Ramping up the Skate and BMX Facility Strategy - City of Stirling

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Ask the City!
The City’s contact centre receives thousands of phone
calls from Stirling residents each week. Staff from the
City’s customer service team provides answers to some
of the most frequently asked questions.
WHEN ARE MY RATE PAYMENTS DUE?
Rates notices were issued at the end of July and you should
now have received your rates charges and payment options. If
you are paying your rates in full, payment was required by 31
August 2012. If you have chosen to pay by installments, the
payment dates are as follows:
Two Instalments
• 1st Instalment due by 31 August 2012
• 2nd Instalment due by 30 November 2012
Four Instalments
• 1st Instalment due by 31 August 2012
• 2nd Instalment due by 2 November 2012
• 3rd Instalment due by 4 January 2013
• 4th Instalment due by 8 March 2013
Payments can be made using our 24-hour secure telephone
payment service on 1300 661 144 or by visiting our website at
www.stirling.wa.gov.au/rates and selecting the ‘Online Payment
Facility’ option.
Please have your 10-digit payment number (located at the
bottom of your rates notice), the required payment amount and
your bank account details ready before making payment.
HOW DO I BOOK THE USE OF A PARK OR RESERVE FOR
A SOCIAL GATHERING OR EVENT?
Prior written permission is required to hold events at City of
Stirling parks or reserves. Booking a reserve ensures that
events do not clash and appropriate permissions are obtained.
Visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au to access booking forms online
and go to the Recreation and Events section, then choose
Parks and Reserves and select the ‘Holding Events at a Park
or Reserve’ link. Email reserves@stirling.wa.gov.au to lodge
completed booking forms or to submit an enquiry.
Alternatively, please contact our Customer Service team on
9205 8555 to request a booking form via the post. Please note
that completed booking forms need to be lodged with the City
three weeks prior to the event.
The Healthy Lifestyle Program at the Herb Graham Recreation Centre
in Mirrabooka aims to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal people by
helping prevent and manage chronic disease.
Held each Wednesday, the program started earlier this year with Elders
heading out on a group walk for some exercise and later finding out more
about healthy food choices. Aboriginal people taking part have embraced the
program and since renamed it “Ngulluk”, which translates to “us mob” because
group members regard the sessions as “me” or “our” time.
The program offers Aboriginal adults an opportunity to have a yarn over a
healthy lunch and join in traditional Aboriginal games between 10.30am and
12.30pm each Wednesday. Supported by the City of Stirling, the Healthy
Lifestyle Program is run by the North Metropolitan Public Health Unit in
conjunction with the Nyoongar Sports Association and Derbal Yerrigan Health
Service. Contact 9301 9220 for more details about the program.
Request a
Street Tree
Trees are an important part of community
health and wellbeing in urban environments.
Trees improve air quality, reduce noise
pollution and reduce the temperature
by shading hard surfaces like roads and
pavements.
With growing infill development, street trees
form a vital part of our community by helping
to offset the loss of trees on private land.
The City of Stirling currently has more than
63,000 street trees and is looking to greatly
improve on this number.
We have recently finished planting all
available street tree stock, but would like to
encourage those interested in a street tree
to make a request now so that the City can
deliver them next winter.
If you would like to be considered for a
street tree as part of the City’s annual tree
planting program, please phone 9205 8555
for more information.
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If you’d like to ask Emily a question, email advertising@stirling.wa.gov.au or write to FAQs, C/- Marketing Department,
City of Stirling, 25 Cedric Street Stirling WA 6021
Photographic Award
and Exhibition 2012
The City of Stirling will present
the sixth Photographic Award
Exhibition at Karrinyup Shopping
Centre from Thursday 4 October to
Saturday 13 October 2012.
This free, community-based event encourages amateur and
professional photographers to submit their original works and
provides an outlet to exhibit their creativity to the public.
Entries close on Wednesday 12 September 2012, so get your
photos in quickly, or head to Karrinyup Shopping Centre to
check out all the great local talent during the exhibition.
Phone the City on 9205 8555, visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au or
email culture@stirling.wa.gov.au for more information.
Doggie Do Event
Do you own a dog? Come along to our Doggie Do!
The City of Stirling will host the popular Doggie Do for dogs
and dog lovers on Sunday 21 October from 9.30am to
12.30pm at Lake Gwelup Reserve (on the corner of Huntriss
Road and Seagrave Street) in Karrinyup. The Doggie Do is
a free community event that provides a fun-filled morning for
dogs and their family and friends.
Aimed at promoting responsible dog ownership across the
City, the event will feature competitions with great prizes to
win, plenty of dog-related activities and family entertainment
like a bouncy castle and face painting. Pet industry suppliers
will be on hand to exhibit their goods and services, with some
businesses offering discounts and free samples. Dog owners
will also have the opportunity to get their dog registered, microchipped
and bathed on the day. We hope to see all you there!
Ingredients
600g French trimmed lamb cutlets
2 cups breadcrumbs
1 cup plain flour
2 eggs & a splash of milk, whisked
400g royal blue potatoes, peeled
and quartered
2 sprigs of rosemary, leaves only
Sea salt & Cracked black pepper
2 sprigs of oregano, finely
chopped
Juice ½ lemon
40ml extra virgin olive oil
160g green beans, tops &
bottoms removed later
In the Kitchen
with City of Stirling Sous Chef Andrew Baines
City of Stirling chefs whip up fabulous meals for
functions such as volunteers’ dinners.
Here the City’s Sous Chef Andrew Baines shows
you how to create another simple and tasty dish.
Crumbed lamb cutlet, rosemary
& sea salt potatoes, green beans SERVES 4
Method
Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius. Put the potatoes into a bowl, sprinkle over a few pinches
of sea salt, a pinch of cracked pepper, the rosemary leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.
Place the potatoes in a roasting tray and cook in the oven for around 15 minutes or until
tender. Fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil, ready for the beans.
Put the plain flour into a tray, egg mixture into a bowl and the breadcrumbs in another
bowl. Coat each cutlet in plain flour and shake off the excess, then put them through the
egg mixture, then into the breadcrumb mixture, packing the crumbs onto the cutlets so
they are all well coated.
While the potatoes are cooking and the lamb is ready to be cooked, make the oregano
dressing. Put the lemon juice, oregano and a pinch of sea salt and pepper into a bowl,
then whisk in the olive oil.
Place a non-stick fry pan onto medium-to-high heat, add a tablespoon of olive oil and
cook the lamb cutlets for 2 minutes then turn and cook for another 2 minutes, adjusting
the heat if they are browning too fast. Once cooked, sprinkle some sea salt onto the cutlets
and rest on a plate while you cook the beans and the potatoes and you’re almost ready.
The beans will take around 4 minutes to cook. Once everything is cooked, assemble the
beans and potatoes onto a plate, place the lamb on top and drizzle with the oregano
dressing. Enjoy!