Nicole Woolf - Councillor City of Vincent

WHOLESOME ALERT ❤️

Spotted this ‘Pup stop’ today with treats, fairy lights and water for dogs and their humans.

This sort of local kindness gives our neighbourhood its heart.

Vincent = neighbourhood goals!

Buying or selling on Facebook Marketplace? 👇

Frame Court in Leederville has been selected as the future location for the City of Vincent’s Safe Trading Site for people buying and selling on platforms like Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree.

In December, I brought forward a motion asking the City to identify a suitable location for a safe trading site, so people don’t have to meet strangers at their home if they feel unsafe doing so.

Frame Court is a strong choice because it’s:
• close to parking and the train station
• highly visible with plenty of foot traffic
• well lit with quality CCTV
• near public toilets and seating
• next to a playground for parents trading with children
• close to local op shops for unsold goods

Looking forward to the site being up and running soon.

For more information in the meantime, search ‘Vincent safe trading’.

ANGOVE ST PETROL STATION ⛽️ Final day in courtroom 4.08 as the SAT hearings wrap up with closing submissions.

The hearing relates to the appeal against Council’s refusal of the smaller petrol station proposal. The separate appeal relating to the refusal of the larger proposal is still underway.

No word yet on when a decision will be handed down. The SAT generally aims to deliver decisions within 90 days, although there can be some flexibility. I will share further updates when there’s more to report.

One of the things I love about living in Vincent is that simple errands take forever ❤️

You run into people at the café, stop to chat outside the post office, pat a friendly dog, and get caught talking to a neighbour on the footpath.

A sign of a connected neighbourhood, and a problem we are lucky to have.

Vincent played a pretty major role in the 1962 Commonwealth Games 🥇

Beatty Park hosted the swimming and diving, with Dawn Fraser competing and Australia winning 15 of the 23 swimming events!

The cycling events were held at Lake Monger Velodrome in Leederville, which is now Litis Stadium, home to the Floreat Athena Football Club.

Our local places hold some incredible stories 🩷

📸 State Library of WA

💬 Have your say on the City of Vincent’s proposed rates for 2026/27. Does this strike the right balance between maintaining essential services and keeping rates affordable? Are the proposed changes to vacant land and short-term rental categories fair and reasonable?

The proposal includes a 5.4% general rate increase, equating to around $1.85 per week ($96.20 per year) for the median residential household. This reflects rising costs for delivering essential local services and infrastructure, including contractor, insurance and utility costs.

Vincent’s residential rates remain among the lowest of metropolitan councils in Perth.

The proposal also includes:
• a higher rate for vacant land, aimed at discouraging land banking and encouraging housing supply
• concessions for some vacant residential properties vacant for less than two years
• a new category for unhosted short term rentals, recognising impacts on housing availability

Vacant and unhosted short term accommodation properties attract significantly increased costs for the city through antisocial behaviour, graffiti, increased waste, compliance costs and reduced neighbourhood amenity. The proposed differential rates are intended to ensure these additional costs are not unfairly borne by standard residential ratepayers.

I’d encourage residents, businesses and property owners to read the information and have their say using the consultation process at the link below by 10 June.

Public Notice of Intention to Levy Differential Rates 2026/27 We are inviting comment on the differential rates and minimum payments proposed for 2026/27.

Back at the State Administrative Tribunal today for day two of the final hearing into the proposed smaller Angove Street petrol station.

This application was unanimously refused by Council in August 2024 before being appealed by the developers.

So far, today’s proceedings have focused on potential health impacts and amenity concerns including petrol fumes and smell.

The hearing is scheduled to continue for a further five business days, with members of the public able to attend in person at 565 Hay St, Perth.

⛽️ ANGOVE ST PETROL STATION: I’m at the State Administrative Tribunal today alongside North Perth community members.

We are here for the final hearing into the development application for a smaller petrol station on the existing Angove Street site.

The application was unanimously refused by Council in August 2024 before being appealed by the developers.

The application does not include the site at 45 Angove Street, with the separate appeal relating to the larger proposal still ongoing.

The hearing will continue over the next seven days at the SAT (565 Hay St, Perth), with members of the public able to attend in person.

Important info for all our local readers, parents and study crammers 📚

This June, we'll be busy improving the layout, comfort and usability of the library space. This work supports our ongoing commitment to providing a welcoming and accessible space to serve as the lounge room of the community 💜

To safely complete this work, the library building will be closed from Wednesday, 27 May in early July. During the closure, new shelving will be installed and the layout updated to make the library easier to browse, more comfortable to use and better suited to community needs.

To reduce disruption, loan limits will be increased and due dates extended so items borrowed before June are not due back during the closure period. The after‑hours returns chute will remain available, and Books on Wheels deliveries will continue.

Members will also continue to have access to the library’s digital collection, including eBooks, eAudiobooks and online resources. The online catalogue and library app will remain available for browsing and placing holds. Find out how to access our eLibrary here.

The closure period will also be used to refresh library programs and services based on community feedback. This includes exploring flexible and creative ways to deliver programs, such as story times held out in the community, and trialing new formats and locations for library activities. Further information about updated programs will be shared closer to reopening.

Public PCs and printing will not be available on-site during June. Library members are welcome to access these services at nearby libraries, including:

📚 Town of Cambridge Library
📚 City of Perth City Library
📚 City of Stirling Libraries
📚 Town of Subiaco Library
📚 The State Library of Western Australia

We appreciate your patience while this work is completed and look forward to welcoming everyone back in July to a refreshed, more welcoming library space.