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Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund - Perth Hills Fire Appeal The 6 February 2011 fires in Kelmscott and Roleystone resulted in the loss of over 60 dwellings with other damage incurred on many surrounding properties. The Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund (LMDRF) established an Appeal to assist those who were impacted by the fire. Over $3.7 million was raised by donations from the three tiers of government, businesses, schools, organisations and the general public at large. On 9 August 2011, a second and final disbursement of $1.528 million was made. With a total of $3.716 million now disbursed between 116 applicants, the Appeal has been fully acquitted. The majority of grants have been distributed to those who lost their dwelling. The Perth Hills Fire Appeal has now
closed. Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi said that the LMDRF Board acknowledges and genuinely appreciates the invaluable local knowledge and assistance with disbursement recommendations provided by the City of Armadale during the past six months. “The generosity of mainly Western Australians who donated has helped to provide a positive footing from which to start the necessary rebuilding process,” Ms Scaffidi said. “To all who donated, thank you. Sincere and best wishes are extended to all people affected by the February fires from each member of the LMDRF Board,” she said.
RETIRING FROM COUNCIL I would like to advise you all that I have decided to retire from my role as your Council representative with the City of Armadale, and shall not be re-nominating for the position. I have represented the community of Roleystone and Karragullen from 1992 to 1998, and then again from 2002 to 2011. It has been an amazing, character-building journey that I will never forget. While there have been many challenges, there have also been many great victories. I am looking forward to having additional time to spend in far north Queensland with my son Michael and his daughter. It will also be great to have more time to paint, write, and to commit myself more fully to my role as Chair of the South East Centre for Urban Landcare (SERCUL), which has grown into the largest landcare organisation in Australia. I will still be involved in some community endeavours, such
as the senior’s housing project, but to a lesser degree. I recommend the role of Councillor to anyone who has the time and believes they have the ability and drive to represent our community, and, (along with other Councillors) the whole of the City of Armadale. I can guarantee you will never stop learning, you will meet many people, make new friends, meet real challenges and really grow as a person. You will need the support of at least 7 other councillors, so don’t go in with a single-minded approach. This is about making a commitment to the community of the City of Armadale, using an an open mind and enjoying the experience. I would really like to talk to anyone who believes they would like to take up this challenge. Nominations open September 1st – my term will officially end October 15th 2011. Cr. Pat Hart.
I write this letter not as your councillor, but as an individual community member with my own personal opinion. I am extremely disappointed that there are a number of people making concerted efforts to have the primary school oval left when the seniors independent living project is approved. While I believe some of the trees around the oval should be retained, I also believe that the whole site should be used for the Seniors project. This may be the only chance we will have to give the older members of our community the opportunity to continue living in Roleystone when their larger homes are too big to manage. While it may be a staged approach, I believe every square metre should be left for this project. The senior members of our community are not demanding, and considering how much they have contributed to our community, I think they deserve the entire site for the project. It’s saddening to see the younger members of Roleystone putting up such a fight to reduce the size of the project area so that the oval will still be available for their limited number of events. Pat Hart.