Stirling Scene Summer Edition

Your Councillors and their Contact Details * These suburbs are located in multiple Wards.

Local History Focus on…

Coastal Ward: Doubleview* Karrinyup* North Beach Scarborough Trigg Watermans Bay Mayor Councillor Mark Irwin Ph: (08) 9205 8502 mark.irwin@stirling.wa.gov.au

Councillor Karen Caddy Ph: 0419 477 757 karen.caddy@stirling.wa.gov.au

Inglewood Ward: Dianella* Inglewood Yokine* Deputy Mayor Councillor David Lagan Ph: 0408 068 597 david.lagan@stirling.wa.gov.au

Councillor Bianca Sandri Ph: 0439 185 175 bianca.sandri@stirling.wa.gov.au

Balga Ward: Balga Dianella* Mirrabooka Nollamara* Westminster

Councillor David Boothman JP Ph: 0419 047 224 david.boothman@stirling.wa.gov.au

Councillor Keith Sargent Ph: 0402 202 149 keith.sargent@stirling.wa.gov.au

The Odin Drive-In Theatre screen can be seen in the top right hand corner of the photo

Odin Drive-In Theatre For more than 20 years, the Odin Drive- In Theatre in Innaloo proved popular with movie fans. It was located on Odin Road – between Orr Place and Amelia Street – and offered 500 bays when it opened on 31 December in 1964. The drive-in also featured a playground and a café. Massive arc lamps projected the latest movies from the operations box onto a towering screen that measured 63ft (19.2m) tall and 90ft (27.4m) wide. To meet demand, the number of car bays increased to 677 in 1965. In 1979, the City Theatre/TVW group purchased the drive-in theatre and operated it for

Doubleview Ward: Churchlands Doubleview* Innaloo Wembley Wembley Downs Woodlands

nine years. Hoyts later took over City Theatre in 1988 and decided to close all six of its drive-in theatres around Perth. The Odin Drive-in Theatre hosted its last screening in July 1988 and the site was demolished later that month to make way for the residential housing you see today. Sadly, this is the only image that we have of the Odin Drive-In Theatre,

Councillor Stephanie Proud JP Ph: 0411 070 793 stephanie.proud@stirling.wa.gov.au

Councillor Elizabeth Re Ph: 0419 913 988 elizabeth.re@stirling.wa.gov.au

Hamersley Ward: Balcatta* Carine Gwelup Hamersley Karrinyup* Stirling*

Councillor Andrew Guilfoyle Ph: 0427 285 970 andrew.guilfoyle@stirling.wa.gov.au

so if you have any photos of this long-gone attraction you would like to share please; contact the City’s Museum Curator on (08) 9205 8555. Pick Up Your Free 2019 City Calendar The City’s 2019 Community Calendar is now available. The eye-catching ‘Community at Play’ calendar showcases many of the wonderful things you can see, do and explore in the City of Stirling. The calendar features an A-Z disposal guide, handy recycling tips, waste collection schedule as well as information on green waste verge collections and the on-demand collection service. Pick up your free calendar from the City’s Administration Centre, Works Depot, Animal Care Facility, City libraries and Stirling Leisure Centres or at Karrinyup Shopping Centre, The Square Mirrabooka and Westfield Innaloo.

Councillor Karlo Perkov Ph: 0447 904 714 karlo.perkov@stirling.wa.gov.au

Lawley Ward: Coolbinia Dianella* Nollamara* Menora Mt Lawley Yokine*

Councillor Joe Ferrante Ph: 0418 891 274 joe.ferrante@stirling.wa.gov.au

Councillor Suzanne Migdale Ph: 0429 469 660 suzanne.migdale@stirling.wa.gov.au

Osborne Ward: Balcatta* Glendalough Joondanna Osborne Park Stirling* Tuart Hill

Councillor Giovanni Italiano JP Ph: 0419 240 655 giovanni.italiano@stirling.wa.gov.au

Councillor Adam Spagnolo Ph: 0447 235 217 adam.spagnolo@stirling.wa.gov.au www.stirling.wa.gov.au

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