Consultation (albeit limited) on the new Dutch Inn Playground, street tree species changes, next steps for ‘North Cott Primary Car Park’, and further moves toward securing Sculpture by the Sea for Cottesloe. New Dutch Inn Playground Following 2019’s ‘Public Open Space Strategy‘, a new expanded playground at Dutch Inn was given first priority, with the […]
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Ordinary Council Meeting – 26 May 2020
It was a 3:1 scorecard against ‘best case’ Council decisions this month (in my view). More on that below. However, May’s Cottesloe Council Meeting also marked an important moment in the combined government response to institutional child abuse. National Redress Scheme Council voted unanimously to participate with the WA Government in the National Redress Scheme […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 24 March 2020
This was Council’s first Ordinary meeting under public health restrictions. It took place in the larger War Memorial Hall, to allow Councillors to be a suitable distance apart. It was a small agenda, which didn’t (despite the urgently called Special Council Meeting one week before) contain any items relating to the public health crisis. The […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 26 November 2019
At tonight’s meeting (my first with 4 newly elected Councillors, all of whom I’ve now met with for good discussions on our future work together), I learnt an important lesson, and had some more disappointments on positive improvements I hoped to make. However, the new Council seems to be working effectively, and I am hopeful […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 24 Sept 2019
At this month’s Council meeting I had three key objectives – and failed at 3 out of 3: To encourage “good design” as a preferred solution to planning issues To avoid potential bias and increase accuracy in public consultations To find the right balance of “public good and individual rights” Design Solutions I believe strongly […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 25 June 2019
Tonight I moved a Motion to give a group of residents their chance to be heard on an issue dear to them (new Street Trees in a section that has been kept free of plantings since 1905), and as a result, to also allow Council to clearly outline on its intent on new Street Tree […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 26 February 2019
Another packed Council meeting – but sadly one that ended with what I consider to be an ongoing issue with the culture at Cottesloe, singling-out one Councillor with targetted restrictions that seem undemocratic, when other solutions do exist. I spoke of my strong concerns about this cultural and democratic issue at the meeting, despite some […]