The Men’s Shed are planning and exhibition of toys and other items made by members at The Shops on November 28th followed by an Open day on Thank a Volunteer day on December 5th, at 4 Transit Way Ellenbrook (near the Community Garden) at which products and tools will be offered for sale, tours of the workshops offered, and there will be a sausage sizzle on site.
This event will start at 10.00am and run until 3.00pm.
There is always something on in Ellenbrook and surrounding areas and now that the weather has warmed up there is even more!
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This looks like a great event for the whole family.
Do you have a business that may be suited to having a stall at the Ellenbrook Mega Christmas Market. If so applications are open now.
PLANS to upgrade and extend Henley Brook Avenue to Reid Highway are well advanced and construction is expected to start within two years.
A map of the proposed Henley Brook Avenue extension.
The project aims to relieve congestion issues on West Swan Road, where traffic jams regularly extend several kilometres from the Reid Highway intersection during peak hour.
Once the four-lane Henley Brook Avenue extension is complete, West Swan Road will become a dedicated tourist and local traffic route.
The City of Swan also proposes West Swan Road be closed north of Gnangara Road. This is set to be complemented by the Perth-Darwin Highway, which is planned to divert heavy traffic away from Great Northern Highway – the Swan Valley’s other major tourism route.
A preliminary cost estimate based on the concept design is $36 million, split between developer contributions and City funding.
The plan has created divisions between candidates in the City of Swan’s Swan Valley/Gidgegannup ward election over the approach to reducing traffic.
Mayor Charlie Zannino is pushing for the four-lane upgrade of Henley Brook Avenue, while candidate Rod Henderson believes Lord Street should be upgraded to four lanes first, followed by a different method of extending Henley Brook Avenue.
Mr Henderson said he supported the eventual extension of Henley Brook Avenue to Youle-Dean Road so it could connect to Lord Street.
“There’s definitely a need to get traffic off West Swan Road and currently Lord Street is where most of the traffic goes, so it makes sense to upgrade that first,” he said. Mr Henderson claimed developers in the area would only fund a two-lane extension, meaning City of Swan would be out of pocket.
But Cr Zannino said the relevant approvals had been finalised and anticipated construction would start in 12-24 months.
“Both Henley Brook Avenue and Lord Street will carry the same amount of traffic in the future due to the amount of development flagged in the area,” he said.
Land acquisition will be required to complete the Henley Brook Avenue project, many of the properties are already owned by the City or the State Government.
Swan chief executive Mike Foley said the City was preparing detailed plans and would speak to affected landowners “in due course”.
Mr Foley said no decision had been made on where the project will start first.
“There are a number of factors to be taken into account such as the availability of funding, service locations, and land acquisition before the City can determine which section will be constructed first,” he said.
The Advocate contacted Swan Valley/Gidgegannup ward candidate Andrew Kiely but he did not respond before deadline.
ANOTHER Marvelous Marvel Movie – indoor theatre with outdoor and indoor pre-show entertainment.
Snacks, popcorn, and drinks available – movie ticket gets you a free kids pizza at CRUST GOURMET.
4:30 pm – entertainment starts
5:30 pm – movie starts
LWP Property Group were out at Annie’s Landing, Ellenbrook this week and have posted these photos on their Facebook page stating that “the new primary school is really starting to take shape, which is super exciting to see. It is due to be opened in time for Term 1 next year”
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In the four weeks to September 7 local property sales are at 106 across land, units and houses. This represents a lift of 3 per cent over this period. Compared to the same time last year, sales have increased by 26 per cent. In the overall market sales are up 8 per cent for the four week period. Ellenbrook tops the list for the highest number of sales at 36. Properties available for sale have increased by 18 per cent over the last four weeks and are 49 per cent higher than the same time last year. Total listings in the Perth Metro Region are up 3 per cent in the four weeks but remain 36 per cent above the same time last year. The average time to sell in the local area has increased for the 3 months to August 2015 by 20 days to 84 days from 64 days at the same time last year.
The Ellenbrook Community Library is hosting a session to help people identify mental heath issues in youth and provide information on how to help and where to seek help.
A WALK in the park was enough to inspire Aveley Primary School’s Ben Spargo to devise a way to clean up his suburb and raise funds for his school camp.
Aveley Primary School teachers Stephanie Dugdale and Kylie Davis with Brett Spargo, school principal Helen Fiebig and Swan Hills MLA Frank Alban with Ben Spargo (11, front). http://www.communitypix.com.au d442356
The 11-year-old student organised a clean-up last Friday from the front lakes of Aveley through the park and towards The Vines.
“We were thinking how lucky we are to have a wonderful environment in the local area, but then we saw some rubbish,” he said.
After approaching Aveley developer Stockland, Ben received a $500 donation towards the clean-up effort and school camp. Ben and his dad, Brett Spargo, then contacted Swan Hills MLA Frank Alban, who arranged for free tip passes.
David Lombardo and his family business, All Metro Bins, also arranged a free skip bin. Mr Alban and Mr Spargo hope Ben’s idea can be replicated in other schools looking to tidy up their community.
Stockland’s senior development manager Stuart Sinclair said he was pleased to support and contribute to local, grass roots efforts to improve and enhance the community in and around Aveley.
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