Stirling Scene

The Charity Clothing Drop-off Day is returning to the City Administration Centre carpark at 25 Cedric Street, Stirling on Saturday 13 April from 9.00am to 1.00pm.

Our last drop-off day in 2023 was a big one, with almost 21 tonnes of items given to charities to put to good use. 

Charities will accept old, new or worn-out clothes that are still in good condition. Items that cannot be repurposed will be recycled into useful things such as industrial rags.

The installation of new Entry Statements at key locations across the City of Stirling is well underway, replacing five older assets at the end of their lifecycle and adding four more at new locations.

Each Entry Statement features a different colour palette and iconography based on designs from local Nyoongar artist, Seantelle Walsh, to reflect native flora and fauna from the local area. The above example is located in Menora on the corner of Alexander Drive and Melrose Crescent and features a koolbardi or magpie.

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The City is proud to announce the Inglewood Arts Hub is open for creative endeavours, with renovations recently delivered in partnership with the Town Team, Inglewood on Beaufort.

The hub now has a dedicated artist-in-residence space and in the very near future will have gallery space to display all the amazing artworks created by local creatives and visiting artists alike.

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Image: Inglewood Ward Councillors David Lagan and Damien Giudici at the Inglewood Town Square where the Arts Hub is located.

Returning from 6 April – 5 May 2024, 'Tree Fest' is a community celebration of trees and our natural environment and features inspiring events and activities hosted by more than 25 councils across WA, from Albany to Joondalup.

The City is proud to be the festival founder and has a jam-packed program for residents including nature-based school holiday activities, walks and talks.

Free tree and plant giveaway events will be held on Saturday 30 March, Thursday 4 April, Saturday 6 April and Tuesday 9 April, in the lead-up to our Biodiversity Open Day on Saturday 13 April.

Henderson Environmental Centre is open for visitors these school holidays, between 2 – 5 April, and 9 – 12 April 2024 from 9.00am to 5.00pm.

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Image: WA Tree Festival 2024 Steering Group members Cressida Cullity (Stirling), Melanies Davies (WALGA), Rafeena Boyle (Cockburn), Alannah Furniss (Swan) and Connor Warn (East Fremantle) at this week's Tree Fest launch in partnership with the Kings Park Botanical Gardens.

Chris Ferreira from the Forever Project and Matt Wallwork from Ecotecture joined the Mayor as panel judges to award students with their prizes for sustainable urban design this month.

The Sustainable Stirling Student Design Competition gala awards event recognised some of the best designs as part of the City's participation in Perth Design Week 2024, held between 14 – 21 March.

The City hopes this competition continues into the future to encourage a new way for us to talk about sustainable urban design and better involve the designers and architects of the future.

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The City is proud to support Perth's first ever beach obstacle course event - the Perth Beach OCR Scarbs 2024 - happening 21 April 2024.

An event like no other, Perth Beach OCR is suitable for all fitness levels whether you’re looking to stand on top of the podium or just here to have some fun with your mates.

Get your friends and gym buddies together and get ready for a wicked day full of beach festival vibes.

Proudly presented by the City of Stirling, Red Dust OCR, Ninja Academy and Perth Fitfam.

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The City's 2024 Heritage Awards are now open for applications until 5.00pm Friday 19 April 2024.

The City established the biannual Heritage Awards to recognise the efforts made by individuals and groups in the pursuit of conserving the City’s heritage.

Prizes valued at up to $400 are up for grabs across several categories including conservation and restoration, excellence in design and construction and the Barrie Baker Special Recognition Award.

Youth Week (5-12 April 2024) is WA’s largest annual celebration of young people (10-25 years), providing young people with the opportunity to express their ideas, raise important issues, make decisions, create entertainment and celebrate young people’s contribution to the community.

One of the ways the City empowers young people to have a voice in our community is through our Youth LEADS (Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement, Development & Service) program.

With so much happening in the City, find out about some of the must-not-miss events coming up this April!

• WA Tree Fest | 6 April – 5 May | Multiple locations
• Art Space Collective presents Our Woven Worlds Kids Workshops | Thursday 11 April, 1.00pm – 3.00pm & Friday 12 April, 10.00am – 12.00pm | Scarborough Multi-purpose Space
• Charity Clothing Drop-off Day | Saturday 13 April, 9.00am – 1.00pm | City of Stirling Administration Centre carpark 
• Biodiversity Open Day | Saturday 13 April, 9.00am – 2.00pm | Henderson Environmental Centre, North Beach
• Think Like a Worm | Saturday 13 April, 5.00pm – 8.00pm | Inglewood Mount Lawley Community Garden
• Inglewood Upmarket | Saturday 13 & Saturday 20 April (Youth Market) | 9.00am – 1.00pm | Inglewood Town Square
• ANZAC Day Events and Services | Thursday 25 April | Events will be published closer to ANZAC Day 
• Perth Folk & Roots Club | Sunday 28 April, 5.00pm – 8.00pm | Inglewood Bowling and Sports Club
• Revo Fitness 24 Hr Swim for Ocean Heroes | Friday 19 & Saturday 20 April | Scarborough Beach Pool
• Beaufort Street ANZACs at Inglewood Library | Monday 22 April, 10.00am – 11.30am | Stirling Libraries – Inglewood
• Stirling Players Present Evita | 26 April – 11 May, various times | Stirling Theatre, Innaloo
• ANZAC Day Events and Services | Thursday 25 April | Across the City, including North Beach Memorial 
• Inglewood Monday Night Markets – final month! | Mondays 6.00pm – 9.00pm | Beaufort Street, Inglewood
• Scarborough Sunset Markets – Summer Season – final month! | Thursdays 5.00pm –10.00pm | Scarborough Square and Amphitheatre
• Stirling Farmers Market | Sundays, 7.30am – 11.00am | City of Stirling Administration Centre carpark.

To find out more about these and other exciting events, visit the City's events calendar.

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 Djeran or autumn. 

Djeran season at last sees a break in the really hot weather. A key indicator of the change of season is the cool nights that once again bring a dewy presence for us to discover in the early mornings. The winds have also changed, especially in their intensity, with light breezes being the go and generally swinging from southerly directions.

As the season progresses, the nights will become cooler and damper along with some cool and rainy days which also means that traditionally mia mias (houses or shelters) were now repaired and updated to make sure they were waterproofed and facing in the right direction in readiness for the deep wintery months to come.