03 March 2026
Free trees and plants giveaway
The City’s Free Trees and Plants program returns this month to help residents create cooler, greener and more waterwise neighbourhoods.
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Stirling Scene is the City’s monthly e-newsletter, full of events and important updates. Subscribe to find out what’s new at www.stirling.wa.gov.au/subscribe
Welcome to the March edition of Stirling Scene
Caption: City of Stirling Mayor Mark Irwin faced off against a Paralympian, an MLA, an Olympian, an ultra-marathon swimmer and a swimming coach at Stirling Leisure – Scarborough Beach.
It was my pleasure to swim alongside Paralympian Joshua Hofer OAM at Stirling Leisure – Scarborough Beach on Friday as he continued his mission to compete at every Swimming WA club in Perth in four months. Mr Hofer, who won five gold medals at the 1992 Paralympic Games, is an inspirational athlete and a fantastic ambassador for swimming. He brought his gold medals – along with his four silvers and two bronzes – to his meet and greet with the members of Scarborough Beach Swimming Club on Friday. As for the swimming, I consider myself a fair swimmer, but it’s fair to say I was outclassed by the likes of Mr Hofer and Olympian Deane Pieters.
You might have seen our beach safety videos with Perth Glory popping up on social media in recent weeks. We partnered with our good friends at the Glory to bring more awareness to the basics of how to stay safe at the beach, from swimming between the flags to identifying a rip. The campaign comes after our Beach Services team performed a record 226 rescues in January. Sadly, there were multiple incidents that ended in tragedy at our beaches this summer. Please watch the video here and feel free to share it with friends and family.
Harmony Week is just around the corner and it’s a celebration that resonates with us all in the City of Stirling, where around 40 per cent of our residents were born overseas. Running from 16-22 March, the week recognises our cultural diversity and promotes respect and inclusivity in our community. We have a range of Harmony Week events happening across the City that reflect our multicultural make-up.
Mark Irwin
Mayor
What's on in the City
Bunuru — season of adolescence
Local Aboriginal-owned graphic design agency, Norlap Creative, partnered with artist Teresa Miller to create six original artworks for the City of Stirling that share the story of the Nyoongar seasons and Mooro Country native flora and fauna. The above artwork represents Bunuru or the second summer.
Bunuru occurs during February and March and is the hottest time of the year with little to no rain. Therefore, traditionally this was, and still is, a great time for living and fishing by the coast, rivers and estuaries. Because of this, freshwater foods and seafood made up major parts of the diet during this time of year.
Bunuru is also a time of the white flowers with lots of white flowering gums in full bloom, including jarrah, marri and ghost gums.
