Dianella

What you've told us so far

"Improve Dianella Plaza and the surrounding vacant land."

What we're doing

Council recently endorsed the City's draft Local Planning Scheme No. 4. Once approved by the Minister for Planning, this document will facilitate upgrades to the shopping centre and redevelopment of vacant land.

Learn more about Draft Local Planning Scheme No. 4.

What you've told us so far

“More trees and turning verges into low water needs gardens.”

What we're doing

Through the 2025/26 plan and budget, 8,000 trees will be planted in parks and verges, with over 650 scheduled to be planted throughout Dianella during the 2026 planting season.

Furthermore, the City has increased tree watering from two years to three years for new trees to mitigate loss.  An additional 784,000 trees and shrubs will be planted across the City by 2040.

The plan and budget also includes funding to complete a strategic review of waterwise local park upgrades and implementation plan to maximise water savings by 2028.

Learn more on the Living Green Program webpage, or sign up for the Living Green newsletter for more updates.

What you've told us so far

“Personally I think the parks could do with better play equipment and some seating. Additional road sweeping too."

What we're doing

The 2025/26 budget includes $1.2 million for playground equipment across the City including at Croft Avenue and Gordon Phoenix Reserves. In Dianella this will also include new furniture in Lennard Malton Reserve, and nature play renewal in Dianella Regional Open Space and at Wellington Glover Reserve. New shade sails will be installed at Lennard Malton and Lennard Jeffery Reserves.

What you've told us so far

“Making sure new home builds retain existing mature trees and new homes cover less than 50% of the block size.”

What we're doing

The City applies the Residential Design Codes which limits the amount of site coverage a property can have and with recent reforms, seeks to encourage a diversity of housing types. In addition to this the City has a commitment to fast track assessments for properties that seek to retain a mature tree as part of their development application. The City has also undertaken a trial project for retaining trees on development sites where they are conditioned as part of a development approval, where a dedicated officer investigates these properties and liaises with owners to get the trees planted and/or retained.

Learn more about trees and development in the City of Stirling.

What you've told us so far

“I really want verge collection back because I can't fit all of my stuff in the skip bin."

What we're doing

Our skip bin service is one of four free on-demand collection services offered by the City to all households.

• One skip bin (three cubic metres)
• One mattress collection (up to six items)
• White goods collection (up to four items)
• E-waste collection (up to six items).

Two additional skip bins can also be booked through the City at a discounted rate of $87.55 per skip, per financial year.

Ratepayers may also use their tip passes, in addition to the skip service, to bring excess household waste to the Recycling Centre Balcatta transfer station.

• Household mixed waste - up to one tonne. Four visits permitted with a maximum of 250kg per visit
• Clean green waste - up to one tonne. Four visits permitted with a maximum of 250kg per visit
• Residential construction waste one tonne. Four visits permitted with a maximum of 250kg per visit
• White goods disposal - up to two items
• Mattress disposal - up to two items.

Household hazardous waste items and a wide range of recyclable items can be dropped off for free at the Recycling Centre Balcatta, which is open seven days. Find out which items you can drop off on the recycling and hazardous waste webpage.

Learn more about waste and recycling in the City.