What's Happening July-August 2016

NORTH
COAST
2016/17 BUDGET FOCUS - NORTH COAST WARD
Quinns Beach Update
The City of Wanneroo has 32km of
spectacular coastline that boasts
beautiful beaches for locals and
tourists to enjoy and Council
is committed to protecting our
coast so it can be enjoyed by
generations to come.
A three part engineering study is
underway to find out what can be
done to minimise the erosion along
Quinns Beach and design long term
coastal management measures to
protect the City’s foreshores.
Stage two of the coastal
management study is complete
and two preferred coastal
management options were
presented to the community for
feedback. Council will soon make
a decision on the preferred option.
Due to the high capital costs
and the need to limit coastal
construction periods to the calmer
summer months, construction will
be staged over a number of years.
Funds of $500,000 have been
allocated to the first stage of
construction. For more information
please visit wanneroo.wa.gov.au
Visitors to Quinns Rock Beach
will have another reason to visit
with the installation of a 300-metre
shark barrier.
The City has committed $100,000
for the enclosure with the remaining
$200,000 being funded by the
State Government as a result of
the City’s campaigning efforts.
The City will work with key
stakeholders to deliver the shark
barrier by the end of this year, and
it is sure to provide peace of mind
to the thousands of swimmers
who use the beach every year.
Community facilities for
Quinns and Mindarie
The new Quinns Mindarie Community
Centre will be a multi-purpose
facility and include a function hall,
kitchen, meeting and training rooms
and playground facilities. The building
will service the surf club, fishing
club, local playgroups and be
available for wider community use.
The $4.2 million centre will be
constructed as a second story and
ground floor additions to the existing
surf lifesaving club building.
The City was successful in receiving
a $700,000 grant from Lotterywest
and will contribute the remaining
funds to the project. Construction
will commence this August with an
estimated completion in June 2017.
Meanwhile, Gumblossom Reserve
in Quinns Rocks will have its
sports building upgraded with
the extension of a multi-purpose
function room, additional storage
and fencing around the oval.
The City has allocated $143,000
to finish the upgrade which will
be mainly used by Quinns Rocks
Football Club, North Coast Ball Club
and Quinns Rocks Primary School.
The nearby Gumblossom
Community Centre will also benefit
with $126,000 going towards
installing air-conditioning in the
sports hall.
Dune restoration
Within the capital works program,
the City undertakes a number
of coastal foreshore restoration
projects. This financial year,
$250,000 has been allocated to
restore dunes at Quinns Rocks
Foreshore Reserve, Mindarie,
Yanchep and Two Rocks.
Dune systems beside the City’s
beaches are important as they
provide protection from tide effects
and provide a home to birds,
reptiles and insects.
The dune restoration project
focuses on dune brushing, wind
break fencing and planting coastal
native species which assists in
preventing access, stabilising dune
blowouts and reducing erosion.
It also promotes seed collection
and natural revegetation.
Dune areas become de-stabilised
due to naturally occurring coastal
processes and storm events but
damage can also be caused by
sand boarding, running up and
down the dunes and walking
through the dunes instead of
staying on designated pathways.
Riverlinks Park
Riverlinks Park in Clarkson is set to
benefit from a new sports complex.
To keep up with the high demand
for sporting facilities in the area,
$1.5m has been allocated to design
and construct a sports amenities
building.
The City has worked closely with
potential users to deliver better
facilities to the reserve.
The new complex will include
equipment store rooms, team
change rooms, a kiosk, toilet area,
first aid room, umpire room, cleaner
storage and car park.
2016/17 BUDGET CITY OF WANNEROO
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