Swan Community Connect

16/06/2026

11/06/2026

We've only got until the 18th June to write our submissions in support or objecting to the proposed 5.5% (average) rate increase on our City of Swan rates.
The more of us that write a submission, the greater the chance the rates might be reduced.
This is the link to write a submission:
https://swanengage.swan.wa.gov.au/differential-rates

In the council meeting on 25th May 2026, it was discussed that to have a zero percent rate rise, $10million in savings was needed.

Help me out please. Please give me some ideas for where we might find some savings.

If you need more information you might find these links helpful:
https://www.swan.wa.gov.au/awcontent/Web/Documents/CityandCouncil/Plans%20and%20strategies/City-of-Swan-Long-Term-Financial-Plan-2025-26-to-2034-35.pdf

https://www.swan.wa.gov.au/awcontent/Web/Documents/CityandCouncil/Minutes%20and%20Agendas/Ordinary%20Meeting/Final-Agenda-Ordinary-Meeting-of-Council_2.pdf

https://swanengage.swan.wa.gov.au/differential-rates

Public Notice - Intention to levy differential rates

10/06/2026

WAVEDkids is a virtual Emergency Department that, where suitable, gives families the option to receive care at home rather than waiting in an emergency department.

The opening hours of the state-wide service have now been expanded to 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟎.𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟖𝐩𝐦.

To access WAVEDkids, call:
🔶1800 MEDICARE (1800 633 422)
🔶 Healthdirect (1800 022 222)

Depending on your child’s needs, you may be referred to WAVEDkids for expert virtual emergency care provided by the same senior doctors and nurses who care for children in our EDs.

04/06/2026

What has happened to the Australian dream?

We are hearing more and more stories of hard-working Australians who have spent their entire lives working, paying taxes, raising families and contributing to their communities, only to find themselves facing housing insecurity at a stage of life when they should be enjoying retirement and spending time with loved ones.

How can someone rent the same property for 10 or 11 years, pay every rent payment on time, look after the home as if it were their own, and still find themselves with nowhere to go when that tenancy ends?

The reality is that finding a rental property has become incredibly difficult. Competition is fierce, prices continue to rise, and many people are being forced to accept living conditions they never imagined.

Some are paying more than $250 a week to live in a caravan, with the toilet and shower located outside. Think about that for a moment.

Would we want our parents, grandparents, children or loved ones living like that?

This isn't about entitlement. It's about dignity.

Australians who have worked hard, done the right thing and contributed to society should not be spending their later years worrying about where they will sleep next week.

Housing is no longer just an economic issue. It is a community issue, a social issue and, increasingly, a human issue.

Surely we can do better than this.

28/05/2026

TODAY at the Ellenbrook Library 9:00am to 1:00pm - Come and meet the Swan Community Connect Team and get a free Sim Card for your family if you're in need. Good quality clothes and environmentally friendly sanitary pads !