Parental care required at all playgrounds

As a follow-up to the Public Open Space Strategy the Town is preparing a ten year playground upgrading program.

The Town has thirty parks with play equipment and the program recommends that the larger district parks have 5 or more pieces of play equipment, neighbourhood parks have 3–5 pieces and local parks are installed with 1–3 pieces. Rubberised softfall is recommended to be implemented in larger parks over the 10 year program. This will enhance the play spaces in the Town for the use of families and children to enjoy.

As a community safety measure the Town has a program of regularly checking playground equipment and of cleaning the softfall sand in the play spaces on a programmed basis. An annual audit by an external body is carried out once a year in addition to the Town’s inspection program to maximise safety.

When using any play space in the Town, or in any other local government for that matter, parents are urged to check that the equipment is in a safe condition prior to use and that there are no hazardous materials in the softfall which could pose a safety threat to your child. Despite the Town’s best efforts, vandalism to equipment and thoughtless acts by antisocial people compromising child safety do occur from time to time. Parents need to be vigilant and to check the safety of the play area prior to use and report any problems to the Town’s Rangers on 9337 7480 or Customer Service Centre staff on 9377 8000.

Watch out for your new Waste & Recycling Guide

Keep your new 2008–2009 Guide on the fridge or in a handy location as your annual reference to waste and recycling in the Town of Bassendean.

Look inside for these useful features:

Bulk Verge Collection dates for 2008/2009.
Disposal Guide A–Z: Your one-stop guide where to put your household waste and maximise recycling.

Cleaning out your shed? Then make sure you read the updated Household Hazardous Waste page in the Guide for dates of where and when you can take old paints, oils, computers, garden chemicals and more.

In your mailbox from July 2008!

New contact number for State Emergency Service

Need SES assistance? Then call 132 500.

The SES has recently changed to the national 13 contact number which means that all calls for assistance are received at the central emergency call centre. Requests are prioritised in order of urgency and tasked to Units for a response within minutes.

So remember: For SES assistance call 132 500.

Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Days

As a resident of the Town of Bassendean you can take up to 20 kg or 20 litres of unwanted paint, motor oil, computer equipment, gas cylinders, batteries, disused fluorescent lights and sharps/needles (accepted only if in a rigid and sealed container) to the Town’s Depot at 69 Scaddan Street, Bassendean, on Saturday 7 June 2008.