Sandy Anghie delivering for all City neighbourhoods
Week 7 Campaign update.
Since announcing my campaign for Perth Lord Mayor seven weeks ago, I have been visiting residents and businesses across our City neighbourhoods every day to get their direct feedback on what we can do better. Great cities of the world are always striving to be better.
Some people say there are no guarantees in life, but if elected as Perth's next Lord Mayor I guarantee I will serve a full term, as a full time Lord Mayor. It's what Perth deserves.
Here’s my update for this week.
2023 City of Perth Budget
This week sees the delivery of the 2023/24 City of Perth Budget.
I’m proud to see that a number of my initiatives have been included in the Budget for this financial year and beyond.
As a City Councillor, I have a strong record of delivery, progressing things that matter across our City’s communities.
I have successfully put forward a number of initiatives aimed at making our city streets, laneways and neighbourhoods more people focused and business friendly - improving the street level experience for city workers, residents, visitors, artists and the retail and hospitality sectors.
Main Street Refresh
Many of the key streets in our diverse City neighbourhoods haven’t been refreshed for decades. So in May 2021, I introduced a policy via Notice of Motion (NOM) called “Main Street Refresh” aimed at refreshing and revitalising key streets in our City neighbourhoods over a period of time. Some examples include:
Adelaide Terrace, East Perth
James Street, Northbridge
Hay Street, West Perth
Hampden Road, Nedlands
This year’s budget:
In this year’s budget, $1,250,000 has been allocated for delivery of the Main Street Refresh program, and a total of $5.7 million has been allocated across the next 7 years.
This is a really exciting program and I can’t wait to see the city come to life as our main streets are enhanced. Prioritising a focus on our City’s neighbourhoods and fostering their unique identities through local upgrades such as the Main Street Refresh, is critical to enhancing a sense of community and vibrancy in our City.
The City of Perth administration engaged architects to assist in developing options for this program. William Street in the CBD was identified as a priority and the refresh is set to commence this year, including paving, tree planting, greening and public art.
Laneway Revitalisation
Time and time again, I have heard property and business owners talk about the need to upgrade City laneways. Left unlit, and underutilised, they provide a space for crime and antisocial behaviour.
So since elected in 2020, I have put forward two policies centred around laneway revitalisation, both of which were supported by a majority of council. The first policy, focused on lighting, is complete. My second laneway policy asked the CEO to develop a program for “Revitalising Perth’s Laneways” - and this is now underway.
This year’s budget:
$500,000 has been allocated in the 2023/24 budget towards Revitalising Perth’s Laneways, and over $2 million has been allocated over the next four years.
Wolf Lane was identified by the City of Perth administration as a priority with the refresh set to commence this year, including public art and lighting installation.
I’m looking forward to seeing our local laneways come to life with this investment – to help create a safer and more walkable city.
Light It Up
Since elected I have put forward three “Light It Up” policies centred around permanent lighting in the City. Light It Up Parts 1 and 2 are now complete, and Light It Up Part 3 is now underway.
My Light It Up Part 3 requested the CEO to investigate opportunities for permanent light installations in the City. I also requested that the private sector be engaged with grants and sponsorships and that the installations be delivered sustainably.
This year’s budget:
$300,000 has been allocated in the 2023/24 budget for Light it Up Lighting enhancement and a total of over $1 million has been allocated until 2026/27.
I’m excited to see projects like this come to life and engage our creative sector to make our city safe, vibrant and inclusive.
Other projects
Other projects included in the budget that started with policies I put forward include funding of:
LGBTQIA+ Plan
Tech Action Plan
Extension of free parking on Hay Street in West Perth
Calling all City of Perth Residents and Businesses!
While the election is a few months away, now is the time to enrol to vote. To have your say, you must be enrolled to vote by Friday 25th August 2023.
While you may have enrolled previously, a number of people have found that they have slipped off the roll, as it is regularly revised by the City of Perth.
So it’s important to check that you are still on there and if not, restore your right to vote. Enrolment details below.
Enrol to vote
To be eligible to vote in the October local government election and have a direct say in the future of our city, all residents and businesses must be correctly enrolled by Friday 25th of August.
To enrol to vote, follow these steps:
Click the “enrol to vote” button below to go to my website. Scroll down on the home page of my website and click the “enrol to vote” button there.
This will take you to a City of Perth website. Click “How do I enrol”.
Fill out the relevant forms depending on your status as a: resident; property owner; or leaseholder.
Then send these forms back to the City of Perth.
The boundaries of the City take in the CBD, Northbridge, East Perth, Claisebrook Cove, West Perth, Crawley and part of Nedlands.
I encourage you to make sure you can have your say in who represents our capital city by enrolling to vote before the 25th of August.
A vote for Sandy Anghie as Lord Mayor is a vote for a full time, full term Lord Mayor. If you have a vision for your city, you need to stay the course so you can implement it.
It’s what voters expect, and with me – it’s what they will get.
In addition to commitments I have announced to date, I will be announcing a range of further commitments over the coming months. And I will be listening to you - our City’s residents, businesses and community groups. I look forward to hearing your ideas and feedback.
Get in touch
If you would like to hear more about my campaign platform, or have your own ideas about what the City could do better, I would be pleased to catchup. Please don’t hesitate to reach out via helloperth@sandyanghie.com
I will be back in touch with regular campaign updates. In the meantime, here is a link to my campaign website.
A vote for Sandy Anghie as Lord Mayor is a vote for a modern, progressive city, that truly grabs the opportunities in front of it. The best way forward for Perth is together.