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MEET YOUR COUNCILLORS
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • AUTUMN 2017 PAGE
LEADERSHIP
A City conf ident i n its leaders
PARKS WARD
Cr Guy Wilcock
Simpson Park in Devon Park is a personal favourite place.
When I was little, my mother used to take us there to run
around and enjoy the play equipment. It instilled in me at an
early age an appreciation of the value that good parks and
reserves can provide to our community, and how necessary
these most basic of spaces are. I’ll always remember the
peculiar pine cones which covered the ground (mostly
because my older sister convinced me they were snakes
and used to chase me around throwing them!).
As I recently celebrated 5 years as a Councillor for Parks
Ward, I’ve had the pleasure of observing the changing, and
diversifying community I represent. Parks Ward is a melting
pot of everything that makes Australia great.A large and
diverse group of people working, and living together, each
trying to do the best for their family, community and country.
It proves that as a people we are stronger working together,
and pulling together.
Cr Kim Dinh
The Parks Recreation and Sports Centre is one of my
favourite places in Parks Ward. It is conveniently located
in Angle Park, within short distances of local health
services, restaurants and eateries.
The Centre has a gym, a two court stadium, two
swimming pools, health club, theatres and an art gallery.
When time permits, I try to use the gym to
improve my fitness.
It's a family-friendly place where parents can take their
children to use the
facilities.Wetake our son there for
swimming lessons on the weekends and he really
enjoys it.
I usually have a latte whilst waiting for him to finish his
lesson - It is nice to have some time to relax!
The City of PAE is building a new library to further
enhance the Centre, and as aWard Councillor, I'm
excited to see when it is completed.
Cr John Croci
When I moved to Mansfield Park in 1966, the
park in Gladstone Crescent was nothing but a
dump. Some of the residents and I got together
and contacted the Council to ask them to help
us create a space for children to play. During the
cleanup, we discovered some sprinkler outlets so
asked for a spare hose and sprinkler that we could
use to green up the park. Seeing what we were
achieving, the Council then offered to look after the
park permanently. I was on Council during the start
of the redevelopment of Parks Ward and I’m proud
that the developers Westwood named the park
after me. Mansfield Park is a nice suburb to live in,
with friendly neighbours and a great community
spirit. I’m proud to call it home.