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Caption: Mayor Mark Irwin speaks at the City's Investment Attraction Breakfast in March.
The City hosted public and private sector leaders at our Administration Centre last month for the launch of our new Investment Prospectus. The City of Stirling is home to 26,000 businesses – almost 10,000 more than any other local government in the state – and 98 per cent of them are small businesses, the backbone of our local economy. We know that investment in the City is an investment in our local people and places, so we aim to be WA’s most accessible, responsive and investment-ready local government.
Our Free Trees and Plants giveaway allows us to team up with residents to grow our urban canopy, making our neighbourhoods greener, cooler and healthier. This year, almost 3,000 residents have signed up for the giveaway, with registrations filling in just three days last week. These residents are set to share in a record 36,285 trees and native plants. The list of species has been carefully curated by our team to provide a range of climate-adaptable trees and plants that not only look good but also provide food and habitat for native wildlife.
I would like to congratulate Mount Lawley Golf Club on their golden night at the WA Golf Industry Awards on Friday, when they took out an incredible five awards, including Metropolitan Golf Course of the Year. All four of the golf clubs located in our City were recognised at the awards, including our very own Stirling Leisure – Hamersley Public Golf Course, which was a finalist in one of the major categories.
Lastly, I hope you all have a chance to relax this Easter long weekend and enjoy some quality downtime. It seems like every day, we are seeing troubling headlines about turmoil overseas and closer to home. I think it’s important that we take opportunities to switch off and focus on the things that matter most to us – our families and friends.
Mark Irwin
Mayor
What's on in the City
Local Aboriginal-owned graphic design agency, Norlap Creative, partnered with artist Teresa Miller to create six original artworks for the City of Stirling that share the story of the Nyoongar seasons and Mooro Country native flora and fauna. The above artwork represents Djeran or autumn.
Djeran season, at last, sees a break in the really hot weather. A key indicator of the change of season is the cool nights that again bring a dewy presence for us to discover in the early mornings. The winds have also changed, especially in intensity, with light breezes being the go and generally swinging from southerly directions.
Traditionally, foods at this time of year included the seeds that had been collected and stored for treatment from the Zamia last season along with the root bulbs of the Yanget (Bullrushes), fresh water fish, frogs and turtles.
City of Stirling kaadatj Nyoongar moort Nyoongar boodja-k Wadjak boodja-k. Ngalak kaadatj Nyoongar nedingar wer birdiya koora koora wer yeyi. Baalabang koondarm, malayin wer nakolak baalap yang ngalany-al. Ngalak dandjoo barn wer kaaratj bandang boodja-k.
The City of Stirling acknowledges the traditional custodians of this land, the Wadjak people of the Nyoongar Nation, and pays respect to the Elders both past and present for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal Australia.
