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Ogilvie Road Park Opens!

Mt Pleasant residents and the City of Melville will be celebrating the recent transformation of Ogilvie Road Park into a new public open space, with a free BBQ in the Park on Sunday, 23 June 2013.

City Plans to Design-in Access

The City of Melville is on a search for participants to sit on an Access Advisory Panel, giving people with disabilities and mobility impairments input into City planning and approval processes.

Melville Plants Seedlings for Environment Day

In celebration of World Environment Day yesterday, office and field staff from the City of Melville’s environmental team, came together to plant seedlings at Peter Bosci Park, Leeming.

Winner Designs out Crime at Home

Kardinya resident Craig Reynolds has won $500 to spend on RAC home security products after Designing Out Crime in his home, following a free crime prevention forum held by the City of Melville.

People Choose Winter Sparrow

With over 1000 visitors to the City of Melville’s Art Awards exhibition this year, Winter Sparrow, a watercolour by artist Kimberly Rae, received the most number of votes taking out the honour of the Murdoch University People's Choice Award.

Talking Recognition and Reconciliation

The City of Melville is honouring National Reconciliation Week which is celebrated across the nation every year from 27 May to 3 June, and commemorates the anniversaries of two significant events in Australia’s reconciliation journey, the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision.

Weekly Recycling Commences in Melville

From Monday, 3 June 2013, the City of Melville will upgrade its recycling service moving from a fortnightly to weekly collection of recycling bins.

Theft of Public Artwork

The City of Melville has been recently notified of an incident of vandalism and theft of a public art installation at Wireless Hill in Ardross.

WA’s Favourite Librarian in Melville!

As Australia celebrates Library and Information Week from 20 to 26 May 2013, City of Melville librarian Dominique Ward has taken the title of Western Australia’s Favourite Librarian, as part of Australia's Favourite Librarian campaign.

'Thanks a million' Volunteers

A human sized cardboard camera sculpture was on display at Garden City last week as part of the City of Melville’s celebrations for National Volunteer Week from 13 to 19 May.

Art Awards a Winner!

A molotov cocktail of cultural references; an economical visual poetry; and a surprising collision of genre and motif; were just some of the judges comments when selecting winners for the City of Melville’s 2013 Art Awards.

2014 Solo and Group Exhibitions on Offer

Looking to develop a vibrant exhibition schedule for 2014, the Heathcote Museum and Gallery is calling for Expressions of Interest from artists who would like to be part of the exhibition program at Heathcote Museum and Gallery next year, whether they be a solo exhibitor, group or touring show.

New Crime Prevention Commitment in Melville

The City of Melville and WA Police will up the ante and continue their fight against crime, following the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two organisations.

Time Bids Be Gone

Time Bids Be Gone is an exhibition of new works investigating time and particularly the space between transition and stillness, opening at Heathcote Museum and Gallery on Saturday, 25 May 2013.

Art Installation Volunteers a Story

In celebration of National Volunteer Week from 13 to 19 May 2013, the Melville Volunteer Resource Centre (MVRC) will be displaying an interactive and poignant art installation at Garden City next week.

Share Your Story for Library Week

In celebration of Library and Information Week from 20 to 26 May 2013, City of Melville libraries are inviting the public to join them in sharing a story and will be holding a number of activities to mark the occasion.

Families Celebrated in Melville

National Families Week will be celebrated in the City of Melville next week with free family events held across Melville, two of which are proudly supported by the City’s Community Partnership Funding.

Riseley Planning Recommences

As planning for the Riseley Activity Centre recommences, the City of Melville is inviting residents, business owners and visitors to the popular Riseley Street centre to come along to a project information session scheduled for 15 May 2013.

Arts Exhibition Transforms Centre

The City of Melville Civic Centre will be transformed into a free public art gallery, showcasing the works of 280 Western Australian artists when the annual City of Melville Art Awards Exhibition opens on Saturday, 18 May 2013.

Sex, Politics and Madness

Sex, politics and madness played their part in the history of mental health nursing in Western Australia, in particular Heathcote Mental Reception Home, and will be explored as part of an event for International Museum Day on Saturday, 18 May 2013, at the Heathcote Museum and Gallery, Applecross.