News

Baby Rhyme Time and Storytime will be taking a break after Thursday 17 December. They will resume Monday 14 January 2019.

From all of us at the City of Vincent, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year!

You may notice a few improvements with a more streamlined library management system and catalogue installed earlier this week.

The new online library catalogue is now up and running.

The Library and Local History Centre will be closed Monday 19 November to Wednesday 21 November whilst we upgrade our library management system.

We are flying the rainbow flag to support PrideFEST 2018, which runs from 3 to 25 November.

We have a new website dedicated to our events season. The City of Vincent’s event season kicks off on the 31st October 2018 and runs until the 31st of May 2019 featuring over 50 events at venues across Leederville, North Perth, Mount Lawley, West Perth, Northbridge and Mount Hawthorn.

The Library will be open 10am - 4pm Sunday 14 October.

Our library system is getting an upgrade!

Two new recycling stations have been installed at Beatty Park Leisure Centre and Hawaiian's Mezz Shopping Centre.

We are set to welcome a new Chief Executive Officer, David MacLennan, who will commence in mid-October.

Juvenile and hatchling oblong turtles are rarely, if ever, seen in Hyde Park and the City of Vincent hopes a three year study of the turtles will tell them why.

We had another great year celebrating Children's Book Week

Congratulations to the winners in our Local History Awards

The City of Vincent Library and Local History Centre is celebrating Book Week (18 - 24 August) with a competition and invitation for local children to drop in after school and show off their costumes.

Need to find a good read for a 5 - 8 year old?

Writers' Group now meet fortnightly

Library and Information Week 2018 comes to the City of Vincent!

The City of Vincent is calling for locals or people who grew up in the suburbs of Vincent during the 20th century to write down their memories or dust off their photographs for the annual Local History Awards.

The City of Vincent Library has established a monthly writers' group

We are passionate about preserving Vincent’s rich history. So, we celebrate this with our annual Local History Awards, which plays an all-important role in recording and sharing Vincent life through the ages.

As part of Youth Week 2018, the Library held a Zombie Special FX Makeup Workshop for young people aged 12 and over.

We wish all residents a safe and happy Easter!

We now host a weekly LEGO Club for Kids!

Mary Boyce will be a special guest judge in the 2017 Greening Vincent Garden Competition this October. Mary and her husband Matt Molloy, won two out of the seven categories in last year’s competition, Best Food Garden and Best Front Garden.

Friends of ANZAC Cottage have partnered with the Australian War Memorial to create a memorial for animals that have assisted and protected our defense forces in times of conflict.

The City of Vincent is flying the rainbow flag through to November in support of our LGBTI community, and in celebration of Vincent’s cultural and social diversity and welcoming spirit.

On 22 August the Beatty Park Swim School was recognised at the Australian Swim Schools Association Conference in Darwin. The Swim School received the 2017 National Award of Excellence in Inclusive Swimming.

At the heart of Vincent’s budget is a focus on building an even more connected community with a strong and sustainable future.