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21 June 2015 Banjup Residents Group 1

BANJUP RESIDENTS GROUP

General Meeting

21 June 2015

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Guests today include:

• Mayor Logan Howlett
• Daniel Arndt, Dir Planning, Cockburn
• Stuart Downing, Dir Finance, Cockburn
• Assistant Commissioner Darren Klemm,

DFES

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Apologies

• Members

– David Beckwith – Elizabeth Walton – Judy and Alan Fogarty – Glen Hollands

• Non-Members

– Joe Francis MLA – Cllr Steve Portelli – Cllr Yaz Mubarakai

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Agenda

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Rates Neil Raine

15:05

This recommendation was adopted by Cockburn Council on 11 June

“The proposed rate in the dollar is 7.074¢ of GRV value. The increase is 3.5% for

the average property after allowing

for the waste management service charge and the community surveillance levy to be added into general rates.”

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Inflation Rates – 12 months to March 2015

• Consumer Price Index

– Australia 1.3% – Perth 1.4%

• Food and non-alcoholic beverages

1.9%

• Alcohol and tobacco

5.2%

• Clothing and footwear
• 0.7%
• Housing

2.7%

• Furnishings, household equipment and services

1.5%

• Health

4.4%

• Transport
• 6.2%
• Communication
• 4.5%
• Recreation and culture

2.0%

• Education

5.4%

• Insurance and financial services

1.8%

• Producer Price Index - Australia

0.7%

• Wages Price Index

2.3% Source: ABS

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Pensioners supposed to benefit from rate rises

• Last year’s rate was ~4 cents in dollar of Gross

Rental Value

• New rate is ~7 cents in dollar of GRV
• Now rolled up with:

– Rubbish collection – CoSafe

• Cockburn says rolling up means bigger rebate

for pensioners

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Rate rises for Banjup are punitive

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Rates will rise overall by 8%, not 3.5%

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INCREASES IN RESIDENTIAL RATES 2015/16

(ImpRes) Improved Residential Yield $ millions Year on year increase Number

• f

Properties Rate per property Year on year increase 2014/15 from Rating Statement 32.26 $ Rubbish 15.80 $ Cosafe 2.36 $ Total 2014/15 rates 50.41 $ 36,313 1,388 $ Total 2015/16 rates 55.42 $ 7.9% 37,099 1,494 $ 7.6%

Source: Cockburn adopted budget June 2015

New properties cannot be the reason for the rise

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2014/15 2015/16 Existing Properties 36,313 3.50% 50.41 $ 52.18 $ 1,437 $ 20,312 $ New Properties 786 3.24 $ 4,121 $ 58,250 $ Total 37,099 55.42 $ 1,494 $ 21,116 $ Rates $M Number of Properties Reported Increase Rate per Property GRV

DUH ?!?!

Property rates will rise by 3.5% if your GRV is $19,750

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19750

2014 2015 GRV 19,750 $ 19,750 $ Rate in dollar 0.04303 0.07074 Rates 850 Rubbish 435 450 rolled up in 2015 rates CoSafe 65 67 Total on Rate Notice 1,349.84 1,397.12 Increase 3.5%

If your GRV is Cockburn average $20,443, rates will rise by 4.8%

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20443

2014 2015 GRV 20,443 $ 20,443 $ Rate in dollar 0.04303 0.07074 Rates 879.66 Rubbish 435 450 rolled up in 2015 rates CoSafe 65 67 Total on Rate Notice 1,379.66 1,446.14 Increase 4.82%

If your GRV is $25,000, rates will rise by 12%

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25000

2014 2015 GRV 25,000 $ 25,000 $ Rate in dollar 0.04303 0.07074 Rates 1,076 Rubbish 435 450 rolled up in 2015 rates CoSafe 65 67 Total on Rate Notice 1,575.75 1,768.50 Increase 12.2%

Higher the GRV, bigger the rates increase

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GRV Increase

23,000 $ 9% 25,000 $ 12% 30,000 $ 18%

Rolling up makes rubbish charges inequitable

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GRV Charge 16,000 460 19,750 450 22,000 502 26,000 594 30,000 685 34,000 777

• 100

200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000

Rubbish Charge GRV

RUBBISH CHARGES by GRV

Stuart Downing here to explain latest rises

• Why is the overall rates increase really 8% not 3.5%?

– Why is the rate rise for an average property 4.8%?

• Why is there no equity in rubbish charges?
• Why is nothing explained in Cockburn’s rating and

budget papers?

• How are you going to fix this?

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What shall we resolve?

• Motion:
• a. The BRG urges the City of Cockburn before rate

notices are issued to reduce rate rises to its declared 3.5%

• b. The BRG instructs its Committee to refer the

iniquitous rate rises to the Department of Local Government

• Vote

Unrolling rubbish from rates is more equitable

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• 500

1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000

Rate Bill

GRV

RATE BILL COMPARISON

Rolled Unrolled

@ 3.5% increase

GRV Rolled Unrolled 16,000 9.1% 8.0% 20,000 6.9% 6.3% 22,000 10.4% 6.1% 26,000 16.3% 5.8% 30,000 21.0% 5.6% 34,000 24.9% 5.4% Bill Increase

Rates will rise overall by 8%, not 3.5%

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Homes Yield $ millions Year on year increase 2014/15 Rates yield 36,313 32.26 2014/15 Rates yield for 15/16 quantities 37,099 32.81 Rubbish & CoSafe 18.55 Total would have been 51.36 2015/16 Rates yield adopted 55.42 7.9% Comprising General rates 10.4% Rubbish 3.4% CoSafe 3.1%

Source: Cockburn adopted budget June 2015

Rate bills have risen 50% in 5 years

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Compound Rates Increases - Cost recovery for Rubbish and CoSafe

Rates Rubbish CoSafe Total increase CPI Wages

4000% variance and no explanation !!!

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Source: Cockburn adopted Business Plan June 2015

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Emergency Services Ian Thurston

15:35

ESL rates will increase by 10.8%

it was 6% last year and 6% next year

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• 2.0%

0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0%

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

ESL Increases

DFES proposals to change Banjup from ESL 3 to ESL 1 are all declined

• April 2011 –

– Consolidate brigades at Poletti Road – Locate bulk water tanker at Poletti Road

• February 2012

– Change from ESL 3 to ESL 1

• March 2014

– Change from ESL 3 to ESL 1

• April 2015

– Change from ESL 3 to ESL 1

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DFES tried again in 2015 – says the Career brigades can serve us better

• DFES will control structural and rural fires
• Success fire station can reach Banjup in 7

minutes

• Murdoch and Canning Vale soon after
• Career brigades have specialist equipment
• Support from Jandakot Volunteer Brigade

– Bulk water tanker

• Banjup’s ESL rate rises 120% from $164 to $363

– Including 10.8% rise

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We need reassurance from DFES

• 7 minutes to get to Banjup

– Really? Across the Freeway?

• No reticulated water in Banjup
• DFES fire trucks have limited water

– Gibbs Road fire 2011

• fire trucks looked for “blue tiles”

– Beenyup Road fire 2015

• Bush fire AND house fire
• DFES dispatched first
• Had to call for the Jandakot brigade and water tanker

– Why not dispatched at same time?

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“Strained relations” between Career and Volunteers put Banjup lives at risk

• Keelty’s report into the Hills Fire of 2011 said:

– “Brigades do not understand decisions about why certain units are called in to deal with the incident and

• thers are left alone. Unless there is clarity, it

exacerbates the already strained relationship with some of the volunteer brigades.” – … “The incident [dispatch of Jandakot Brigade] will add to the lack of trust and confidence volunteer brigades have in FESA, which is contrary to the assertions made in FESA’s submission to this inquiry.”

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How can DFES assure us that we will be safe?

• Are relations with the Jandakot Brigade better?
• What are protocols for dispatching fire-fighters?
• Will DFES trucks get bogged in Banjup sand?
• What are the benefits to Banjup of changing

ESL?

• Assistant Commissioner Darren Klemm will

explain

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DFES materials

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What shall we resolve?

• Motions:

a. The BRG supports Banjup being changed to ESL 1 b. The BRG does not support Banjup being changed to ESL 1 and urges DFES to desist from promoting any change until reticulated water is available in Banjup

• Vote

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Land Use Planning for Perth @ 3.5 million Jemma Van Dongen

16:00

WA Planning Commission wants comments on its long term plans for Perth

• Need land and roads for 3.5 million people by

2050

• 75,000 more homes in South Metro
• South Banjup will NOT be urbanised
• Most new urban land will be along “corridors”

– Kwinana Freeway and Railway – Armadale – Mandurah

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Corridors of development

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Roads around us will be 4 lane dual carriageway

21 June 2015 Banjup Residents Group 35 Arterial road Primary Distributor Armadale Rd will be up to 6 lanes

Any new urban areas must be shown on map

• Future developments must be in WAPC’s plan
• If property is not shaded, no rezoning
• We have this chance only to get it right

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South Banjup will be preserved …

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Russell Rowley Nicholson Tapper

… but are there any “infills” ?

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Russell Rowley Nicholson Tapper ??

WAPC plans for little new rural residential land

• Only 1,000 to 2,000 more in metro south

– Most towards Mandurah

• Will rural Banjup be in demand?

– 25 minutes from City – “Little piece of heaven”

• Why can’t we divide into 1 hectare lots?

– Still no resolution from Dept Planning

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What shall we resolve?

• Motion:

– The BRG directs its Committee to submit to the WAPC that Banjup properties can be divided into 1 hectare lots

• Vote

North Banjup will be surrounded

21 June 2015 Banjup Residents Group 41 Arterial road Primary Distributor

2021 2031

Big developments are envisaged

• Jandakot Road straightened and dual

carriageway

– Land resumed

• Berrigan Drive to Jandakot City dual

carriageway

• Jandakot City major commercial centre
• Link roads from airport to Berrigan and

Warton

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Rural ambience of North Banjup will be lost

• Residents’ rural ambiance

continuously eroded

• Planning blight impacts property

values

• Ever increasing noise
• Increasing stress on property owners

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Should north of Armadale Road be urban / commercial ??

• Rezone to urban deferred
• Press to resume by 2021
• Calleya shows little threat to Water

Mound

• What does north Banjup think?

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What shall we resolve?

• Motion:

– The BRG directs its Committee to seek views of North Banjup residents about plans for urban development

• Vote

Any volunteers to contribute to our submission to the WAPC?

• Are there any different views?
• Are there experienced planners who

can help?

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341 Beenyup Road Ian

16:25

What is happening at 341 Beenyup Road? 2014 2015

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Owner has flouted rules and pressed ahead with development

• Approved

– Divide into 3 lots – Bitumen fire break – Lights along fenceline – Poles for CCTV

• Not approved

– Clear vegetation – Chinese pavilions – 4,500 tonnes sand – 1,900 bamboo – Continued work – 630kVA electricity

• 100 houses

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Cockburn response:

• Directed to stop work
• Directed to revegetate
• Lawyers taking action

Plans submitted for a 50 metre square “family home”

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• 10 bedrooms
• 10 en suites
• 2 storeys
• covered walkways
• “water gardens”

This could be a precedent for 2 further “family homes”

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Cockburn Planning Director will explain what is happening

• Daniel Arndt

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Heavy Trucks on Banjup Roads Ian Thurston

16:40

BRG made deputation to Cockburn Council on 11 June

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Council agreed to reclassify Liddelow Road

• Officers’ report presented no case
• Liddelow and Gibbs classification an

anomaly

• Recommend to Main Roads WA to classify

as ‘Local Distributor’

• Process could take several months
• HOORAY !!

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Fire Control Colin Bramwell

16:45

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We resolved this at our last meeting

• The BRG directs its Committee to press

for these fire control arrangements:

– No permits June July August – 2 people at a bonfire less than 6 cu metres – Representation on Reference Group

Cockburn’s new Fire Control Order is much more sensible

• No fire permits 1 June to 30 September
• Firebreak period from 1 November to 15 April
• No dead vegetation around habitable buildings

to radius of 3 metres

• SUCCESS !!

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A good result but …

• No representation on Bush Fire Group

– Cockburn committed to better consultation with Banjup

• Briefing for BRG on 5 June
• Still 3 people at a bonfire

– April, May, October, November – Rangers DO HAVE discretion – Appeal if you want

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How Can We Make Banjup Better? Erika Antal

16:59

What can we do to help ourselves?

• Discuss in more detail next time

– share bush management ideas – Share fire control ideas – identify native and exotic plants – facilitate bulk purchases (eg Fusilade) – garden open days – Banjup boot sale – Planting Day – More ideas ??

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Volunteers will plant 4 burned properties

• 1,600 plants
• 28 June, 4 & 5 July for planting
• Any more volunteers?
• We will learn this year
• Even better next year

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Shall we bulk purchase Fusilade?

• 10% price rise since last year
• Retail - $112 per litre
• Bulk - $1100 per 20 litres

– Half price

• Interested? – Contact Ian Thurston by 12 July

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And finally … Colin Bramwell

17:07

Next Meeting

• Sunday 4 October ??

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Is there any other business?

• 1. -
• 2. -
• 3. -
• 4. -

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Thank you for your time and your contributions

• Stay and talk
• Have a warm drink