What's Happening July-August 2016

Connolly Drive, Clarkson/
Merriwa/Ridgewood
Roadworks on Connolly Drive will
see an additional lane constructed
in each direction from Lukin Drive to
Neerabup Road.
The works are underway in
anticipation of increased traffic when
the Mitchell Freeway extension to
Hester Avenue is completed next
year. Improvements are also being
made to cyclist and pedestrian
access.
The works are expected to run until
November 2016 at a total cost of
$8.64m. The State Government has
contributed to these works along
with the City of Wanneroo.
Butler North District Open Space
Butler North is set to get a new
sports facility that will provide
greater sporting and recreational
opportunities for the area.
The complex is a huge win for
local sporting clubs who will have
access to high quality fields for local
competitions.
The total cost of the project is
$21.9m. The City has allocated
$650,000 this financial year and
will contribute a further $6.61m in
years to come with the Department
of Education and developers
contributing the rest of the funds for
the project.
The new
NORTH COAST WARD
complex
will include two
multi-purpose
senior sized playing
fields, an activity space,
Little Athletics facility,
16 multi-purpose hard
courts, sports amenities and
community art buildings and
a landscaped park with picnic
facilities, cricket nets, exercise
equipment pods and a car park.
CENTRAL WARD
SOUTH
WARD
For diagrams of the Butler
North District Open Space,
please visit our website.
Millions being invested in
Yanchep and Two Rocks
Mary Lindsay Homestead,
originally bought by its namesake
in the 1920s, will be revitalised and
opened up to the public through
two projects in this year’s capital
works program.
The building will have a $1.23m
rejuvenation and become a
community meeting space with an
emphasis on art and culture. The
building will have a gallery, wet rooms
and an artist-in-residence space.
Meanwhile, $608,000 has been
assigned for the development of
the public open space surrounding
the homestead. There will be
playgrounds, barbeques, open
grass areas and shelter to
welcome the community, as well
as access ways, carparking and
toilets. Both projects are expected
to be completed by late 2017.
More than $10m has been
allocated to the eagerly awaited
Yanchep Active Open Space.
Construction of two large ovals
that can cater for various sports
such as cricket, football and
athletics is due to begin soon, with
completion expected in late 2017.
There will also be hard courts, play
equipment and walking pathways.
$1.55m has been allocated for
oval ground works, and $7.0m has
been set aside for the development
of additional playing fields to meet
the growing demand.
A further $3.2m will go towards
a new sports amenities building,
which will have a 150sqm meeting
room, kiosk, six change-rooms
and storage spaces.
The highly anticipated Yanchep
Surf Life Saving Club currently
under construction is set to be
completed in November 2016.
The City will invest a further $3.94m
for the completion of the club
rooms and car park, which will also
provide office space, storage and
meeting areas for the club, and
public amenities such as changerooms
and toilets for the public.
Picnic Cove at Yanchep Lagoon
will undergo a $480,450 upgrade,
complementing the adjacent new
surf club. The park will feature a
look-out, seating areas, shelter,
barbeques and lawn areas.
Construction is expected to take
place in the first half of 2017.
As part of the ongoing beach
access upgrade for Fisherman’s
Hollow in Yanchep, the new
aluminium stair access opened
to the public in June. The second
phase of capital works will take
place in 2016/17 when funds of
$46,000 will go towards dune
restoration, weed management
and erosion control.
Mayor Tracey Roberts with surf lifesavers and elected members Cr Sabine Winton,
Cr Natalie Sangalli and Cr Linda Aitken checking out the Yanchep Surf Life Saving
Club construction.
Cr Aitken
Cr Driver Cr Parker Cr Sangalli
Cr Winton
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