City of Stirling Budget Newsletter

Be part of Containers for Change from October Containers for Change is coming to the City of Stirling on Thursday 1 October 2020. When the new facilities open, residents can take their eligible beverage containers to the City’s refund points and receive 10 cents for each eligible container returned. The City has two proposed drop-off locations: – 257 Balcatta Road, Balcatta Drive through facility (instant cash refunds) – Recycling Centre Balcatta Bag drop-off only (electronic direct debit refunds) The scheme aims to: • Increase recovery and recycling of empty beverage containers • Reduce the number of empty beverage containers disposed of as litter or to landfill • Create opportunities for employment • Provide opportunities for social enterprise and benefit community organisations • Complement existing collection and recycling activities for recyclable waste. For updates please visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/containers

Drive-through emergency food relief More than 3,500 food hampers were distributed to people in need during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic via a joint project between the City of Stirling, Vinnies WA, Second Bite and Share the Dignity. The hampers ultimately supported about 9,500 people. Until late June, temporarily redeployed City staff helped pack thousands of hampers containing fresh fruit and vegetables and non-perishable foods. The hampers were then distributed to people experiencing hardship using a drive-through service based at Stirling Community Centres – Balga.

The collaborative project proved a great opportunity to work with

Vinnies WA and expand on an existing relief service delivered by the City in partnership with SecondBite and Share the Dignity, which offers fresh food and sanitary packs to people in need. Due to ongoing community need, Vinnies WA now operates a weekly emergency relief food service for City of Stirling residents at 97 Delawney Street, Balcatta on Tuesdays between 10.00am and 1.00pm. Please contact Vinnies WA on 1300 794 054 for more details or to register for food hampers.

Stirling Libraries app now available Stirling Libraries now has its very own app so you can search the entire catalogue with ease. Along with being a great way to browse through our online content, the nifty app enables you to manage any loans and holds. You will also have the technology in the palm of your hand to scan a barcode in a bookshop and find out immediately if the title is available in the Stirling Libraries collection. Look for ‘City of Stirling Libraries’ on Google Play or the App Store and download the app.

Book your next round online Online bookings are now available for Hamersley Public Golf Course. The 18-hole venue at 102 Marmion Avenue in Karrinyup is the City’s only public golf course. Golfers can now book online up to 10 days in advance. Visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/hamersleygolf and follow the prompts to book your next round. Players can also still book by phoning the course on (08) 9447 7137.

Watch Council meetings live Fortnightly Council meetings are now streamed live via the City’s YouTube channel. If you miss the live stream, recordings of meetings are also added to the YouTube channel. To watch the latest Council meetings, subscribe to the City’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/cityofstirlingwa

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