a BRIEF HISTORY OF WANDI PROGRESS ASSOCIATION & TIME LINE
1988 Public meeting (arranged by Paul Chapman) held at Mandogalup Hall to form the Wandi Progress Association (elected - President: Barney Kristensen, VP Bruce Heather, Ann McMurdo, Treasurer: Colin Emmott, Secretary: Sue Doust. Committee: Trish Mayes, Rod Cocks, Jamie Doust, Brenda Westcott, Christine Axton, Valerie Large, Alex Wyllie, John Ronson, Trisha Pember.
First WPA Newsletter published
The first Wandi Fair held
1989 First Wandi Warbler issued
Mining licence (sandmining) obtained for Wandi Nature Reserve
1990 Town of Kwinana challenged over rural rating system
1991 Bushfire affecting properties in Magenup, Lyon, Bodeman Roads
Kwinana Freeway extended from South St to Forrest Rd (now Beeliar/Armadale Rd)
Fencing of Lot 33 Liddlelow Road (now De Haer Rd).
1992 Opening of Magenup Equestrian Centre (01/08/1992)
Wayne Carter announced the winner of the WPA logo competition
1993 Sandmining proposal stopped
Money granted by ToK for playground equipment
Community tree planting
1994 Kwinana Freeway extended from Forrest Road to Thomas Road with traffic
lights at intersections. (11/09/1994)
1995 Wandi Hall was officially opened (18/02/1995)
Wandi Playgroup commenced
Rabbit shooting on the Public Open Space
1998 Opening of tennis courts
1999 Wandi Clubrooms officially opened
Gateways Shopping Centre opened (March).
2001 Overpasses replace traffic lights on Kwinana Fwy south of Forrest Rd.
2002 Kwinana Freeway extended south from Thomas Road to Safety Bay Road.
2004 175th Foundation Day celebration, flag raising, time capsule, tree planting
on De Haer Rd boundary (grant) 07/06/2004
Dispute over horse licence fees resolved
National Diabetes Study (follow up survey)
Relocation of HVPS from Hope Valley to Wandi (17/12/2004 at 5am)
2005 No Fair held this year.
Bowra & O’Dea – first memorial grove planted at Magenup Lake
Finalization of the subdivision arrangements for larger lots in Wandi
(process took 3 ½ years)
Community bring and buy sale
2006 The last Wandi Fair was held (01/04/2006)
Ocean Broadband available in Wandi
Opening of the Wandi Resource Centre (formally HVPS) (18/11/2006)
2007 Cockburn Gateways Shopping City – second stage in development opened. (October)
Perth to Mandurah train line opened (23/12/2007)
Wandi Hall becomes a registered evacuation centre
2008 BBQ installed at the Resource Centre
Smithy’s Gym commences
Website started
Interpretive signage installed around Lake Magenup
2009 Extension to Shed first discussed
Earthworks commenced on the Honeywood Estate
Chuditch found in Wandi – first in Perth for 20 years
Proposed installation of an electricity substation at Rowley/De Haer Roads.
Pigface removal in Wandi Nature Reserve
2010 Clean Up Australia Day (07/03/2010)
At AGM Rod Cocks awarded life membership of the WPA
2011 Clean Up Australia Day (06/03/2011)
Western Power advised that development of substation Rowley/De Haer
Road not to proceed.
Community tree planting (14/05/2011)
NAB corporate treeplanting (14/06/2011)
First residents move into Honeywood
National Diabetes Study (follow up survey)
Last printed issue of the Warbler delivered to all Wandi residents (Dec)
2012 First electronic issue of the Warbler distributed to Wandi residents (March)
Clean Up Australia Day (04/03/2012)
Community treeplanting (20/05/2012)
Second NAB corporate treeplanting (17/07/2012)
Town of Kwinana becomes City of Kwinana (September 2012)
WPA CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF PROGRESS (28/10/2012)
2013 Awarded the Premier’s Australia Day Active Citizenship Award
for a community group or event. City of Kwinana (26/01/2013)
Clean Up Australia Day (03/03/2013)
Community tree planting (23/06/2013)
Corporate tree planting (July 2013)
Pigface removal Wandi Nature Reserve (21/09/2013)
2014 Seed collecting – Lake Magenup (08/02/2014)
Clean Up Australia Day (02/03/2014)
Community tree planting Lake Magenup (22/06/2014)
Honeywood Residents Group formed (July)
Funding approved by Lotterywest for new building (July)
Corporate tree planting Lake Magenup (25/07/2014)
Bertram Primary School tree planting at Lake Magenup (28/07/2014)
Wandi Management Group meetings commence (12/11/14)
2015 Construction commences on The Pavilion (19/01/15)
Proposed local government amalgamation with City of Cockburn defeated at the
ballot box (07/02/2015)
Clean Up Australia Day (01/03/2015)
Neighbour Day celebration (29/03/2015)
WLCG tree planting (28/06/2015)
Corporate tree planting (NAB) (17/07/2015)
Planet Ark National Tree Day (26/07/2015)
Bendigo Bank prize of $1000 – new playground equipment installed (09/2015)
Amanda Marshall voted on to committee as Treasurer (10/2015)
Farmers Markets commence in Honeywood (01/11/2015)
Kinta Whaley voted on to committee (11/2015)
Rod Cocks named “Volunteer of the Year” by the City of Kwinana (04/12/2015)
2016
First WPA Newsletter published
The first Wandi Fair held
1989 First Wandi Warbler issued
Mining licence (sandmining) obtained for Wandi Nature Reserve
1990 Town of Kwinana challenged over rural rating system
1991 Bushfire affecting properties in Magenup, Lyon, Bodeman Roads
Kwinana Freeway extended from South St to Forrest Rd (now Beeliar/Armadale Rd)
Fencing of Lot 33 Liddlelow Road (now De Haer Rd).
1992 Opening of Magenup Equestrian Centre (01/08/1992)
Wayne Carter announced the winner of the WPA logo competition
1993 Sandmining proposal stopped
Money granted by ToK for playground equipment
Community tree planting
1994 Kwinana Freeway extended from Forrest Road to Thomas Road with traffic
lights at intersections. (11/09/1994)
1995 Wandi Hall was officially opened (18/02/1995)
Wandi Playgroup commenced
Rabbit shooting on the Public Open Space
1998 Opening of tennis courts
1999 Wandi Clubrooms officially opened
Gateways Shopping Centre opened (March).
2001 Overpasses replace traffic lights on Kwinana Fwy south of Forrest Rd.
2002 Kwinana Freeway extended south from Thomas Road to Safety Bay Road.
2004 175th Foundation Day celebration, flag raising, time capsule, tree planting
on De Haer Rd boundary (grant) 07/06/2004
Dispute over horse licence fees resolved
National Diabetes Study (follow up survey)
Relocation of HVPS from Hope Valley to Wandi (17/12/2004 at 5am)
2005 No Fair held this year.
Bowra & O’Dea – first memorial grove planted at Magenup Lake
Finalization of the subdivision arrangements for larger lots in Wandi
(process took 3 ½ years)
Community bring and buy sale
2006 The last Wandi Fair was held (01/04/2006)
Ocean Broadband available in Wandi
Opening of the Wandi Resource Centre (formally HVPS) (18/11/2006)
2007 Cockburn Gateways Shopping City – second stage in development opened. (October)
Perth to Mandurah train line opened (23/12/2007)
Wandi Hall becomes a registered evacuation centre
2008 BBQ installed at the Resource Centre
Smithy’s Gym commences
Website started
Interpretive signage installed around Lake Magenup
2009 Extension to Shed first discussed
Earthworks commenced on the Honeywood Estate
Chuditch found in Wandi – first in Perth for 20 years
Proposed installation of an electricity substation at Rowley/De Haer Roads.
Pigface removal in Wandi Nature Reserve
2010 Clean Up Australia Day (07/03/2010)
At AGM Rod Cocks awarded life membership of the WPA
2011 Clean Up Australia Day (06/03/2011)
Western Power advised that development of substation Rowley/De Haer
Road not to proceed.
Community tree planting (14/05/2011)
NAB corporate treeplanting (14/06/2011)
First residents move into Honeywood
National Diabetes Study (follow up survey)
Last printed issue of the Warbler delivered to all Wandi residents (Dec)
2012 First electronic issue of the Warbler distributed to Wandi residents (March)
Clean Up Australia Day (04/03/2012)
Community treeplanting (20/05/2012)
Second NAB corporate treeplanting (17/07/2012)
Town of Kwinana becomes City of Kwinana (September 2012)
WPA CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF PROGRESS (28/10/2012)
2013 Awarded the Premier’s Australia Day Active Citizenship Award
for a community group or event. City of Kwinana (26/01/2013)
Clean Up Australia Day (03/03/2013)
Community tree planting (23/06/2013)
Corporate tree planting (July 2013)
Pigface removal Wandi Nature Reserve (21/09/2013)
2014 Seed collecting – Lake Magenup (08/02/2014)
Clean Up Australia Day (02/03/2014)
Community tree planting Lake Magenup (22/06/2014)
Honeywood Residents Group formed (July)
Funding approved by Lotterywest for new building (July)
Corporate tree planting Lake Magenup (25/07/2014)
Bertram Primary School tree planting at Lake Magenup (28/07/2014)
Wandi Management Group meetings commence (12/11/14)
2015 Construction commences on The Pavilion (19/01/15)
Proposed local government amalgamation with City of Cockburn defeated at the
ballot box (07/02/2015)
Clean Up Australia Day (01/03/2015)
Neighbour Day celebration (29/03/2015)
WLCG tree planting (28/06/2015)
Corporate tree planting (NAB) (17/07/2015)
Planet Ark National Tree Day (26/07/2015)
Bendigo Bank prize of $1000 – new playground equipment installed (09/2015)
Amanda Marshall voted on to committee as Treasurer (10/2015)
Farmers Markets commence in Honeywood (01/11/2015)
Kinta Whaley voted on to committee (11/2015)
Rod Cocks named “Volunteer of the Year” by the City of Kwinana (04/12/2015)
2016