Email your Councillors

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Below are email templates residents can use to voice their concerns and questions to the council.
Feel free to personalize them to address your specific matters.

Email 1: Regarding Rate Rises vs. Services

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]

Email 2: Regarding Boola Maara Committee Costs & Budget Transparency

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]

Email 3: No Australian flag on Kwinana City Website

Subject: Inquiry: Authorization and Protocol Regarding Aboriginal flag on the Kwinana City website

Dear [Mayor / CEO Name],

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:

    • Who made this call? Was this voted on by elected councillors in a formal council meeting, or was it decided internally by council staff?
      
    • Why wasn't the community asked? Why wasn't there any survey or public consultation before making this change?
      
    • What guidelines were followed? What official policies or rules were used to make this decision?

I look forward to hearing back from you on how this decision was made.

Kind regards,

[Your Name]

[Your Address / PO Box]

How to Use These Email Templates

  1. Select a Template: Choose the email template above that corresponds to your specific question or concern.
  2. Copy the Text: Highlight the email text, right-click, and select Copy (or press Ctrl+C / Cmd+C).
  3. Open Your Email: Open your personal or business email program (e.g., Outlook, Gmail) and start a new draft.
  4. Paste and Customize: Paste the text into the body of your message (Ctrl+V / Cmd+V). Fill in the bracketed information like [Your Address] and [Your Name].
  5. Add Recipients: Copy the full list of City of Kwinana email addresses provided below into your email’s To: or BCC: field so your message reaches all council members and the CEO simultaneously.
  6. Send: Review your email and click Send.

City of Kwinana Council & Administration ContactsTo send your inquiry to the Mayor, all Councillors, and the CEO at once, copy and paste this block of addresses into the BCC: field of your email:

[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]