Events

Dates and times

• Monday // 10am to 4pm
• Tuesday // 10am to 4pm
• Wednesday // 10am to 4pm
• Thursday // 10am to 4pm
• Friday // 10am to 4pm
• Saturday // 12pm to 4pm
• Sunday - CLOSED

Explore fascinating photographs, memorabilia and artefacts including wool boots and vests sent overseas for the war effort, and you can view old membership lists to see if your mother, aunty, or grandmother’s name is included. City libraries will also be displaying cookbooks and photographs during this time to celebrate the occasion. 

Known for top notch scones, the CWA also has a long history of building and strengthening communities through advocacy, education, service and belonging – from starting the Land Girls to keep providing food to the war effort to advocating for the importance of seatbelts in cars.

The late Margaret Cockman, Freeman of the City, helped form the Wanneroo CWA branch in the 1960s, and won the title of CWA Cash Queen for raising the most money in the state to build the CWA building in Perth.

Dates and times

• Friday 26 April // 10am to 4pm
• Friday 3 May // 10am to 4pm
• Friday 10 May // 10am to 4pm
• Friday 17 May // 10am to 4pm

Explore the sights and sounds of Wanneroo through a showcase of images and videos from the Wanneroo Community History Collection. This screening will explore Wanneroo's rich and diverse history including life on the land, Atlantis Marine Park, and days out at Yanchep.

Join us on a FREE community walking tour of the Resource Recovery Group's Canning Vale Centre. Go beyond the bin and see how your rubbish is recycled back into a resource.

At Resource Recovery Group’s Canning Vale Centre you can see exactly what happens to kerbside waste and recycling. On this 90 minute tour you will learn about:

• The FOGO Processing Facility, where FOGO (food organics, garden organics) material is pre-processed to remove contamination.
• The Green Waste Facility.
• The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), where recyclables are separated, baled and sold for reuse.
• The Education Centre, where there are more resources to help you to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Bus transport provided departing from City of Wanneroo Civic Centre at 8:30am. Please read the essential requirements below before booking.

• 8:30am Bus departs Clarkson Youth Hub, 59 Key Largo Drive, Clarkson.
• 9am Bus departs Wanneroo Civic Centre, 23 Dundebar Road, Wanneroo
• 10:30am Tour begins at Canning Vale Centre

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Tour path and footwear requirements

The tour involves spending approximately 30 minutes of walking outdoors on bush paths around the site. A reasonable level of physical fitness is required. Some sections of the tour path may have soft edges, are inclined and have kerbs. Attendees must follow the tour guide’s instruction, stick to the path and cross roads using the marked crossings. Fully enclosed footwear is essential for all attendees. Shoes must cover the toe, heel, top and side of the foot. We strongly recommend you wear long pants, a hat, sunscreen and bring a water bottle. All tour participants will be required to wear a high-visibility vest (provided by Canning Vale Centre staff).

Stairs

The tour path includes two separate staircases of approximately 40 STAIRS each. Attendees are asked to use the handrails while ascending and descending the stairs. Platforms are located approximately every ten stairs. (Alternative options may be available – please contact the Waste Education Officer to discuss any concerns).

Minimum age requirement and adult supervision

The minimum age requirement for children is 6 years and older. They must be registered for their own ticket and be accompanied by a supervising adult. Children under the age of 6 years old are not permitted.

Plants, animal activity and allergies

Snakes - Please note, in spring and summer, snakes begin to emerge to bask in the sun and there may be an increase in sightings around the facility. If you see a snake, please notify the tour guide immediately. In the unlikely event of a situation, your tour guide is trained in first aid should an emergency arise.

Bees, insects and plants – Bees and other insects may be active on site, as well as flowering plants year-round. Visitors that have any allergies such as bee stings must bring and carry an Epipen with them.

Health and hygiene

All visitors are required to follow good hygiene practices. As this is a waste processing facility, visitors should wash their hands and/or use the hand sanitiser available on site, before/after going to the toilet or handling food or drink. Attendees should not touch anything, including tree, plants, or any items you see on the ground. If you have any flu-like symptoms or are unwell, we ask that you do not attend the tour.

No Smoking

Smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes, is not permitted at the Canning Vale Centre.

Dates and times

• Saturday 4 May // 1:30pm to 4:30pm
• Saturday 11 May // 1:30pm to 4:30pm
• Saturday 18 May // 1:30pm to 4:30pm

The focus will be on sharing family histories through story.

People will be offered information and examples and learn skills through enjoyable writing exercises. Each workshop will include time dedicated to writing freely, and expert guidance in bringing to life in words participants’ chosen stories, whether a snapshot in time of a past Wanneroo or an anecdote from family history.

Presenter Josephine Taylor is a writer, editor, and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Writing at Edith Cowan University. She is a long-time resident in the Wanneroo area, having migrated from England in 1966. Josephine teaches, facilitates, and judges in literary fiction and creative non-fiction.

Please only book if you can attend all three workshops, as this is a three- part event and places are limited.

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This event provides a unique opportunity for 30 participants to engage in a banner making workshop, guided by Tal's expertise, and inspired by her notable Changemaker banners presented by the Museum of Australian Democracy in Old Parliament House, Canberra.

Artist Tal Fitzpatrick, PhD is an accomplished artist based on the lands of the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh language region. Her Changemaker banners serve as a testament to her impactful work.

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