Edgewater Quarry Park

22/05/2026

Celebrate World Environment Day

Start time CHANGE to 09 am

04/05/2026

Save the mature Tuart trees on Northshore Drive. Sign the petition please!

The petition for Kallaroo's moving along,
Three hundred have signed and the feeling is strong!
The trees of the Northshore still stand tall and proud,
But the Once-lers are coming (they're not very loud).
They work in the background with schemes and with plots,
For roundabouts, medians, and parking lots.

By working together we can make them pause
The pen, after all's, mightier than the saws.
So sign if you haven't, and share if you've time,
The link's in the comments. Monday's the deadline!

30/04/2026

Please support the trees and sign this petition.

The wonderful citizens from Kallaroo,
Have something to ask, that they'd like you to do.
The problem? The City of Joondalup chose
To chop down their trees and replace them with road.

So head to the comments and click on the link,👇
And sign their petition: there’s no time to blink!
‘Cause unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

04/12/2025

SAVE OUR SUBURB - PROTECT YELLAGONGA

Woodvale “Commercial-Retail” Corner is set for State Government approval despite BOTH local governments rejecting it in the strongest possible terms.

Here’s what you need to know — especially for those who think an ALDI “on our doorstep” is worth the cost:

🚗 TRAFFIC CHAOS FOR WOODVALE
All traffic will be funneled into Woodvale Drive, with a dual-lane entry from Wanneroo Road sending even more traffic straight into our neighbourhood, past our high school!

• Exiting Woodvale Drive will become LEFT TURN ONLY
• Woodvale is already over capacity, yet the decision makings are ignoring this!
• A new set of traffic lights on Wanneroo Road will slow the entire area to a crawl
• What was the point of spending $80m on the overpass if more lights are added?
• And this is all APPROVED by MAIN ROADS.

🌿 YELLAGONGA REGIONAL PARK IS AT RISK
The development threatens:
• The heritage and environmental significance of the area
• Turtles and kangaroos
• Black cockatoo habitat
• Hydrology of the lake/wetlands

There is even talk of a 200-dwelling tower block proposed between Cockman House and Lily Farm, just 30 meters from the lake.
If one tower is allowed, more will follow — which would be a death sentence for the lake and its ecosystem.

🏛 HERITAGE AT RISK
Margaret Cockman would be outraged to see how little value is being placed on her gift to the community.
Cockman House deserves protection — not overshadowing and crumbling foundations.

📣 THE COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY SPOKEN
1,263 residents told the State Government NO to another ALDI here that’s 86.5% opposed.
Yet the assessment meeting is being held in the CITY and is not open to the public.
Why? when Warwick Quarter assessment had an in-person meeting with only 850 objections.
Why does 1,263 get ignored?
So, what do we do — roll over and accept it? NO !

The State Government must listen.
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WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY
1️⃣ EMAIL THE DECISION-MAKERS - [email protected]
*Please cc [email protected]
Demand that the meeting be:
• Held in person
• Open to ALL residents
• Hosted locally
This has been done before — it can be done again.

2️⃣ CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MLA (Jessica Stojkovski)
This development is on her doorstep.
Email, call, or visit her office and ask for real support for our community. Ask why Main Roads are approving these changes?

Electorate Office
Unit 4
Woodvale Park Commercial Centre
923 Whitfords Avenue
Woodvale WA 6026

Phone: (08) 9309 2666
Email: [email protected]

3️⃣ SPREAD THE WORD
Tell your neighbours.
Share this message.
The more voices, the harder we are to ignore.

https://haveyoursay.dplh.wa.gov.au/woodvalecommercial
https://www.planning.wa.gov.au/wapc/wapc-and-statutory-committees-agendas-and-minutes/spc-agendas-and-minutes

23/11/2025

It looks like the books weren’t in as shiny a state as some would proclaim but if you read Daniel Kingston’s election flyer you will have seen his clear understanding of the issue. Now that the agenda is to fix the problem, let’s hope all councillors prioritise this.

Earlier this week The West finally reported the City is facing a $20 million operating shortfall. Interesting timing.

Now that Daniel Kingston is Mayor, we suddenly see a very different narrative from the same outlet that spent years celebrating the largesse. Convenient that the truth only appears once someone else is left to deal with the consequences. It is also curious that they didn’t appear to seek comment from the new Mayor.

But let’s not pretend this came out of nowhere. When former Mayor, Albert Jacob left office, The West published a glowing farewell and without a single pushback, quoted him saying:

"The city is in the healthiest financial position that it has ever been in."
"We had an entire year’s worth of rates in reserves… and zero debt."

Yet now that same newspaper reports:

🚨The Strategic Asset Reserve is empty
🚨The City faces a $20M operating gap
🚨Major projects like Heathridge Park are currently unfunded
🚨Service cuts and rate hikes are on the table

Let's be clear: this didn’t just happen out of thin air.
How do you go from the “healthiest financial position ever” to a $20M crater?

And who was keeping watch while reserves were depleted?
Certainly not The West.

This situation did not magically appear overnight. It is the result of years of decisions and a political culture built on big announcements and even bigger bills, while The West cheered from the side-lines and the community was kept unaware of what was coming.

Some of us saw it coming. Anyone who actually read the financial statements did.

Daniel Kingston has been warning about this for years, and now he is the one tasked with cleaning up the mess left behind. He put his hand up knowing exactly how hard it would be, because real leadership is not ribbon cutting, chest-beating or vanity projects. Real leadership is fronting up, telling the truth and fixing what others preferred not to confront.

You cannot clean up what you refuse to admit is broken.
Finally, the truth is on the table.
Now we need the accountability to match.

And in my view, there is not going to be a magic-bullet solution to years of poor financial decisions. We are all going to feel the consequences of this supermarket sweep because the bill has finally landed.

It is not pleasant, but waking up rarely is, Joondalup.

29/09/2025

26/09/2025

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