What made the news in Cockburn – 17-24 October 2025

Friday 24 October:
Logan Howlett has been returned as City of Cockburn mayor after a prolonged election count punctuated by premature results, missing ballot papers and a recount.
See the City’s full Media Release on our website.

Thursday 23 October:
A bridge is planned to replace a level crossing in South Lake as part of freight rail upgrades.
The new bridge on North Lake Road is among proposed works to provide freight rail connections when container trade shifts from Fremantle to Kwinana.

Perth school students are bringing Halloween to life at Cockburn Gateway and Belmont Forum, transforming giant 3D-printed pumpkins into artworks for the inaugural community pumpkin trail.

Efforts to give the Cockburn Central town square a facelift could be limited to just changing the lightbulbs.

Wednesday 22 October:
The acting head of Western Australia's electoral commission has described the state's council polls as "very successful", despite reports voter turnout was low and almost 300 ballots were missed in the Cockburn mayoral election.

Cameras are being deployed across southern suburbs in a bid to control the fox population.
The Perth South West Metropolitan Alliance is co-ordinating a new monitoring program involving 18 cameras across the cities of Cockburn, Melville and Kwinana.
See the City’s full media response on our website.

A growing community interest in native birdlife was evident at Wildlife Weekends held at Cockburn’s libraries during Biodiversity Month 2025.
More than 400 people attended six sessions at the Coolbellup, Success and Spearwood libraries during September, with participants learning about raptors, owls and Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo.

The State Government is continuing to support science and innovation in Western Australia with this year's Premier's Science Awards celebrating the State's incredible scientific research and education.
A Murdoch University program in which the City participates, Keep Carnaby’s Flying – Ngoolarks Forever, is a finalist in the Science Engagement Initiative of the Year category.
 
The State Government's Infrastructure Development Fund will support the delivery of 1,500 new apartments in priority infill locations across metropolitan Perth, including in Cockburn Central.

Tuesday 21 October:
The State Government has welcomed commitments by the United States of America to support Australia's critical minerals sector and deliver AUKUS following a historic meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC.

Donald Trump has effectively ended months of speculation over the future of the $368-billion AUKUS submarine pact, pledging the United States will go "full steam ahead" with the deal during his first face-to-face meeting with Anthony Albanese.

A Spearwood-based company is among a delegation of 18 local companies and organisations heading to AusBiotech 2025 in Melbourne from today to showcase the State's growing health and medical life sciences capability.
WA clinical trial site network TrialsWest will attend the Melbourne event led by the State Government until Friday, 24 October.

American coffee chain Starbucks has continued its steady expansion across WA, set to unveil its latest venue in the southern Perth suburb of Beeliar on Thursday.

Monday 20 October:
Atwell’s Harmony Primary School did themselves and Cockburn proud with a rendition of Guns N’ Roses’ Sweet Child O’ Mine at Telethon on the weekend.

Jalbi Australia, based in Cockburn Central, is among 11 local Aboriginal businesses selected to represent WA at the World Indigenous Business Forum 2025 in Melbourne (Naarm).

Award-winning Noongar-Wongi hip-hop performers Flewnt and Inkabee will be the headline act at the City of Cockburn’s 26th annual Cockburn Rotary Spring Fair on October 26.
Find out more on the City's website.