Rivers of Song

May 18th, 2013
Morley Recreation Centre
Wellington Rd, Morley
7.30 pm
Tickets:$15 adults, $10 concession

WASWE gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Bayswater

However the timing of this push and the direction it has taken is hard to support. If the games governing body in the West wished to influence Government why wait until the election campaign to do it? I love football, but seriously is it more important than Hospitals, education and other sectors that affect the day to day running of this state? By trying to make football a part of the political debate appears totally misguided and ill timed. It is also just as likely to get politicians off side with the game, because it appears the game feels that it is a Political issue that warrants discussion.

The sad thing is most parties have already put in place their proposed budgetary spends should they win office, so lobbying should have been done months ago prior to the election date being announced.

Then there are a number of questions that no one seems to want to ask. In November 2012 Football West was in the papers saying that a Home of Football would cost $10-15 million, now just three months later they are saying it will cost $20million. Which is it? Can the price really have gone up that much in three months?

Where is the Home of Football to be based?  That too is yet to be determined. Several of the councils at the end of last year took it off their agenda when they were given a deadline by Football West CEO Peter Hugg for Expressions of Interest, the two councils being the City of Bayswater and the City of Stirling. Surely the game has a better chance of receiving funding if it has a location on which the home is to be built? Which then raises the question as to what the former Chairman of Football West has been doing during his time on the board. Bob Kucera was appointed to the Board in 2009 with the main purpose of finding a location that Football could call home. Four years later the game is still looking.

The other concern in relation to the games governing body requesting funding is that there has been no plan released in relation to a funding model and how those funds will be spent. If such a model exists then only a very select few are privy to it. If one does not exist then this campaign is doomed from the get go.

Finally, there is the video clip that was produced to stir the emotions and get people to sign up to the petition. A great concept and well put together but all that good work was pretty much undone by headlining it “For F%&*#$ sake !” This has now been changed after understandably many people took offence.

Yesterday Football West CEO Peter Hugg was forced to come out and state that ‘F%&*#$’ was supposed to mean “Football.” Something that most people knew, but to have the opening voice in the clip, that of Glory Legend Bobby Despotovski bleeped out as if he was swearing rather than saying “Football” did not help matters. It was a good idea in principal but back fired terribly. I for one cringed the minute I saw it. It was a very risky approach to take, and when children and their parents make up such a huge percentage of your stakeholders it was foolish.

Football West’s intentions are honorable, they are for the good of the game in the long term, but one cannot help feeling at this point in time that this push for funding was not thought through thoroughly in terms of the creative clip and its promotion and it is also ill timed, with far more pressing issues on the political agenda. Find a location and build a budgetary plan around your design and then you will find more Politicians will listen as it will be crystal clear what is being achieved for their investment.

Ashley Morrison

IMAGINE Maylands in 2022.
It’s a great place to live, work and visit.
What are the most important elements of your vision?

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The City of Bayswater is undertaking a major community engagement program during July/August 2012 to inform the development of a 10-year Strategic Community Plan for the City.

This is a great chance for people passionate about Maylands to have a say on what our local government can do to contribute to delivering the kind of future we want for our community.

There are lots of ways to be involved – from quick online surveys you can complete in 5 minutes to community forums where you can share and discuss your own ideas with other Maylanders, Bayswaterans, Noranda-ites, etc.

Visit bayswaterbrightfutures.com.au to find out how you can get involved!

Check out Creative Maylands’ vision for the future.

Things you might want to think about/comment on: culture, work, life stages, community, transport, play, places, housing, environment, services, learning, health…

The new rehearsal and concert schedules are posted.

Some things to note:

• First rehearsal back in 2012 is Monday, 16th January, 2012. There is no rehearsal on the following Monday, but there will be one just prior to the Australia Day Ceremony on Wednesday, 25th January.
• WASWE will be providing music for the City of Bayswater’s Australian Citizenship Australia Day Ceremony on Thursday 26th January, 10am.
• The May concert will be on Friday, 18th May (not Saturday).
• There is a Southwest tour being planned for the weekend of 24-26 August.

]]> http://waswe.com.au/2011/10/05/next-concert-26-november-2011/ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:10:56 +0000 wasweband http://waswe.com.au/2011/10/05/next-concert-26-november-2011/ The final WASWE concert for the year will be on 26 November, a week later than originally scheduled. We hope you can join the WA Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Swing Bands for a fabulous night of music!

WEDNESDAY 11th May @ Morley Rec Centre 7.30pm
(This is in addition to the regular rehearsal on Monday, 9th May.)

Swing Band – not confirmed yet, but please pencil in Thursday 19th in the Green Room @ Morley Rec Centre, 7.30pm.

2011 Concert Dates

Happy and healthy New Year to one and all!

“This is a great step forward for us,” said Greg Poland, the principal of The Strzelecki Group development company that plans to build the project.

“Once the six-week public consultation period has finished we can then start transforming the old Coventry’s warehouse into the ultimate tourist and shopping precinct.”

As well as being built in the heart of Morley – beside the Centro Galleria shopping mall – Coventry Square will be a major part of the new town centre for the City of Bayswater.

If approved, the development will house more than 200 specialty stores, selling everything from fashion, to local arts and crafts.

Mr Poland said the development would include restaurants, cafes, a microbrewery and a fresh food section dedicated to organic produce.

“At a time when the economy is slowing down, Coventry Square will be a real shot in the arm for Morley and the City of Bayswater by creating hundreds of new small businesses and jobs for about 1000 people,” he said.

The Strzelecki Group hopes to open Coventry Square in April next year.

Source  :   www.watoday.com.au

WASWE will take part in the City of Bayswater’s annual Carols by Candlelight celebration, front lawn of City of Bayswater Civic Centre, 61 Broun Avenue, Morley, WA – Friday, 19 December, 7.30pm – 9.30pm (this will take the place of WASWE’s December concert)