Email your Councillors
Email Councillors requesting Answers on
How our Rate Dollars are spent
Use the customizable templates below to write to your councillors and seek an explanation regarding the availability of community services in Kwinana.
Once you receive a reply from Council, consider sharing it with ALWM Group. Posting these responses publicly helps maintain transparency and keeps our community informed.
Subject: Inquiry: [Year] Rate Increase and Corresponding Community Services – [Your Address]
To: [ Council Email address]
Dear [Mayor / Councillor / CEO Name],
I am writing as a resident and ratepayer at to share my concerns about our recent rate increases.
I understand that operational costs go up over time, but having our rates rise well above inflation—and above 4.3% for five consecutive years—feels hard to justify. Many of us in the community have seen little to no improvement, extra maintenance, or new services to show for these higher bills.
- Where is the extra money going? What new or upgraded infrastructure projects directly justify this recent rate increase?
- How does the City justify these ongoing hikes compared to our neighbours?
Surrounding councils have kept rate increases lower while still delivering major public projects—like Rockingham’s foreshore redevelopment or Cockburn’s world-class community facilities. Meanwhile, back here in Kwinana, our own Recquatic centre has to put buckets on the floor to catch water dripping through the roof every time it rains.
I look forward to your reply detailing how our ratepayer dollars are being spent to bring actual, measurable value back to our local community.
Kind regards,
[Your Name]
[Your Address / PO Box]
Subject: Formal Request: Financial Breakdown of the Boola Maara Advisory/Consultative Committee
To: [City CEO / Mayor / Ward Councillors]
G’day [Mayor / CEO / Councillor Name],
I’m a Kwinana ratepayer and I was pretty shocked to hear about this Boola Maara Committee.
Since we’re the ones paying the bills, we deserve to know where our money is actually going.
Can you give me a straight answer on a few things:
• How much is this costing us? What's the total budget and exact amount spent on this committee since it started?
• Who’s getting paid? Are members getting sitting fees or allowances, and are we paying outside consultants or extra running costs for it?
• Where’s it coming from? Please provide a link to Where this Boola Maara Committee expenditure are shown in the annual council report as I cannot find them.We just want some open and honest transparency about how our rates are being spent.
Thank you for your help.
Cheers,
[Your Name]
[Your Address / PO Box]
Subject: Inquiry: Authorization and Protocol Regarding Aboriginal flag on the Kwinana City website
Dear Mayor – Peter Feasey,
I am a local resident writing to ask about the City of Kwinana’s website, where the Australian flag was replaced with the Aboriginal flag and an Acknowledgement of Country was added.
I’m concerned that this was done without any community surveys or consultation with local ratepayers.
Could you please clarify:
1. Decision Making: Who authorized the decision to exclude or remove the Australian National Flag from the website, and when was this decision made?
2. Costs: What was the total cost to ratepayers for the design and translation of the bilingual footer, and why was the National Flag not included as part of this update?
3. Community Input: Was there any public consultation regarding these website changes? If so, where can residents view the results?
4. Recognition of Veterans: How does the Council explain the absence of the national symbol to local veterans and service members?Please provide a formal written response to these questions by email for clear record-keeping and accountability.
I am specifically requesting a documented reply rather than a phone call.
As a ratepayer, I plan to share your written response with members of our local community.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Email Address]
[Your Postal Address]
Subject: Inquiry: Authorization and Protocol Regarding Aboriginal flag on the Kwinana City website
Dear Mayor – Peter Feasey,
I am a local resident writing to ask about the City of Kwinana’s website, where the Australian flag was replaced with the Aboriginal flag and an Acknowledgement of Country was added.
I’m concerned that this was done without any community surveys or consultation with local ratepayers.
Could you please clarify:
1. Decision Making: Who authorized the decision to exclude or remove the Australian National Flag from the website, and when was this decision made?
2. Costs: What was the total cost to ratepayers for the design and translation of the bilingual footer, and why was the National Flag not included as part of this update?
3. Community Input: Was there any public consultation regarding these website changes? If so, where can residents view the results?
4. Recognition of Veterans: How does the Council explain the absence of the national symbol to local veterans and service members?Please provide a formal written response to these questions by email for clear record-keeping and accountability.
I am specifically requesting a documented reply rather than a phone call.
As a ratepayer, I plan to share your written response with members of our local community.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Email Address]
[Your Postal Address]
Copy and paste the text below into your email to the City of Kwinana:
Subject: Stage 1 Kwinana Loop Trail Upgrade – Formal Ratepayer Inquiry Regarding $3.5M Project Delivery
Dear Mayor Feasey, Elected Councillors, and Executive Team,
I am writing as a local resident to express my deep disappointment regarding the minimal physical works delivered for Stage 1 of the Kwinana Loop Trail Upgrade.
With $3.5 million in State Government grant funding allocated for this project, residents were promised high-quality, dedicated, and safe trail infrastructure. When Council publicly released the proposed trail map, it clearly depicted a dedicated, separated footpath and cycle way designed for families to use safely.
Instead, Stage 1 has been marked as “complete” despite yielding only basic limestone top-coating, minor bush track resurfacing, and plastic reflector pegs along active road shoulders. I do not accept that plastic pegs and minor surface patching represent an acceptable or safe outcome for a multi-million-dollar public infrastructure project.
As a ratepayer, I request that Council:
- Provide full public transparency on how much of the $3.5M grant funding has been spent on direct, on-ground capital construction for Stage 1. I am puzzled that 3.5 million is spend on stage 1 and have not delivered what was promised to residents
- Please explain why council would install gates along the trail that not do allow access for bicycles, pram users, mobility devices, and wheelchairs.
- Clarify the tasks and responsibilities of the newly appointed Kwinana Loop Trail Ranger, given that less than 10% of the trail currently provides a safe, usable environment for pedestrians and cyclists. Surely this money would be better spent on the loop trail for residents to enjoy that another bloated administration cost.
- Please Provide a copy of the official safety hazard and risk assessment report that justifies allowing families and children to share a busy Wellard Road with only plastic reflectors separating motor vehicles from pedestrians and cyclists.
I look forward to seeing genuine capital upgrades delivered on the ground, rather than routine maintenance work being passed off as completed project stages.
Kind regards,
Name: [Your Name]
Address / Suburb
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