Nominations for the City's annual Club Recognition Awards is now open. This is an opportunity for clubs to showcase their governance, strategic improvements, community impact, and overall achievements over the past 12 months.
The meeting will be live streamed and is open to the public. Please register your attendance.
The City of Cockburn’s Special Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday 23 June 2026, has now been rescheduled to Tuesday 30 June 2026.
View the notice.
Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) has now been detected in South Perth and Como, with some City of Cockburn suburbs included in the orange quarantine zone.
The City of Melville is delivering traffic signals at the North Lake Road and Winterfold Road intersection.
The City maintains and protects the natural assets of Cockburn through natural resource management, sustainability initiatives and environmental education. Schools can access various education for sustainability programs and initiatives through our Wetlands to Waves Environmental Education Program.
Re-vegetation for Habitat Creation - planting, weeding, and litter pick-up excursions to enhance biodiversity in natural areas (K-12)
Saving Our Snake-necked Turtle – protecting local turtles through in-class activities, and excursions (K-12 Terms 3)
Coogee Maritime Trail - shore-based maritime activities (K-12)
Exploring Climate Change - half-day excursions at coastal and bushland reserves, seeing on-ground adaption measures (Y10-12)
Perth NRM Adopt-A-Beach program helps schools experience, learn about and conserve our coastal and marine environments with in-class activities and excursions (Y1-12)
An annual Earth and Ocean Schools Festival - a whole-day event full of hands-on activities teaching students to celebrate and take responsibility for the earth. Includes bus transport (Y3-6).
Note: we can tailor other themed activities to your needs. Program booklets are available on request.
The City of Cockburn offers schools and early years centres the opportunity to receive a free Waterwise Black Cockatoo plant pack and education experience. Schools and childcare/early years centres must register by early April and demonstrate that they operate within Cockburn and have appropriate use for the plants, as stocks and plant choice is limited.
Reduce your carbon footprint through a guided process and help your school reach its sustainability goals and save money! Visit: https://www.climateclever.org/
Little Green Steps offers subsidised 'Sustainability in Early Years Settings' workshops for early years educators. Workshops cover what sustainability means for children 0-8 years, planning, connecting to the National Quality Standards and Early Years Learning Framework.
Sign up for the online Sustainability Living Newsletter www.cockburn.wa.gov.au/Newsletters Early Childhood Sustainability Directory Little Green Steps WA - Directory 2025 https://bit.ly/LGS-Directory2025