What made the news in Cockburn – 12-20 June 2025

Friday 20 June:
At the City of Cockburn’s Special Council Meeting on Thursday 19 June, Council adopted the 2025-26 Annual Budget, the Strategic Community Plan 2025-2035, the Corporate Business Plan 2025-26 to 2028-29 and KPI Setting, FY26 Service Plans and Project Plans, and the Workforce Plan 2022-2026.
For more information, see the Agenda.
Please note that due to Council decisions, some items that appear in the Agenda may not have been carried as recommended. Updated decisions will be detailed in the Minutes on the City’s website once published in about 10 working days.

City of Cockburn property owners will continue to pay some of Perth’s lowest and best value rates in 2025-26, with an average weekly cost of $38 helping provide and maintain the diverse range of high-quality facilities and services that our community expects and deserves.

Coolbellup’s twin water towers may soon light up the night sky with dazzling artworks, thanks to a grassroots idea that’s gained political traction at the City of Cockburn.

Thursday 19 June:
The State Government is continuing its record investment in TAFE and training to provide students with the skills they need, with $331m allocated in the 2025-26 State Budget.
This includes $11.5m to train apprentices as part of the AUKUS Defence Industry Incentive Scheme and $429,000 to undertake planning for the $17.1m expansion of the Munster Campus of South Metropolitan TAFE.

When WA Opera tenor Paul O’Neill isn’t working on his scales, the classically trained singer is working with scales of a different kind. The WA Academy of Performing Arts graduate can often be found singing an aria at the deep fryer of High C’s Fish and Chips, the takeaway diner he opened in Coolbellup last year.

Families in Spearwood are fearing for the safety of their children with axes and knives being thrown at targets carved into trees, just metres from a playground where used syringes have also been found lying on the grass. People living opposite Dubove Park told PerthNow “there’s no visible end in sight” to the antisocial behaviour in their once safe and welcoming neighbourhood.
See the City’s full media response on our website.

Tuesday 17 June:
Native flora and fauna feature strongly in vibrant murals funded by the City of Cockburn in projects coordinated by motivated groups and schools in the local community, with more to come.
In the past two years the City has contributed more than $62,000 in grants to help create four large murals in Hamilton Hill and Bibra Lake.

Students from Atwell, Success and Bibra Lake were among those recognised among WA’s top vocational talent after showcasing their skills on the national stage at the WorldSkills Australia 2025 National Championships & Skills Show in Brisbane.
Larni Roberts of Atwell won a silver medal for Hairdressing, and Brianna Grieco of Success (Hairdressing) and Hamish Morris of Bibra Lake (VETiS Automotive Services) each won a Certificate of Excellence.

Monday 16 June:
Major Crash detectives are investigating a car rollover in North Lake last night that left its male passenger fighting for life. About 11.30pm, a red Jeep Wrangler was travelling northbound on the Kwinana Freeway, at the intersection of Roe Highway, when it veered off the road and rolled.

Friday 13 June:
Dual Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe — a man of many talents — has sold the North Coogee home he helped to design. 

Thursday 12 June:
Before you see the 120+ fish and marine species that have been recorded at the Omeo wreck with your own eyes, you can view them on a colourful sign at the Coogee Maritime Trail dive stairs on Socrates Parade, North Coogee. Thanks to ecologist Dr Ruchira Somaweera and Philip Good for creating the amazing reference which is located at the sun shelter.