What made the news in Cockburn – 18-25 July 2025

Friday 25 July:
Perth has woken to its coldest morning in 15 years with a temperature barely above freezing.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s senior meteorologist Jessica Lingard said Jandakot recorded an actual temperatures of -1.3C.

Thursday 24 July:
Former prime minister Scott Morrison thinks a joint US-Australia naval base at the Henderson shipbuilding facility could help the Trump administration overcome “legitimate issues” to get the AUKUS deal over the line.

A Maddington business has asked why it was not awarded a $5.3m City of Cockburn contract despite receiving the highest assessment score.

An industry reference group formed to guide the development of the Western Trade Coast (WTC) will be chaired by Cockburn MLA and Parliamentary Secretary for the Western Trade Coast David Scaife.
The WTC covers 3900ha between Munster and Rockingham, including the Kwinana Industrial Area, Rockingham Industry Zone, Australian Marine Complex and Latitude 32.

Tuesday 22 July:
Footage from the City’s June community clothes swap was briefly featured in a Network 10 report by Lee Steele this week.
The report explored growing calls for a fast fashion tax to tackle Australians over consumption of textile fashion. Australians add more than 200,000 tonnes of textile waste to landfills every year while another 100,000 tonnes is shipped overseas.
   
Two Cockburn schools are among several WA schools and local sporting groups to share in a $10 million investment by the WA Government through the Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program.
Bibra Lake Primary School - Bibra Lake Junior Football Club will receive AFL goal posts, a water drinking station and CCTV, while East Hamilton Hill Primary School - Hilton Junior Park Cricket Club will benefit from cricket pitch upgrades. The program encourages partnerships and agreements between schools and community sporting groups to better utilise existing sporting facilities.

Monday 21 July:
The City of Cockburn is proudly supporting NAIDOC Week with a series of free, inclusive events until 5 August.
This year’s theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy, celebrates the bright future led by young First Nations leaders. 
Find out more on the City’s website.

Transit-oriented developments offer a real opportunity to reshape Perth into a more connected, compact and liveable city.
In successful station precincts, like Cockburn Central, coordinated government planning helped to pave the way to the successful delivery of those projects.

As they close in on a finals berth this year, the Dockers are sending it back to the year they saw September action for the first time ever with this season’s retro jumper.

Sunday 20 July:
As Perth faces a cost-commute conundrum, Cockburn Central has been identified as an affordable suburb for public transport into the city.
New research shows some workers from outer suburbs are spending six-figure sums on petrol and years sitting in peak hour traffic.