Midland locals call for green spaces and public facilities
East Metro MLC Tim Clifford has renewed calls to transform Midland Oval into an open public space – complete with a skate park and youth-targeted amenities – after a local boy was hospitalised while accessing skate facilities in a nearby suburb. As there are no skate facilities in Midland, young people have to travel to…
Read MoreAboriginal heritage ignored by City of Gosnells in rush to build mega industrial estate
Important Aboriginal heritage has been overlooked by City of Gosnells in a rush to approve clearing for the Maddington Kenwick Strategic Employment Area, the WA Greens say. “Numerous stone artefacts dating back thousands of years have been found within the MKSEA development area and within living memory, people were camping at Yule Brook in the…
Read MoreReview of Midland Oval Development Welcomed
East Metropolitan Greens MLC Tim Clifford has welcomed the news the Department of Local Government will review the process followed by the City of Swan when spending $32.5 million buying land for the Midland Oval Redevelopment, to ensure there has been no breach of the Act. In answer to questions on notice in Parliament yesterday…
Read MoreGreens MP calls for Minister to Investigate Oval Redevelopment
East Metro MLC Tim Clifford is calling on the Local Government Minister to investigate the actions of the City of Swan regarding the Midland Oval Redevelopment Masterplan. Despite a Special Meeting of Electors scheduled for June 18 to discuss the extension of The Avenue through the Oval, the City of Swan has given developer De…
Read MoreCommunity Shows its Colours
East Metro upper house Greens representative, the Hon Tim Clifford MLC echoed community concern at Tuesday’s Special Meeting of Electors. He deplored the lack of vision in relation to this development and demanded that the Council begin at last to listen to community and demonstrate transparency. “The City of Swan has spent $32.5 million on…
Read MoreMidland Oval gets 1,000 Messages of Love on Valentine’s Day
Greens Member for East Metro, Tim Clifford MLC will deliver 1,000 postcards signed by City of Swan residents and ratepayers to councillors at tonight’s council meeting. Residents have eagerly signed the Valentine’s Day themed postcards that send a strong message to let council know that they were not consulted and that the Midland Oval Redevelopment…
Read MoreHoliday Goods Drive
This holiday season, we partnered with the Rise Community Network to undertake a Holiday Goods Drive. We asked the community for donations of items (such as bedding, homewares and vouchers) that would be suitable for women and children leaving domestic violence situations. We were heartened by the warm response of the local Midland community and…
Read MoreCity of Swan Electors Call for Financial Transparency
WA Greens East Metropolitan representative, the Hon. Tim Clifford joins community leaders today at the City of Swan’s Annual Meeting of Electors in calling for greater transparency, financial accountability and proper consultation with community. The meeting will be attended by a group of local residents who will be strongly challenging the City of Swan at…
Read MoreCommunity Kept in the Dark – Proposed Incinerator Burns Dirty Energy
Greens (WA) East Metropolitan representative, the Hon. Tim Clifford MLC condemns the process that is leaving the local community in the dark when it comes to decisions about how their waste will be treated. A proposal by the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council will see residual waste from local residents trucked as far as 100 kilometres…
Read MoreCommunity Rallies to Keep Midland’s Last Remaining Green Space
Over 60 people attended a community picnic at Midland Oval organised by Greens (WA) MLC, Tim Clifford. Mr Clifford was joined by the Hon Michelle Roberts MLA, local council candidates for the Midland/Guildford ward and community members who called for the City of Swan to keep the oval as a green space. The Midland Oval…
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