Keeping the community informed is a key project priority. Community members can stay up to date in a number of ways:
Community Reference Groups
The Thornlie-Cockburn Link Community Reference Groups (CRGs) consists of local residents and businesses who represent the community and help the project team identify local opportunities, issues and concerns. CRGs act as a sounding board regarding the delivery and impacts of the project throughout the construction phase. CRG members bring feedback or collect community enquiries for discussion in the meetings.
Given the breadth of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link, and the density of surrounding residential areas, two zones were identified and CRGs were formed for each - an east and west zone either side of Nicholson Road. Formed in July 2019, the CRGs represent a range of demographics, locations across the project area, interest, opinions and experience.
Thornlie-Cockburn Link CRG West members are:
Alec Frith, Christine Hulley, Curtis Mckinley, Patricia Skinner, Robert Stanton, Scott Kivelhan, Senthilatiban Vembaiyan, Todd Wood and Zaaren Dhanbhoora.
The minutes of each meeting are published below.
Meeting 1 | August 14, 2019 - Minutes
Meeting 2 | November 6, 2019 - Minutes
Meeting 3 | March 11, 2020 - Minutes
Meeting 4 | July 1, 2020 - Minutes
Meeting 5 | September 23, 2020 - Minutes
Thornlie-Cockburn Link CRG East members are:
Anoop Malaviya, Derek Muttitt, Ernest Nnadigwe, Kelly Ibbitson, Kirsty Connell, Kishin Bhavnan, Molly Tebo, Rebecca Druce, Russel Riley and Veronica Ye.
The minutes of each meeting are published below.
Meeting 1 | August 22, 2019 - Minutes
Meeting 2 | November 14, 2019 - Minutes
Meeting 3 | March 18, 2020 (postponed) – Refer CRG West Minutes #3
Meeting 4 | June 25, 2020 - Minutes
Meeting 5 | September 24, 2020 - Minutes
Minimising construction impacts on business and residents is a high priority and will continue throughout the project.
We’d like to hear from business owners in the area to learn more about you so that we can implement measures to reduce impacts during construction and identify opportunities for mutual benefit. Please complete the simple online survey.
The Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) Small Business Friendly Projects program has a number of resources available to small businesses who may be impacted by construction works. The SBDC website contains downloadable guides.
Visit the SBDC website here or you can also connect with them through Facebook www.facebook.com/smallbusinesswa
In the meantime, if your business is associated with the construction industry, there are opportunities to be involved, email the procurement team at Procurement.NEWestAlliance@newest-wa.com.au.