GEORGE Spriggs Reserve in Pickering Brook has recently had an additional reserve purpose added to its grounds – with the new designation identifying the area as a fire station.

City of Kalamunda Mayor Margaret Thomas said the city had received a Landgate notification confirming the successful completion of the process to add an additional reserve purpose to reserve 52678 – otherwise known as George Spriggs Reserve.

“This achievement is especially significant and means we are one step closer to making the new (Pickering Brook volunteer bushfire brigade) building a reality,” she said.

In the November 2022 ordinary council meeting, all sitting councillors voted unanimously to establish the Pickering Brook volunteer fire brigade as soon as practicable before the high threat bushfire period of summer starts.

The June 2021 City of Kalamunda feasibility study into the Pickering Brook volunteer bush fire brigade and fire station site noted that response times from Kalamunda into Pickering Brook were extended.

“To address the current and future requirements to protect the community of Pickering Brook and the hinterland from an emergency, and in particular bush fires, there is a need for a volunteer bush fire brigade and station in Pickering Brook,” the feasibility study states.