City of Stirling Budget Newsletter

Community Safety Services Contributed to by the Community Safety Service Charge The service aims to provide visible and responsive community patrols, mobile and CCTV technology and safety initiatives to help prevent crime and reduce anti-social behaviour to create a safer City. Revenue raised from this charge will be used to enable the provision of these services and initiatives. If surplus funds are identified at the end of the year, these funds will be transferred to a specific reserve for use in providing the service in future years.

Holiday Watch Would you like to have your property patrolled while you are away on holiday? You can request drive-by patrols of your property for added peace of mind by applying for our Holiday Watch service. For additional security tips to keep your home safe while you’re away and to find out how to apply visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/holidaywatch

Safer Suburbs Rebate To help reduce crime and empower residents to ensure their homes are safe and secure, the City offered residents a rebate of up to $500 for eligible safety and security equipment installed on their property. In 2023/24, a total of 650 rebates were provided to City residents totalling close to $270,000. To continue to keep our community safe, we are excited to be offering the Safer Suburbs Rebate program again this year. Responsible Cat Ownership Subsidy To encourage cat owners to register their cats, the City temporarily partnered with local vet clinics to reduce the costs associated with microchip, sterilisation and registration requirements. With a focus on supporting an updated Cats Local Law this year, further initiatives to increase cat registration will be offered. To find out more visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/cats

Fire preparedness The start date of the fire

Pet registration Do you have a furry four-legged friend in your home? All dogs and cats are required by law to be registered with their local council. Cats need to be microchipped, sterilised and registered from six months of age and dogs need to be microchipped and registered from three months of age. To find out more visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/petregistration

preparedness and firebreak requirements for all properties within the City will change. To assist in the prevention, control and spread of fire in the community all owners and occupiers of land will now be required to remove all flammable material and clear firebreaks on their property from 1 November 2024 through to 31 March 2025.

For more information visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/fire

Emergency Services Levy (ESL) Local government collects ESL on behalf of the State Government Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) by including the levy on local government rate notices. The levy is to fund Western Australia’s fire and emergency services, including all career fire stations, volunteer fire brigades, State Emergency Service (SES) units and multi-purpose volunteer emergency units. The ESL levy is not set or controlled by the City of Stirling. To learn more about how your ESL is calculated, including information on ESL rates, limits and concessions visit www.dfes.wa.gov.au/esl