoming Cities for holding stalls and helping with the festival.
Whether you live, work, study, play sport, or spend time in Vincent, your voice counts.
We’re working on our next Youth Action Plan and want to know what matters most to young people.
If you are aged 10-25 or have children, I encourage you to have your say via our engagement portal Imagine Vincent.
Best wishes,
Mayor Alison Xamon
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