From multimillion-dollar funding agreements to a significant sod turning, it’s been a huge month of advocacy wins for the City of Swan.
The City secured $3.87m in funding to construct the Brabham District Community Centre through the Federal Government’s competitive Thriving Suburbs Program.
Co-funded by developer contributions and the City, the new centre will create a hub of connection for a rapidly growing and diverse community featuring a hall, catering spaces, an outdoor event area and multi-use rooms.
Positioned near the State Government’s recently opened METRONET Whiteman Park Station, Brabham District Community Centre aligns with the City and State’s shared vision of increasing community services close to transport nodes.
The City’s advocacy efforts are supported by the Brabham community’s desire to have plenty of social and recreational opportunities for all ages.
The funding wins don’t stop there—the State Government has committed an additional $3.5m to the construction of the new Beechboro Road/Marshall Road roundabout project, increasing the total State investment in these works to $6m.
The new roundabout will increase capacity to support growing traffic in the area, boost road safety, and reduce congestion in the long term, which will be a welcome improvement for the Bennett Springs community.
Local tertiary students will benefit from the new Ellenbrook Study Hub to be established at Ellenbrook Library in 2025.
One of 10 Hubs to be established nationally – with just three in WA – Ellenbrook Study Hub is the result of a successful submission to the Federal Government’s inaugural Suburban University Study Hubs program.
The Study Hub will include hot desks, private study rooms, meeting rooms and dedicated support staff.
Also in the northern part of Swan, ground has officially broken on the Ellenbrook Community Hub project with Hon. Hannah Beazley MLA, Tania Lawrence MP and Jessica Shaw MLA attending the sod turning.
The project has been backed by $2m in funding from the Federal Government, $3.5m from the State Government and $2m from Lotterywest.
Once complete, the Hub will be a shared-use building for community groups and organisations to run programs and activities that create a thriving and activated space for all.
Tanya Richardson, City of Swan Mayor, said it’s been a huge month of advocacy achievements for the City, all of which are making vital projects a reality.
“The City is proud to be building strong relationships with all levels of government to achieve great outcomes for our community,” she said.
“Our community has diverse needs and securing funding for infrastructure and social projects means we can efficiently deliver on our community’s priorities.”
