Stirling Scene Spring 2018

Enter the Blink Photography Awards

Entries are now open for the City of Stirling’s biennial photography awards. The community-based competition and exhibition is open to amateur and professional photographers across the state. Submit your photo by Monday 29 October 2018 for your chance to share in a $4,000 prize pool. Winners will be announced in late November. An exhibition at the Osborne Community Hub will showcase a collection of successful entries from Thursday 22 November to Monday 26 November 2018. Visit www.stirling.wa.gov/photo or email photo@stirling.wa.gov.au for more details.

Paw-some Day Out for Everyone The City’s hugely popular Paw-some Day Out is back for 2018 and has moved to a new location. Offering loads of fun for our four-legged friends, this year’s event will be held at Yokine Regional Open Space on Sunday 28 October from 9.00am to 1.00pm.

including Best Dressed Dog, Best Dog Trick and a canine food eating challenge. Contest entry fee is a gold coin donation and money raised will go to Guide Dogs WA. Check out all the dog-related stallholders, and the City’s Rangers will be at the ready to answer any questions about responsible dog ownership. Visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au or phone the Customer Contact Centre on (08) 9205 8555 for more details.

Sponsored by Pet City and the Doubleview Vet Centre, the free event will feature lots of activities, entertainment and competitions

Safety at our Beaches is a ‘Shore’ Thing If you’re one of the one million people visiting the City’s beaches across the year, you can count on our Beach Services staff. The City has four full-time professional beach inspectors who keep watch on the City’s beaches seven days a week, year-round and up to 14 professional beach lifeguards that operate between October and the end of April. From July 2017 to June 2018, Beach Services’ staff performed 130 rescues and 11,532 preventative actions, where staff intervened on the sand or in the surf. In addition, volunteer surf life savers from the Scarboro and Trigg Island Surf Life Saving Clubs performed 110 rescues and 4,223 preventative actions during the same period. In total, this represents more than 35 per cent of all rescues around the state and close to 60 per cent of all preventative actions. During the peak summer period – November to the end of March – the City’s professional beach inspectors and beach lifeguards and volunteer surf lifesavers will patrol the City’s beaches daily from 6.00am to 6.00pm. Enjoy your time at the beach and please swim only between the red and yellow flags.

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