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Ladies Night Market in the beautiful surrounds of The Vines Resort
REIWA Perth sales activity on the rise
Perth sales activity on the rise
NEW
04 March 2016
Sales activity in the Perth metro area increased significantly in February.
REIWA President Hayden Groves said the market had enjoyed a healthy rebound following the Christmas and New Year dip.
“reiwa.com data shows sales activity in Perth lifted 16 per cent over the month and five per cent when compared to November 2015.
“We’ve also seen that weekly sales over the last three weeks are higher than they were at the same time last year. While it’s too early to call this a trend it’s a good indicator that mobility in the market is beginning to improve,” Mr Groves said.
At a sub-regional level, the Central sub-region had the strongest increase in sales activity over the month lifting a healthy 37 per cent, followed by the North West sub-region with a 24 per cent lift.
“Baldivis in the South West sub-region and Canning Vale in the South East sub-region were the top selling suburbs in February, followed by Scarborough in the Central sub-region,” Mr Groves said.
Perth’s median house price etched back 1.1 per cent in the three months to February, coming in at $529,000.
Listings
Mr Groves said there had been a three per cent increase in listings stock in February which wasn’t surprising as vendors traditionally returned to the market at the start of the year.
“This is a marginal increase given the time of year, but it’s significant to note that listings are now eight per cent lower than they were in November which suggests this could be the early stages of a correction in a market of prolonged higher than average stock levels,” Mr Groves said.
Rental market
Perth’s overall median rent price held firm at $400 per week in the three months to February 2016.
In terms of houses and units, Mr Groves said the median price for both was unchanged over the month at $400 and $380 per week respectively, but each had dipped $10 per week when compared to November 2015.
“While tenants are still in a good position to secure a competitively priced lease in Perth, it’s encouraging for investors that rent prices are appearing to steady in 2016,” Mr Groves said.
Rental listings in the Perth metro area declined three per cent in February but remain above the long term average.
**Ellenbrook Men’s Shed Exhibition and Open Day**
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.
Family fun day in Aveley
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This looks like a great event for the whole family.
What an inspiration this young Aveley man is!
COMMUNITY GETS BEHIND STUDENT’S INITIATIVE
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.
Site set on Ellenbrook
PLAN FOR FREIGHT TERMINAL
LAND north of Ellenbrook has been flagged for a freight terminal linking the State’s north-west with Perth’s north metropolitan area.
The WA Planning Commission last month assumed control over the land, which is between the future Perth-Darwin Highway, Perth to Geraldton railway line and Great Northern Highway.
Eventually the land will become the South Bullsbrook Intermodal Terminal and WAPC control ensures it will be reserved for this purpose.
About six private properties will be directly affected by the rezoning.
The proposed terminal is surrounded by about 2500 hectares of land proposed to be zoned as industrial in the Metropolitan Region Scheme.
It is also next to RAAF Base Pearce which, among other locations, has been floated as a potential site in the State Government’s search for a second commercial airport in Perth.
City of Swan chief executive Mike Foley said an airport would be convenient for residents in Swan’s northern and eastern suburbs.
“The most important consideration would be the impact on the RAAF Base Pearce airspace,” he said.
“One of the reasons why Perth Airport flight paths are restricted was because of the Jandakot and Pearce airspace.
“The purpose of the Planning Control Area means that all planning decisions on the subject land will be determined by the WAPC. This is to ensure that future development of the subject sites will not prejudice the planning for the future intermodal (terminal) in Bullsbrook.”
Swan Hills MLA Frank Alban met senior government officials recently to lobby for a third interchange off the Perth-Darwin Highway near Maralla Road or Warbrook Road to lead in to the future industrial site.
He said another interchange would benefit residents by removing the temptation for local commercial traffic to join Northlink WA at Ellenbrook, rather than an interchange leading to the industrial area.
Planning Minister John Day said the potential for an intermodal (road-rail) freight terminal at Bullsbrook had been identified in the draft framework.
“Such a terminal would boost employment opportunities in the area and make the most of existing and proposed transport infrastructure in the North-East sub-region,” he said.
The City of Swan also has its eyes on the area as its primary employment centre, the Malaga industrial area, reaches capacity.
Mr Foley said the proximity to Ellenbrook and Midland’s growing skilled workforce was a positive sign.
“(Opening) this region will certainly stimulate positive economic growth through investment attraction, job creation and create further opportunities for tourism,” he said.
“Improving the transport efficiencies for businesses, employees, tourists and the community will stimulate positive economic growth.”
Boys’ skate park idea takes off
The following article appeared in the Ellenbrook Advocate on Wed 19th August 2015;
Three years ago, a group of Aveley boys had a vision to establish a skate park in Aveley. One petition later, their skate park dream has become reality. BOREDOM is what originally inspired four young Aveley boys to walk the neighbourhood and petition for a local skate park.
Jaxon Reynolds, Tyson Byrne-King, Dakota Cheung and Connor McEwen at the new skate park.
Three years on from the conception of their idea to fight boredom, the Aveley skate park has become a reality and an instant hit.
The boys identified the need for the park on a hot summer day and walked the neighbourhood to get support for it.
City of Swan councillor Natasha Cheung facilitated getting their idea and petition to council.
From there, the City got the ball rolling and the boys were called back to help with the design of the skate park, which is also frequently used by scooters. The skate park opened three weeks ago and is already so popular there are jokes about starting another petition to extend it.
Free painting lessons in Ellenbrook
From LWP Ellenbrook Facebook page:
FREE Beginners Art Classes
Roy Davies is a brilliant facilitator and his beginners group (funded by ECAG and ACAG) is going from strength to strength and he has a wait list!!
The classes are also an opportunity to meet likeminded people and make new friends!
Game day in Ellenbrook
The following article is from The Ellenbrook Advocate, 1st Juy 2015
THE long-awaited northern sporting fields and pavilion at Ellenbrook District Open Space are now officially open.
Cricket teams started using the facility last October when the grass was ready but last Friday’s official opening marked the completion of the pavilion, fields, playground and paths as a whole.
Ellenbrook’s local sporting teams can now make full use of the Ellenbrook District Outdoor Space northern playing fields.
The northern playing fields have enough space for two full-size AFL ovals, five junior AFL ovals and three cricket fields.
The new pavilion has meeting rooms, change rooms, clubrooms, a bar and catering facilities.
Ellenbrook Eels Football Club and the junior Ellenbrook Dockers will soon start using the oval for training and match days.
Premier Colin Barnett said at the opening ceremony the complete projects would form one of the best and most comprehensive sport and recreation precincts in the State.
“The pavilion is quite magnificent. This is not some little sporting club pavilion, it services two very strong clubs and the wider sports and recreation complex,” he said.
“As announced in the recent budget, we’ll also provide $7 million towards the Ellenbrook Recreation Centre, a commitment we made in 2013.”
About $2 million of that funding will go towards an aquatic facility for Ellenbrook.
Construction of the southern playing fields is set to start soon.
This will include four FIFA-rated synthetic soccer fields and the Ellenbrook Recreation Centre for indoor sports such as basketball, netball and badminton.
Ellenbrook ward Councillor Patty Williams said the sporting and recreational facility would attract people from surrounding areas to Ellenbrook.
“From its inception Ellenbrook has been designed to provide for the lifestyles of a growing community,” she said.
“The Ellenbrook District Open Space will draw even more people to the area through sporting competitions, events and recreational facility use and hopefully attract more people into sport and physical activity, which will contribute to the overall wellbeing of our community.”
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